Malik Peay

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Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross and Rashida Jones in Season 7 of Netflix’s “Black Mirror.” Courtesy of Netflix. Black Mirror returns for a seventh season, with a star lineup that includes Rashida Jones, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Issa Rae—who enter the bizarre realms of the sci-fi series with unsound comedy and deep human emotion. Netflix’s Black Mirror occupies its own genre.

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Dominique Thorne as Barbie and Normani as Entice in Freaky Tales. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate “It wasn’t every day that a story like this hit the Town,” Too $hort narrates in the opening scene of Freaky Tales — the rolling intro credits and title card emulate vintage typography, nostalgic for those who lived through the ’80s and early ’90s.

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Christina Demerzi This past Friday marked the first day of the 2025 Coachella Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. At 2:35, the high-flying vocalist Ravyn Lenae performed at the Mojave Tent across thousands of acres of manicured emerald grass.

2 weeks ago | afropunk.com | Malik Peay

A rare event happened in Los Angeles on Friday, April 4: the dreamlike British singer, Cleo Sol debuted her first headlining performance on the West Coast to a sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl. The historic venue has a musical heritage of hosting some of the best shows in Los Angeles’s concert history, including summer shows by Ella Fitzgerald (1960) and Stevie Wonder (1970).

2 weeks ago | latina.com | Malik Peay

The sonics connoisseur opens up about his creative process, founding legacy, and highly anticipated solo debut, “If Not Now, Then When.”Southern California native Joe Kay is a vibe curator. Unabashedly music-obsessed, throughout his early life, he would discover vintage sonics and songs as if they were high-end collectible sports cards. Sonics to Joe Kay are compelling sounds and produced beats that would stimulate his imagination to seek out more.