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Tatiana Tenreyro is a pop culture journalist who was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She has written for Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Bustle, BrooklynVegan, Impose, Uproxx, Paste, Noisey, Bandcamp, among others. You can reach her at [email protected].
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This year's American Music Awards are coming up this weekend, featuring a great lineup of artists, including Christina Aguilera's tribute to Whitney Houston, BTS' awards performance debut and Selena Gomez's return to the stage after her kidney transplant, as well as showings by P!nk, Lady Gaga, and more.
Girlpool brought their tour to Brooklyn's Warsaw for a sold-out show on Friday (6/9) in support of their excellent new album Powerplant . Like when we caught them during SXSW, main Girlpool members Harmony Tividad and Cleo Tucker were joined by a drummer and a second guitarist...
Tatiana Tenreyro is a writer who was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She currently resides in New York and studied at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She has written for BrooklynVegan, UPROXX, Impose, Noisey, Remezcla, among others. Her topics include pop culture, racial issues, body image, relationships, and feminism.
of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes is a highly accomplished musician. Each album he releases contains lyrics that represent a part of his emotions-heartbreak, depression, bitterness, whimsy, and joy. He attracts a large amount of fans due to his sincere, personal lyrics combined with catchy and danceable tunes.
Interviews
In 1992, Kevin Smith wasn't sure what his path in life was. He had dreamt of writing for Saturday Night Live, skipping Shakespeare and psychology classes at The New School to sit around at 30 Rock, hoping that Lorne Michaels would notice him.
In 1997, Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick sent out three unknown actors to improvise a horror flick in the woods and film it on their own. The concept was practically unheard of, and it wouldn't be easy to pull off.
Twenty years ago, the must-see film at Sundance's opening night was a movie about punks in the Mormon-heavy city of Salt Lake City: SLC Punk! The cult classic made its U.S. debut on Jan. 22, 1999 to a sold-out auditorium, crowded with Utah's own punks celebrating a rare representation of the state's capital onscreen.
Back in 2016, Latina writer and producer Ligiah Villalobos created a Latina Bechdel Test, per People, that she applied to the 50 top grossing films of that year. To pass, the film had to include a Latina character who was college educated and didn't...
Emma Stone is no stranger to period dramas. The actor solidified herself as one of Hollywood's most talented stars with 2011's The Help which was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards that year. But Stone's latest film The Favourite, out...
She often plays complex women who deal with the consequences of their mistakes. But Sarah Jessica Parker's new film Here and Now , currently out in theaters, VOD, and digital, presents a particular challenge. Parker plays Vivienne, a gravely ill woman who sets out to make amends when her world begins to spiral.
Whitney Houston had an iconic career that paved the way for women in pop, especially those of color. But for much of her life up until her death in 2012, her importance was overshadowed by the tabloids' obsession with her drug addiction and family sc...
After the success of female-led coming of age stories like Lady Bird, there's been a demand for stories that realistically portray womanhood. Luckily, a new film that perfectly captures its various stages, from adolescence to middle age, has emerged ...
If you've been waiting for Saoirse Ronan's return to the big screen after her award-winning Lady Bird, the arrival of the actor's new film On Chesil Beach couldn't be more exciting. The movie, based on Ian McEwan's 2007 novel of the same name, tells ...
Since the 1967 classic first came out, there have been plenty of Jungle Book adaptations over the years, including a Disney live-action retelling of the beloved story in 2016. And now, actor and director Andy Serkis is adding another one to the list ...
After the massive success of Girls Trip, many people have been waiting for more movies that capture the excitement of a vacation taken by female friends. If you want to live vicariously through a group of hilarious girlfriends on holiday, Ibiza is th...
For the last five years, Greta Kline has used her Frankie Cosmos project as a way to explore her emotions. So it's fitting that the album on which she shares her most intimate, painful memories has a title that hints at the idea of music as a vehicle for exploration: .
