Though Iceland was one of the hardest hit countries in the 2008 financial crisis, it has managed to climb out of a recession with some out-of-the-box moves. One tactic was prioritising the creative industries, including the…
German security officials are confident they are searching for the right man after fingerprints of Tunisian national Anis Amri were found inside the lorry that crashed into a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday night. The…
Spending Christmas at home? You’ll require the right soundtrack – and a good festive tune sounds all the better if it starts with the crackle of a needle on vinyl. In the UK the interest in records has progressively been…
In 1950s Brazil the original version of the freshly reworked album Tam Tam Tam Reimagined from the Sonzeira project was seen less as a long player and more as a short fuse. The bright-eyed, bushy-tailed Afro-Brazilian…
Anyone who is heading to Israeli-Ethiopian singer Ester Rada’s show at Toronto’s Small World Music Festival this Sunday might think the city’s music scene has come of age. Toronto has always had homegrown musical talent but…
The 16th edition of Club To Club – Italy’s number one avant-garde and new pop music festival – begins in Turin today. The event will transform the city’s most iconic locations, from the Palace of Venaria to the former Fiat…
The terms “cutting-edge” and “musical theatre” don’t often appear in the same sentence. However, New York’s Prototype: Opera/Theatre/Now festival, which kicks off its fourth edition this week, has been impressively shaking…
Germany’s got rhythm. Not only did music sales see a 3.9 per cent increase last year, reaching €1.5bn, but it seems the world’s third-largest music market also appreciates homegrown talent. Out of the top 10 best-selling…
From Celine Dion and Drake to Justin Bieber, Canada has no shortage of successful musical exports. So it’s somewhat surprising that it has taken until this summer for the country to get its own National Music Centre to…
Fado is Portugal’s popular melancholic musical genre about saudade (nostalgia), traditionally accompanied by a mellow mandolin or guitar. Once In Fado is an all-encompassing experience – a blend of theatre, music, wine and…
Estonia's capital has long had a thriving music scene and Tallinn Music Week, which runs until 3 April, has this year expanded its scope to also explore pressing social issues. Apart from outdoor art installations, pop-up…
Hong Kongers are all set for a colourful weekend. Music festival Clockenflap takes over the Central Harbourfront from Friday, with UK acts London Grammar, MIA and the Chemical Brothers sharing top billing. Meanwhile, more…
More people in Canada bought music on vinyl in 2016 than ever before. The voracious appetite has led a Toronto-based record shop to launch one of the sector’s most surprising and ambitious business moves in recent years.…
There’s never a bad time for a tuneful, thoughtful, photogenic Danish pop group to come sidling into your critical rear-view mirror, of course, but this winter has been long and Lowly’s debut LP Heba (out yesterday on Bella…
A musical era came to an end in Canada on the weekend as The Tragically Hip played its final concert in Kingston. The beloved band revealed that it would be their last performance following lead singer Gord Downie’s term…
This weekend marks New York magazine’s third annual Vulture Festival. The witty online arm of New York – which covers all things pop culture, including television, music, film and podcasts – comes to life on stages across…
