On Love and Trust
I’ve always believed that you can only love someone else when you love yourself, because if you can’t love yourself how can you expect someone else to? But I’ve also […]
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“From Where I’m Standing,” Seven Years Later (Cover by Rachel & Giann)
One hallow’s eve seven years ago, my friend Giann and I decided we were “too cool” to trick-or-treat and spent our night in playing mellow mood music. Earlier this summer […]
When I “Drive” Myself, My Light Is Found (Incubus Cover)
I was only fourteen when I learned “Drive” by Incubus. “What song should I use for prayer?” I asked my older brother as I scoured my then iTunes library for a […]
2015-16 Guitar on Instagram Compilation: A New Chapter
These past couple of months, I have been giving some thought into the next direction I want to take. Where do I want to take my writing? What kind of […]
Justin Kawika Young Interview: From the Islands to Los Angeles, a Pop/Soul Singer-Songwriter Emerges
In another land where the sun is brighter, waters warmer and music bred into the souls who inhabit the land, a shy singer-songwriter from the islands emerged. “You can take the boy […]
Melissa Polinar Interview: On Songwriting in Nashville, YouTube and her Upcoming EP
With the “voice of a black woman,” writing chops of a Nashville songwriter and the intrigue of an Asian-American growing up in suburban North Texas, Melissa Polinar hasn’t let her […]
A Trio of Songwriters: Justin Kawika Young, Melissa Polinar and Gabe Bondoc live at The Chapel
Have you ever heard a song that changed your life? Maybe it be the way a musician’s voice can tell a story, making you feel a sense of heartbreak or […]
Signs from the Universe
The world works in mysterious ways and I can’t help but always trust it, even if I’m just being naive. It’s become rare for me to have time at the end […]
A Response to Dia Frampton’s Fragile, Inspiring Piece on Being a Musician
The older you get, the more you know and the harder it is to keep your little dreams intact. As a 13-year-old girl, I was just a shy, closet musician […]
It’s Time to “Lose Yourself” (Eminem Cover + Vlog)
It’s a strange thing when people come into your life and remind you of the person you used to be, still are, and have the potential to become. Just within […]
Hanging Up the Apron
It’s 3:15am. Samantha James’s “Rise” comes on. My body tosses over to my phone and hits the side button to snooze. Ten minutes later, another song comes on. 3:30. 3:40. 3:45. 3:50. A […]
“Let Go” by Frou Frou (Cover by Rachel & Giann)
It gains the more it give And you see it rises with the fall So hand me that remote Can’t you see that all that stuff’s a sideshow? Ohhhh we’ve […]
That Moment You Look At Someone Like They Are The World
You ever get that strange, giddy feeling of being around someone who just made you feel good? You have no idea why. You two aren’t particularly talking about much. You’ve only had a few shared moments with […]
Confessions of a Music Lover
Hi friends. It’s been a while. It seems that time flies by when you’re not in school and you’ve all the time in the world! But I’m still here and I […]
Just Stop: Dreamers & Realists
Sometimes the best conversations happen off camera, but with Just Stop, we’ve attempted to bring our revelations in love, life and the hereafter to you, the viewer, and attempt to make […]
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