J-pop and K-pop, step aside: Thailand’s indie scene is taking to the stage with a new wave of young bands doing their own thing – and doing it well. Monocle signed up for front-row tickets.
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…
Chiang Mai seems to have the best of both worlds: a laidback approach to life combined with enough vim and vigour to allow for frenzied building work, academic advances and a lively music scene. However, is the city’s poise…
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…
Italy’s cultural output is largely defined by the theatrical. After all, opera – that most melodramatic of art forms – is a very Italian affair. In ‘The Monocle Book of Italy’ we profile the very best of the country’s…
In 2000 Hector Mijangos founded a clothing range for DJs that led to his branded parties and then the foundation of Noiselab Records. Signing local and international bands, his label has changed Mexico’s music scene.
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 first thing that many of us will want to do this summer is put on our dancing shoes and boogie the night away. And Soichi Terada is intent on providing the soundtrack.
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 future of cinema doesn’t lie just in flashy CGI and digital wizardry. These three firms are proving that analogue and tactile techniques, from putting puppets in horror films and designing the perfect props, still play…
Kamasi Washington used to be called a lot of things but now he’s called the saviour of jazz. We meet the saxophonist, bandleader and producer at the vanguard of a brave new musical world.
The rise of Italian-Egyptian songwriter Mahmood might not be music to the ears of the far right but the Milanese’s original take on US R&B and Middle Eastern motifs, not to mention Japanese anime, is refreshing the image…
Verbal, aka Ryu Yong Gi, is half of m-flo, one of Japan’s biggest hip-hop acts. Verbal and his m-flo partner, Taku Takahashi, have been working together on their “m-flo loves…” collaborations with an array of guest artists…
This autumn, the meaning and power of love get a fresh outing on stage, TV and in music. So get ready for plenty of laughs, tears and everything in between with the help of our indispensable guide to the top cultural picks…