Ikonika: “Vangelis laid the groundwork and nobody progressed it.”
Ikonika geeks out with us on UK sci-fi, speaks about WOC representation, and attempts to give voice to machines.
Mick Jenkins on The Importance of Self-Love
Mick Jenkins is honest about how he feels and discusses why being self-aware is vital to personal growth.
Max Dunn of Gang of Youths: “There’s this thing in the world that you have to have your shit together and no one really does.”
Gang of Youths’ bassist on mental illness, having hope, and being honest.
Floating Points : “I’m really into the idea of creating space to live in.”
Sam Shepherd on the importance of context and space in his electronic compositions.
“For the most part, rap lyrics are at an all time low right now.” — Hooks of Zeds Dead
A conversation with Zeds Dead on hard work, getting paid fairly, and hip hop.
Whitney isn’t Enamoured by Sad Bullshit
Julien Ehrlich on his learned experience with his past bands, allowing songs to pass the test of intoxication, and having full creative control over Whitney.
Snakehips are Producers on the Rise
Olly and James on their work process, their love for hip hop and their thoughts on producers as the main talent on a track.
Local Natives’ Grounded Optimism in a Dangerous World
Local Natives’ Taylor Rice is our woke bae of the month.
“To be able to be versatile is human nature.” — Tinashe
Ahead of her performance at H-Artistry, the very amiable Tinashe talks about being handpicked by her idol Janet Jackson for a tribute performance, being an underdog, and her versatility as an artiste.
Crizzly on Pizza, Crunkstep and Texan Pride
JUICE speaks with Crizzly to learn about how he started producing, being a DJ-producer in Texas, and his almost zen-like approach to possible haters of his music.