Rhythms, rhymes, rock & the rise of Ricky Lake

Meditations & candid reflections by the Bay Area’s breakout pop visionary.

interview, featureSjimon GompersSeptember 1, 2022ricky lake, text me records

PREMIERE | Alexis Castrogiovanni, "Someday My Thoughts Will Be Like a Range of Mountains"

Baroque pop fantasias manifesting from ephemeral meditations across the expanses of valleys, peaks and bodies of water. (photographed by Alexis Glitch)

feature, premiere, videoSjimon GompersAugust 23, 2022alexis castrogiovanni

PREMIERE | The Parlor, "Underneath the Universe"

Jen O’Connor and Eric Krans explore the wild tectonic shifts of life and other assorted centrifugal forces of nature.

feature, premiere, videoSjimon GompersAugust 17, 2022the parlor, john john the baptist

PREMIERE | Softie, "Doser"

Nicholas Coleman presents the self-directed visual for a candid cut off the excellent Soft Hold EP.

feature, premiere, videoSjimon GompersAugust 16, 2022softie, oakland, bay area, stockton

PREMIERE | Miles Hewitt, "Heartfall"

The lauded poet presents a gorgeous and glimmering pop pastoral. (press photos courtesy of Rita Lovine)

feature, premiereSjimon GompersAugust 15, 2022miles hewitt

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