During Outside Lands last week, I had the opportunity to catch up with Dwilly, a South Carolinian born DJ who attended the amazing Berklee College of Music. Dwilly, otherwise known as David Wilson, he provided insight into his quickly rising success and creative process as a young producer. ] So just to get started, how
This 10th year anniversary of Outside Lands was an incredible event to witness. Located in the bustling city of San Francisco, Golden Gate Park was a surreal venue to experience. Trees were shrouded by curtains of light fog and mist hung heavy in the air, curating an otherworldly atmosphere to the amazing food, art, and
Women and hip hop have always had a love-hate relationship. Routinely, male rappers refer to women as “b*tches” and hoes, and boast about having copious amounts of sex in their lyrics. But with SZA’s new album CTRL, it brought a refreshing, much needed feminine touch to the over-saturated, over-testosteroned music industry today. Besides being the
*MINOR SPOILERS Like many others, I had been eagerly awaiting Season 5 of Orange Is the New Black on Netflix. It is a show that possesses incredible character development, represents women of color and the LGBTQ+ community, and humanizes prisoners in a way that is novel to how society has portrayed this ignored percentage of
Today’s world is a powerhouse of constant need and desire. Seemingly omnipresent advertisements surround us and it becomes increasingly difficult to separate our needs from our wants. I live in California’s capital, Sacramento, which has an alarming homeless population. This poem explores our materialistic obsession with money and our relationships with people around us, especially
