Ponte Pilas is not another new band in town. This four piece group made of Calum Bolland (voice and guitar) and Daniel Rivera (drums), Ismael Rivera (lead guitar) and Alejandro…
Dua Lipa & the Modern Architecture
Dual Lipa is my guilty pleasure. And her second album, 'Future Nostalgia' is definitely not another catchy and silly pop album. Instead, it's an intelligent album in which we can see…
Touring in Europe after Brexit
It's a bad time for the music industry. While we’re still immersed in this pandemic, one day I convince myself that by Summer we’ll have some sort of normality but then next day…
Why do artists smash their guitars on stage?
Just a few hours ago, Phoebe Bridgers visited the set of 'Saturday Night Live' where, after finishing the two songs she performed in her typical Halloween costume, she ended…
Q&A: The Flavians
Berlin is a melting pot for cultures and people from all over the world. What makes that creative minds get together and also that the pace at which you learn German…
Flaming Lips’ Space Bubble live show
In recent days there has been a music live show that has not stopped appearing in the press since many media have echoed the Space Bubble show, which is how…
10 Artists to look out for in 2021
2021 was meant to leave behind a year that we can never forget but almost a month is gone and hardly anything has changed. However, despite not having any concerts…
Q&A: Charlotte, founder of SHOWGRAPHERS
Musicians get all the flashlights, but in the music industry there is a wide variety of people whose work is fundamental to keep the wheel turning. Photographers for example…
Key roles in a music festival team
Nowadays music festivals have evolved a lot. There are festivals from all types and colors, and new ones are constantly appearing, many of them thanks to the backup of large…
So 2021, what can we expect from you?
When we were still immersed in full lockdown back in May (let’s not forget that eight months after we’re still fully in it), the promise of a vaccine that would give us back…
Is Tomorrowland leading the way of Music Festivals?
In a year in which the pandemic has put the music industry upside down and has paralyzed all festivals, once the initial shock was over Tomorrowland got creative and ended up…
Q&A: Badfocus
After all these months of confinement, what were supposed to be just a few songs ended up being the solo project in the form of an entire album of whom seems to have…
Some trivia facts about 'Seven Nation Army'
Coinciding with the release of the first White Stripes Greatest Hits album, the Detroit duo consisting of Jack White (composer, vocals, guitar, piano, and mandolin) and his ex-wife…
5001, a Music Festival in a soviet bunker in Berlin
In the absence of news after 9 months without music festivals, and facing an uncertain future with probably more possibilities than we want to accept to repeat a fateful…
How are Music Royalties calculated?
If understanding Music Copyrights wasn't exactly easy (read Music Copyrights for beginners), understanding how to calculate the royalties takes difficulty one step further…
Music Copyrights for beginners
Music copyright, definitely the least sexiest area of the music industry but yet extremely important cause that's how artists get paid. The problem is that it’s certainly…
Q&A: The Zangwills
Despite the long shadow of the Arctic Monkeys, the UK does not stop producing bands that immediately make us fall in love. For example The Zangwills, an indie-rock four-piece…
Rare and unique Parcels music videos and covers
If you follow this music blog, you may have noticed that when it comes to music festivals, Sziget occupies a special place in my heart and Roskilde is probably my favorite…
A conversation with Levka Rey
Located in the heart of Kreuzberg, on one of the canals of Berlin, Admiralbrücke is one of the best spots to enjoy the sunsets in the city and no wonder it's one of the favorite…
Unique architecture at Music Festivals (part II)
Music festivals are probably the perfect scenario to play with and try new architecture. Concepts like design, innovation, context, recyclability…