Dario Argento’s 1977 slasher flick ‘Suspiria‘ is one of the creepiest films of all time — and one of the most beautiful. It’s the last film ever developed at the Technicolor processing plant and ‘Suspiria’ oozes horror: the greens are more acidic, the reds bloodier and the shadows are among the creepiest ever captured on film, inspired by the rich ... Read More »
This week, our intrepid music writer James Hendicott is headed to the southern hemisphere to check out the scene in Australia. Forget the didgeridoo and check out James’s six picks — from rock superstars AC/DC to one very over-the-top pop legend. Read More »
If you see a swarm of zombies walking down the street this weekend, don’t be alarmed. It’s time for Thrill the World, an annual attempt to set the world record for largest simultaneous dance. The song of choice? What else? Michael Jackson’s multi-platinum ‘Thriller’, which inspires the ghoulish costumes. While last year’s event set the world record with a ... Read More »
Six years ago today, singer-songwriter Elliott Smith died from a pair of stab wounds. And it’s still unclear whether his death was a suicide or murder. Since then, a cloud of mystery has grown around the artist, and still, years later, fans gather at the so-called Elliott Smith Wall in LA’s Silver Lake neighborhood, wedged between an electronics shop and ... Read More »
In this week’s installment of The Scene in Six Sounds, Museyon Guide James Hendicott heads back to Germany, a country where he used to live, to give us a report on the local scene — from delightfully cheesy Euro pop to some slightly scary metal. So James, tell us: Was ist mit der deutschen Musik? Read More »
Well consider our minds blown. New York’s Museum of Modern Art has done it again, this time with the exhibition Looking at Music: Side 2, and its matching film counterpart, a mashup of Museyon’s favorite things: Film, Music and Art. There’s no denying that for an artist, New York was a pretty cool place to be in the ... Read More »
Want proof that your club is hot? How about a surprise show from a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer. That’s just what happened at Beijing’s D-22 (242 Chengfu Lu, Beijing; +86 6265 3177) this Friday night. And it’s just another sign that the city’s up-and-coming music scene is starting to be taken seriously (no, make that super-seriously) on the international level. ... Read More »
In Museyon’s Music+Travel Worldwide, Alina Simone is your guide to chanson, Russia’s soulful signature sound, a rebellious mix of folk music and outlaw tales. The thing is though, if you’re going to sing about life in the gulags, you’ve got to look the part. That’s why we’re excited to see that the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume I is ... Read More »
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