Australian singer-songwriter Alex Lahey captured the attention of indie rock veterans Tegan and Sara after performing at Australian festival Splendour In The Grass, who invited Lahey for a brief stint on tour last year and released the acclaimed EP B-Grade University, which helped get her signed to American indie label Dead Oceans.
Last month, RuPaul's Drag Race star Phi Phi O'Hara announced she was organizing Reinas Unidas/United Queen, a drag benefit show in Minneapolis (Nov. 6 at First Avenue) raising funds for Puerto Rico. The benefit's proceeds will all go to Somos Una Voz, a relief initiative created by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony.
Throughout their six years together, Modern Baseball created a community of fans who fervently supported the band and formed friendships through it, relating to their honest songs about finding your place in the world and surviving through mental health struggles.
Back in 2014, Alvvays released their self-titled debut album, featuring "Archie, Marry Me." That song went on to become one of the most memorable indie-pop songs of that summer, going to No. 1 on the American College Radio chart and even being covered by Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard.
Since 2001, the non-profit Silverlake Conservatory of Music founded by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and childhood friend Keith "Tree" Barry has been a bastion for children's music education in and around Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood.
Mental illness used to be a topic that was deemed taboo, even in music. Recently, the discussion of it has shifted, allowing musicians to openly discuss their disorders. Heartbreak and general despair are nothing new to indie rock and punk music, from Japandroids to The Smiths.
Six years ago, some of Victoria Ruiz's friends and her mother flew from San Jose, California to Providence, Rhode Island to watch her perform as frontwoman of the punk band Downtown Boys for the first time. Ruiz was overwhelmed. She had performed in musical theatre before as a child, but this was different.
Michelle Zauner first introduced the arrival of Japanese Breakfast's sophomore LP, Soft Sounds From Another Planet , with a short, mysterious video that hinted at an intergalactic theme. Fittingly, she had initially set out to write a sci-fi concept album about a woman who, after falling in love with a robot and experiencing heartbreak, enlists in the Mars One project.
On a late Sunday afternoon in May, the Crutchfield twins, Katie and Allison, performed in an intimate, mostly-full room at Milk Studios as part of Vulture Fest for an audience filled with familiar faces (including recent tour mate Kevin Morby) and fans. This wasn't like any other show they've recently played.
Photo courtesy of Best Coast's Instagram Crazy for You by Best Coast is an undisputed classic for moody stoners everywhere. Back in 2010, Bethany Cosentino's shamelessly emotional debut record presented a world of weed, wallowing, and wishful thinking that spoke directly to a generation of young listeners.
We spoke to Alynda ahead of her tour to discuss getting in touch with her Puerto Rican roots, the importance of activism as an artist, and how to stay strong during Trump's presidency. Stream the new album and read on for the interview...
Allison Crutchfield started her solo project under her own name back in 2014 with the EP Lean In To It . In the time since then, her band Swearin' broke up, she toured as a member of her sister Katie's band, Waxahatchee, and she and Katie reunited their old band PS Eliot.
I first discovered Le Butcherettes after attending a Bosnian Rainbows show almost two years ago. I decided to go because I knew Omar Rodríguez López, the guitarist from Mars Volta, was part of the band and wanted to check it out. Teresa Suarez---who goes by the stage name of Teri Gender Bender--- is frontwoman of Le...
by Tatiana Tenreyro photo by Jessica Flynn This has been a big year for Modern Baseball . They just surprised-released a new EP, MOBO Presents: The Perfect Cast featuring Modern Baseball via Lame-O Records, they're working on their new album Holy Ghosts, and touring and playing some of their largest venues yet--including NYC's Webster Hall in December.
When Kip Berman formed The Pains of Being Pure at Heart back in 2007 with friends Alex Neidus and Peggy Wang, he never expected the band to reach such a level of success. It's been seven years since their self-titled first album came out, and although Alex and Peggy are no longer part of the band, The Pains ...
of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes is a highly accomplished musician. Each album he releases contains lyrics that represent a part of his emotions-heartbreak, depression, bitterness, whimsy, and joy. He attracts a large amount of fans due to his sincere, personal lyrics combined with catchy and danceable tunes.
