The Beat Keeps Coming: Interview with Ellee Ven.
You’d be hard pressed to find a music artist as chameleon-like as Lexington, Kentucky-based, Ellee Ven. From her R&B beginnings to her self described “groovetonics”, a fusion of pop, rock […]
Historical Painting: The arrival of the Croats at the Adriatic Sea by Oton Ivekovic, 1905.
Oton Ivekovic (1869-1939) stands as one of the most popular turn-of-the-century Croatian painters alongside of great artists such as Vlaho Bukovac (1855-1922), Ferdo Quiquerez (1845-1892) and Ivan Tisov (1870-1928). Interestingly, […]
Film Review: Molly’s Game.
I managed to catch Molly’s Game late in its release last weekend, and as usual I was blown away by Jessica Chastain’s phenomenal performance. As a budding film enthusiast, I […]
Artist Of The Month: Raphael.
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, also known as, Raphael, was the son of a successful Italian painter named Giovanni Santi. He was born in the Italian city of Urbino in 1483, […]
Austin’s rising musician Megan Flechaus discusses her journey behind establishing her music career.
One of the things that strike you immediately about Austin is its vibrant music scene. It honestly to the outsider seems to be an intrinsic part of most Austinites daily […]
5 Florence + the Machine tracks you must listen to.
In another life, the stunningly beautiful Florence + the Machine frontwoman, Florence Welch used to drink heavily, especially before she appeared on stage during every performance. The images of Welch […]
Remembering Dolores O’Riordan and the songs that helped define her musical legacy.
Music fans and contemporaries were saddened and shocked to hear that Dolores O’Riordan, who found fame as the frontwoman of The Cranberries, had passed away last week. She was found […]
501 Treasures of Byzantium: No. 69 The church of Hagia Sophia, 13th century, Monemvasia, Peloponnese, Greece.
It is said Monemvasia was populated by inhabitants fleeing Slavic invaders in the late sixth century. They built homes and churches on the lower slopes of the island, erecting walls […]
Interview with the wistful songstress Molly Burch.
The talented Molly Burch was one of last year’s breakout artists. I discovered her debut album Please Be Mine, like a lot of things, by complete accident, and this time […]
The lasting legacy of Fiona Apple.
Marking the end of 2016, Fiona Apple performed an impassioned version of her Anti-Trump Christmas parody “Trump’s Nuts Roast on an Open Fire”, at a benefit concert for North Dakotas Standing Rock Sioux […]
The 10 Best Albums of 2017.
To curate my top 10 best albums, I combed through a sizable list of records from an almost obsessive compulsion to listen to something from every musical genre this year. […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi in-depth fan review: ‘From being underwhelmed to truly embracing a film with heart.’
SPOILER WARNING: There is a general discussion of the film’s content in the following review. Sometimes I wish the original trilogy were the only films ever made. They were perfect […]
The 15 Best Tracks of 2017.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve heard some truly incredible music this year. So it’s almost inevitable that we all come out with our ‘best of’ lists. That said, […]
Why Rey is of the utmost importance.
I will try to avoid getting too carried away with plot theories and conspiracies in this brief article, simply because for two long years that is all that I have read and […]
Interview with The Virginmarys’ Ally Dickaty.
Gene Simmons, a few years back said that rock ‘n’ roll was dead! More recently he still stands by that statement, but admits that it doesn’t mean it can’t make […]
Interview: LA WITCH talk about touring, gig posters and their blistering self-titled debut album.
An almost 8,000 miles flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne (last week) and a case of jet lag couldn’t dampen the reverb-soaked punked out rock dished out by LA Witch […]
