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‘A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem’ documentary shines light on huge inequality against women today

June 3, 2019by rachelannc 1 Comment

Imagine you’re at the center of a field. The stadium roars and millions of fans are cheering in their seats. The lights cast down. The music starts. You hit your […]

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‘Booksmart’ Film Review: A Goddamn Funny and Revolutionary Female-Fronted Comedy from Olivia Wilde

May 31, 2019by rachelannc 1 Comment

In the world of high school comedies, we’ve seen it all: the athletes and jocks, bad boys, princesses, mean girls, drama kids, detention club-goers and boy meets girl-next-door. But how […]

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‘Aladdin’ Film Review: The stunning remake had me smiling from cheek to cheek

May 25, 2019by rachelannc 1 Comment

The live-action remake of Aladdin has finally arrived — and it made me feel as if I was watching this story for the first time — and that’s a good […]

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‘Yellow Rose’ Film Review: Eva Noblezada, Lea Salonga shine in story of aspiring Filipina country music star

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Yellow Rose provides an intimate coming-of-age portrait of finding your identity through music and the immigrant experience. In the lone star state of Texas, a young Filipina teenager wields her […]

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‘Staycation’ Film Review: The Messiness of Love and Attachment as told through Dir. Chopra

May 7, 2019by rachelannc Leave a comment

By Charles Gray (@charlesjgray | YouTube) Two lovers are laying in bed. A single shot of them alluding to a sexual act before the title card. The camera doesn’t pan or […]

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‘Blinded By The Light’ Film Review: The Indie Coming-of-Age Musical Set to Break Through in 2019

May 2, 2019by rachelannc Leave a comment

Music has the special ability to transport us. Whether it’s to a different place, time, memory or even state of mind, it’s an experience that hits us hard in our […]

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Millennial dreamboat LANY sells out the Hollywood Palladium for career-making feat

November 2, 2018by rachelannc 2 Comments

The charismatic Los Angeles-based indie-pop trio performed two sold-out nights at the Palladium, proving the future is theirs. It’s been said that once you given LANY a listen, you’ll be […]

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Rising Teen Pop Star Charlotte Lawrence Makes Waves At LA Debut

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The emerging teen pop talent is already making a name for herself for her catchy pop, infectious beats and deeply personal lyrics. In her debut single, Charlotte Lawrence sings: “I […]

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Lily Kershaw Paints Haunting and Authentic Portrait of “Lost Angeles”

June 21, 2018by rachelannc Leave a comment

The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter captivated with her new EP Lost Angeles at the Hotel Cafe. “Good evening, Lost Angeles. Are you feeling this?” singer-songwriter Lily Kershaw sang into her microphone […]

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Milo Greene Gets Intimate With “Adult Contemporary”

June 14, 2018by rachelannc 3 Comments

The Los Angeles-based quartet got intimate on the heels of the release of their forthcoming third album Adult Contemporary. There’s something incredibly infectious about Los Angeles-based quartet Milo Greene. A […]

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“Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.” Documentary Gives Intimate Look Behind British-Sri Lankan Pop Star M.I.A.

May 24, 2018by rachelannc 1 Comment

The bio-doc finally understands what the British-Sri Lankan pop star was fighting for all along. Long before M.I.A. was the pop star behind the Clash-sampled smash hit “Paper Planes” — […]

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Coachella 2018 Lineup Is Released and Here’s Who I’m Stoked To See

January 4, 2018by rachelannc Leave a comment

It’s January and the start of a new year, and with that comes the release of the artists playing in the highly-anticipated festival in the desert. Scrolling through my news […]

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Morgan Saint is Pop Music’s Next Big Act

December 4, 2017by rachelannc 2 Comments

Morgan Saint is an artist I had the opportunity to see and meet last Wednesday night in Los Angeles, and little did I know this New York artist would be […]

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Indie pop band Cults put the Teragram Ballroom into a daze

November 14, 2017by rachelannc Leave a comment

Indie pop band Cults brought their synth pop melodies to the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles last Tuesday, November 7th and put the crowd into a daze. Known for their […]

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Hayley Kiyoko brought her queer pop “Feelings” to sold-out El Rey debut (Video Review)

November 5, 2017by rachelannc 6 Comments

Hayley Kiyoko brought the feelings out in all of us last night. The Disney queen turned queer pop icon played a sold-out show this Saturday at the El Rey Theatre, […]

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