Ladysmith Black Mambazo rose to international fame when they collaborated with Paul Simon on the album Graceland, but the group originated twenty years earlier, in the middle 1960s. Their unique name comes from “Ladysmith,” the hometown of the group’s founder, Joseph Shabalala; the black ox, the ubiquitous farming animal in that district; and “mambazo,” the …
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“A huge ocean wave coming to shore and pulling you against the ancient mountain cliff” Anna Michaela Ebba Electra von Hausswolff. That’s quite a mouthful of a name, but it belongs to a young woman from Sweden whose soaring vocals and pipe organ ways are well worth every last letter of your attention. OK, let’s …
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Australian Band Living Up to Praise “Okay. I’m Done. In Love.” – Erykah Badu For the past year, there’s been a loud buzz swirling around an Australian band with a pretty nifty name … and an even niftier sound to match. They’re Hiatus Kaiyote and praise has come in from the likes of Prince, Stevie …
Two Bandmates and Fellow Iranian Musician Tragically Lost “This is not the way we ever imagined the world would learn of our story.” All of us at Cultural Weekly are saddened by the tragic news out of New York this week that two members of the Iranian band, The Yellow Dogs, as well as a …
“Night Still Comes” is the first single off Neko Case’s new album, The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You. We love her lyricism and her poetry–who else would write the phrase “a boreal feast,” as she does in the song? The video showcases her lyrics, …
Gregory Porter is a big man – literally and metaphorically. As a recipient of a full-ride scholarship to play linebacker for San Diego State University, Porter was on his way to living his football dreams. That all came to a crash with a career-ending shoulder injury in just his first semester at school. A seemingly …
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Band Members Sofy Encanto, Buffalo Brown, David Burgos, Andres Ponce This week I was fortunate to again stumble upon an act that’s successfully re-writing the rules on how we define music by genres. The result? An eclectic sound that’s garnering rave reviews and winning over fans from all walks of life – including me. While …
On Mount Desert Island, just off the coast of Maine, sits the small town of Bar Harbor – population 5,235. It not only serves as the gateway to the majestically beautiful Acadia National Park, but also to the majestic sounds emanating from a talented quintet known as Coke Weed. Over the past four years, they’ve …
‘Turning Violent’ is the latest music video from The Terror.
Archy Samuel Marshall is a 18-year-old Londoner with an intense main of red hair and one of the thickest English accents that you’ll ever hear. Let’s just say that he gets noticed … and not just for those attributes. Marshall is quickly making his name as one of the most diversely talented singer-songwriters-producers-musicians to come …
Maesa emerges onto the music scene with her confident style and songs that mix sultry with savvy. Here’s her newest video single, directed by Logan Kibens.
Combine a unique film director with this American rock band, and you get a mini-movie that’s as moving as it is odd. The final tableau, as the man and woman sit across the table from each other, wicks burning from their wax-like heads, is the work of a powerful visual imagination.
The song is haunting, and so is the video. After a ten-year hiatus, David Bowie is back, having lost none of his melody or mystery. Directed by Tony Oursler with handheld, mobile phone-style video imagery, this deliberately low-tech video is all about what’s lost. It’s shot in Berlin, the city that most exemplifies the transition …
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