Music

ARTIST, CURATOR Born: Ama A. Frimpong aka Chelsea Frimpong, Vawltaire Origins: Bantama, Kumasi, Ghana Art Forms: Music, Photography, Film, Sound Curation Major themes in work: nostalgia, family, spirituality, beauty, vulnerability. Birth of an Artist… Creativity has always been an integral part of my life. As a little girl growing up…

A certain song has had an absolute chokehold on my life over the last year and a half and I want to share. I have listened to All You Wanted by Michelle Branch at least 3–4 times a day and that doesn’t even count the amount of times I started…

When it comes to rappers from South Carolina (or hip hop/rap artists from anywhere for that matter), admitting those things about their personality that don’t quite line up with what they think their image should be can be challenging. This is because, in rap, many artists feel that opening up…

So, I’m going to share with you one of my secret weapons for achieving the ultimate flow state while working on innovation — OASIS, the British rock band! Surprisingly, they’re not even my favorite band, and I know very little about them. …

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too.” …

To say that I am a music aficionado seems far-fetched. First of all, I can’t play shit on musical instrument and I can’t read notes (it doesn’t have any letters). The only instruments I remember playing were a flute (Indonesian always say it a recorder, yet it doesn’t record a…

NEW YORK — Fresh on the heels of announcing their final concerts, rock band Kiss shocked fans around the world last week by becoming a publicly traded enterprise, the first major musical act to do so. “We’ve always said our fans are the boss,” explained bassist and CEO Gene Simmons…