Audrey Hobert’s “Sue Me” Turns Wanting to Be Wanted Into a Pop Crime Scene
Audrey Hobert came out of nowhere for me when I recently caught her performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy…
Author: Tricia Chérie
Tricia Chérie is a music and culture journalist, NYU graduate student, and founder/editor-in-chief of No Apologies Magazine. Her work explores music, pop culture, art, politics, and DIY creative expression with a sharp, honest, and unapologetic voice.
Peace in the Shadow of War
As U.S. strikes expand across Iran, the Trump administration launches the “Board of Peace,” a new diplomatic coalition meant to shape reconstruction and regional stability.
The Sway Resurrects a Lost Ballad With “Twice In A Lifetime”
Lost since a final gig in 1995, The Sway’s “Twice In A Lifetime” finally gets the studio polish it deserves. Experience the raw, minor-key longing of this resurrected indie-rock ballad.
Slayyyter’s “Dance…” Signals a New Era for Y2K Electro-Pop
Slayyyter reinvents Y2K electro-pop on “Dance…,” the high-gloss opener to Wor$t Girl in America. A deep dive into production, vocals, and pop evolution.
EL MUNDO BAILARÁ
Bad Bunny turned the Super Bowl halftime show into a cultural flex, centering joy, history, and Spanish without asking for permission. El Mundo Bailará unpacks how a Puerto Rican artist made the biggest stage in American sports feel smaller, louder, and impossible to own.
January Isn’t Broken. The Promise Is.
January promises reinvention, but the cycle collapses the same way every year. This piece examines why New Year’s resolutions fail, how the attention economy profits from burnout, and why real change depends less on willpower and more on systems that can survive everyday life.
Postcard Playlist
A February playlist that leans into the quieter sides of connection. Five songs tracing love in motion, from falling in and holding steady to looking back, framed like a postcard sent in sound.
Harry Styles Widens the Lens on “Aperture”
Harry Styles slows pop down on “Aperture,” a five-minute electro-pop track that trades algorithmic immediacy for immersion and dancefloor intent.
Mood Ring Radio: Curating 2025’s Soundtrack of Emotion
2025 was a year of emotional whiplash. From protest rap to hyperpop and indie reflection, two writers share the songs that carried them through chaos, grief, release, and survival during a year that refused to slow down.
Why Panic! At The Disco’s “Casual Affair” Still Resonates 13 Years Later
Thirteen years later, “Casual Affair” still lingers. Through distorted vocals, unnerving strings, and unresolved emotion, Panic! At The Disco captured the anxiety of adolescence in a way that never quite lets go.
Mood Ring Radio Winter 2025: Seasonal Depression Edition
This month’s Mood Ring Radio leans into the cozy, cathartic, and quietly defiant tracks that help you survive seasonal depression with a little more softness and a little more fire. From Florence Welch’s scream therapy to MARINA’s glittery reclamation anthem, consider this your winter emotional support playlist.
The Joy of Missing Out Is Real — and I’m Living Proof
After years of chasing plans and posts, I found freedom in slowing down. This is what it means to protect your peace.
Raised on Hustle, Living in Exhaustion
This personal column challenges the glorification of nonstop work and argues that real power lies in slowing down, choosing joy, and reclaiming rest.
Mood Ring Radio (September ‘25): Class of Forever
This month’s playlist leans into that back-to-school energy—the excitement, the nerves, and the bittersweet feeling that nothing will ever be quite the same. Curated by Tricia Chérie and Reilly Marie, Class of Forever blends songs about change, nostalgia, and the friendships that shape us, pulling from every era to soundtrack the messy, magical process of growing up.
Turning Numbers Into Narratives
Before she was investigating lead pipes and climate injustice, Lizzie Walsh was ghostwriting for Big Pharma. Now the CUNY J-School grad is turning spreadsheets into stories that stick.