As we head into the New Year, many of us are making our lists of resolutions and aiming to establish even one more good habit in 2024. Through countless artist interviews, we’ve learned that among the most frustrating struggles of the creative life is knowing what to do when things just aren’t clicking in the…
When you’re looking for something to watch on TV that allows you to truly decompress and not think of your own drama, reality TV is often just a channel flip away. It is mindless entertainment that can be enthralling, messy and fun, but best of all, the drama is never, ever your problem. In this…
A well-timed holiday remix that doubles as shameless Oscar campaigning? Yes, they Ken! Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson’s “Barbie” showstopper “I’m Just Ken” is reimagined in three different formats — acoustic lament, club banger and Christmas novelty — on the newly released “I’m Just Ken” EP. “I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie)” reworks the arrangement…
At the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, museum-goers tend to dance as they enter the installation Gravitron (2023), nodding or stepping to the beats of songs by Selena, 2Pac or The Doors. In a darkened room, the music emanates from a sound sculpture flashing jewel-toned lights, booming with a bass that reverberates deep within…