Tag: music
Did Bhutan reactivate my Euro-tism?
So, before I get to it because I know people are going to ask: Eurovision has been trying to get to the Asian market for two decades, already. Asiavision is already trademarked. The participating broadcasters want the Eurovision brand tied to it. Israel is not in this spinoff, in fact two countries with participating broadcasters...
UPDATE: "New Frontiers" Kickstarter Campaign Fully Funded!
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Artist app diary (2): how to stay sustainable with community building and financial funding
In the second episode of this artist app diary, I get more concrete about the artist community I want to build for, what I consider the first steps and responsibilities and roles in the community for the app to stay sustainable.
“Slow building majestic tone that comes full circle”
Just received Chris Carter’s Chemistry Lessons Volume One on cassette from Mute along with a ton of other goodies. An exceptional album and well worth hunting down in any format. The follow-up Ep, Coursework, is also another mind-blowing work. Staggering how constantly ahead of his time Mr. Carter has been through his long and storied...
The MCR lyrics of all time
I'm very normal about this band
Playlist of the month: Countries
This month's playlist is all songs about countries. Broadly speaking. As per usual, you can follow the playlist on Spotify. Athlete - "El Salvador". This is Athlete's second single from their Mercury Music prize nominated first album, Vehicles and Animals. Admittedly, the lyrics are "Fly to El Salvador, I don't know why and I don't...
Right into plush #1
This is the first moodboard of the Right Into Plush series. Each board functions as a stylized visual archive, blending high fashion, editorial photography, and multi modal creative direction. The compositions explore a range of thematic influences, including African aesthetics, fashion culture, music, and contemporary design, to build a layered, interdisciplinary visual narrative.
Introducing this publication
This publication is an experiment. My one commitment at this point is that all the posts will be about music. I'm not entirely sure about the Atmosphere concept and its privacy implications, so I'll keep the posts here on the safe side. The areas that interest me are an unusual mix, and I might write about any of them. Follow me if it sounds interesting. Things I might cover include:
Luminate Confirms Major Shift From Passive Access to Intentional Engagement
Key Insights from the 2026 Mid-Year Music Report
Gwamba’s stadium photos are in. Landlord Pakwao Concert may have generated over K1 billion
Early estimates suggested Gwamba's Landlord Pakwao Concert over the weekend may have generated about K1 billion in gross ticket sales. But new stadium photos shared by the Malawian artist tell a different story. They reveal a much larger crowd than earlier estimates suggested. Fresh crowd analysis indicates the concert could have generated well over K1...
Gwamba’s concert pulls in more than K1 billion?
Gwamba's Landlord Pakwao Concert may have become the first music event in Malawi to cross the K1 billion mark. Early crowd analysis and ticket price estimates suggest the event could have generated more than K1 billion (about US$600, thousand) in gross ticket sales before expenses. If confirmed, the Landlord Pakwao Concert would rank among the...
An Iconic ‘90s Neo-Soul Record About Life After Lockup
Chico DeBarge’s “Iggin Me” mirrors his own struggle with incarceration and loss.
Música en julio. La trilogía berlinesa de David Bowie (Low, "Heroes", Lodger) para escuchar en los trayectos fuera de casa, Foreign Tongues, lo... ¿último? de The Rolling Stones, Francis Bebey me cautivó con Concert Pour un Vieux Masque, y obviamente iba a escuchar Hitotarashi el reciente single de Keisuke Kuwata pues se trata de la...
Zeze’s masterclass in fan connection
While today's Gwamba Landlord Pakwao Concert in Lilongwe has brought Nigerian star Ruger to town, it is local Amapiano sensation Robert “Zeze” Ching’amba who is reminding everyone what true star power is: an unbreakable, genuine bond with the people.Dubbed the “superstar of fans” by media and admirers alike, Zeze spent the weekend proving that his...
Fredokiss, two others win K50m over wrongful arrest
Musician turned legislator Fred Penjani Kalua, popularly known as Fredokiss, and his two colleagues have become overnight millionaires after a Mzuzu court ruled in their favour in a six-year-old legal battle.Senior Resident Magistrate Christopher Makumba on Friday ordered the Malawi Police Service to pay the trio K50 million in damages for wrongful detention, defamation and...
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Malawian artists turn on each other over COSOMA
Photo: Award-winning Malawian singer and songwriter Theresa Phondo Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) royalty dispute has taken a dramatic turn. Artists and creatives are now accusing each other of hypocrisy, cartel politics and speaking out only after falling out of favour with the system. The latest fallout follows accusations that COSOMA ignored concerns over Blank...
