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Life after “netlabel”: an interview with ZOOM LENS’ Meishi Smile

June 22, 2019July 4, 2019 Vinh Nguyen
ZOOM LENS is traversing life after “netlabel.” The label collective is in its fifth year of materializing a vision as nucleated by founder Meishi Smile.
June 22, 2019June 22, 2019

made in miami

April 13, 2019April 14, 2019

Black Girl Rise

April 13, 2019May 2, 2019

Venture to the “Dark Sight of the Moon” with Micropixie’s otherworldly trip-hop

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019

Playlist #001: Feelings You Provide

A Model of Healing for Queer Youth: Cutting Room Floor Review

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Vinh Nguyen

Cutting Room Floor uses their collective voice to showcase a model of healing for queer youth navigating love in a world so unwelcoming.

Next Stop, Indie: The Future of India’s Post-Bollywood Music Scene

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 Vinh Nguyen

A rapidly growing and innovating underground and indie culture will only involve more global players taking an interest in India’s musician expression.

Interview with KANDIA – Colombian musician and singer

June 22, 2019August 1, 2019 Vinh Nguyen

With over 15 years of professional experience in the music industry, Carlos Mario Kandia (KANDIA) has performed in various Television Reality Shows like The X Factor, and Latin American Idol.

J Balvin 2014-2019: From Opener to Coachella Line-Up

June 22, 2019August 1, 2019 Vinh Nguyen

It has been a tough but incredible path for Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin to make it where he is right now.

Get to Know: Les Amazones d’Afrique

June 22, 2019August 1, 2019 Vinh Nguyen

Les Amazones d’Afrique is a feminist supergroup whose music is an assertion of power, a declaration to the world.

A Conversation on “Future 86”

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 Vinh Nguyen

Musician, songwriter and educator Chris Lee-Rodriguez talks with acclaimed poet Melissa Lozada-Oliva on the Bomb the Music Industry song “Future 86.”

Requiem

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 Vinh Nguyen

by Sabrina “Souliél” Marcel

Life after “netlabel”: an interview with ZOOM LENS’ Meishi Smile

June 22, 2019July 4, 2019 Vinh Nguyen

ZOOM LENS is traversing life after “netlabel.” The label collective is in its fifth year of materializing a vision as nucleated by founder Meishi Smile.

made in miami

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 Vinh Nguyen

The people maintaining the vibrant sound and life of EDM are people of color. These spaces are where I got to exist again.

Caught Between Your Love

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 Vinh Nguyen

by Asela Lee Kemper

Fallin’ for WAYI’s “Love in Progress”

April 29, 2019May 20, 2019 molassesmag

WAYI is able to skillfully encapsulate the only true constant trait of love in her five tracks: that it is ever-changing and dynamic.

Poetry: tipo

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 molassesmag

by Katixa Espinoza

What can we learn from the Bogota Music Market?

April 14, 2019April 24, 2019 molassesmag

The Bogota Music Market shows us that music is powerful, that it is something people want for their lives, and that it is something big industries want a piece of.

Y La Bamba’s “Mujeres” and the cultural collision of indie rock

April 14, 2019May 20, 2019 molassesmag

On their latest record “Mujeres,” Y La Bamba is at the mic, all up front and center.

My Duality, My Sword

April 14, 2019May 20, 2019 molassesmag

I see duality as a double-edged sword.

Black Girl Rise

April 13, 2019April 14, 2019 molassesmag

Rock and roll – ROCK AND STOLE.

Local music communities are the new A&R: The case of Austin, Texas

April 13, 2019June 23, 2019 molassesmag

Instead of siloing Top-40 artists and their resources from the rest of the industry, investing more time and money into fostering local music communities can be a new compelling model for A&R.

Venture to the “Dark Sight of the Moon” with Micropixie’s otherworldly trip-hop

April 13, 2019May 2, 2019 molassesmag

Over lush breakbeats and careful instrumentation, Micropixie creates a surreal space where she channels meditations on various social justice issues and “life on Earth.”

Playlist #001: Feelings You Provide

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 molassesmag

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