Hunter Buchheit

girlpuppy Makes Rock Music Sweet

Becca Harvey is free, on the run, and the rise. In “Sweetness,” her latest album, Harvey – who performs the moniker girlpuppy – has redefined her sound, taken control of her creative process and crafted a unassumingly bitter, wickedly witty record. And five years into her career as an indie-rock singer-songwriter, she’s getting the public’s attention.

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François Brunelle Sees Double Through Doppelgangers

As humans, appearances are an integral part of society. How people dress; how people walk, talk and act; and, arguably most important – and most memorable – how people look. Humans evolved to recognize one another – to discern between friend and foe, relative and stranger. , this evolution is so advanced that people are hardwired to recognize each other’s features, expressions and facial structures down to minute shifts and differences. 

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Bad Bunny: Puerto Rican first, superstar second

For Americans, Latin music, over the past decade, just charged into the mainstream. With booming bass, suave swing, and lilting Spanish lyrics, Latin music has begun to dazzle American listeners, thrusting new artists into the global spotlight.

Today, there seems to be one name that is synonymous with Spanish-language music: Bad Bunny.

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, the 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist, was first discovered in 2016 after DJ Luian – a Puerto Rican record producer and songwriter – listened to Martínez’s song “Diles.” Martínez, who created and released music on SoundCloud under the moniker of “Bad Bunny,” was signed to Hear This Music. 

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Karri: R&B’s Next Bay Area Star

Successful R&B music is built first from the atmosphere including the smooth synths, the catchy guitar licks, the pulsing bass, and the flowing lyrics. 

During a late night drive or a summer sunset, R&B music transports a listener to a lighter, cooler realm.

This is the atmosphere that up-and-coming 21-year-old singer-songwriter and R&B artist Karri attempts to capture with his songs—channeling some of the 21st century’s most influential West Coast R&B artists like Jhené Aiko and Steve Lacy. Karri discovered his passion for music at a young age.

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Preston Mutanga: Brick by Brick

For many young people, LEGOs–the tiny colored building blocks that can be stacked into anything from famous monuments to fantastical film sets–are a central component of childhood. 

From meticulously constructing a LEGO skyscraper to creating short stop-motion videos with LEGO figurines, those little colored bricks bring a youthful magic to whomever wields them.

However, for 16-year-old Preston Mutanga, LEGOs aren’t just stationary. Through advanced animation techniques, Mutanga brings familiar LEGO sets and characters to life. And despite being a teenager, his work was featured in the Oscar-nominated 2023 film "Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse" because of it.

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