Listening to Violet Whimsey’s new EP, “PERSEPHONE,” is a bit like finding an antique music box that only plays minor chords. You wind it up, expecting a delicate tune, but what emerges is something far more shadowed, intricate, and possessed of a strange, chilling beauty. This is dark pop that doesn’t just brood; it excavates. https://open.spotify.com/album/0mrzzMpWVM7kKEWam6vTQP?si=D4ysByaOQCOEwElRdWm0Bg The collection is a descent, a guided tour through various...

GrungeCake CEO Richardine Becomes SGT J Official Rep Last week, GRUNGECAKE CEO/Recording Academy New York Chapter member Richardine Bartee announced that she is officially representing SGT J, the producer who made the music behind the now-viral ‘Buss It’ challenge. Born in Tyler, Texas, the 23-year-old rising star producer also made five of the records on her self-titled album—’All of These Hoes’, ‘Toot That’, ‘Hell Naw’, ‘Buss...