22 Sep Monique DeBose: On Creating ‘Rally Call’ and Music That Inspires Change
"I wrote [Rally Call] because I was at a point where I no longer wanted to compartmentalize myself due to the color of my skin." ...
"I wrote [Rally Call] because I was at a point where I no longer wanted to compartmentalize myself due to the color of my skin." ...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom The greatest rock songs have the coolest riffs — like AC/DC’s “Back in Black” and Joan Jett’s “I love Rock n’ Roll.” But without lyrical substance, many these tunes would fade from memory. New Haven indie punk band Shame Penguin’s ‘Fall of the...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom As summer 2020 comes to a close, I’m feeling all kinds of emotions. I’m sad, mostly, not just because I love this season, but because COVID-19 and other events of the world have created a dystopian-like existence I thought was years away...
By Marisa Torrieri Bloom Summer 2020 will go down as the most unexpected one of my life, between navigating the cancellation of camps to surviving a tornado. And I know many moms — even those who didn’t survive tornados — are on the same page as...
By Marisa Torrieri Bloom When I call Tanya Donelly for our 2 p.m. interview in mid-June, I’m armed with questions — about her new record with the Parkington Sisters, her journey through motherhood, and her legacy as the lead singer of Belly, one of the most...
By Marisa Torrieri Bloom The BeatBuds — a couple of hilarious, LA.-based musician dads who write and perform fun, relatable rockin’ family tunes — have gone through a lifetime of highs and lows since meeting in grade school. But nothing prepared #rockdaddies Jonny Jingles (guitar) and Matty...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom While Americans entered the most uncertain spring in modern history, Jazzy Ash was on fire with creativity. In June, the New Orleans-bred, LA-based musician and Black mother of 2 boys released her first new track/video in three years — “Teddy Bear" —...