After hearing about Chastity Belt for more than a year, I finally succumbed and checked them out a month ago. It like love at first sight---or first listen. Their lyrics are sarcastic, yet relatable and they're genuinely talented musicians. Looking at how successful they are now, it is difficult to believe that before 2010, they...
Jacuzzi Boys have evolved tremendously in the last nine years. The band started out with lead singer-guitarist Gabriel Alcala and drummer Diego Monasterios as a duo in 2007, with bassist Danny González joining soon afterwards.
by Tatiana Tenreyro Madrid garage rock band Hinds' singers/guitarists Carlotta Cosials and Ana García Perrote initially started out as a duo in 2011. They eventually started recording, posting tracks like "Bamboo" and "Trippy Gum" under the name Deers which attracted international attention. They became a quartet in 2014, adding bassist Ade Martín and drummer Amber Grimbergen.
It's not often that we hear about porn in a positive light, much less in a feminist way. Siri, an award-winning porn star, was able to answer our questions about feminism, the porn industry, and her involvement with The Unslut Project. 1. What made you decide to become involved in the porn industry?
Image by Monica Lozano Teresa Suarez, who goes by the moniker Teri Gender Bender, has been performing as the frontwoman for Le Butcherettes for nearly a decade. The Mexican-American singer has used her position as a musician to communicate the importance of feminism and the attention we must give to unfortunate circumstances that women experience.
by Tatiana Tenreyro Nicole Yun photo by Thomas James Keywood Eternal Summers released their fifth album, Gold & Stone , via Kanine Records, fittingly, this past summer. This is their first self-produced album and one of their best.
The Coathangers is an Atlanta-based band made up by Meredith Franco (Minnie), Julia Kugel (Crook Kid), and Stephanie Luke (Rusty).What makes them stand out from other similar bands is the fact that they switch instruments during their songs and easily combine aggressiveness with playfulness. Their lyrics are blunt and relatable and it is evident that...
Richmond-based singer/songwriter Lucy Dacus released her great debut album No Burden earlier this year, and has kept extremely busy since. Today she shared her NPR Tiny Desk Concert video, where she performed her lead single "I Don't Want to Be Funny Anymore", "Green Eyes, Red Face,"and "Direct Address" off her debut album.
I have a thing for beards, so when I heard about this new dating site and app called Bristlr, I was intrigued. It was not until I heard that it was supposed to be more feminist friendly that I decided to actually try it out. Although I have no intention of dating anyone right now,...
Deerhoof recently celebrated their 20th anniversary and the avant-garde indie band are still as strong as ever. Despite living in separate cities, the band is tight knit and constantly collaborating. Satomi Matsuzaki, the band's frontwoman, joined the band while she was living in San Francisco and heard the band was looking for a female vocalist---the...
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Bobby made several absurdly gross, inappropriate comments to all of the women on the tour, but the worst thing was that a fan told us that she left the Pentagram show and was super disgusted because he was making rape jokes onstage. And he was. He did.
RuPaul's Drag Race season 7 winner Violet Chachki wowed fans and judges with her incredible, high-fashion and pinup-inspired lingerie looks on the show. Naturally, she's making drag history becoming one of the first drag queens to front a women's lingerie campaign. The line is the perfect fit for Chachki, called Bettie Page Lingerie, from English brand Playful Promises.
Sigur Ros had been live streaming a looped video teasing something coming today at 21.00 GMT (5 PM EST), with text that reads "sigurrosrouteone begins 21.00 GMT." The wait is finally over. They're broadcasting a 24-hour 'Slow TV' trip around Iceland's coastal ring road, Route 1 in celebration of the Summer Solstice/the longest day of the year.
They're heading on tour in support of their new LP with Cymbals Eat Guitars, whose frontman Joseph D'Agostino is featured on the new album. They aren't billed on CEG's NYC show, but Field Mouse have a hometown show before the tour with Grooms and Leapling...
