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Harmony Tividad (now known eponymously as Harmony) does her best shopping on eBay. Among her recent purchases are a pink puff-sleeve ‘80s power suit and old Betsy Johnson earrings, the latter of which she notes is a domain no one is “locked in on yet.” With an amorphic sense of style that is best described as a Victorian-era Paris Hilton, she sees perusing eBay’s expansive archives as something of a sport — or, honestly, an addiction. Actually getting to wear the clothes post-purchase is a bonus, but, to her, the real fun lies in the mere potential of unearthing a niche brand or an over-the-top vintage piece.Scouring the internet for material – both metaphysical and in garment form – is familiar territory for the singer-songwriter, who will be releasing Gossip, her debut solo album, after ...

How does shadowbox sound?According to MAVI, it’s a little like mixing powdered charcoal, a little glitter, and a little water.“It’s dark and murky and bubbly, but it’s also shiny and alluring.”It’s the duality of sounding one way and feeling the complete opposite that guides the spellbinding shadowbox, the third studio album from the 24-year-old rapper.MAVI drew heavy influence from The Black Experience in Design: Identity, Expression and Reflection – a book that compiles design practices, research, stories, and conversations from a Black/African diasporic lens – to assist in the curation of the album, looking to build an exhibition that “feels different from how it sounds.”“It’s really pretty-sounding but the feelings conveyed aren’t pretty at all, and establishing that dichotomy was impo...