Gold Panda: In My Car

There are no kaleidoscopic visuals or light effects in Gold Panda’s video for his new instrumental track “In My Car.” It follows the British producer to his hometown, Chelmsford, as he spends a day with his grandma Lakhi Shiner (whose name was the inspiration for his debut album title, Lucky Shiner). Their differences are stark—she can’t help but look disinterested as he plays with his …

Arkansas Could become America’s Next Art Mecca

Bentonville, Arkansas could soon join the ranks of New York, Los Angeles and London as one of world’s leading cultural destinations. In 2018, it will open the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art inside the massive former home of a Kraft Foods plant—a familiar industrial transformation story that previously produced MoMa PS1, Dia:Beacon and the Tate Modern. The new gallery space will offer 63,000 square …

Charles Bradley: Changes

We sit down with late-blooming “The Screaming Eagle of Soul” to discuss his third album and the importance of having love in your heart

It’s hard not to shed a tear, listening to Charles Bradley’s music. At the same time, it’s impossible not to feel uplifted too. Such is the anomaly that is the 67-year-old soul singer, whose passion radiates so strongly it feels like he’s right there beside you even when he’s streaming through a set of speakers. But crazily, Bradley’s singular sound was almost never heard; it …