In 2016, English National Ballet director Tamara Rojo took a stand with She Said, a programme of all-female choreographers. She Persisted reassures us that Rojo is serious about showcasing women’s work, and it appears in a landscape that already shows signs of cultural shift. This time there’s only one new work, by Stina Quagebeur, a […] Read more
1. Snow & Ice Festival — Harbin, China Share On Facebook Share Share On Twitter Share Share On Pinterest Share On Pinterest Pin Share On Email Email Share On Copy Copy Link Flickr: zilpho Share On Facebook Share Share On Pinterest Share On Pinterest Pin When: Jan. 5–Feb. 5 Where: Harbin, China Why you should […] Read more
Maroon 5 is in the middle of a 13-month tour spanning five continents. Along the way, the pop-rockers have grossed an average of $1.5 million per stop. But when they play Super Bowl 53’s halftime show in Atlanta on Sunday, the band won’t be paid a performance fee. Neither will their fellow halftime acts, Travis […] Read more
One of the main ways to get motivated to go to exercise is getting pumped up through music. There is a reason most athletes listen to music before they play because playing music that gets you going releases dopamine which is the go-getter chemical for our brain. Aside from the dopamine release music also has […] Read more
Dropping into a flashy, raucous major label event at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas recently, I felt like I’d landed on a new planet. I didn’t see ice sculptures, giant dessert towers, or sushi served on live models. But I did sense a radical change from the last decade. Eight years ago, towards the […] Read more
The chemicals in the brain linked to the pleasure people get from things like sex and drugs also play a role in how people enjoy music, a new, small study from Canada finds. When people in the study took a drug to block the chemical compounds in the brain that activate the so-called pleasure center, […] Read more
It’s official! Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are legally a married couple now. The 24-year-old singer and the-21-year old model have taken one huge step towards their future, on Thursday the couple were seen heading into a courthouse in New York city that issues marriage licenses according to a TMZ witness. The couple seem to […] Read more
TwitchCon is described as ‘an annual celebration of streamer culture and the Twitch community.” This year it will be hosted at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California from Oct. 26-28. Twitchcon 2018 is right around the corner but it seems to be having some problems attendance-wise. After the horrific incident that happened in Jacksonville, […] Read more
