By Francesca Sinisi Just when I thought I couldn’t love Beabadoobee anymore than I already do, I saw her perform at Brooklyn Steel and she’s everything I dreamt she’d be and more. I would describe this as the perfect Friday night and an even more perfect kickoff to Halloweekend. I’d never been to Brooklyn Steel …
Universal Hip Hop Museum
By Maggie Peknic Located in the South Bronx, the Universal Hip Hop Museum’s mission is to “celebrate and preserve the history of local and global Hip Hop to inspire, empower, and promote understanding.” Currently on display is the [R]Evolution of Hip Hop: Golden Era 1986-1990. This is the museum’s third exhibit. The first one focused …
Fordham PhD Student & Hip Hop Scholar: Diana Marino
By Kate Caperan Diana Marino is an English PhD student at Fordham University. She is also a hip hop scholar who believes that hip hop culture and music should be incorporated into high school and college curriculum. In a sit down interview, Marino revealed her complex journey with hip hop, her experiences learning and teaching …
Review: Chef – Movie Sountrack
By Kate Caperan If you have a healthy appetite and great music taste, the movie Chef (2014) is for you. Directed and starred in by Jon Favreau, Chef tells the story of an uninspired professional chef who embarks on a cross-country food truck journey to reconnect with his passions for food and family. Chef’s soundtrack …
COIN in Connecticut
By Erin Feist Nashville-based indie-pop band COIN made a pitstop in Connecticut on September 24th as part of their Uncanny Valley tour. The tour, the namesake of their fifth album released in March, has been their biggest yet. In fact, their show just the night before at MGM Music Hall in Boston was their largest …
Pretty Sick at The Bowery Ballroom
By Georgie Fleming The Bowery Ballroom has never been more alive on a Monday night. Pretty Sick appeared on their stage November 21st on the last leg of their worldwide tour, where opener Mitsubishi Suicide’s hardcore sound brought the show to a roaring start. Lead singer Sabrina Fuentes gushed over the honor of playing at …
RELISH RADIO: On Wax, Off Wax (Episode 1: The Mark of a Superstar)
By Justin Charles and Alan C. Ventura Welcome to On Wax, Off Wax, your one-stop shop at RELISH RADIO for all things hip-hop! Join RELISH section editors Justin Charles and Alan C. Ventura in this episodic series as they look to answer some of the most highly contested questions within the culture, sharing some of …
King Princess at Radio City Music Hall
By Meghan Mahaffey and Molly Chamberlain As best friends, roommates, and the perfect concert-going pair, it is with pleasure that we can recount our experience at our fifth concert together, King Princess at Radio City Music Hall on October 3. King Princess, or Mikaela Straus, is an artist from Brooklyn, New York. In describing herself …
Review: LUCKI — FLAWLESS LIKE ME
By Alan C. Ventura Lucki Eck$ is a name that I hadn’t thought about in a long, long time. That was up until early fall of this year when I came across his latest project, the first of which to achieve such mainstream success that I couldn’t ignore it. Now operating simply under the name …
Relish x Rod’s Open Mic Night
By Maura Mulvihill The Rods x Relish Open Mic Night was a sight to behold. With raindrops bouncing off the windows and the old rickety heating units making mysterious sounds, it felt like mother nature was waiting to hop on the mic herself. With the room illuminated by string lights and an audience watching from …