OneRepublic’s Roots: Dreaming Out Loud

Gossip Girl, Teen Wolf and Vampire Diaries all have a very specific, mid-to-late 2000s aura about them. Oversized neck ties, fedoras, ballerina flats and bedazzled flip phones are just some of the iconic imagery that comes to mind. These skinny box-dye blondes and frosted tipped faux-hawked twinks was the vibe of the time—not because that… Continue reading OneRepublic’s Roots: Dreaming Out Loud

Cold Heart: Thirdstory’s Blue Flame

YouTube is a magical place. There’s tutorials, commentary, and very silly videos of cats playing piano. Many of my intense and short lived obsessions were conceived there, some holding me hostage longer than others. One thing i’ve recognized about myself is my partiality for what isn’t evident—the solitary nature of things that aren’t commonly circulated… Continue reading Cold Heart: Thirdstory’s Blue Flame

Jazmine Sullivan: This Ones For The Heauxs

It’s January 17th, 2021. 11:08 pm. i finally started listening to Heaux Tales. As terrible as my memory is, you would think my reverence for singers like Jazmine wouldn’t make me wait nearly 10 days to listen to her latest project in 6 years. Unfortunately, the most consistent thing about me how is easily i… Continue reading Jazmine Sullivan: This Ones For The Heauxs