Some records do not ask for your attention; they simply demand it by speaking the exact truth you have been avoiding. Debo Ray does exactly that with 'Echoes and Embers', a four-track EP that hits like a sudden realization after a long period of denial. The Grammy-nominated vocalist takes the heavy, often unspoken reality of mental health struggles and spins it into a project that feels...

Los Angeles is full of stories, but none of them are nearly as interesting as Edie Yvonne's. The journey that Edie has taken has been anything but normal. She made her movie begin with Chloe Sevigny in "Kitty," which was shown at Cannes. However, in just six months, she has won our hearts not with her on-screen persona but with six audible songs that are powerful,...