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  • Essentials: “Face My Fears (feat. Hikaru Utada)” – Skrillex

    Essentials: “Face My Fears (feat. Hikaru Utada)” – Skrillex

    J-Pop powerhouse Hikaru Utada returns to provide the theme for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3 alongside dance-music dynamo Skrillex. Though at first this may seem an odd pairing, Skrillex has produced some pretty solid pop, and “Face My Fears” is no exception.  Skrillex creates an EDM soundscape over which Utada’s melancholic defiance soars. The song electrifies, arming [continued]

  • Pride 2018 Playlists: Bella Muerte’s Dancing Through Fire

    Pride 2018 Playlists: Bella Muerte’s Dancing Through Fire

    Concluding our Pride 2018 Playlists series, drag queen Bella Muerte crafts a party playlist that closes Pride Month with a bang. Pride has its roots as a protest. A riot against the political system that oppressed us as queer people and forced us into silence. However, we need not be serious all the time. Anger [continued]

  • Pride 2018 Playlists: Bella Muerte on LGBTQ+ Mental Health

    Pride 2018 Playlists: Bella Muerte on LGBTQ+ Mental Health

    Drag queen Bella Muerte calls attention to the mental health struggles that members of the LGBTQ+ community face and pairs the information with an empowering playlist, The Moon Knows My Secrets. It is no secret that mental illness is a blight on the LGBT+ community, with rates three times more common for members of our [continued]

  • Pride 2018 Playlists: Bella Muerte’s Pride In The Blood

    Pride 2018 Playlists: Bella Muerte’s Pride In The Blood

    Drag queen Bella Muerte returns with Pride in the Blood, a playlist honoring their Native American heritage. Read their essay and listen to their playlist below. I am currently back in my home state of North Dakota, and this week has been a rather eventful one. Tuesday saw our state primaries for the 2018 elections, [continued]

  • Pride 2018 Playlists: Drag Queen Bella Muerte’s Stargazing Through Smoke

    Pride 2018 Playlists: Drag Queen Bella Muerte’s Stargazing Through Smoke

    We’re thrilled to collaborate with drag queen Bella Muerte, a performer who splits their time between Minneapolis and Glasgow. Their drag is subversive and complex, calling upon artists of numerous mediums. In our first entry of our special Pride 2018 series, Bella Muerte breaks down their inspiration and the music that influenced their “Starry Night” [continued]

  • Bella Muerte and Saint Audio Put Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty To “Work”

    Bella Muerte and Saint Audio Put Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty To “Work”

    On September 8th, Rihanna’s highly anticipated Fenty Beauty cosmetics line was released worldwide, offering an incredibly ambitious and diverse 40 shades of foundation in the 90-product line. A quick scan of Fenty Beauty’s website shows that the first wave of products is all about skin. It’s a brilliant move for several reasons; celebrity cosmetics brands [continued]