Debra Kate Schafer

4 days ago | theaquarian.com | Debra Kate Schafer

As the good-natured SiriusXM DJ and Grammy-winning rapper said, it’s “the countdown to the throw down” for us here in New Jersey. Roxanne Shante has done more for popular culture and the overarching musical lexicon than many people give her credit for. There was a point in her life where one of her diss tracks could, and would, knock you down. She learned to read lips and leaned into the wild moments around the Big Apple that she, as a stylist, got herself into.

1 week ago | theaquarian.com | Debra Kate Schafer

By the end of this week, 3EB will be able to check off playing yet another New Jersey venue – this time, the lovely NJPAC. The last time we interviewed Third Eye Blind was for a cover story in 2017, and we spoke to frontman Stephan Jenkins about everything from stage to surf (two well-known loves of his). They were about to rock PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel  for their annual Summer Gods tour. A couple of years before that, the band took some time to hit up The Stone Pony in Asbury Park.

1 week ago | theaquarian.com | Debra Kate Schafer

Presenting the melodic magic of nostalgia… and physical records. This world might not be as sunny as we’d like it to be, but when The Wandering Hearts are releasing new music, sunshine reappears with a brightness and a warmth like no other. Not to mention that the music is already well-known and well-loved, viable in a truly generation-spanning folk rock way.

1 week ago | theaquarian.com | Debra Kate Schafer

A voice that transcends. A voice that tickles the senses. A voice that cuts through all the noise (even when there is a lot of it). A voice that expresses emotion as easily as it captivates an audience. A voice that could convince a flower to bloom. A voice that can, and will, stop someone in their tracks. That voice is the voice of Lea Michele.

2 weeks ago | theaquarian.com | Debra Kate Schafer

“Brian was brilliant with crafting the chord progressions and the harmonies – I mean, nobody was better than Brian Wilson doing harmonies,” Mike Love told us in 2016 of his cousin and former bandmate… and he was completely right. Brian did it best. Being the best at something, especially in the public eye, comes with pressure. Celebrities are not exempt from that, and even more so for those who found the height of their fame in the midst of psychedelia.