March 29, 2022By Malik Shaleh
Known widely as the “Summer Queens” due to their blissful tracks like “Red Flavor,” “Power Up” and “Umpah Umpah,” Red Velvet is now reaching for the Spring Queen’s throne with their recently released album, The ReVe Festival – Feel My Rhythm. Exploring a wider range of genres, Red Velvet takes on the challenge of bringing classical
March 23, 2022By Natalia Lashley
Turning Red, directed by Oscar-winner Domee Shi, has truly blown me away. The film is a beautifully heartwarming exploration of love, family and friendship. The main character is Mei, a Chinese-Canadian 13-year-old living in Toronto with her parents in the early 2000s. Mei initially leads a structured life with a rigid schedule and extremely high
March 17, 2022By Helen Ehrlich
Pauli The PSM is a creative who has worked as music director for FKA Twigs and Harry Styles, as well as a composer for the YouTube Original production “Black Renaissance: featuring Michelle and Barack Obama.” They are revered for drumming, as a longtime performer for Gorillaz and have toured with performers such as cellist Kelsey
March 17, 2022By Helen Ehrlich
Glass Animals is one of the most trending bands in the world currently. In 2021, the group was nominated for two American Music Awards: “Favorite Pop Duo or Group” and “Favorite Rock Artist” as well as their first ever Grammy. With the success of their hit song “Heatwaves’” (read a full Affinity review of the
March 15, 2022By Isa Luzarraga
Before 23-year-old indie-pop artist, Claire Cottrill (Clairo) stepped on stage, it was clear that despite the thousands of audience members crammed into the balconies of Boston’s House of Blues, the concert would be an intimate one. Grips and roadies draped ornate rugs over the stage and placed abstractly-shaped lanterns among instruments. As the stage lights
March 14, 2022By Malik Shaleh
After the massive heat of the hit film Spider-Man: No Way Home cooled down, Warner Bros Studios finally released their highly anticipated DC superhero film, The Batman. While some may argue there has already been enough interpretation of the cape crusaders on the big screen, director Matt Reeves still offers a uniquely interesting take on
March 6, 2022By Natalia Lashley
The extremely talented songwriter and singer Mitski just released her 6th album, Laurel Hell, featuring 11 songs and spanning 33 minutes. The artist gained major popularity with the 2018 album Be the Cowboy, leaving listeners stunned by her incredible lyricism and raw, unfiltered emotion. Laurel Hell is an exploration of the isolation and exhaustion Mitski
March 2, 2022By Isa Luzarraga
After seven seasons of loft exploits, many takes of Zooey Deschanel singing and countless dollar bills put in the douchebag jar, FOX’s comedy series “New Girl” ended in 2018. While die-hard fans were disappointed by the show’s abrupt finale, many were able to assuage the loss with frequent rewatches. Luckily, an announcement via Deschanel’s Instagram
March 2, 2022By Natalia Lashley
“Euphoria”‘s second season has come to a close, but still many fans (including me) are confused about the plot and the disappearance of Chris McKay and Kat Hernandez’s storylines. It is sad to say that this season, although highly anticipated, was truly disappointing. Season two was all over the place with no coherent plot line
February 25, 2022By Evelyn Atieno
As we endure yet another year of the pandemic, many festivals are announcing their star-studded line-ups. Are these festivals a signal that COVID is almost at its end? With big headliners such as Kanye West, Harry Styles, and Billie Eilish taking the stage at Coachella, many people are still wary about attending these massive festivals.
February 22, 2022By Federico Bongiorno
Who better to bring the heat to New York City in the middle of winter than one of Canada’s brightest stars? Pop sensation Ralph has contributed infectious hooks, effervescent sounds and witty lines to the music scene for over half a decade. In 2021, she dropped her third EP, Gradience, a six-track project that manages
February 11, 2022By Isa Luzarraga
It’s no secret that literature has been historically white-washed, with many authors of color and their work absent from reading lists. While the spotlighting of Black voices should never require an occasion, Black History Month reminds American readers of the stories too often minimized. Here is a shortlist of literature penned by Black writers to