Neu Sierra has released her second single “For the Last Time”, which you can read more about here. Neu Sierra’s debut EP Sulfur & Molasses is out this spring on FIVE FOOT […]
Bongorama Singles of the Week
Coming soon: A smartphone Covid test?
A Covid-19 test that is highly accurate, takes just ten minutes and can be done using a smartphone: According to French researchers, such a test could soon be on its way after […]
How Africa Held Off The Worst Of COVID-19
While the U.S. has reported over 23 million cases and more than 385,000 deaths, the entire continent of Africa has just 3% of the world’s COVID-19 cases and only about 4% of […]
Swedish scientists are working on a radical Covid-19 blocker involving alpacas
Tyson the alpaca could hold the key to developing a process to block the coronvirus. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris-Trent and James André report from the prestigious Karolinsa Institute in Stockholm.
At number 17, South Korea is up six spots from last year, on the best-country-to-live-in list
A U.S. nonprofit organization has ranked South Korea as the 17th best country to live in. This is based on a survey of one-hundred-sixty-three countries by the group Social Progress Imperative. At […]
Why are leaders slacking on COVID-19?
After a COVID-induced hiatus, Gabbing with Gayle is back, but with a slightly different backdrop. Since coronavirus is still in full swing, our CEO Gayle comes to you from her new dining […]
Oscars sets new diversity rules for movies to qualify for ‘Best Picture’
From 2024, for a movie to be nominated for an Oscar as ‘Best Picture’, it must meet a new set of diversity standards both on camera and behind the scenes. The move […]
Denmark and Sweden responded differently to the pandemic – How did they fare?
Countries around the world have pursued different strategies to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. While many implemented shutdowns, including Denmark, nearby Sweden took a different approach, trusting citizens to follow social-distancing guidelines […]
11-year-old donates over 22,000 diapers to single moms
Cartier Carey noticed a shortage of diapers during the pandemic and decided to set-up a lemonade stand in Hampton, Virginia, to help.
Afghan refugee makes masks for entire French village
Hamidullah, a 23-year-old Afghan refugee, wanted to protect his adopted French village from COVID-19. So he went to work on his sewing machine and made more than 1,000 protective masks, enough for […]
Nile Rodgers – The Story Behind “I’m Coming Out”
The story and inspiration behind ‘I’m Coming Out’ – the song that became an anthem. Listen to Nile Rodgers selection of Pride Classics, including ‘I’m Coming Out’ and more 🎶: https://lnk.to/PrideAnthems
JAPAN CUTS 2020
JULY 17–30, 2020 North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema returns for its unprecedented 14th edition as an entirely virtual experience. Featuring a diverse slate of 30 feature films and 12 […]
“Blacks’ Britannica” (1978 banned film on immigration and racism)
This documentary was produced by Musindo Mwinyipembe and David Koff for the Public Broadcasting (PBS) affiliate in Boston, Massachusetts. PBS refused to air the film as the creators intended, and instead broadcast […]
Bongorama Albums of the Week
This week’s five selected albums are Altin Gün’s hypnotic crosses between Turkish folk music and synthpop, Cheval Sombre and Sonic Boom’s etheral space folk, psych-rock from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, […]
No Grammy
By Jimmy Page I was surprised to be nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Rock Performance for the track Writes of Winter from the Outrider album and, on this […]
The party at Headley Grange
By Jimmy Page On this day in 1974, @ledzeppelin recorded Ten Years Gone — a song that I had brought to the party at Headley Grange. I’d already worked out the guitar […]
Jammin’ with Mason Ruffner
By Jimmy Page On this day in 1993, it is said that I jammed with Mason Ruffner at the Muddy Water’s club in New Orleans.⠀⠀I don’t have too much recollection of this, […]
Amanda Gorman – The Hill We Climb
Mr. President, Dr. Biden, Madam Vice President, Mr. Emhoff, Americans and the world, when day comes we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry […]
The Led Zeppelin guitar amplifier
By Jimmy Page On this day in 2020, the release of my Sundragon amplifier was announced. Based on the overwhelming response to the limited edition @sundragonamps amplifier, we produced a standard production […]
Sylvian Sylvian (1951-2021)
By Lenny Kaye SYL: An Appreciation Sylvain Sylvain, the heart and soul of the New York Dolls, bearer of the Teenage News, passed into his next astral incarnation on Wednesday, January 13, […]
