Allyson Whitmell's "Crack in My Window" arrived in my inbox, and honestly, my first thought was, "Is this the soundtrack to a particularly poignant cat food commercial?" But then, of course – because life loves a good plot twist – it wasn't. https://open.spotify.com/album/7lNXzGxooWZNRYKxSusY3q?si=isdinrQoRwi-yVmYTMH4fA It is, in reality, Whitmell taking a swan dive into the murky waters of nostalgia, grief, and that weird feeling you get when...

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,...