Where is ‘Home’ to You?
Photo taken by Akunna at Mirror Lake State Park in Baraboo, Wisconsin. December 2021. Okay, you’ve been traveling, but where are you actually based? Like where is your home?” Clutching…
Otieno Terry Pulls Our Heartstrings With Valentine’s Day Drop, “If I Had Words”
This Valentine’s Day, I received a gift that I absolutely loved. Fortunately, this gift did not include a huge teddy bear, flowers, chocolates, surprise bank account deposits, or any of…
Bocha Gets Personal In Visual for Album Opener “BLOCK”
Cover Photo by Reclusive. That Portland Produce section is looking pretty promising… At the tail end of November, we received two new projects from the collective. how you like them…
Do You Even Lift, Bae? Chi & Jazel Present ‘Love & Lunges’ + TICKET GIVEAWAY!
NOTE: This event has been postponed until a later date. Are you ready to meet your match on the mat? I’ve seen plenty of virtual events in the past 9…
New Series: For the Love of Visual Arts
Whether through landmarks, like the awe-inspiring Chihuly Glass Garden, or on smaller niche status, like the clever album artwork coming from some of our own colleagues, it is undeniable that…
Feel It: Urban Decay Pt. II – Rasheed Jamal ft. DookDaGenius
Cover photo by Mohammed Alkhadher. In mid May, I pressed play on Rasheed Jamal’s video for “Urban Decay Pt. II,” featuring DookDaGenius. The song is lucky number 7 on Jamal’s…
To Be Honest, No One Cares – Take it From Marcus McCauley
Cover Photo by Robert Schmeltzer. The first time I cried in a coffee shop, Marcus McCauley made me do it. I was listening to his latest album, No One Cares,…
To Write, Or Not To Write: Why That Is Not The Question
Music by Rae Khalil. Hello World, It is me, Akunna. I restarted this article hundreds of times in my head before restarting it several times on the screen in front…
Video Premiere: R4PC4MP – “Deep Stay, Gent” (Prod. I Like Animals)
Ahead of their forthcoming album, R4PC4MP, (Blake Ambrose + Lucas Dix + @KurntCobain) has added a visual to their arsenal of pre-release presents. (And you’re going to see it here…
Making a Bold and Blonde Self Declaration, Archie Presents EP, ‘613’
Cover photo by Kalina Cimone. After taking some time for self-reflection, an artist previously known as PSA has reemerged as Archie, presenting a 4-track EP entitled 613. The numerically named-project…