Music

1. TAME IMPALA
Album: Deadbeat
Label: Columbia/Sony

2. MOJA
Album: I'm Hungry !!
Label: Overdrive

3. FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE
Album: Everybody Scream
Label: Republic/UMG

4. BASSVICTIM 
Album: Forever
Self-Released

5. AUTOMATIC
Album: Is It Now?
Label: Stones Throw

6. DANIEL CAESAR
Album: Son Of Spergy
Label: Republic

7. FRED AGAIN..
Album: "Ambery" [Single]
Label: Atlantic UK

8. JOANNE ROBERTSON
Album: Blurrr
Label: AD 93

9. MOTHER SOKI…

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Wigs. One of the most versatile costume pieces. A wig can be a defining feature of many famous artists or classic characters. As Eugene Halloween party-goers scramble for a last minute costume, it might seem as if the procrastinating party guest has struck gold walking down an aisle in Hirons or Spirit Halloween. Even one small detail can recall the image of one of the most beloved pop or classic rock icons of modern music.

A Halloween costume based on a famous artist is one of the most recognizable and stand-out costumes, and, in some cases, can be easily thrown together depending on the level of preparation for the occasion. From Britney Spears and her giant snake at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001, to a platinum blonde wig and all black…

1. PINKPANTHERESS
Album: Fancy Some More?
Label: Warner UK

2. TAME IMPALA
Album: Deadbeat
Label: Columbia/Sony

3. WATER FROM YOUR EYES
Album: It's A Beautiful Place
Label: Matador/Beggars

4. LILY ALLEN
Album: West End Girl
Label: BMG

5. KALI UCHES
Album: Sincerely: P.S.
Label: Capitol/UMG

6. CHRYSTAL
Album: "The Days (Notion Remix)" [Single]
Label: Universal

7. JAMES K
Album: Friend
Label: AD 93

8. JAY SOM
Album: Belong
Label: Polyvinyl

9. NIGHT…

I remember a cool autumn morning in Pennsylvania, sitting in a windowed room, the teal haze of the city blowing through me like a tractor beam. Cold gusts churned my mind into a diamond, the sleepy month sapped my energy away, and the traffic made me wonder for long hours about what’s to come. I forgot about who mattered most in a bitter apathy.

Recalling this all, I find it jarring to realize I’ve been duped into a false memory belonging to the narrator of Iggy Pop’s album, “Avenue B”— a melancholic foray into self interest and regret.

Iggy Pop is perhaps best known for his time with The Stooges, where he lived the character of a nothing-to-lose punk with not much more than his voice and an attitude. If you like punk - or rock in general - then you’ll already know that he essentially defined the genre—for god’s sake, he invented the stage dive.

So, what’s a moody subdued album like “Avenue B” doing in his discography? If you…

JPEGMAFIA at One Strange Night in Orange County festival, July 2023.

Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, known professionally as JPEGMAFIA, has become an idol in the experimental hip-hop world. He uses his personal experiences of abuse, racism, and loneliness to create music as both a producer and a rapper. Hendricks began his career during a military stay in Japan under a name similar to his birth name, Devon Hendryx - reflecting his personal, vulnerable lyrics. He joined the military at 18-years-old to escape his responsibilities at home, and was honorably discharged for speaking out against his superiors, shaping his disruptive musical tendencies. As a small independent artist at the time, he was introduced to the underground scene that comprised cloud rap and vaporwave - genres that use dream-like digital nostalgia and reverb to create a unique sound. These initial experiments acted as a trial run for the cutting-edge style that would later become…

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Artist Roy Chukwuemeka Nnawuchi has created about seven aliases to upload and produce music under. Most famously known as Dean Blunt, his music career’s success can be hard to measure if you haven’t met all of him. What follows is a brief timeline that breaks down who exactly Blunt is and where he came from:

#1 Hype Williams:

After leaving his first band, Graffiti Island, Blunt formed the duo Hype Williams with artist Igna Copeland. Blunt and Copeland released little music on this platform in their early days, their most remarkable release being the album “One Nation.” Blunt and Copeland's very first success came a year later in 2012…

1. THE LAST DINNER PARTY
Album: From the Pyre
Label: Island/Universal

2. JAY SOM
Album: Belong
Label: Polyvinyl

3. NOT FOR RADIO
Album: Melt
Label: Atlantic

4. LINDA SMITH
Album: Split [EP]
Label: Upset The Rhythm

5. NINE INCH NAILS
Album: TRON: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Label: Walt Disney/Interscope

6. GEESE
Album: Getting Killed
Label: Partisan

7. BIG THIEF
Album: Double Infinity
Label: 4AD/Beggars

8. PICTUREPLANE
Album: "Weeping Sky" [Single]
Label: Website

1. WEDNESDAY
Album: Bleeds
Label: Dead Oceans

2. JAY SOM
Album: Belong
Label: Polyvinyl

3. NEKO CASE
Album: Neon Grey Midnight Green
Label: Anti-

4. BLOOD ORANGE
Album: Essex Honey
Label: RCA

5. JUSTIN BIEBER
Album: Swag II
Label: Def Jam/UMG

6. SMERZ
Album: Big City Life
Label: Escho

7. QUEENIE
Album: "Vaseline" [single]
Self-released

8. Circa 40
Album: Circa 40
Self-released

9. BILLY DEAN THOMAS
Album: "Minding My Business" […

1. SHELLY
Album: Shelly 2
Label: Orange Hill Records

2. THE BUG CLUB
Album: Very Human Features
Label: Sub Pop Records

3. M83
Album: A Necessary Escape
Label: M83 Recording Inc

4. LYRA PRAMUK
Album: Hymnal
Label: 7K!

5. ALEX G
Album: Headlights
Label: SME

6. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD
Album: Phantom Island
Label: KGLW (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard)

7. BLOOD ORANGE
Album: The Field
Label: SME

8. ANNHASTASIA
Album: Silk and Velvet
Label: drink sum wtr