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Is it possible to protect a family member from the horrors of war?  This question was posed in the film “Life Is Beautiful,” which inspired Ukrainian artist Halyna Andrusenko to create her own works of art, which in turn inspired the documentary by Joel Espi and the ...

Grief comes in multiple shapes and forms. None of them are pleasing to the eye or the ear. On 2:25, Alessandro Brivio confronts loss as a system under stress, short-circuiting in real time.

The cover image—a specular photograph of graffiti spelling La Morte Non Ha Senso (Death Makes No Sense), doubled and inverted into near i...

One of our top albums of 2025 receives the remix treatment, as Hymnal (Resung) highlights six of the o...

Here’s something that has to be seen to be believed; fortunately, we have the video evidence.  Those who are in Munich this Wednesday will also have the rare opportunity to experience Sharper Than a Needle in person at the album release event.

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When one is asked to summarize one’s travels, for Verónica Cerrotta a month in the city of Valparaíso and a pair of festival appearances, one may respond in varying fashions.  On Álbum de Viaje, Cerrotta offers a pair ...