Many artists, including Beyonce , Laura Jane Grace , and Cyndi Lauper decided to not cancel their North Carolina shows and instead use them as a platform to raise awareness of the state's extreme anti-LGBT law HB2.
Of Montreal have a new album, Innocence Reaches coming out on August 12 via Polyvinyl and they've just shared the video for first single "It's Different for Girls." Directed by Stephen Winter, it's a colorful dance party and you can watch it below.
Seth Bogart, aka Hunx of Hunx and His Punx, released his self-titled solo album earlier this year under his own name and now he's touring in support of it. That tour hits Brooklyn for a show at Rough Trade on July 20. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.
Kimya Dawson doesn't have a tour announced at the moment, but she's playing a couple of shows, including an intimate show at Brooklyn's Sunnyvale on June 30 with Daphne. Tickets are on sale now. Her only other upcoming date is in Olympia on Friday (6/10).
Jenny Lewis/Erika Forster/Tennessee Thomas supergroup NAF (aka Nice As Fuck) recently released their excellent self-titled debut album and now they've shared the video for lead single, "Door." The video pays homage to East Village shop The Deep End run by band member Tennessee Thomas, which closes this weekend.
Foals are currently on their world tour in support of last year's album What Went Down. That tour brought them to Panorama this past Saturday (7/23), where they played a set on the shorter side, stacked with new tracks, along with a couple of great older ones like "Olympic Airways" and "Spanish Sahara."
Tijuana shoegaze trio Mint Field, composed of 20-year-old vocalist/guitarist Estrella Sánchez, bassist/vocalist Andrés Corella, and vocalist/drummer Amor Amezcua, formed just two years ago. It's quite a feat for any indie band to be invited to play Coachella, but when Mint Field were asked to play this year, it was a big deal: they were the first indie band from their region to play the festival.
Jenny Lewis/Erika Forster/Tennessee Thomas supergroup NAF (you know, Nice As Fuck) are currently on the last leg of their tour in support of their self-titled debut album. That tour includes a sold-out show at Rough Trade on Sunday and two shows at Bowery Ballroom on Monday (early and late show).
Memphis singer/songwriter Julien Baker's set on NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert was shared today, where she played "Something" and the title track from her fantastic debut album Sprained Ankle , along with a new song, which she appropriately referred to as "Sad Song 11″ (its actual name is "Funeral Pyre").
Andrew Bird recently announced a fall tour in support of his new album Are You Serious , with some great openers: Margo Price, John Grant, Gabriel Kahane, and Sinkane. He has now added a solo NYC show later in the fall at Carnegie Hall on December 12.
Kathleen Hanna's band The Julie Ruin were on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday night (7/12), where they played "I Decide" off their great new LP Hit Reset . They also recently shared their video for "I'm Done," where Kathleen sings karaoke to her own song, telling off internet trolls.
Regina Spektor is back with her first album since 2012's What We Saw From the Cheap Seats . This LP, Remember Us to Life , comes out September 30 via Sire and today she shared the opening track off it, "Bleeding Heart."
Brooklyn-based Puerto Rican transplants Balún are releasing their first full-length album in seven years, Prisma Tropical , sometime this year via Good Child Music. Even though the band has moved from the island's DIY scene to Brooklyn, they've kept their Caribbean roots, combining dreamy electro-pop with elements of dembow and Puerto Rican folk, and sticking to singing in their native language.
by Tatiana Tenreyro photo: Tacocat at SXSW 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) The Powerpuff Girls is coming back to Cartoon Network in the spring and the reboot brimming with girl power in its brand new theme song by Tacocat called "Who's Got The Power?"
by Tatiana Tenreyro Hunx and His Punx frontman Seth Bogart previously released his first solo album, Hairdresser Blues , under his moniker Hunx and he's now releasing a new one under his own name via Burger early next year.
by Tatiana Tenreyro photo: Vampire Weekend at Governors Ball 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend has released a solo single, "EOS", along with its video. It's a beautiful track about loss, accompanied by a choir that completes it.
