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Print This story is a subscriber preview of L.A. — We. See. You!, the second issue of Image, which explores various ways of seeing the city for what it is. The full package drops Wednesday, May 26. Lauren London is an early riser. In L.A., choosing not to sleep in is a spiritual practice. Seven o’clock and you’ve already missed the morning sunrise lighting up the marine layer. Eight o’clock, the traffic is already rush-hour thick. “I try to wake up an hour before I have to wake up,” she tells me. “I have definitely found that when I actually give myself space to wake up, I’m a...

Leni Stern Talks Composing and Recording During the Pandemic Leni Stern is a guitarist, singer/songwriter and band leader whose music spans jazz, folk, African, Latin and other global styles. She has been a presence in New York ’s live music scene for many years and has toured the world, working with a huge assortment of artists, including Malian stars Salif Keita and Bassekou Kouyate. Afropop ’s Banning Eyre has known and played with Leni for years, so their Zoom conversation about Leni ’s 22 CD Dance (out June 4, 2021) is as much a dialogue between old friends as a journalistic inte...

Swizz Beatz and Ruff Ryders says that DMX’s final album, Exodus, will drop later this month.

Swizz Beatz and Ruff Ryders says that DMX’s final album, Exodus, will drop later this month.

Swizz Beatz and Ruff Ryders says that DMX’s final album, Exodus, will drop later this month.