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MUSIC // Framing Hanley interview with Kenneth Nixon

Kenneth Nixon, the vocalist from Framing Hanley was fifty-five minutes late for phone interview. At 6:55pm, apologetic and rushed, Nixon explained that the Tennessee/New York time difference had thrown him for a loop - a rookie

MUSIC // Beyond Belief

Who knew that the next generation of “good rap music” - you know the kind that has actual lyrical content and doesn’t have a hook that sounds like something at your local carnival - would come from a twenty-one year-old white dude from Rockaway, Queens? Although

ART // Ben The Illustrator

In a little house not too far from the beach in Cornwall, UK there lives an illustrator by the name of Ben O’Brien (aka Ben the Illustrator) who has animated and directed music videos for Sony Japan, Domino and Skint Records. But like others who followed

FASHION // Worn Again

This info is for those who wanna keep it green, but fresh at the same time. I've been known to get caught up in it. I started with these sneakers called "Worn Again." Every sneaker they create are 99% recycled. I got these sneakers on a

MUSIC // Labba

The mixtape game has been a part of rap since it's inception, when the only way to hear your favorite emcee was through some DJ's live recording. In the last few years though mixtapes have played a large part in the marketing plan of many of

ART // "Nothing to Something" PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 May 2009 12:02

Julio Rivera and Jordan Greve

Visual artists are being given another platform to show off their work. Underworld Magazine - whose mission is to focus on the potential of up and coming photographers, and other visual artists - have been letting the world know about the underground world for some time now. The "little guy" is getting the attention s/he deserves.

I recently found out about the site and jumped at the opportunity to speak to the original mastermind behind it all, Julio Rivera. He originally started the magazine to showcase various graphic designers and over time it has morphed to become a magazine that caters to all artists and reaches international crowds. He and his partner Jordan Greve are really showing what you can do if you follow your passion. Custom designed covers, a funky website, great art coverage, and unedited writing make Underworld magazine as real as it gets.

 
MUSIC // Shayna Zaid - "Bridging the Gap" PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 19 March 2009 16:43

Shayna Zaid

“The mix is not even close to being done,” says Jay Deasel, the young producer. Shayna sits on the couch, nervous about what she might hear. The basement studio in midtown is a part of music history, once frequented by Jeff Buckley.


“This is awful,” she shrieks as she curls her body into the fetal position, but even the raw version of her new single, “It’s You,” could draw tears to the eyes of a woman in love. The words are real and the violin climax is mesmerizing.



Already a star in Malaysia, Shayna Zaid, a transplant to NYC, is trying to make it big in the states. Her self-proclaimed “melodramatic-popular song,” east-meets-west style embodies the intricate composition of who she is.

 

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