By Sara BrightIn the kaleidoscopic arena of the Eurovision Song Contest, where neon costumes collide with power ballads and pyrotechnics, controversy is as much a…
By Sara Bright Lush’s Fractured Legacy Miki Berenyi, the flame-haired icon of 1990s shoegaze, reflects on Lush’s tumultuous journey with unflinching candour. The band, celebrated…
By Sara Bright In 1840, a year etched into musical lore as Robert Schumann’s annus mirabilis, the composer channelled thwarted passion for Clara Wieck into…
By Anne Fry In a verdict that reverberated through Hollywood and hip-hop circles alike, rapper A$AP Rocky was acquitted of felony gun assault charges on…
By Teona Dolnikova, music critic, theatre singer and actress, laureate of the Golden Mask Award for her role in the musical Nord-Ost and The Musical…
By Sara Bright Felix Umarov’s The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin arrives in cinemas as a flamboyant, if flawed, attempt to recast Russia’s literary titan into…
By Sara Bright In an industry synonymous with reinvention, few narratives resonate as powerfully as that of NewJeans. Once lauded as South Korea’s chart-topping prodigies,…
By Sara Bright Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us began as a scathing rebuke of Drake, lobbed into the digital ether via a YouTube link one unassuming Saturday.…
By Alexander Stone In the cacophony of modern life, where screens demand attention and deadlines loom, music has emerged as both compass and catalyst. A…
By Sara Bright In the hallowed halls of New Orleans’ St. Louis Cathedral, an audience recently bore witness to a seismic moment in musical history:…