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Let’s talk about the “Girl Metal Band Boom…”

My childhood belongs to the Spears family. Jamie Lynn starred in one of my favorite shows, Nickelodeon’s Zoey 101, as the title character, while Britney was the soundtrack of my adolescence. Growing up, I’d sing “Toxic” at the top of my lungs. And the Circus and Blackout albums endlessly circulated through my iPod Nano. Britney’s […]

Interview and Photos by Jordan EdwardsSome may recognize Kayla DiVenere for her roles on shows like “Light as a Feather,” “Love, Victor,” and “Law & Order True Crime.” When she’s not on camera, DiVenere likes to make music. Since 2020, she’s released several singles including “Megan Fox” and her debut “Justin Bieber.”While she favors nostalgic […]

Watch her break down tracks by Jennifer Lopez, Drake, and more

On Friday, December 8, Nicki Minaj went back to her roots by releasing the second installment of her no-skips debut album, Pink Friday, with Pink Friday 2. The 2010 debut included radio hits like “Super Bass”, “Fly (feat. Rihanna)”, and “Moment 4 Life”, and went triple Platinum. So you can imagine the hype behind The […]

Photo by Honor M. Friday night. December 10th. Last year. That’s 2022. Night fell fast as I threaded my way through East Village streets to Webster Hall to catch The Bogmen. I didn’t know of The Bogmen but quickly discovered that Billy Campion, Bill Ryan, Brendan Ryan, Mark Wike, P.J. O’Connor, and Clive Tucker founded […]

Updated: 9th December 2023 Shane MacGowan’s family and friends held a “monster hooley” at his funeral in County Tipperary on Friday, 8th December – dancing to Fairytale of New York. Hundreds of people gathered inside and outside the church in Nenagh to say their farewells to the songwriter, who died last week aged 65. Nick […]

With more than five million followers on social media, Gabi Sklar is on the rise. However, the singer-songwriter is more concerned about the quality of her music than the number of likes she receives. She’s quick to point out that all those followers are people who are there for her voice, creative percussion, and impeccable […]

Now that I’ve obsessively pored through my Spotify Wrapped 2023 playlist a few times over, unfortunately I need something new. Regardless of the fun Spotify Wrapped features this year, my Blend playlists with friends are the entire Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) album with a mixture of Elvis. So it’s not even like […]

A new version of the holiday classic “Let It Snow” is out now