Louis James Marrone, Author at The Statesman

Working for “Prophet” with Kenny Brown

by Louis James MarroneArtsJanuary 28, 2018January 28, 2018

Since 2015, Brown has been running a small independent label called For Prophet Records that aims to bring independent, DIY musicians together under one banner, while also creating a sense of emotional growth within music.

Astronauto is keeping it zen in 2018

by Louis James MarroneArtsJanuary 24, 2018January 29, 2018

By night, John Velsor is the frontman of Astronauto, a Valley Stream pop-rock band.

Lil Peep death’s unsettles rap culture’s view on drugs

by Louis James MarroneArtsNovember 26, 2017November 26, 2017

Lil Peep, known to some as Gustav Åhr from Long Island, was a walking canvas, and not just because of the copious amount of tattoos that he sported, like “crybaby” inked across his forehead in cursive.

Album Review: Morrissey’s “Low in High School”

by Louis James MarroneArtsNovember 26, 2017November 26, 2017

It is time to face the facts: singer-songwriter Morrissey is no longer the charming frontman he was in The Smiths. God bless him, he tries. But Morrissey is in the third act of his career, but like the second act, nothing will ever live up to the first.