On today’s episode of Meet Museyon, let’s say hello — or should that be привет — to Alina Simone. Alina is our guide to Moscow, St. Petersburg, and chanson, the soulful sound that grew from the Russian gulag. She’s also an accomplished singer songwriter. Meet Alina, hear her music and discover her favorite Soviet sounds (with tons of videos), after ... Read More »
The year was 1983 and hip-hop was king. ‘Breakin’ and Enterin‘,’ a documentary about a Los Angeles hangout Radiotron, introduced the world to break dancing and a young rapper named Ice-T. A year later, the doc was turned into ‘Breakin’,’ an updated version of ‘West Side Story,’ about a jazz dancer who falls in love with a b-boy named Ozone. ... Read More »
It’s time for another round of Meet Museyon. This time we’re starting off with James Hendicott, your guide to Celtic punk in Dublin in Music+Travel Worldwide. James is a freelance music and travel writer based in Galway, Ireland, and he’s written his way around the world — from South Korea to Katmandu — discovering music for publications such as State ... Read More »
You know we love music and you know we love movies, so it should come as no surprise that ‘Quadrophenia‘ is one of our all-time favorites. The 1979 film is based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera album of the same name. It’s the story of Jimmy, a young Londoner with a dead-end job who finds release in the sharp ... Read More »
In Music+Travel Worldwide, Jessica Hundley takes you on a tour of Calicountry, Southern California’s native blend of country crooning, folk and rock ‘n’ roll. For a slightly different take on the sound, check out its Southern cousin, rockabilly, a style that fuses “hillbilly” music with old-school rock ‘n’ roll. Like what you hear? Well, if you’re in ... Read More »
When location scouts for 2007 Oscar winner ‘Atonement‘ were searching for a place to play Tallis House, the film’s grand country home, production designer Sarah Greenwood knew just where to look — Country Life, a magazine dedicated to England’s “premium properties.” There she found Stokesay Court, a stately Victorian manor near the village of Onibury, five miles northwest of Ludlow in ... Read More »
To paraphrase the late, great Otis Redding, we know you’ve been waiting. Just anticipating. Well get ready, because Music+Travel Worldwide from Museyon Guides is about to hit stores! And to show our appreciation to you, dear and patient reader, we’re giving you the chance to scope us out before the store. Thanks to the super-cool site Scribd, we’ve got an exclusive preview ... Read More »
Sometimes a film does more than entertain. That’s the case with ‘La historia oficial,’ the Oscar-winning 1985 film by Argentine director Luis Puenzo. Filming began in 1983, during the last days of the military dictatorship in Argentina, but threats against Puenzo and his actors meant much of the filming was done in secret — with Puenzo’s own home playing the ... Read More »
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