Illy is a striking Australian-raised, Brooklyn-based creative powerhouse who boasts the most exotic name in indie music: a one-girl revolution who actively runs three music projects, not to mention her own magazine and record label.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 06/16/11

As the world waits for the new Justice album, it could stand to check out SebastiAn’s debut, Total (Ed Banger/Atlantic).  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 06/08/11

British songstress Spark, née Jess Sparkle Morgan, is the latest in Neon Gold Records' impressive lineup of young chanteuses, including Marina and the Diamonds, Ellie Goulding, and Mr. Little Jeans.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/15/10

When first writing "Proud Evolution" and the other tracks on Sisterworld in 2008-2009, Liars frontman Angus Andrew was living in a particularly seedy part of Los Angeles, interacting and existing in another side of the same America that was at once celebrating the election of Barack Obama and struggling through an economic crisis and the legalities of gay marriage.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 10/18/10

The true cinematic role reversal of the new millennium is that the dorky outsider is no longer the quiet bystander in teen romances or the punching bag in frat comedies. Today there is a new, smart, tough-witted if still skinny-bodied hero in Hollywood. His name is Michael Cera—and he is throwing punches  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 07/26/10

A trip to Kelly Cutrone's closet yields some surprising results.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 04/07/10

We live in a world where too much is never enough, and our lifestyles demand that we constantly gather, accumulate, and acquire. But surviving the ever-growing complexity of things isn’t about peeling back the layers to reach the most refined essence of self. it’s about growing, changing,
and adapting as we evolve into contemporary urban warriors.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 03/01/10

Author Marisa Meltzer on the evolution of Girl Power, from Bikini Kill to Britney Spears to Taylor Swift.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 02/11/10