Homebound in quarantine during the early stages of Italy’s COVID-19 outbreak, musician Bruno Bavota composed Apartment Loops Vol. 1 — an EP that reflected not despair and hopelessness, but Bavota’s unexpected bout of inspiration...
In the cinematic music video for “Wine,” Canadian Chinese singer Carson Cheng — also known as KICCC (pronounced “kick”) — emerges from hot ashes like a phoenix and finds himself face-to-face with a white wolf in the woods. The dramatic result of a...
For centuries, witchcraft has been the sign and symbol of subversive and liminal pathways in life and art; the focal point of cultural anxieties and repressed dreams. Lately, the aesthetics of witchiness have enjoyed a major resurgence. Showing up...
Following Junior Boys’ world tour for their 2011 record, It’s All True, Jeremy Greenspan was exhausted, burnt out, and questioning everything. Looking for something fresh and exciting to put his energy into — and without the weight...
With her latest series, Material Speculation: ISIS, Iran-born art activist and educator Morehshin Allahyahri has been using 3D modeling and 3D printing to create her own reconstructions of artifacts destroyed by ISIS. A thorough research project...
Though such a struggle may have only existed in some people’s minds, if there was one between digital and analog music recording and creation, there’s no question that digital came out on top without ever even having to dig a trench...
"What's interesting is that in this video, there's the obvious strength of Rob holding Lorely. And that's a feat to be recognised, as an average guy probably couldn't hold somebody like that for long. However, what's not recognised is the strength...
Like leaves in the wind, a repetitive keyboard line flutters about on “Strange(r) Work”, as if to usher in the fall season. Though plenty beautiful in aural form, the evocative nature of Mind Over Mirrors — a project by Chicago...