• Take Me Apart: On Kelela’s Fearless Vulnerability

    Take Me Apart: On Kelela’s Fearless Vulnerability

    Following her 2013 debut mixtape, Cut 4 Me, and her 2015 EP, Hallucinogen, Kelela’s long-awaited LP greets us just in time for a new season. The Ethiopian-American songstress maintains her signature knack for tugging at our heartstrings and inducing introspection as she seamlessly blends themes of empowerment and self-governance with vulnerability and raw emotion. Take… [continued]

  • Kelela’s “LMK” Video Is All Party, No Bullshit

    Kelela’s “LMK” Video Is All Party, No Bullshit

    Kelela is back, and with a vengeance. Ahead of her highly anticipated debut album, the soulful songstress has graced us with some mesmerizing visuals to accompany her most recent single, “LMK.” The video pays homage to 90s R&B as Kelela sashays through a crowd serving looks reminiscent of vintage Lil Kim and Aaliyah, while still transporting… [continued]

  • One More Light: Living Without Chester Bennington

    One More Light: Living Without Chester Bennington

    As Linkin Park’s frontman since 1996, Chester’s voice became a voice for many who may not have been able to express or convey their own inner turmoil through words, or who felt too ashamed to do so. [continued]