A Reflection (a velvet ribbon of songs that perfectly wraps around my soul)

Requiem for A Dream (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) By Sophie Peterson Summer Overture & Coney Island Dreaming The tragedy of the film Requiem for a Dream is the loss of a dream that feels so close and then gradually slips away. As I work towards animating my short film, I watch as the deadlines […]

Music on My Mind from March ’24

By Vlada Stark A series in which I ramble about music I have been hyper-fixating on. March: Sleek. Sexy. Spring. Playboi Carti – Playboi Carti Every spring, I have a few weeks when all I want to listen to is Playboi Carti. This has been made fun of by my friends who follow me on […]

Run the Tapes

By Karla Mendoza-Ochoa, Cover Photo By Daniel Vivolo On November 17, 2023, Gang Tapes and Pharmacy Boardshop premiered their full-length skateboarding video Run the Tapes at The Beverly Theater located in downtown Las Vegas. Featuring over 25 skaters, this collective brought their gnarly tricks from the pavement to the big screen capturing the essence of […]

The Hellp Review, a Personal Essay, and a Forewarning

By Vlada Stark, Cover Photo By Marsello Mikel It’s 2008 and your mom starts shopping at thrift stores and all your clothes become second-hand eventually. You’re not yet old enough to know why you were taken out of ballet classes, why you moved across the city to live in a rented apartment, or why your […]

When Communities Prevail: Elevated Undergrounds Album Release Show at Soulbelly

By Savino Rojas The Vegas music scene has historically waxed and waned, regularly approaching but never meeting the strength needed to be reliable and ongoing (besides the always-present hardcore scene). For several years this has been the case, however, the recent surge of talent has proven to have some much-needed staying power. That talent and […]

The Good Witch Comes To Vegas

By Tharynn Olson September 12th, 2023: “It was magic babe, pure and strong,” as Maisie Peters said herself in her song “The Band and I”, her concert was truly filled with magic. A night filled with friendship, love, and hope is what a Maisie Peters’ concert is all about. The English singer-songwriter, at only twenty-three […]

Scrutiny, Alienation, and Jay-Z: An Interview with Jacodie Big Mountain

By Evelyn Flores & Erika Nunez, Photos By Gabrielle Davila Ortiz “Weed, struggle, and riffs,” says Jacodie of Scrutiny when asked to describe the band’s music in three words. No explanation necessary. Scrutiny’s no-skip, self-titled EP was released on Spotify last year on 9/11, the name inspired by the band’s surrounding environment when they formed […]

The Boy In Las Vegas

By Tharynn Olson August 2nd, 2023: Never before has there been more love, acceptance, and respect between the fans and the artist than there was at Yungblud’s show at Brooklyn Bowl on August 2nd. Yungblud, also known as Dominic Harrison, is a pop-punk artist from the UK who got his start in 2018 when he […]

Louis Tomlinson’s ‘Messy’ Night in Vegas

Article & Photos By Tharynn Olson Louis Tomlinson has captured the hearts of his fans for years. Now, finally, as a solo artist touring his second album, Faith In The Future, he has made it to Vegas. Playing the gorgeous Chelsea theater in the Cosmopolitan, a venue with 3.2k capacity, fans got to experience a […]

Double Standards

By: Adonia Allen-Versosa The topic of sex has long left the realm of conversational taboo within the music industry. It is something natural, a desire that a large portion of us experience. Then, why is it that men are celebrated for translating the simplicities of sexual desire across every genre, but women are often disgraced? […]