Music in all its varied forms is the most accessible and affordable form of art we have today. The popularity of music as a recreational and active form of art participation for the masses is evident through the millions of music groups in the world. Music pervades almost everything we do. Many people even hear […] Read more
Halsey isn’t holding back after she and The Weeknd were left off of this year’s list of nominees for the Grammy Awards. The singer, 26, shared a statement on her Instagram Story on Saturday noting that she “wanted to choose my words carefully.” In the statement, she claimed it takes “knowing the right people” at the Recording Academy […] Read more
A wide selection of music industry bodies have joined forces to issue official advice on how festivals can take place next year, after COVID-19 forced their widespread cancellation this summer. The new planning framework is led by the Association of Independent Festivals, the Events Industry Forum (EIF) and Attitude Is Everything, alongside additional guidance from the Department […] Read more
What is the music in Netflix’s ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’, and what does the ballet scene mean?
Charlie Kaufmann’s made-for-Netflix debut is every bit as strung out, metaphysical and frown-makingly philosophical as you might expect from the ‘Being John Malkovich’ writer – but will the music help us make sense of it? We’ll give it a go… Everyone on the Internet is saying “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”. But luckily, it’s not […] Read more
The Rolling Stones have released a re-issue of their iconic 1973 album Goats Head Soup. This 2020 re-issue includes a new stereo mix of the entire album, as well as recording sessions, alternative mixes and three previously unreleased tracks. Goats Head Soup was originally recorded from November 1972 to May 1973 across Jamaica, the UK and the […] Read more
Les Arts Florissants’ 2020 “Dans Les Jardins de William Christie” Festival opened in Thiré, France on August 22 with a performance of Handel’s “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato,” the composer’s pastoral based on the poetry of John Milton. The production kicked off the annual event that combines the thrilling beauty of Baroque music and […] Read more
A philharmonic orchestra performed to spectator-free Roman ruins in east Lebanon Sunday, after a top summer festival downsized to a single concert in a year of economic meltdown and pandemic. The Baalbek International Festival was instead streamed live on television and social media, in what its director called a message of “hope and resilience” amid […] Read more
Coronavirus pandemic has put the world into pause mode. The fashion industry as many others will certainly evolve and will know a new way to interpret fashion. The next two quarters in 2020 will probably be without any physical fashion show; many fashion brands have already looked for new options, most probably digital. I chatted with Michel Gaubert, the […] Read more
Combine active, healthy days with nights of partying at an increasingly popular type of festival, where outdoor pursuits meet live music Keswick Mountain Festival, Cumbria 15-17 May With a view of Skiddaw from your tent, the 13th Keswick Mountain Festival makes the most of its Lake District setting and combines outdoor activities with live music […] Read more
Betrayal, despair and madness combine for an extraordinary production of Bellini’s rarely staged masterpiece Il Pirata at the Teatro Real in Madrid. Written when Bellini was just 26-years-old, Soprano Sonya Yoncheva casts her spell on yet another strong female character – the heroine Imogene. Her tragic lover Gualtiero is passionately portrayed by Javier Camarena. The […] Read more
