Music
FinesseGod Gene: The Detroit Rapper Behind ‘Lessons & Blessings’
Detroit rapper FinesseGod Gene released “Lessons & Blessings” on July 24, 2026 — one of eight singles a reviewer graded 7.75 out…
Film
‘Always Enough’: Regina Oliver’s 1960s Descent Into Self-Worth Heads to a Private LA Screening on October 1
“Always Enough,” Regina Oliver’s dialogue-free psychological short, screens October 1 at Formosa Studios with a wellness panel — and heads to Russia’s…
Music
‘Felice County Fair’ Adds Benny G, Michael Marcagi and Willie Watson — and the 26-Track Map Comes Into Focus
Felice County Fair, the 26-track Felice Brothers tribute due Oct. 16, just added covers from Benny G, Michael Marcagi and Willie Watson.…
Music
V Torres Took the Producer’s Chair for “Woman” — and the South Bay Gets It First
Hermosa Beach’s V Torres produced “Woman” herself — seven songs on grief, desire and starting over, out September 1, 2026. She plays…
Photographer
“It Only Takes One Yes”: Casea Warn on Building a Concert Photography Career Out of 50 Cold Emails a Month
Phoenix photographer Casea Warn has shot Incubus, Charli xcx and Miguel. Her method for getting in the room: send 50 emails a…
Musician
“Your Body Won’t Lie”: Composer Yuxuan Liu’s Case for Writing Music From Experience, Not Formula
LA composer Yuxuan Liu scores film, games and concert halls by a rule he calls Experiential Composition: if the music doesn’t move…
Music
Toddy Tang’s ‘April Apocalypse’: A Breakup, 200 Revisions, and a Voice That Took 100 Tries
Songwriter Hillg Tedsang wrote “April Apocalypse” about refusing to cry at a busy intersection. Released August 14, 2026, it is the first…
Entertainment
12 Entertainment Lawyers to Watch in Los Angeles
Hollywood has its famous attorneys. This isn’t a list about them. LA Note looks at 12 entertainment lawyers in Los Angeles building…
Artist
artxxnas Is Building a Queer Pop Universe in Los Angeles — and “STAR” Is His Declaration
Artur Nasyrov left Russia in 2022 and landed in Los Angeles in late 2023. As artxxnas, he has turned his body, his…
Music
Roger K Is Racing the Clock: Inside ‘Didn’t Know I Was Running Out Of Time’
Australian artist-producer Roger K pairs a kalimba hook with an Afrobeat groove on “Didn’t know I was running out of time,” out…
Composer
‘Terra Olympia’: George Voukanos Trades the Orchestra for Synthesizers at the Birthplace of the Olympic Games
Terra Olympia, the 12-track electronic album by Greek composer George Voukanos, arrived worldwide Aug. 14, 2026 on Melody Spirit Records. Full tracklist…
Writer
J. H. Allely: The Seville Screenwriter Turning Emotional Science Fiction Into an International Award Run
From Seville, screenwriter J. H. Allely has earned nearly 70 international honours for emotional sci-fi scripts like SYNNOIA — no move to…
Music
James Artissen Knows What a Blank Face Is Hiding — and Built His Darkest Single Around It
Grammy-nominated producer-turned-artist James Artissen goes dark pop on “Blank Face,” a cinematic single about what expressionless faces hide — out now on…
Music
Peace I Can’t Wake To: UK Rapper JOHKES Turns a Coma and Its Aftermath Into His Most Personal Album
After a 2023 road traffic accident left him in a coma and tetraplegic, the Lincoln-based rapper rebuilt his voice through music therapy…
Music
‘Who Am I?’: Giuliana May Turns Pirandello’s Masks Into Cinematic Pop
The Naples-area singer-songwriter’s debut single sets Pirandello’s theory of masks to lush orchestral alt-pop — with hand-stitched collage visuals covered by Exibart,…