HalfNoise at the Echo

Alternative rock project HalfNoise is an ambient effort fronted by current Paramore drummer, Zac Farro. After quitting the band in 2010, Farro took a different musical route than his former bandmates. Instead of the guitar driven melodies and head banging tunes, the HalfNoise sound is mellow, vibrant and synth filled. I had the pleasure of […]

Black Panther Cultural Impact

Was “Black Panther” as good as what I expected? Definitely not… it was even better! “Black Panther” may have been out in theaters for months already, but its hype has not deteriorated. I went to see “Black Panther” the weekend it was released. Theaters were packed and tickets were selling out fast. Even a week […]

The Legend of The Chelsea Hotel

The Chelsea Hotel, otherwise known as The Hotel Chelsea, has housed many rock ‘n’ roll greats, authors and actors. People from the iconic Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix to the notorious Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen have stayed in. In the late ’60s and ’70s, New York City was home to the whole new pop […]

Givenchy (1927-2018)

On Monday, March 12, French fashion icon Hubert de Givenchy passed away at the age of 91.  Givenchy was born on Feb. 21, 1927, in northern France, where he was raised by his mother and grandmother.  In 1944, he moved to Paris to study art at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts. After strongly considering […]