A question Gwen Stefani has asked herself is if the magic is in the makeup? A local girl from Anaheim, California is now a pop culture icon and her bleach blond hair and pop of red lipstick are as much a part of her brand as her heartfelt lyricism and bubbly pop hits.
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My name is Trish, but you can call me TRISHES. That’s how Trish Hosein has introduced her persona for several years, performing across the United States and abroad with her magnetizing melodies, live looping and unfiltered storytelling.
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While the events discussed in “All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep” were playing out, Henry wrote his popular song “Playing Hookey” about his frustrations with White Evangelism. As he’s grown as a community activist — helping lead marches in Pasadena and even carrying a boulder around to represent the burden that Black people face in society — he’s processed through his own beliefs about Christianity and the person of Jesus.
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Tupac Shakur was an American rapper and actor who came to embody the 1990s gangsta-rap aesthetic, and who in death became an icon symbolizing noble struggle. Consistently placing on editorial lists as one of the greatest rap musicians of all time, Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) wrote much of his work highlighting the poverty and inequality of life in the inner city.
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It was the biggest night in Rap history. Tupac’s last concert performed at the House of Blues. For the first time, James Farr who produced the show talks about what happened that night and just how it came to be.
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Bridging The Generational Divide Over the past few years, we’ve heard the term “millennials” frequently thrown about. Often when we hear it, it’s used…
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My Covid 19 Thanksgiving into Christmas, 2020 I am inspired to share the way I feel during the pandemic with you. About what I…
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Okay, so it’s lunchtime in Pasadena, and you are looking for something fresh to eat in a friendly atmosphere that features great music to listen…
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Before we get into this article, I am going to start off by reverting back to my sweaty nerd video game playing days when…
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Picture the moment: Linda “Peaches” Tavani (then Linda Greene) is the second ‘Peaches’ to have recorded with Herb for Peaches & Herb. The album…
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Ermias Asghedom, a child of the 1980’s crack epidemic and gang violence, learned to navigate and survive the systematic complexities of growing up black,…
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In 2014, the musician Jay-Z announced he would be bringing his Made in America festival to Los Angeles. The lineup for the festival had…
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