Erica Hawkins

Erica Hawkins

Erica Hawkins is a music journalist and editor who drinks too much caffeine, interviews your favorite bands, and hoards motorcycle jackets in New York City’s East Village.

Erica's Articles

The Met, “Play It Loud” & New York City’s Love Affair With The Electric Guitar

The Met, “Play It Loud” & New York City’s Love Affair With The Electric Guitar

New York is not nice. It is unnatural and otherworldly. There are moments it can be sweet, but at its best, it is jarring. It can be distorted, loud, unpredictable and heavy. It can make you feel like you’re the only person in a crowded room. It can make you feel like you'll never be alone. In his last interview, conducted…

Rihanna, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams & More Honor Fashion Visionary Karl Lagerfeld

Rihanna, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams & More Honor Fashion Visionary Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld, the oft wearer of sunglasses in and out of doors and a slicked-back pony that would eclipse that of even the most poised model on her way to a go-see, passed away last week, leaving us all in the wake of his tailored footsteps, at the age of 85. Much like the classically simplistic and paradoxically show-stopping looks…

Let Arctic Monkeys’ Discography Inspire Your Perfect Post-Punk Capsule Wardrobe

Let Arctic Monkeys’ Discography Inspire Your Perfect Post-Punk Capsule Wardrobe

If you, like the rest of the world, are in the middle of Marie Kondo-ing your life and wardrobe, asking yourself which jumper sparks joy and what piece of fitted denim sparks disdain, I've got a shortcut to set you and your closet in the right direction: Search no further than the lyrical (and literal) stylings of Britain's biggest band, GRAMMY-nominated Arctic Monkeys.…

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