Britt Julious is a firm believer in the underground, the avant-garde and the underdog. A reformed party girl, an avid storyteller, and a disco ball in human form, she enjoys dancing to Chicago house music and writing about subjects that intersect the worlds of art, culture, race, feminism, and politics. She currently serves as the music critic for the Chicago Tribune and has written for the New York Times, Vogue, Esquire, ELLE, and Pitchfork.
Contemporary dance and electronic music has dramatically changed from its origins. Major cities around the world — including Belgium, Miami, Las Vegas and Chicago — have capitalized on the genre’s popularity within the last decade to hold large electronic music festivals like Tomorrowland, Spring Awakening, Electric Daisy Carnival and Ultra Music Festival, each of which gather tens of thousands of…
It’s been five years since multifaceted disco and house music project Hercules & Love Affair released an album and on June 17, they return with In Amber. The formidable new collection is the group's fifth album — and their most ambitious and sonically diverging project yet. On In Amber, leader Andy Butler and his always unique and ever-changing group of…
What is Black joy? It is pure, it is sustainable, it is profound. But in the face of ongoing adversity and societal strife — after the protests, after the storm — it is Black joy that gets many of us through the day and on to the next. I began thinking about the concept of Black joy in the midst…
What is Black joy? It is pure, it is sustainable, it is profound. But in the face of ongoing adversity and societal strife — after the protests, after the storm — it is Black joy that gets many of us through the day and on to the next. I began thinking about the concept of Black joy in the midst…
Although they may be best known for their hit songs and lively concerts, many of today's biggest Black artists have dedicated their time off stage to philanthropic efforts focusing on racial and social justice. It makes sense, of course: Giving back to major causes is not an abstract concept when many of their fans face these very same issues in…
While the 2022 GRAMMYs Awards show don't take place until next year, the nominations for Best Rap Album are here. This year's eclectic mix of nominees features many past GRAMMY winners, including Kanye West, who won the category at the 54th GRAMMY Awards in 2012 for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy; Tyler, The Creator, who won in 2020 for Igor;…
