Czaplinek, Poland – British poet John Ruskin once declared ‘you get what you pay for.’ Although his quip has been repeated often over the past two centuries, it isn’t always true. A beautiful case in point is Pol’ and’ Rock, a three-day event held at the Czaplinek-Broczyno Airfield that bills itself as “the largest free […]
ROTENBURG, GERMANY – Wümme Airport may not be remarkable at first glance, but it has made quite a name for itself in general aviation circles. Located 4km from Rotenburg city center, the historic airfield (it opened in 1936), is directly in the Elbe-Weser triangle between Hamburg, Bremen, and Hanover, making it an ideal refueling stop. […]
COLUMBUS, OH – By any measure, 2024 was a very good year for Beartooth. The hard charging metal rockers reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Air Play charts with their hits “Might I Love Myself” and “I Was Alive,” while their LP “The Surface” charted Number 2. And then, no less than Rolling Stone […]
HARTFORD, CT – A little over 10 years ago researcher at the University of California, Berkley did a study involving 100 volunteers who spent hours on end listening to music from virtually every genre while playing with a 37-color palette wheel. Their conclusion: the human brain associates different colors with different types of songs. Brian […]
ALES, FRANCE – In ten short years, Vianney has already compiled a lifetime of achievements, including three Victoires de la Musique (two as male artist of the year), multiple platinum albums, and even a tenure as a judge on The Voice. Still, even though the 33-year old singer-songwriter has performed before close to two million […]
LONDON – It was just past 9 pm when UB40 took the stage at OVO’s Wembley arena on November 1. A short time later, perhaps a minute or two after the exuberant crowd settled down, the walls of the sold out arena reverberated with music, not just from the band, but also from the 12,000 […]
LONDON – Critics who have seen previews of the upcoming remake of Alfred Zinnemann’s classic 1973 political thriller Day of the Jackal have universally praised it for its suspenseful tautness. According to them, viewers who tune in to this globally broadcast television series, which begins in November, will be on the edge of their seats […]
Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve with Ryan Seacrest… Admittedly, it’s quite a long name for a single television broadcast. But, the five-hour special, which glows from TV screens at 18 million households every December 31 as the clock approaches midnight, merits the giant-sized moniker. After all, there aren’t many of us who can’t […]
ORLANDO– Pushing their musical genre to new limits with their unique classical string arrangements that blend with ferocious guitar riffs and growling vocals, Imminence has been a magnet for metal fans. Small wonder, their recent 20-city tour sold out quickly. Fans who flocked to see the quintet from Trelleborg, Sweden weren’t disappointed, as the band […]
MEXICO CITY – A lot of bands weave different influences into their distinctive sounds, but when it comes to genre mashing, few, if any, have done it quite like the legendary Café Tacvba. The pioneering quartet from Naucalpan de Juárez, hasn’t just blended Mexican musical influences with mainstream rock sounds in their 35-year career — […]
PHOENIX – “Goldrush 2024 Brought Out All The Cards!” So declared one music critic when writing about the sixth edition of the first event in Arizona’s fall festival season. How true! For two days between 5pm and 2am, the Relentless Beats event highlighted almost every imaginable subset of EDM music on its stages, with big […]
NEW YORK – Multi-award winning Indian playback superstar Javid Ali sings songs in many languages, from Tamil and Urdu, to Bengali, in addition to Hindi. But that is just the beginning of this singer and actor’s versatility. During any one performance, Ali will enthrall audiences by lending his evocative, multi-lingual melodious voice to songs representing a wealth of […]