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Kenyan-born artist Wangari Mathenge’s new body of work draws inspiration from “The Danger of a Single Story,” a 2009 Ted Talk delivered ... More

Originally from Sacramento, CA, James Sweeney recently starred, directed, and wrote his debut film, Straight Up (2019), a hilarious rom-com that blends ... More

Jen Richards burst onto the entertainment scene when she received a Primetime Emmy Nomination for Her Story, a series she created, wrote ... More

Actor, musician, singer and activist Rain Phoenix started singing with her brother River at age three. At sixteen she joined his band ... More

Discovered by a casting director while buying a cake for his Russian grandfather, former electrician Chris Galust found himself in his first ... More

California born, England-based musician Jesca Hoop initially emerged as a protege of Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits—Waits once described Hoop’s music as ... More

California native Hannah Pearl Utt co-wrote, directed and stars in Before You Know It, a dark comedy about stage manager Rachel Gurner ... More

At age three, Lillie Mae was touring bluegrass festivals with her family band—living out of a motorhome, surrounded by gospel music, and ... More

Neither Amelia Meath nor Maggie Rogers is a stranger to the magical mixture of talent and opportunity. Meath met the other two ... More

With a seriously major modeling career already under her belt, Lydia Hearst is now growing a pretty substantial acting career to boot. ... More

Martynka was one of ISSUE’s co-founders back in late 90s in NYC and actively participated in creating our first nine issues from ... More

I met with French actress Roxane Mesquida, star of Gregg Araki’s new series Now Apocalypse, at her home in Los Angeles. We ... More

Canada-born, LA-raised actor Heléne Yorke grabbed our attention as Jane Martin in Masters of Sex, and is now starring in Comedy Central’s ... More

I portrayed Bianca, a young woman whose music and sense of humour has drawn me for years—can’t let go, can’t help it. ... More

On a rainy LA winter morning, I met Stevie at her Pasadena home, just a few days before she was to release ... More

Illuminati Hotties is the creative outlet for self-proclaimed “tenderpunk pioneer” Sarah Tudzin, a songwriter, producer and singer who recently emerged as a ... More

Director Lukas Dhont’s debut feature film, Girl, is more than just a trans story. It’s a story of identity, growing up and ... More

Kansas City-raised songwriter Anna St. Louis made a stir in the LA music scene last year with her cassette First Tapes (2017), ... More

With most of Winnetka Bowling League’s members growing up in the San Fernando Valley, it’s no surprise that the area’s culture, history ... More

Known for her work in Netflix’s popular Marvel series Luke Cage, and as the “other woman” in American Comedy film Girls Trip ... More

Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, Mid90s, is garnering praise from critics and the public alike for its portrayal of a group of young ... More

Bex Taylor-Klaus rose to fame starring as Bullet—a homeless but street-wise teen wanting to  protect sex workers—on AMC’s critically acclaimed crime drama ... More

An architecture dropout turned fashion major, Kilo Kish picked up music as yet another creative outlet on top of design and visual ... More

  She’s been a literature scholar at Harvard, a touring instrumentalist in a folk-rock band and a film composer, but Vera Sola’s ... More

Since meeting at a performing arts school in Melbourne, Australia, Olivia Hally and Pepita Emmerichs of Oh Pep! have wowed audiences with ... More

As the co-founder of 1970s new wave cult band Blondie, Chris Stein is most well-known for his musical prowess. It should come ... More

Los Angeles-born and bred actor Jess Gabor is set to hit TV screens as the newest cast member on Showtime’s long-running and ... More

Los Angeles-based California soul/psychedelic country band Valley Queen are racking up praise for their new album Supergiant (2018). The album’s title track ... More

After her band Carissa’s Wierd broke up in 2003, singer-songwriter Jenn Champion focused on her solo career. On her latest album, Single ... More

Austin-based singer Molly Burch burst onto the indie music scene with her debut album Please Be Mine last year, recording the ten-song ... More

The members of Sunflower Bean have each been working at their craft for nearly a decade. As a band, Julia Cumming, Nick ... More

Misty Boyce recently released her fourth album, Get Lost (2018), co-produced by friend and singer-songwriter Lera Lynn of HBO series True Detective ... More

Currently making waves as ‘Nathan’ on the popular HBO comedy Insecure (fans on Twitter call him ‘Lyft Bae’), Kendrick Sampson is no ... More

After meeting through mutual friends in Austin, Texas, the five members of Sun June began recording their first album—and won a label ... More

After a stint on reality television, Sofia Hublitz landed her first major role in 2017, playing Charlotte Byrde in the Netflix series ... More

Gold Star—otherwise known as Marlon Rabenreither—examines the highs, lows and in-betweens of life on his new album Uppers & Downers (Autumn Tone ... More

Breeda Wool is gathering plenty of attention for her current on-screen role—that of Lou Linklatter in Stephen King and David E. Kelley’s ... More

Miles Robbins and his evolving circle of collaborators—including Gabe Wax of The War on Drugs and Fleet Foxes—recorded Pow Pow Family Band’s ... More

Charlie Tahan was only nine years old when he received his breakout role in the Francis Lawrence post-apocalyptic film, I Am Legend ... More

Laetitia Tamko, the multi-instrumentalist and producer known as Vagabon, didn’t plan for a career in music. She had graduated from college with ... More

Meredith Hagner landed her first television role as Liberty Ciccone on the soap opera As the World Turns. She plays Cam in ... More

Zoë Chao stars as a bisexual, fledgling writer in the comedy series Strangers (2017-), second season out now via Facebook Watch. Created, ... More

Originally from a small village just outside Edinburgh, Nina Nesbitt’s confessional songwriting and unique pop sound has developed quite a following. She ... More

From a small town just outside Winnipeg, 19-year-old Taylor Janzen grew up with religious family and friends who never talked about their ... More

Actress and singer-songwriter Lola Kirke began her musical journey in 2016 when she released her self-titled EP. The collection of four songs ... More

Buzzy Lee, better known as Sasha Spielberg, began writing songs when she was eight. While a student at Brown University, Spielberg formed ... More

Ryan Jamaal Swain graduated from college and moved to New York only a year and a half ago, booking the role of ... More

Esther Povitsky has come a long way since her days taking comedy classes in Chicago. She co-created and stars in Freeform’s Alone ... More