RaMell Ross and Mascha Schilinski on memory, trauma, and Germany’s Oscar-shortlisted ‘Sound of Falling’

The 'Nickel Boys' filmmaker sits down with the German director to discuss her immersive, Oscar-shortlisted movie about ...

These unearthly whale songs helped save humpbacks from extinction

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...

This Bruce Springsteen Song Flopped at First but Then Slowly Became One of His Most Loved Tracks

Blinded by the Light didn't connect at first, but time and context turned Bruce Springsteen's song into a fan favorite.

‘We want the audience to experience transcendence’: Oliver Laxe and Laia Casanovas on the ‘audacious and radical’ cinema of ‘Sirât’

The writer-director and sound designer break down how the desert odyssey turns rave culture, electronic music, and an ...
American Songwriter

3 One-Hit Wonders From 1974 That Still Sound Fresh Today

Longing for the era of pop goodness in the mid-1970s? These one-hit wonders from 1974 are perfect for scratching that itch.

'Sound of Falling' review: Four generations of German girls suffer the same growing pains in Mascha Schilinski's mesmerizing stunner

Unfolding like 100 years of home video footage that were shot by the family ghosts, Mascha Schilinski's rich and mesmeric " ...

The sound of this one specific bird from Age of Empires keeps haunting me through pop songs, movies, and across other games

Videogames aren't as hooked on loon sonics as movies and music are, though once you know what you're listening for, the ...

How an unlikely X Factor cover helped bring Biffy Clyro to the UK masses

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Cleveland.com

Who just broke his musical silence with an eight-minute song?

NEW YORK CITY, New York — Harry Styles has abruptly ended his musical silence with the release of an unexpected, eight-plus-minute piano ballad, delighting fans and sparking speculation about what’s ...
CounterPunch

Listening to the Sound of Silence: the Power, Politics and Meaning of Silence

“We used to use our culture to understand cancer. Now we use cancer to understand our culture.” (From NPR interview of Pulitzer Prize winning author of “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Tragedy Struck Composer Irving Berlin on Christmas Day. Years Later, He Would Write One of the All-Time Holiday Classics

In 1940, legendary composer and songwriter Irving Berlin told his musical arranger Helmy Kresa that “White Christmas” was not only the best song he ever wrote, but also “the best song anybody ever ...