August 2020

8 Aug

Koffee Drops The Perfect Quarantine Love Song With “Lockdown”

by KEENAN HIGGINS | Hot New Hiphop After months of being on lockdown and social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Koffee gives the world a very relatable anthem about living it up to the fullest after this quarantine eases up. It goes without saying that many of us are completely over this global quarantine. As it looks like we may be approaching better days in the near future — keep those masks on, folks! — GRAMMY-winning reggae sensation Koffee just dropped a chune...
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8 Aug

9 Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories about Music

Sarah Pinkser recommends fiction about otherworldly bands, songs, and concerts by SARAH PINSKER | Electric Lit Electric Lit relies on contributions from our readers to help make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. Please support our work by becoming a member today, or making a one-time donation here. . Translating one medium into another is tricky. Music is music and art is art and dance is dance; to try to convey the power of another art in fiction is its own sleight-of-hand.  My own first novel takes on...
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8 Aug

For Black Pop Stans, the Bare Minimum Is No Longer Enough

Photos in illustration by Drew Angerer/Getty Images, Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images, Larry Marano/Shutterstock, Charles Sykes/Invision/AP/Shutterstock by BRITTANY SPANOS | Rolling Stone Magazine Angela H. was marching in a Black Lives Matter protest in Hollywood on June 2nd when her friends pointed out something surprising. They’d spotted a man in black gloves, sunglasses, and a hoodie nearby in the crowd — and he looked just like Harry Styles, a pop star Angela has been stanning since 2011. She wasn’t convinced at first. “Every part of me didn’t want to believe it for...
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