The BBC recently put out an article highlighting the sound of 2025, in which Chappell Roan, already a pop sensation and arguably the sound of 2024, won in her ascent to mega-stardom. Little focus or care was put to newer, younger bands, who might need an uplift. This is an …
“In the entertainment business, you’re not supposed to let your practice sh-t out. It ruins the mystique.” is how Llewyn Davis expresses his carelessness for a box of childhood remnants his sister intends to hand back to him. Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen Brothers most recent masterpiece inspired by the …
Some artists in cinema have a different aura attached to them. They are almost an entity. People whose work is remarkable for any reason mark their names in history. Composers have this power. It only takes a combination of notes in the due frames to join them for eternity. Maurice …
Pitchfork London has been a unique event in the festival circuit. A City festival situated over a week in the heart of London; it has seen an expert curation of artists from around the world – the most talented rising stars, big names and end-of-year list favourites. Already this past …
Rally festival is a new spot on the festival circuit, permanently cursed to take place on the one wet day in August – based in the small Southwark park, its two main stages and two DJ venues provide a welcome respite from those brave enough to not only venture down in …
Arctangent celebrated its tenth anniversary in style with a wonderful, four-day celebration of post-rock and instrumental, probably the one festival where you could go an entire day, an entire weekend, and see purely instrumental bands if you wanted to. Its uniqueness and carefully curated, wonderfully diverse lineup make the festival in …
Inside the entertainment business, industries switch. When we look back at the phonographic market, it is changing. For example, independent artists, a small percentage of the pool then, could live throughout their CD sales and concerts at small gigs. It is a reality that changed completely. Today, streamers’ royalties do …
There is a reason you’ve probably never heard the name Linda Perry. The singer/songwriter has spent her life hiding from the spotlight, hiding from shame and her perfectionism, but mostly hiding from herself. She is best known for being behind the vocals of 4 Non Blondes and their 1992 mega-hit …
Primavera Sound Barcelona was my first solo international travel experience and my first international festival – and what a momentous, once-in-a-lifetime experience it was. Two birds with one stone, and what a way to start things off when it’s a 6-6 festival, with the music sometimes starting as early as …
In May this year, streaming service Apple Music started listing the 100 best albums. The albums were judged by Apple Music’s team and a commission of invited producers, artists, and industry professionals. Shockingly, The Beach Boys’ 1966 Pet Sounds was considered the 20th best of all time, below newer albums. …
The Fall Guy is the newest action spectacular from Bullet Train’s David Leitch, and in so many ways, it is a love letter to movies and stunts. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Winston Duke, the film is a meta look at the physical business behind making movies. A huge part of that is music, and The …
Immaculate recently premiered at SXSW before coming to theaters all over. The movie, from director Michael Mohan and writer Andrew Lobel, is a psychological horror film years in the making. The idyllic Italian countryside warmly embraces Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney), a woman of deep faith who believes she was saved from death as a child …