- 1. Kehlani Sounds Off On Latest Album "Blue Water Road," Coming Out As A Lesbian, And The Role Motherhood Plays In Their Life ...
- (Music)
- ... a decade ago, music rooted in traditional R&B wasn’t exactly in vogue, and it certainly wasn’t the go-to sound for young pop stars. Yet, when Kehlani released their first mixtape, Cloud 19, in 2014, their ...
- Created on 31 August 2022
- 2. Before Nirvana And Soundgarden, A Young Black Performer Named Tina Bell Was Making Grunge Rock But You Have Probably Never Heard Of Her.
- (Music)
- Seattle’s alternative “grunge” rock was a punk/metal hybrid sound made famous by bands like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and Soundgarden that seized pop culture in the early ’90s. Among the musicians who came ...
- Created on 10 August 2022
- 3. From Cabaret Shows to Premium Cable, Performer and MC Murray Hill is Everywhere—and That’s Just The Way He Likes It
- (Entertainment)
- ... also recognize him from his cameo in Countess Luann’s “Feelin’ Jovani” music video, or as the opening act from her 2019 cabaret tour. It’s difficult to draw a clear line between Murray Hill the character ...
- Created on 16 June 2022
- 4. "It's Time For The Bro To Stand On His Own" Ibeyi On Their Single "Lavender And Red Roses" ...
- (Music)
- Twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz make up the musical duo Ibeyi. The Afro-Cuban French musicians burst onto the scene in 2015 with their self-titled debut album, Ibeyi, a collection of tracks ...
- Created on 02 June 2022
- 5. May Was National Masturbation Month. Here Are 10 Things I Learned From Self-Pleasuring (Almost) Everyday For 1 Month
- (Sex)
- ... to work on bringing it back by using the word “pleasure” to refocus and bring my attention to my breath, a trick I still use today. I also used/use music a lot to stay focused and match my energy and climax ...
- Created on 31 May 2022
- 6. Jewel Is Back With The R&B and Folk-Influenced "Freewheelin' Woman," Her First Album in 7 Years ...
- (Music)
- ... to release a book of poetry or to immerse themselves in visual art as they are to make an album. Both have taken extended breathers from the grind that is the music business to raise children — and they ...
- Created on 02 May 2022
- 7. How TikTok Helped Me Learn to Accept My Vulva
- (Sex)
- “I could never be gay because I think my own vagina is fucking disgusting.” That’s what I used to say, with a laugh, before I fully understood the complexities of gender and queer attraction, and their ...
- Created on 29 March 2022
- 8. The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, is the Perfect Way to Refresh and Reset—And Also a Great Excuse to Stuff Your Face with Amazing Food (Family Recipe Included!)
- (Living)
- ... Year! Before the equinox strikes, gather around the haft-seen and take this as an opportunity to pause and reflect. Some families, like mine, will play a little music. A few minutes before the new ...
- Created on 18 March 2022
- 9. Phoebe Robinson on her Comedy Special, Book Release, and Starting a Publishing Imprint, Tiny Reparations
- (Entertainment)
- ... working on music, I’m doing standup comedy. So, it’s nice to sort of be in the same space. He’s my best friend, my partner-in-crime,” she says, adding, “In the beginning [of quarantine], we were baking ...
- Created on 08 February 2022
- 10. Bitch, The Legendary Queer Music Icon Is Back With New Album “Bitchcraft” After a 9 Year Hiatus
- (Music)
- As a lover of both queer musicians and female rockers and badass music makers, Bitch is a name and face I’ve seen since my #babydyke days, strolling used record stores after school. So when I was told ...
- Created on 04 February 2022
- 11. The Freeform Network Scores Big With Simone Finch's New Series "Single Drunk Female," A Show Focused On Starting Over And Getting Sob
- (TV)
- SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE Freeform’s “Single Drunk Female” stars Sofia Black-D’Elia as Samantha Fink. Single Drunk Female, Freeform’s new television series about sobriety written by Simone Finch (The Connors, ...
- Created on 28 January 2022
- 12. Farewell to Ronnie Spector, One Of The Original Bad Girls Of Rock & Roll Who Brought Edge and Flavor to 1960s Girl Groups
- (Music)
- ... streetwise girl gang swagger, in style and attitude they're an eternal beau ideal for countless artists of all stripes, in both music and fashion. In 1964 the Ronettes headlined a tour of Britain where ...
- Created on 18 January 2022
- 13. Emily Ratajkowski On Her Essay Collection "My Body," Her Journey to Feminism, and Why Using Your Sexuality to Get Ahead Isn't a Bad Thing ...
- (Books)
- ... the experience of shooting that music video, a kind of silliness and fun, but it was not power in the way that I thought it was,” she says. “It wasn’t until I got older that there was an unhappiness that ...
- Created on 14 December 2021
- 14. St Vincent Speaks to Carrie Brownstein About Their New Film "The Nowhere Inn," Their Feelings About Feminism, and the Dangers of Believing Your Own Hyp
- (Music)
- ... And then there’s the artist depicted in The Nowhere Inn, a new music mockumentary about fame, identity, and the stark, often humorous schism between Clark and her onstage persona. Raised just outside ...
- Created on 30 November 2021
- 15. Karen Dalton Documentary—Behind the Scenes With "In My Own Time" Co-Directors: BUST Intervie
- (Movies)
- Karen Dalton is a name that more fans of Blues and Folk music should know, but don't. Revisiting the early 1960s folk-music scene that sprung from Greenwich Village in film, can feel like well-trodden ...
- Created on 29 September 2021
- 16. Lil Nas X Turns Dolly Parton's "Jolene" Into Haunting and Soulful Tale of Queer Heartbreak, and We're Here For ...
- (Music)
- ... days. After coming out in June 2019, Lil Nas X began incorporating his gay identity into his music, conveying his journey of self-acceptance within the LGBTQA+ community. Lil Nas’ latest songs have ...
- Created on 23 September 2021
- 17. What's in a Name? Grimes Challenges the Rules of Motherhood, Revealing That Her Son X, Doesn't Call Her M
- (Music)
- Becoming a mother has been long identified as a woman’s main “role” amongst patriarchs, but motherhood is certainly not for everyone, nor does it come easy to many. In a video for Vogue, Musician ...
- Created on 20 September 2021
- 18. Hashing It Out: #MeToo Trailblazer Tarana Burke Opens Up About Her Message of Solidarity and Writing Her Remarkable New Memoir, Unbound
- (Feminism)
- ... activism career spent centering Black women and girls. Born and raised in the Bronx in the 1970s and ’80s, Burke was a bookworm and a music lover as a child. She was inspired by her literary hero, Maya ...
- Created on 14 September 2021
- 19. After 5 Years, Rapper Angel Haze is Back with a New Single, and a Whole New Perspective on Herself
- (Music)
- ... her time away from music and taking care of self. BUST caught up with the LA-based artist to talk painting and visual art, her spiritual and artistic journey over the last five years, the state of female ...
- Created on 30 August 2021
- 20. Amyl and the Sniffers' Amy Taylor on Surviving Lockdown with Bandmates, and the New Album, in BUST Interview
- (Music)
- Since their debut in 2019, Amyl and the Sniffers have embodied everything that it means to be punk. The group is known for their insane live shows, outrageous style and fresh music; they are making ...
- Created on 27 August 2021