2026 Album #007: Charli XCX - Music, Fashion, Film
My Charli XCX hate era has officially resumed! I honestly didn't even know this was out, that's how far I dropped off. Her (lack of) relationship with Rina Sawayama, her partying with Russian regime supporters, all of it has just given me a massive 'red flag' vibe. To be fair, it was always there, I guess I just ignored it more before. Which is kinda my bad. This will be an album I listen to once and no more, even if I do like it. [Spoilers: I did not]. Maybe that means I would be primed to hate it from the outset, so keep that in mind. But I still do think most of her other music is fantastic.
COSOMA royalties row continues
Criticism of Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) is deepening, with a music executive accusing the body of mishandling royalties, a dispute he says is threatening to erode artists’ trust in the system.The latest criticism comes from Madness Entertainment manager Kelvin Ngumuya, popularly known as Jaa Kev, who says this year's Blank Levy royalty distribution has...
Still Mad as Hell, and I Don’t Have Time
Last week we managed five lyrics -- not a bad showing on this blog! Fred locked down two of them, as did John -- and HL swung in to identify one more! The answers, as always, can be heard (and some seen) in this handy YouTube playlist. One of the songs that didn't get identified...
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Does Vinyl sound better in the club?
In theory: No! Worse actually! In practice: Yes kind of... Here's why
Malawi draws the line on AI music
Artificial intelligence ( AI) is changing how music is made, but Malawi's entertainment industry has drawn a clear line on what it considers authentic artistry. Organizers of the Maso Awards have announced that songs and artists created entirely using artificial intelligence (AI) will not qualify for the awards, marking the latest effort by the industry...
Bizarre fetish leaks stun Malawi
A wave of leaked explicit videos exposing bizarre sexual fetishes has rocked Malawi. The clips are spreading rapidly across social media platforms. The shocking videos have sparked outrage and renewed concerns over revenge porn, online privacy and the non-consensual sharing of intimate material. The leaks our reporter has seen depicts a range of disturbing sexual...
Queen Sheba dragged into Wikise, Konkala bitter fallout
...you wanted to use him - she fires backA bitter fallout between musicians Wikise and Konkala has taken a new twist, with Queen Sheba caught in the middle and accused of fueling their split.The once close musical partners have opened up about their separation, with Wikise accusing Queen Sheba of turning them against each other,...
TezCon Exists Because We Said It Would
I didn’t notice the birds at Harry Reid.
COSOMA faces backlash over Miracle Chinga omission
The Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) is facing a backlash after gospel musician Miracle Chinga was left out of its list of the top 10 beneficiaries of Blank Media Levy royalties. Artists and fans have taken to social media to question the selection, arguing that the Thamanga hitmaker has consistently enjoyed remarkable success over the...
If I knew that all I had to do was write a blog post about Apple Music’s absence from AAOS to actually get Apple Music on AAOS, I would have done it a year ago! Seriously, folks. The same day I wrote this post, Apple Music app was sitting there waiting for me when I...
Why I Use MusicBee
MusicBee, my bee-loved.
Kinship by IOTUNN
A review
#oneaday Day 773: Locked-in tastes
I'm increasingly convinced that there comes a point in your life where your tastes -- in every respect -- are just plain "locked", and it becomes very difficult to change them. This even extends to stepping out of your comfort zone when it comes to other works by people that you like. I am thinking...
Sidra Review
So, Apple Music has two problems: The Windows app kinda sucks. There's no app for Linux. The Linux part, I can understand. The Windows part, however, I don't - right now I've got a problem where it says "An unknown error occurred", and I think it's because I had to briefly use Wi-Fi instead of...
Good Times singer dies
James “Jim” Gilstrap, a singer whose credits include the Good Times theme song and Stevie Wonder‘s “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” has died. He was 79.
‘Music From the Big House’ Frees Blues, Soul and Gospel from the Walls of Angola Prison
Standouts include a version of Lead Belly’s hit “Midnight Special” led by filmmaker Rita Chiarelli and an incarcerated band.
Google Built-in Is Out of Tune
It’s been about a year since we purchased a car with Google Built-in, and I have done my best to embrace the capabilities of Android Automotive OS (AAOS) and the apps available in Google Play. Note that my mobile phone is an iPhone, and I have used CarPlay for many years. There are several features...
#oneaday Day 772: The Lovely(-Sounding) Bones
I dread to think how much money I have spent on headphones over the years. I never buy particularly pricy ones -- I think the most expensive ones I've bought were some nice noise-cancelling Sony ones a while back, which I use when recording videos -- but I do get through 'em. I'm annoyed that...