Behind the Revival: Rediscovering Atlanta’s First Rock Festival
Director Steve Rash made a career—as many directors do—out of showing the world perfectly composed snapshots of what he sees. From the age of 8, he dabbled in the magic …
Digital Resurrection: The Ethics of Using Generative AI to Honor and/or Exploit Dead Talent
Although the music industry has been exploiting dead artists by releasing their unfinished material for quick cash since the 70s, with shoddy posthumous releases like Crash Landing by Jimi Hendrix …
BETWEEN TRADITION AND TRAP: HOW FEMALE RAPPERS ARE CRAFTING THE FUTURE OF HIP-HOP
For years now, some of the latest and greatest hip-hop tracks have been carried by female rappers. Rap and Rappers are held to a higher standard than Pop and Pop …
Extra Extra: Malcolm Todd Does it Again!
Malcolm Todd is on the up and up again. His latest album Do That Again, released June 5, blesses his listeners’ ears with the calm melodies of a boy surrounded …
‘MICHAEL’ REVIEW
Michael Jackson is a household name. It carries the language-deifying significance of Coca-Cola or a simple nod. Everyone knows Michael Jackson. And so, with that weight comes expectation and when …
A Stage for the Community: Inside TDE’s Annual Holiday Giveback
At the intersection of music, culture, and community, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) continues to prove that hip-hop’s power reaches far beyond the stage. On December 18 and 19, the influential …
TINĀ: A SONG OF LOVE THAT’S WORTH HEARING
Tinā is a heart wrenching and soul stirring film from New Zealand, premiering at the Hawaii International Film Festival in 2024. It marks Miki Magasiva’s directorial debut and signals to …
The Power of Music: How Sound Shapes Culture, Identity, and Connection
Music as a Universal Language Music has always been more than just a sweet sound on the radio, it’s a language, an art form, and a reflection of culture. Embedded …
What Could Beyoncé’s ACT III Bring to the Table?
Beyoncé’s critically acclaimed Dance/House album, Renaissance released July 28, 2022, and the same day, she announced that the album was Act I of a trilogy project. Two years later, she …
Move. Celebrate. Don’t overthink. Don’t Tap the Glass
★★★★★ Already boasting 197,000 sells with only four days of tracking, hip-hop legend Tyler the Creator’s surprise album, Don’t Tap the Glass distills funk, house, hip-hop, and synth into a …