While “Global North” parasocialism tends to lean towards non-reciprocal parasocial interaction of fans merely admiring a celebrity, parasocialism in K-Pop fandom proves to be a more multi-directional devotion. By Sharon Kong-Perring In February 2020, three weeks before the world shut down, I began the grand rituals of a night out with someone special. Like any...
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The new Tina Turner Documentary is not as subversive as it thinks it is
When does Tina Turner get to focus on the fruits of her survival? When will we as onlookers crave that story? By Sika Wheeler With the recent release of HBO MAX documentary TINA , many are either seeing Tina Turner in a shining new light or discovering her for the first time. Much of the...
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Music Monday: Kadhja Bonet
You’re gonna want to check out Kadhja Bonet’s mix of soul, psych and jazz. “Think Joanna Newsom meets Janelle Monae,” says IndieCurrent. We agree. This week we focus on the brilliant Kadhja Bonet. The East Bay-raised songstress has a voice reminiscent of the smoothness of Sarah Vaughn mixed with the velvety soul of Roberta Flack....
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Music Monday, 1/9: Stro Elliot, Lido Pimienta, Mo Kolours and Tirzah
This Music Monday continues with the chill vibes, perfect for a snowy fortress or a simply sitting with a cup of tea. With new tunes from artists like Mo Kolours, Lido Pimienta, Stro Elliot, Tirzah, Blended Babies with Lorine Chia, Ikhana, Bomba Estereo, Lord Echo and more, you’ll be set for the entire workday and...
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Music Monday, 1/2: Pumarosa, Isaiah Rashad, Hurray For The Riff Raff and Ama Lou
The theme is deep chill for this week’s Music Monday. After the holiday chaos, it’s time for us to take a collective deep breath and simply chill TF out. This week’s playlist includes amazing tracks by Pumarosa, Isaiah Rashad, Hooray for The Riff Raff and Ama Lou, as well as other incredible songs by A...
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Music Monday, 12/26: London O’Connor, Tinashe, Roots Manuva and Mai Lan (and George Michael)
Thank God it’s not Christmas! We kick off this week’s Music Monday with that exact sentiment in a song by Sparks. From there, we help you ring in the New Year with some great dance tunes and a few mellow ones for more laid-back times. As always, we are featuring some excellent new tunes by...
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Music Monday, 11/28: Chaz Bundick, Low Leaf, K’NAAN and Laura Gibson
This Music Monday is back on the eclectic tip with tons of great new songs. It starts off with the Hamilton mixtape, which everyone has been talking about since the cast of Hamilton told off the Vice President-elect last week. As Slate says of the track “Immigrants (We Get Job Done),” it is the “proud,...
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Music Monday: Swet Shop Boys, Junglepussy and Buscabulla
This week we celebrate Music Monday with a bang, injected with the extremely political Heems-Riz MC collaboration Swet Shop Boys, as well as their solo work. Other artists in this week’s playlist include the outspoken Junglepussy and Buscabulla. This week, we’re featuring a ton of new work from some amazing folks: Barbagallo (Julien Barbagallo, the...
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Music Monday, 11/7: AH-MER-AH-SU, Jay Boogie, Leikeli47 and El Guincho.
Queer identity plays a huge role in this week’s Music Monday. We start off with a BANG! featuring Tunde Olaniran’s brilliant “Diamonds,” and keep it coming with Leikeli47 and her gang of tough babes, as well as Jay Boogie and brand new Run The Jewels. AH MER AH SU AH MER AH SU is the Oakland-based...
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Music Monday, 9/19: Latinx Heritage Month
This week’s Music Monday celebrates the beginning of Latinx Heritage Month, which kicked off last Thursday. We celebrate influential Latinx artists like Ivy Queen, Mexican Institute of Sound, and El General, while also showing respect to artists with lesser known Latinx roots such as Aloe Blacc and Maxwell. Panamanian-American artist Aloe Blacc, the master of...