Red Bull Music: 20 Before 15

Red Bull Music Academy has drawn together 20 tracks from artists they’ve worked with over the past year. Spanning genres and notoriety, the list represents the diversity evident in today’s music scene where the line between mainstream and underground is increasingly irrelevant. The list is a listenable who’s who of the greats who have passed through RBMA’s halls in 2014. Standouts include Jessie Ware’s dream …

Mr Twin Sister: Lonely Disco Dancer Mix

Five-piece New York band Mr Twin Sister had a pretty crazy 2014: a name change, an album release, and opening for Julian Casablancas. As an end-of-year gift, they’ve put together an uplifting hour-long mix that shows off their music tastes (which involve a lot of YouTube crate-digging) and gets your entire body throbbing. From Herbie Hancock’s electro-funk jam “I Thought It Was You” (sung entirely …

A Year of “What Italy Is”

An ongoing Instagram experiment dubbed “What Italy Is” highlights the best parts of the country through endearing imagery and thoughtful captions. Conceived by photographers Simone Bramante and Giuseppe Mondi, the project—now a year old—features photos from the stream of pictures tagged #whatitalyis. Already with a 24,000-person following and 55,000 posts to its hashtag, it’s apparent how much Italy is loved both by nationals and those …