Ilana Kaplan

Being a teenager can be the loneliest and most “emo” phase of your life; the phase in between childhood and adulthood can seem like another dim

It’s been 11 years since Ciara made “Goodies” a worldwide hit. Now on her sixth studio album, the 29-year-old singer-songwriter has found

Even if you’ve never been on a motorcycle, there’s something about spending time with The Miss-Fires that convinces you to leave all of your co

Photo: EMI. “After doing the last record Down The Way, we knew that we needed to take some time out, so we went off and did solo records: that’

Clockwise, above from left. Photo: Courtesy of Atlantic Records; Bright Antenna Records; Atlantic Records; BLDG5 Records. As we're coming to the end o

Clockwise, above from left. Photo: Courtesy of Polyvinyl Records; Modern Outsider; Universal Music; Hometapes. We're enjoying the cool, fall air with

Clockwise, above from left. Photo: Courtesy of Atlantic Records; Dead Owl Music / Instant Records; Atlantic Records; Warner Music Group. We're welcomi

In six years, the ladies of Swedish indie duo First Aid Kit have grown from teenaged YouTube sensations covering Fleet Foxes and Johnny Cash to young women

Clockwise, above from left. Photo: Courtesy of Golden Coast; Polyvinyl Record Co.; TÂCHES; Brushfire / Universal. Summer might be on its way out, but

Clockwise, above from left. Photo: Courtesy of Aristotracks; Asthmatic Kitty; Paris Carney; Prelow. We’ve hit the halfway point of August, and we&rsq

Clockwise, above from left. Photo: Courtesy of Ryn Weaver; Shervin Lainez; The Soundmen; To whom it may concern. August is finally here and with that, we&r

Photo: Rex/RexUSA The film adaptation of The Giver has yet to hit theaters, but some diehard fans of the book are already skeptical that Hollywood has ruin

Clockwise, above from left. Photo: Courtesy of BMI; Bella Union; Harvest Records; Polyvinyl. We’re trying to fit in as many summer singles as possibl

Clockwise, above from left. Photo: Courtesy of Dine Alone Records; Warner Bros; That Girl With Dark Eyes; B3SCI Records. Summer's always a time ripe w

CLOCKWISE, ABOVE FROM LEFT. PHOTO: COURTESY OF Arts & Crafts; Independiente; RTA Music; Binary Records. We’re really feeling the comebacks this w

Photo: Cameron Getty. With a case of writer’s block, Craft Spells’ Justin Vallesteros took a step back from living in San Francisco and went ba

This year, Danish songstress MØ made her mark in the U.S. reviving the girl-power movement the Spice Girls brought stateside in the '90s. She r