Against the grain, we seize.
adrian wee / eatmepoptart We had a great conversation with Adrian Wee of eatmepoptart. Here's an excerpt (including two questions we left out from the full thing, because we wanted to post this special)! Here's the full thing. CBLOOM: Before hitting the decks, is there some sort of procedure or ritual that you and the DJs playing for [...]
Craning my neck, I stood in the makeshift backstage area of a small studio in Little India and tried to get a good look at the first play I ever directed. But about halfway through the show, I was pathetically trying to blink back tears that were already spilling down my cheeks and wiping away [...]
CARPE BLOOM: I understand that you guys changed name, from TAKE TWO to M1LDL1FE, and we’re wondering: Does the meaning of a name restrict you to playing certain genres of music or producing a certain sound/channeling a specific vibe? Do you think that labels help define a musician’s experience in their musical journey, or limit them? Peng Sing of M1LDL1FE: [...]
{ten things they don't teach you at thirteen} i. You are a matryoshka doll; a girl full of girls, all of which are you. You do not have to pick and choose one, and the others don’t get to do so either. You are not a walking buffet. You are allowed to contain multitudes – [...]
A poem that was born in the midst of contemplation, as lights went out in a room. What if someone, Switched off all the lights, And plunged us, Into the dark, Dancing, In shadows no longer existent, A dozen pirouettes, The waltz behind a hymn, Worries that plagued us, Now light as a feather. [...]
It's me, Athena - founder of this shebang! Writing on feeling small in a huge world and the undeniable thrill of being a part of something bigger.
