One of Africa’s first symphony orchestras, born from conflict, is giving the healing gift of music.
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Classic luxury – Mercedes 600
The Mercedes 600 made its debut in 1964 and quickly became popular with royalty, heads of state and celebrities. Often used for parades and other ceremonial occasions, the car was an impressive […]
Swans in “To be Kind: A Short Film” by Mute and Maria Cecilia Tedemalm
How Michael Gira and Co Became the Greatest Live Band in the World “Even chord progressions were out,” laughs Swans frontman and founder Michael Gira of his resolute attitude during the band’s […]
Russell Simmons X Rick Rubin On the Birth of Def Jam Recordings
Two music pioneers square off in this special edition of Noisey’s Back & Forth series focused on the 30th Anniversary of the legendary Def Jam Recordings. Def Jam founders Russell Simmons and […]
Hungarian police swoop on foreign NGOs
The Fidesz government in European Union member Hungary again falls under international scrutiny with a series of crackdowns against civic organisations funded by non-EU Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein.
Miles Davis – Call It Anything (Miles Electric)
On August 29th, 1970 Miles Davis and his band played to 600,000 people at the The Isle Of Wight Festival. When asked the title of his one track set, Miles said “Call […]
Butterfly fails to faze flautist
What a moment yesterday! Japanese Youkie Ota was joined by a butterfly on stage, that seemed to enjoy her playing a lot waving its wings to Sancan’s Sonatine for flute and piano.
David Bowie, Brian Eno and Tony Visconti record ‘Warszawa’
Animation by The Brothers McLeod. [via Kim Bülow Bonfils]
Eric Schmidt in conversation with President Jimmy Carter
President Carter on the most important issue: improving health, education, and safety for women and girls worldwide.
China’s WeChat Goes Beyond Social Networking
China’s WeChat, known as a cross between WhatsApp and Facebook, aims to be part of every aspect of your daily life. WSJ’s Menglin Huang explains how it works.