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The Relentless Creativity of Pond: A Conversation with Nick Allbrook

Justine FangMay 21, 2018

If there is at least one thing to take away about any of the members of Pond, besides their ever-evolving, densely packed, psychedelic, synth-tinged sound, is that there is no stopping them.

Exclusive First Listen: NOVA ONE’s “if you were mine”

Abby RingiewiczMay 18, 2018

Her/their forthcoming debut album, secret princess, is the upshot of ten-plus years of personal growth, trials, errors and successes. In collaboration with Community Records and her/their own intuition and, NOVA ONE, whose hair is a muted peach bob against Raskin’s azalea-pink do, sings about love and loss in oscillating 60s-pop tones: hazy, dream-like and calmative.

Bishop Briggs performing at the Fonda

Bishop Briggs Delivers Spell-Binding Performance at The Fonda

amadeusmagMay 11, 2018

Bishop Briggs has been busy selling out shows across the US and dazzling audiences with her extraordinary voice recently; her stop in Los Angeles at the Fonda last week, was no exception

A polaroid of a swap meet sign in San Gabriel Valley.

San Gabriel Valley, I Love You

amadeusmagMay 9, 2018

Los Angeles-based photographer, Desilu Muñoz is perpetually chronicling the history of Southern California, and more specifically her home, the San Gabriel Valley.

Artist Ryan Ormsby Takes The Amadeus Questionnaire

amadeusmagMay 7, 2018

Influenced by old rave, punk, and metal show flyer aesthetics, the San Francisco-based artist examines what has come before him in order to not only inform his creations, but also to reconstruct into new, head-turning compositions.

B-Side Brujas: Bringing Community Together To Reclaim The Dance Floor

Alex KhatchadourianMay 4, 2018

“For me, B-Side Brujas stand for solidarity and sisterhood, and a very intense attitude of ‘we belong wherever we are’.”

In The Studio With Artist Jen Stark

amadeusmagMay 4, 2018

We spent the day in Jen's studio talking about psychedelia, plants, and her collaboration with Miley Cyrus for the MTV Video Music Awards in this Amadeus short directed by Matthew Kaundart.

Woman laying in trunk of car in a Rusty Cuts jumpsuit.

Rusty Cuts Creates Clothing That Seduces The Senses

Valeri SpiwakMay 1, 2018

California-born fashion designer and self-proclaimed “stitch witch,” Judith Rothman-Pierce, knows a thing or two about creating clothing that seduces the senses

Why Half Waif’s ‘Lavender’ is an Instant Classic: Live at the Great Scott

Sofia WolfsonApril 30, 2018

Half Waif has a way of capturing the sensations that become hard to put words to in the face of loss. And you can tell when she sings she’s reliving it, the mark of a true artist.

Eric Trine’s ‘Amigo Modernism’ Portrays His Playful Approach to Design

Sean MartinApril 26, 2018

Eric Trine’s work is firmly rooted in the fundamentals of Modern design, but with the playfulness of a freewheeling artist who doesn’t approach design through a clinical lens.

Sam Evian’s New Groovy Folk Single “IDGAF”

Sofia WolfsonApril 25, 2018

Through Beatles-esque guitars and a smooth harmony, Sam Owens aka Sam Evian’s new single “IDGAF” is a slow, dreamy burn.

My Dog Ate My Homework: An Interview With Yoni Wolf

Gabriel Luis PowersApril 19, 2018

So when I sit down for an interview with Yoni before a soundcheck at a recent WHY? show in Portland, Oregon, Arta and I are high as fuck