Last month, Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs announced their collaborative album case/lang/veirs , which is out on June 17 via ANTI-. Today they shared a new song, "Best Kept Secret" via their Lenny Letter ( Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner's feminist newsletter) interview.
After some musicians canceled their North Carolina shows amid the controversy over the state's extreme anti-LGBT law HB2, Laura Jane Grace recently announced that she won't cancel Against Me!'s North Carolina show and will play it as a form of protest. Cyndi Lauper also said she would not cancel her show.
by Tatiana Tenreyro photo: La Sera at Baby's All Right in 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Former Vivian Girl Katy Goodman announced last year that she's releasing La Sera's forthcoming album, Music for Listening to Music To , on March 4 via Polyvinyl and released the first single "High Notes."
by Tatiana Tenreyro photo: The Coathangers @ Burgerama 2014 (more by Debi Del Grande) Atlanta's The Coathangers celebrate their 10th anniversary this year and are back with their fifth studio album, Nosebleed Weekend , which is out April 15 via Suicide Squeeze.
Atlanta garage punks The Coathangers are releasing their new album Nosebleed Weekend on April 15 via Suicide Squeeze. Today they released a new single called "Squeeki Tiki." It's an upbeat breakup song where co-frontwoman Julia Kugel sings "I'm alone again and I like it" with the company of an unlikely instrument: a dog chew toy.
The 33 1/3 book series is presenting a Northside showcase featuring cover sets by Frankie Cosmos and Ava Luna at Rough Trade on June 11. Frankie Cosmos is playing songs from Liz Phair's iconic Exile in Guyville (which should suit her style well) and Ava Luna are playing songs from Serge Gainsbourg's 1971 pervy masterpiece Histoire de Melody Nelson...
Articles Referencing My Work
1999's SLC Punk! is an artifact from an era when low-budget indie movies were passed with all the hushed reverence of contraband. This is only fitting for a movie about characters from Salt Lake City's punk scene, living their lives in defiance of their hometown's restrictive culture. SLC Punk!
Le Butcherettes' Teri Gender Bender talks to TGA about the incident that changed the course of her career, and how the best way to fight the feminist cause is by loving what she does Guadalajara, 2009: something is happening tonight.
Over the past week, Animal Collective have been teasing their new album, which they finished recording back in July, on their Instagram account. Their latest dispatch featured the cryptic hint "ItsintheAirifyoucanFindit" and today, through a series of a few more Instagrams, it's been revealed that the Baltimore-Washington International Airport is currently playing the new record on a loop.
With a new EP out and a fall tour on the books, Philadelphia emo-rock faves Modern Baseball recently sat down for an interview with Brooklyn Vegan. In it, they discuss balancing school and "real life," the growth of their sound and their upcoming full length Holy Ghost, and they also get a chance to discuss the Philly music scene.
Album Reviews
Baltimore's current DIY music scene is thriving, with great new bands like Post Pink to Snail Mail popping up all the time. Here's another new one to add to the list: Mothpuppy , featuring former Snail Mail members Ryan Vieira and Shawn Durham.
Modern Baseball are releasing their highly anticipated third album Holy Ghost via Run For Cover on May 13. The wait is finally over and you can stream it now via Bandcamp. This LP deviates a bit from their previous albums, but it's not any less excellent.
The Jenny Lewis/Erika Forster/Tennessee Thomas supergroup NAF (aka Nice As Fuck) made their surprise debut a few months ago, and they've been keeping most details of the project off the radar. Last week, they shared their first single, "Door," and today they surprise-released their self-titled debut album.
Kathleen Hanna's band The Julie Ruin are releasing their anticipated album Hit Reset on July 8 via Hardly Art. The wait is now over and you can stream it below via NPR.
G.L.O.S.S. frontwoman Sadie Switchblade released her new album under her solo project Dyke Drama, Up Against The Bricks, via Bandcamp. While she shares her more aggressive, darker side in G.L.O.S.S., she shows a vulnerable side on this Dyke Drama album...
It's no secret Sister Polygon has great artists and Baltimore post-punks Post Pink are no different, bringing a similar radical energy to labelmates Priests and Downtown Boys.
