Results for: be the change
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Joy Oladokun’s “Proof of Life” Will Save Your Soul
With soulful refrains and sounds that wrap you in warmth, it’s a reminder that we’re not so alone in this sh*t of a world.
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Victoria Monét’s “Jaguar II” Is Fighting for Queer R&B’s Life
Very few have clawed their way to the status of being R&B’s up and coming It Girl, let alone while crooning about a preference for short fingernails or cracking a joke that “it’s a bisexual blunt, it can go both ways.”
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070 Shake Is Free In “You Can’t Kill Me”
If I could describe 070 Shake’s sophomore album in one word, it’d be freedom. She embraces the infinite.
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It’s Chika 1, Rap Industry 0 With Her Debut EP “Industry Games”
Chika’s debut EP drops TODAY an she’s re-introducing herself with a major bang! Conscious, thoughtful, craftsperson-ly lyricism and bombastic beats. I can’t wait.
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Vivek Shraya’s New Album “Part-Time Woman” Is a Binary-Breaking Love Letter
Shraya’s lyrics tease apart the ways in which trans girls’ emotional lives are drawings rendered in chiaroscuro, the play of light and shadow: The power and relief of discovering one’s identity in private intertwined with the pain of objectification and sexual violence.
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Please Let Me Take A Seat: Solange’s New Album and Healing My Black Femme Self
It wasn’t until I listened to A Seat At The Table, that I finally felt like I could put my armor down.
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Cathy & Marcy Celebrate Diverse Families with ‘Dancin’ in the Kitchen’
Creating space for difficult conversations between parents and children has been both a goal and a side effect of their music making through the years.
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Captain’s Log: Britney Spears Solves America’s Job Crisis With “Work Bitch”
As summer’s come to a close and the air’s gotten a bit cooler, I’ve found myself in downtempo synthpop land.
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This Is Not A Scathing Review of “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”
Nicki Minaj promised she would be a game-changing artist, and this album is one step in her desired direction. Spoiler alert: this review uses the term “baddest bitch” a lot.
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In Which We Review Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ Track-By-Track
“When I hear this song, I picture the shiny Lady Gaga motorcycle mutant rolling through the night, wind in its hair, and it makes me feel pretty awesome.”
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Hercules & Love Affair Go All Picasso On Everybody’s Asses
Hercules & Love Affair’s new album, Blue Songs, is more Chicago house than Studio 54.
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Pop Rocks! (In Which I Give 8 Popular Albums a Listen, Share my Feelings)
Here’s a list of the latest pop albums I’ve listened to, and how I felt about them.
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El Perro Del Mar ‘Love Is Not Pop’ Album Review & Give Away
Karmen shares her many feelings about ‘Love Is Not Pop’, the heartbreak album from Swedish songstress El Perro Del Mar and the soundtrack for Karmen’s winter. Love may not be pop, but we do love El Perro’s pop and so we’re going to give away a few copies of this album to our readers.
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Tegan & Sara’s Sainthood: B-Side Track Reviews, Massive Photo Gallery & #Sainthood
Sainthood comes out TODAY. We’ve got our review of the album’s bonus tracks, as well as a HUGE Tegan & Sara photo gallery. Don’t forget to tweet #sainthood today!
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Twilight New Moon Soundtrack Review: Music for Feelings
As the world braces itself for the release of the Twilight Saga: New Moon on November 20, we thought it would be the perfect time to bring to you our feelings about its soundtrack – a broody 15-song compilation from indie rock legends and up-and-comers like Death Cab For Cutie, Thom Yorke, the Killers, Muse, Bon Iver and more.
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Reviewing Tegan & Sara: Sainthood Track-by-Track
Tegan & Sara’s new album Sainthood is now streaming live from their myspace. In part two of our Sainthood review, we review Sainthood album track-by-track in obsessive detail so we can all talk about it constantly forever!
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Rachael Cantu Interview and ‘Far and Wide’ Album Review
Crystal and Intern Emily are here to give you a run-down on indie singer/songwriter Rachael Cantu’s second studio album, ‘Far and Wide’. Also! Rachael speaks with Audiostaddle about the pros and cons of being an independent artist, adding to the drama of Private Practice, and how stellar musicians like Tegan Quin came to play on the album.