LungA Festival 2013

Creativity takes center stage at Iceland's fascinating festival

by Maj Hartov A celebration of art and creative practices, the LungA festival on the east coast of Iceland invites attendees to partake in a full week of activities during July each year. Set in a small town called Seydisfjördur, at the end of a long fjord between snow-capped mountains, the festival is in the middle of a spectacular surrounding landscape. The brutality of the …

Dimensions Festival

We speak to the brains (and ears) behind Croatia's critically acclaimed, beachside music celebration

Imagine driving a Lamborghini, but never breaking 90 miles an hour. Rolling down the road in one of the world’s top cars would still be quite an enjoyable experience, but that isn’t what the machine was designed to do. The same can be said for state-of-the-art audio systems. Listening to Theo Parrish in one of London’s most sonically advanced dance clubs will have your heart …

ListenUp

From "Bad Jokes" to a choral take on "Untrust Us," our look back at the music we tweeted this week

Jeremy Deller + Melodians Steel Orchestra: Voodoo Ray Recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studio Two in collaboration with Vinyl Factory, English Magic is the three-song soundtrack to a new film by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller, currently on view in the British Pavillion at the Venice Biennial. Our friends at Amateurism recently came across the EP, and along with highlighting the playful rendition of …