• Dating Skills

    US DIY folk-punks, The Taxpayers, announce debut Australian tour dates along with HOBOFOPO appearance – Backseat Mafia

    After an eight year hiatus, The Taxpayers have made a dream comeback in 2024, selling out shows all across the USA and Canada, and seeing their Spotify numbers jump from 500k monthly listeners to 1 million. They will top off this stellar year with their first ever international tour, to Australia. Their acclaimed 2012 concept album about the rise and fall of a fictional baseball player, “God, Forgive These Bastards” was widely considered one of the best albums of the year. It featured the song “I Love You Like An Alcoholic” which was also turned into a musical stage production. The Taxpayers will be playing their way across Australia throughout…

  • Love Story

    Why Is DIY Beauty Making a Return?

    In case you missed it, Nara Smith’s recent video about DIY sunscreen has set the internet ablaze. The clip detailed a recipe that included ingredients like beeswax, shea butter, and jojoba oil. Viewers immediately jumped into Smith’s comments section to point out how egregious this project was, and beauty professionals chimed in to echo the same sentiments. Still, this isn’t the first influencer to use their platform to promote DIY beauty products. There have been others who have used beet powder to mimic blush, cherries as lipstick, and more. Against the backdrop of wider trends like drinking raw milk or homesteading, there’s a larger question at play here: What’s inspiring…