Christian McBride: “Istanbul has always been one of my favorite cities in the world”

In conversation with the master of bass before his Istanbul appearance as part of Istanbul Jazz Festival in July 2017...

Good Taste: Mars Red Sky

Love, science fiction and mystical stuff – Having released their self-titled debut in 2011, Mars Red Sky are true music enthusiasts...

James Holden as one of the curators of Le Guess Who? Festival and more additions to the program

New additions made to the line-up of the Dutch festival Le Guess Who? that will take place on 9-12 November...

Web Curator: Charis Tsevis

A selection from Charis Tsevis’ Endless Summer series, where the artist recreates nostalgic summer photos dating back to 1930’s ...

No Spoilers, No Clichés – Jay Shaw’s Poster Art

Interview by Yetkin Nural “Teaser” – the opposite of “spoiler”. That is what poster designer and artist Jay Shaw gives us...

Local Tunes: Ah! Kosmos & Mabel Matiz – “Mavi”

Electronic music producer and composer Ah! Kosmos and singer-songwriter Mabel Matiz teamed up for this track dedicated to LGBTİ+ activists and...

Trans Am: Back to the roots

The powerful, energetic and always spectacular trio Trans Am released their 11th LP California Hotel in April. We had a...

A sort of “manufactured synaesthesia”: Lewis Heriz

British artist and designer Lewis Heriz is known for his ravishing album artworks for labels like Sofrito, Soundway, Stones Throw...

Home for weirdos: Fire Records

“It excites us to shine a light on music you might necessarily not have heard.”  Interview by Cem Kayıran –...

In honor of Paterson: Jim Jarmusch’s lonely characters

With Jim Jarmusch latest film “Paterson” being the pretext, we are laying out the lonely and original characters created by...