D-Pop Thoughts | ashleyzarah

Dark- Pop THOUGHTS

Cupid's Eyebrows

Abroo Kamoon / ابرو کمون Let's talk about EYEBROWS. Some are straight, some are arched, some thin, others thick, some symmetrical, others...

A Lion's Roar

The Shir o Khorshid (Lion & Sun) is a prominent symbol of Iran and of our character as a culture. I'd like to start by saying, the symbol...

Nane Tooti & The Daf Drum

📸: Shirin Nahvi I was a little kid at my great grandmother's apartment in LA. It was another one of our giant, chaotic family...

Middle-Eastern Moonshine: Pt. I

WOW. I mean, ow??? I absolutely did not expect the gustatory experience I just had. I guess I was naive to think that the illegal spirits...

Identity, Mental Health, and Persian Dance

Identity and mental-health are the two reasons I do music - Since I can remember, I've had a bruised relationship with my Iranian...

Nakama & Shame

I think anime kinda made me disillusioned to friendships. To those who already watch anime often, I think you may already know what I’m...

Pupil Submarine

I’ll keep writing songs for you. I’ll keep writing them till we’re both black and blue. Till you ache and complain and can’t hear them...

Papaya Flavored Kisses

Dear, Big Island: Thank you for awakening the dormant, adventurous, self-proclaimed island princess that's been dying to get out and...