The Spice Girls
Here’s the story from A–Z… After their iconic 1996 debut single “Wannabe” topped the charts in 37 countries, Spice Girls’ debut album Spice went on to sell more than 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album of all time by a female group. The girls have gone on to sell more than 90 million […]
Slinky Vagabond
About Keanan Duffty: Keanan Duffty is an award-winning British fashion designer and musician. Duffty is the author of “Rebel Rebel Anti-Style” (Rizzoli/Universe, 2009), He graduated from Central Saint Martins in London with a Bachelor of Arts degree 1st class honors, in fashion and is a member Council of Fashion Designers of America and CFDA Education […]
Saudade
Saudade began as an instrumental based, genre bending music collective formed by bassist/composer, Charles Norkus aka Chuck Doom. The labyrinth of Saudade’s musical associations and inspiration began with Chuck’s mentor, legendary bassist, Jaco Pastorius. While still in music school, young Charles was discovered by Jaco’s friend, Steven Barber. During a school performance, Barber, who happened […]
Sandman Sleeps
“I like to create some sort of metaphorical dreamland,” said Sandman Sleeps’ vocalist/guitarist Cristina Peck. “To leave something to your imagination.” The Floridian band’s debut album, Crisis Actor, is effectively a “best-of” culled from a decade of songcraft. It’s an arresting, singularly evocative and authentic expression inspired by Pixies, Kate Bush, Talking Heads, and Tori […]
Salt Ashes
Brighton-based singer Salt Ashes aka Veiga Sanchez, lover of UK electronic music, burst into the dance music scene with her signature dark songs and melodies with a zeitgeist club sound, all of which inspired by Giorgio Moroder’s blend of disco and epic dark atmospheres. Her success began from the offset, with her 2014 singles ‘Somebody’ […]
Roberta Flack
Rob Garza
Best known as one-half of the internationally acclaimed Thievery Corporation, Rob Garza’s career includes over two decades of pushing conceptual boundaries to the forefront of a flourishing electronic music movement. Rob Garza’s fascination with musical discovery began at a very young age. As a kid he was drawn into a wide range of styles, beginning […]
Queen Kwong
A few years ago, Carré Kwong Callaway—aka Queen Kwong—was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and told she may only have a decade left to live. As a result of the condition, she’s prone to episodes where her lungs fill up with blood and she’s literally drowning. If that wasn’t bad enough, two months after her diagnosis, […]