Milan Design Week isn’t solely focused on showcasing the latest in furniture and decor; for the past eight years the ELITA festival (which stands for Electronic ITAly) has served as Fuorisalone’s well-founded music component. The 2014 lineup had fair-goers cutting loose early to catch a range of international artists, like Moodymann, Todd Terje, Daphni, Tony Allen, DARKSIDE and so many more cult favorites. One such …
One of the first musicians inducted into the Hall of Fame, Chuck Berry has long-been widely recognized as an arbiter of rock’n’roll. This week the trailblazing musician received another critical honor, the prestigious Polar Music Prize. The award is given to artists who “break down musical boundaries by bringing together people from all the different worlds of music” and nothing could be truer of Berry’s …
Clarens: Trust A whirlwind tour performing with French synth-pop duo Juveniles prompted Senegal-born, Paris-based musician Ousseynou Cissé to create a song about his experience. The emerging artist—who now goes by Clarens—told Interview magazine his new track “Trust” is “a song about lost friendships.” Set to a downtempo beat that feels like raindrops falling on a snare drum, his sweetly melancholic voice perfectly complements the lyrical …
