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Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner celebrates a ‘Jubilee’ year with sold-out shows, a best-selling book and two Grammy noms for 2021

December 6, 2021by rachelannc Leave a comment

Michelle Zauner, better known under her musical moniker Japanese Breakfast, has come quite a long way since I’ve last spoken with her on the heels of her 2017 Soft Sounds […]

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‘Like a Rolling Stone’ documentary shows how Ben Fong-Torres was more than ‘Almost Famous’

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That man is Ben Fong-Torres, and upon first look, seeing an Asian American kid writing bylines and headlines in the early heyday of Rolling Stone comes as quite a shock. […]

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Introducing Oriel and her cinematic trip-hop single “Scream” (Music Video Release)

November 19, 2021by rachelannc Leave a comment

Los Angeles-based electro-soul artist Oriel delivers heavy, rhythmic trip-hop beats and vocals in new single “Scream.” Oriel takes us down her kaleidoscopic spiral of a fractured relationship in her new […]

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Why ‘The Bachelorette’ Michelle Young is the Bachelorette we all needed

November 10, 2021by rachelannc Leave a comment

For those of you who may or may not know, I am the biggest Bachelor Nation junkie. And while you may be quick to judge, I have been a fan […]

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‘Brand New Cherry Flavor’ is strange, sexy yet incredibly disturbing as a TV horror

November 10, 2021by rachelannc Leave a comment

Brand New Cherry Flavor is probably one of the creepiest, strangest and grotesque, yet best limited series I have seen in a long long time. Lisa N. Nova (Rosa Salazar) […]

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Rozzi completes her debut headlining tour with SoFar Sounds

November 2, 2021by rachelannc Leave a comment

Soulful powerhouse and singer-songwriter Rozzi Crane hit the road for her first headlining tour with SoFar Sounds. On her first headline tour, singer-songwriter Rozzi Crane set out on an intimate […]

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The Marías open up the Ford with an electrifying Latin-inspired set, fresh off the release of debut album ‘Cinema’

August 18, 2021by rachelannc Leave a comment

The beloved sensual soul and synth jazz band welcomed Los Angelenos back to the stage after a year-and-a-half long hiatus to celebrate the opening of the new season at the […]

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Miley Cyrus is the icon of our generation: “Doll Parts,” Plastic Hearts and being wise beyond her years

December 8, 2020by rachelannc 1 Comment

For those of you who know me, I am an avid (and shameless) fan of Miley Cyrus. I’ve been on a Miley spiral for the past few days and can’t […]

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Thoughts I Had While Watching Seven Seasons of ‘Gilmore Girls’ for the First Time, Ever

August 21, 2020by rachelannc 1 Comment

Call me late to the game, but I have joined the world of Stars Hollow and fallen in love with the girls we know as the Gilmore Girls, twenty years after […]

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Inara George (Bird & The Bee) and Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) duet in “Sex In Cars” for Sweet Relief’s COVID-19 fund

August 12, 2020by rachelannc Leave a comment

The Bird and the Bee’s Inara George has teamed up with Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters to duet on her new song “Sex In Cars,” the first in a series […]

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beabadoobee (@radvxz) performs “Care” on ALT 98.7’s Instagram Live Interview

August 12, 2020by rachelannc Leave a comment

beabadoobee appeared on ALT 98.7’s Instagram Live on Wednesday afternoon for a quick interview and live acoustic rendition of her new song “Care.” beabadoobee (Beatrice Laus) is an emerging new artist […]

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‘A Thousand Cuts’ Review: Alarming documentary reveals Maria Ressa’s fight for press freedom in the Philippines

August 7, 2020by rachelannc Leave a comment

In a country embattled with an authoritarian president, Ramona S. Diaz’s documentary shows how an attack on press freedom and weaponized social media can turn a nation in favor of […]

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‘The Last of Us: Part 2’ Review: A dark and emotionally brutal masterpiece of a game

July 21, 2020by rachelannc 4 Comments

All I could say by the end of The Last of Us: Part II was, “Wow. My heart hurts so much right now.” Touted as a tale of revenge, the game incurs conflicted […]

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Killing In The Name (Rage Against The Machine Cover)

June 6, 2020by rachelannc Leave a comment

From a global pandemic to nationwide unemployment and continued systemic racism occurring in our nation, it’s hard not feel hurt, disgusted, angry and emotional during these trying times. Before the […]

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Articles, Music, Reflection, Vlog

Moondough debuts his signature bedroom soul with “Run It Back” (Single Release)

March 2, 2020by rachelannc Leave a comment

Late last winter, my good friend Ken Ben Raymundo (prior known as Monroe) launched his newest musical project as Moondough. His signature bedroom soul, jazz and funk to candid lyrics […]

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