Author: Elicit Magazine

April 4, 2019 (Los Angeles, CA) — The video for “La La Land” – Bryce Vine’s follow-up to the Platinum-certified hit “Drew Barrymore” – was released today and can be viewed HERE. Directed by James Larese (Eminem, Bishop Briggs), it features Vine alongside multi-Platinum, Compton-based rapper YG, actress/model Melanie Iglesias (“Guy Code,” “Girl Code”) and one of the rehabilitated pups from the charitable organization Road Dogs & Rescue. With a satiric edge and a tip of the hat to classic filmmakers like Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino, the bold, vibrant video unfolds across a series of what appear to be quintessential L.A. locations – but the line between real and artificial quickly…

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Written by Emily Smith Incorporating a signature vintage and soulful sound into his blend of pop, Derik Fein has developed a sincere sound over the years. He has his wide array of musical influences – old and new – to thank for his sound, including Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Amy Winehouse, Adele, and much more. “They take me back to a simpler time when it was just about the music and nothing else,” Derik tells us, “They’re sing[ing] from the gut with pain. I wish we had more artists like that today.” Authenticity is especially important to him when it…

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Written by ∆³ You’re in the car with your friends on the way to the house party, concert, club, or perhaps even the pub. You’re lit up even more than any other time in your life (that you can recall). What’s impassioned and preconceived about this particular night is that there is a song you’ve never heard before playing while you’re out, “Nights Like This” by EBEN. It’s not quite the song that starts the party, but it unequivocally deserves to be placed on a playlist that’s punctilious for such. EBEN is like Justin Timberlake in a myriad of modalities…

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Written by ∆³ Ever scroll through your iTunes library using the genre search as a muse? If you type in Hip Hop on my MacBook, Hip Hop Harry, a show about a colossal sized care bear that used Hip Hop as a means to stimulate the lives of the young people, pops up. For a split second, I thought, “there were some cool kids on that show, I wonder if they’re still making waves…” Well, one of them, named Lizzy Small is. Today, she’s making some laid back, lovesick, ‘lonesomely-lit’ with a touch of Hip-Hop prosed phonics on her newest…

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Written by ∆³ What if you looked past the astounding, sensational, yet all the while, progressive Pop-Art conceptualizations of LA based Alternative Pop producer and artist nicopop.? If you decide to, you’ll get to some really cool, depth-drenched, while delectably well done music on nicopop.’s latest Alternative Pop Single release, “Lover Lover” featuring Tyler Mann. nicopop. is for all intents and purposes a creative conglomerate of varying artists and their collective sounds, that have been productively assisted by way of the songwriter, producer, and visionary, Nicolas DiPietrantonio. He was born in New York, NY, but is currently residing in…

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