Canadian singer/songwriter Jordana Talsky produces pure gold with a musical project that is deserving of all high remarks. Zahava, meaning “golden” in Hebrew, is a universal study on muscle and memory; all instrumentation is produced solely from vocal and body loops the artist created using a Roland Boss RC505 loop…

It might not be why you think. I used to be one of them. You know, the writers who slave their lives away pitching to every publication under the sun, spend every ounce of spare time hawking the Twitterverse in hopes of gaining a leg up on a shot at…

Hip hop has always had a problem with male entitlement — BY JD BRANT One woman’s treasure is another man’s trash. That seems to be the mood going around in hip hop these days. The most recent scandal in the industry involves rapper Playboy Carti and pop-punk singer Rico Nasty. Rico has drawn the ire of Carti’s unruly fanbase as of…

The Turpin children were living in agony under the watchful eyes of their neighbors, but it wasn’t enough to end the abuse — By JD Brant Last week, sisters Jennifer and Jordan Turpin confronted a national television audience to bring awareness to both the justice and foster care systems in California. Joined on a couch by ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer, the girls, now women in their early 20s and 30s, told a…

‘Refine Your Craft’ and what it means to the hip hop educators of Toronto

A guilt-free guide to getting started online. Medium is an incubator for “Get Rich Quick” self-help writing schemes. This article isn’t a scheme. It exists to lay out the facts, and the facts are this: It is completely possible to ruin your career as a freelance writer if you don’t…

Mamas in Music co-founder and indie electronic musician Tiff Randol (IAMEVE) learned that, as a new mother, sometimes the best thing you can do for your child is to let go. “As a mother, I have learned that there are times to hold my screaming toddler no matter what, so…

BY JESSICA BRANT 2004 was a year of firsts in the United States. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series for the first time since 1918, the social networking site Facebook launched to a limited audience, and Justin Timberlake exposed singing icon Janet Jackson’s breast during a scandalous performance…

I’ve been tossing the idea around in my head: Should I or shouldn’t I try making money on Medium? Welp, I’m back, writing again. That should partially answer the question. I took a few months off of writing on here. While I was gone, I noticed two things. 1. I…