In a particularly balmy afternoon in L.A., inside a sprawling bungalow at the Chateau Marmont, Mandy Moore is taking a load off. She’s been hard at work the last several weeks, shooting the third season of This Is Us, and has thus far spent the morning working ... More

There has always been a distinct brightness freckled with a melancholic undertone throughout the music offered from The Kooks. The British indie-pop band emerged in 2006 with their debut album Inside In/Inside Out that featured anthems like “Naïve” and “Seaside.” The ... More

Is there really a better boss than the Girlboss herself? As one of the most talked-about entrepreneurs of our generation, Sophia Amoruso is a successful self-made boss, and has totally earned all of her accolades, including being dubbed the “richest self-made woman” in 2016 by Forbes. So, ... More

Move over tequila, there’s a different agave-based distillate gaining traction in the world of spirits. No, mezcal isn’t new. And whatever you do, do not make the formidable mistake of referring to this smoky and mysterious liquid as a tequila. If this anti-tequila isn't new, why is mezcal having its ... More

Boston-native Sasha Sloan has made a career out of writing songs for artists like Maggie Lindemann, Charli XCX and Camila Cabello. After moving to Los Angeles at the ripe age of 19, Sloan got her first taste of success in 2015 through her collaboration with Kaskade on “ More

You follow your favorite musician on Instagram to stay updated on their travels, style obsessions  and favorite type of coffee to start their day with. You're tuned in to their Twitter rants, YouTube uploads and Spotify singles. You ride the subway with their voice in your ear and you interpret ... More

With a loquacious tongue and an endearing poetic eloquence laced throughout his songwriting, Frank Turner is an Englishman who favors educated aspirations over unrealistic optimism. Titled Be More Kind, the singer-songwriter's seventh solo studio album has been interpreted as a rebuttal against the current More

It seems as though you can’t go a day without scrolling through your preferred social media feed and discovering yet another Instagram-famous profile or hearing the ambiguous term ‘influencer.’ Sophie and Charlotte Bickley are the sister duo who make up the popular Yin 2My Yang fashion ... More

During the two-hour drive from Phoenix to Sedona, the topography transformed from saguaro cactus to juniper trees. In the distance, a dust devil whirled in the 110-degree Phoenix sky. Once at L'Auberge de Sedona, the temperature had dropped into the double digits. The colors of the ... More

There is a unique relationship between artists and fans in music lately, where the boundaries are simply blurred. Between an artist’s social media presence and close-knit fan armies formed to celebrate the intricacies of the person behind the music, the relationship feels more intimate than ever. Listeners look for honest ... More