For this UCLA student, songwriting starts with photography, a typewriter and a desire to think outside the box. Fana Misa, who works under the artist name Letters to Fei – a moniker that combines her name with the name of her friend and former collaborator Mei – began recording music with the Brandy Melville studio in September. Read more...
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November 12, 2:54 am
After making ‘Songs In Anticipation,’ Nahoa Life is ready to be heard
Success in music is like a slot machine: unpredictable. UCLA student Nahoa Life is set on pulling the lever. Life, a first-year music industry student and rapper, released his debut album, “Songs In Anticipation,” during his senior year of high school. Read more...
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November 7, 3:14 pm
Kings of Leon leave the roaring guitars in the rearview on ‘O My Beloved’
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 8:48 p.m. Kings of Leon trade days spent in a flashy tour bus for a crisp autumnal evening cruise on “O My Beloved,” with softened vocals and nostalgia riding shotgun. Read more...
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November 5, 9:39 pm
Before Jay-Z’s Super Bowl LXI debut, here are the halftime shows worth revisiting
After years of deciding who gets the Super Bowl halftime stage spotlight, Jay-Z is ready to take it for himself. This February, he’s ready to “Run This Town.” The National Football League, Roc Nation and Apple Music announced Oct. Read more...
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November 4, 11:10 pm
Lexi Jayde takes a page out of the girlhood diary on ‘The Lover Girl Tour’
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 11:29 p.m. Lexi Jayde’s last night on tour looked like the inside of a diary. But by the end of the night, the pages began to look familiar. Read more...
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October 31, 8:46 pm
Phoebe Bridgers finds community in catharsis on phone-free ‘Lost Tour’
This post was updated Nov. 3 at 7:38 p.m. Phoebe Bridgers turned the Intuit Dome into an alien spaceship en route to Neverland in a haunting experience that came with both tricks and treats fitting for the final weekend of spooky season. Read more...
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October 30, 9:39 pm
Dominic Fike’s ‘How to Quit Smoking’ delivers groovy sounds but little growth
Dominic Fike knows how to flirt with a good melody. Committing to it is another matter. Written and recorded largely in hotels, tour buses and dressing rooms, Fike’s third studio album “How to Quit Smoking” follows a musician in constant motion. Read more...