The prince of laid-back summertime vibes, Tom Jack Johnston, or better known as DJ Thomas Jack, is best known for coining the subgenre “tropical house” back in 2013. Other artists who have picked up on the phrase include Kygo, Matoma and Klingande. Jack, a sun-kissed Australian ... More

Success runs in the family for Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin. While she may be a seventh-generation descendant of railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, Costin has been a singer in her own right for over a decade, sharing stages with Vanessa Carlton, Mya, and more, and releasing a string of dancey singles including ... More

With three Grammy wins and over six million albums sold in the United States, the five-piece a cappella group Pentatonix needs no introduction. But two members of the groundbreaking quintet, Scott Hoying and Mitch Grassi, have emerged separately in 2013 as Superfruit – the duo’s musical side-hustle and YouTube More

You notice the voice before anything. Preceding her as she makes her way down the hall, the alluringly husky tone is striking, and causes you to sit up a bit straighter, while also being comfortingly familiar. When the woman herself arrives and sits down next to you, managing an impossibly ... More

Foster the People is best known for their deceptively dark 2011 hit “Pumped Up Kicks,” which, despite the song's troubled protagonist, propelled the Los Angeles-based band to huge commercial success with its hauntingly catchy hook. With subsequent hits like “Helena Beat” ... More

Most thirty-somethings haven’t lived quite enough life to fill a memoir. Of course, Maria Sharapova, who turned 30 this year, is not like most thirty-somethings; she is superhuman. This is supported not only by her relentless tennis game but her almost Marvel-ian origin story involving a nuclear disaster, a ... More

Grace Mitchell celebrated her 20th birthday with an epic performance at the Chicago Athletic Association during a Lollapalooza after-show. The following day, the singer donned a black leather jacket, her signature mop of red curly hair, coupled with opaque shades that disguised her as a 1970s ... More

A very tall Norwegian guy approaches me, introduces himself as “Tom” and starts telling me how much he’s been enjoying “chilling” in New York City. We’re at Panorama Festival on Randall’s Island and I’m interviewing Norwegian DJ and producer Tom Stræte Lagergren, better known as Matoma. This fresh-faced European ... More

In the summer of 2012, indie electro-pop duo Capital Cities released a catchy track called “Safe and Sound," and subsequently saw the song hit #1 on the US Alternative Songs chart. Soon after, the duo signed to Capitol Records and put out their debut album In a Tidal Wave of ... More

Louise Roe is a mainstay in the fashion world, and it’s not just because of her ability to put together a crisp, enviably-Instagrammable #OOTD. The 35-year-old has managed to carve out a career as one of the industry’s leading influencers, and as the face of luxury accessory company ... More