Brooklyn’s Big Thief released their debut album Masterpiece today via Saddle Creek. On it, frontwoman Adrianne Lenker opens up about dealing with both failed relationships and death, reflecting on personal growth throughout her experiences.
Deerhoof 's new album, The Magic , is out this Friday (6/24) and you can stream it ahead of time via NPR. Deerhoof are known for pushing sonic boundaries and this one is no different. They pay homage to the various genres they grew up with, ranging from glammy track "Plastic Thrills" to funk in "Model Behavior."
Broken Beak, another band featuring Modern Baseball co-frontman Brendan Lukens, are set to release their debut LP Some Nerve this Friday (7/1) via Near Mint Records, and they're now streaming their album ahead of the release.
Country singer Margo Price is releasing her debut album Midwest Farmer's Daughter via Jack White's Third Man Records next week (3/25). This is Margo's first solo album, as she used to be the front woman of Buffalo Clover.
Seattle punks Tacocat are releasing their album Lost Time via Hardly Art on April 1. If you've been anticipating this album as much as I have, you're in luck. The wait is over and you can stream it now below.
by Tatiana Tenreyro Richmond indie folk singer releases her debut album, No Burden, this Friday (2/26) via EggHunt Records, and she's streaming the whole thing now. Her solemn vocals in No Burden are often reminiscent of Sharon Van Etten's, with deeply personal, introspective lyrics about her insecurities and finding her place in life.
by Tatiana Tenreyro photo: Modern Baseball at Best Buy Theater in July (more by Mimi Hong) Modern Baseball announced a new six-song EP today titled MOBO Presents: The Perfect Cast featuring Modern Baseball and the whole thing is already here streaming. It's officially out tomorrow via Lame-O Records but you can head below to listen now (via Spin).
by Tatiana Tenreyro photo: Leggy at Indie Pop Prom 3 in 2015 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Ohio garage rockers Leggy released their latest EP Dang today via Manic Static, and it's an excellent follow-up to last year's EP, Nice Try .
Articles/Listicles
It's always a great surprise to see a celebrity star unexpectedly pop up in a music video, showing a new side of themselves. In honor of worlds colliding, we have compiled a list of our favorite celebrity cameos in music videos.
How Lil Peep went from Soundcloud rapper to being dubbed "the future of emo." Emerging rapper Lil Peep, whose real name is Gustav Ahr, passed away on Wednesday night (Nov. 15) at 21 years old. Here's a timeline of how Lil Peep went from Soundcloud MC to rap star.
In the past few years, there has been a heightened awareness of mental health issues within the music industry, with artists ranging from Kid Cudi to Modern Baseball using their music as a platform to openly discuss their battles with depression and anxiety.
Breakups are tough. It's difficult to move on from the past and start from scratch-an experience that is so universal, yet so personal. While there is a plethora of songs that allow you to wallow in sadness thinking about it, there aren't as many that celebrate relationships ending or look at that change with a positive lens.
Le Butcherettes at Riot Grill Fest in 2015. Photo by Leslie Kalohi Growing up in Puerto Rico as a teenage feminist misfit, I didn't have many iconic rock figures to look up to, or at least any of my gender. At the peak of my teen angst, Kurt Cobain was my everything.
Warning: this article contains spoilers and content that can be triggering to survivors of sexual assault If you're a Game of Thrones fan or have been on social media sites in the past week, you probably know about the most recent disturbing scene from the show.
While growing up in Puerto Rico, I barely had any knowledge on feminism. I was always told that I should grow up to be an independent woman with her own career, yet that was the extent of any feminist ideals that were discussed in my household.
Although I've had my period since I was 10 years old, it took me almost a decade to realize my PMS and period were not normal. I always noticed that my cramps were very intense prior to my period. I also experienced extreme mood swings, felt lightheaded, lacked energy, and experienced some of the symptoms of depression.
Around two months ago, Joanie Faircloth admitted that she falsely accused Conor Oberst of rape. During that time period, Max Temkin, co-creator of Cards Against Humanity, was accused of sexual assault on Tumblr by a former classmate who goes by the name of Magz.
After studying abroad in England for 10 months, I recently moved back to Maryland to finish my senior year of college. While I'm glad to be back to finish my final year of college, I can't help but dread the unavoidable ignorance expressed towards my ethnic background.
Total Sorority Move (TSM), a site dedicated to sorority girls, published an article recently called Stop Crying Rape. In the article, the author, an ex sorority girl, shames survivors of sexual assault for reporting their assault: Faced with our poor decisions of the night before, we had no excuse but to take them all back....
I have never been skinny. There is a common misconception that Latinas get a free pass to be curvy or larger, yet my experience as someone growing up in Puerto Rico has been far from that. I grew up being an awkward, chubby girl and was teased for being bigger than my female classmates.
During my teenage years, I desired to be a manic pixie dream girl. A manic pixie dream girl (or MPDG) is the female character in television and film who is quirky and makes the male protagonist fall in love with her and his own life. Although I was quirky, I longed to be the type...
I was born and raised in Puerto Rico to a Cuban father and a blonde, blue eyed, half-American mother (it's very I Love Lucy-esque). My childhood was no different than any American's. I grew up in a fully bilingual household and learned both English and Spanish around the same time.
It's the 21st century and I wish I could say that people know better and wouldn't dare to wear a costume that would offend or poke fun at other people's religions, ethnicities, races, and hardship. However, last Sunday, costumes of Ray Rice (in blackface, no less) and a battered Janay Palmer headlined in the news....
xoJane recently published an article titled Hey Broad City, A Woman Doesn't Have To Be A Hot Mess To Be Funny. It was labeled as an "unpopular opinion," and rightfully so. In the article, Emily Gaudette complains about the way that Abbi and Ilana's characters present themselves in Broad City as not having their love lives...
Show/ Festival Reviews
Run For Cover Records and Fred Perry threw the sold-out Something in the Way fest at all three rooms of NYC's Webster Hall last night (12/14), bringing in droves of fans decked out in Run for Cover band merch eagerly waiting in a line that went around the block.
Jenny Lewis/Erika Forster/Tennessee Thomas supergroup NAF (aka Nice As Fuck) played a sold-out Rough Trade show last night (7/31) ahead of their two bigger Bowery Ballroom shows tonight (8/1). Instead of using the stage, the band set up on the floor as they've been known to do, making Rough Trade feel even more intimate.
photos by , words by Tatiana Tenreyro Saturday's seventh annual festival, which once again took over Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, will be remembered for its weather just as much as the music. As Long Beach, Calif., rapper Vince Staples performed songs from his "Summertime '06" album at around 3 p.m., the rain came - and only grew stronger over two hours.
Priests frontwoman Katie Alice Greer organized a sold-out anti-inauguration show, with a lineup that easily beat Trump's own, called "NO THANKS: A Night of Anti-Fascist Sound Resistance in the Capital of the USA" at DC's Black Cat last Friday (1/20).
Priests kicked off their tour in support of their debut album Nothing Feels Natural at Brooklyn Bazaar Saturday night (1/28). It was a record release show as well (the album came out the day before) and singer Katie Alice Greer told the crowd they were gonna play it in full, with a few older songs in between side A and B.
PHOTOS: RICHIE DOWNS | On Saturday, May 3, radio station DC101 had their annual DC101 Kerfuffle at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. The lineup consisted on a mix of up-and-coming bands and big names. The lineup-featuring 311, Semi Precious Weapons, Foals, SOJA, and Cage the Elephant, among others-was the best way to kick off the ...
by Tatiana Tenreyro Modern Baseball @ Shea Stadium - 10/17/15 After playing FADER Fort on Friday night, Modern Baseball played a last-minute noon set at Lame-O Records' CMJ showcase at Shea Stadium on Saturday (10/17). Probably because of the short notice and early set time, Shea was actually not packed for Modern Baseball, who usually play much larger venues.