Scotland and Ireland are the center of the musical world, just ask Elvis Costello! It might be damp and dark up north, but that’s more than enough reason to take a break from the haggis and deep-fried Mars bars, and write some truly world-class music. From bagpipes and tin whistles to some of the stars of a fashionable UK-wide indie ... Read More »
Tonight Museyon celebrates the launch of Music+Travel Worldwide with two of our friends from Beijing. Here’s a sneak peek at what to expect from Xiao He and Jeff Zhang Shouwang. Since the late ’90s, Xiao He has been a pioneering force in the Beijing underground first as a member of the experimental rock band Glorious Pharmacy. Today he mostly ... Read More »
In Music+Travel Worldwide our expert guides take a musical tour around the globe. Check out our sound sampler before you buy the book… Jazz Land: Chicago by Peter Margasak Jazz Hometown Hero: Ken Vandermark and the Ken Vandermark 5 Click to hear 11 more… Read More »
In the latest film from Cedric Klapisch, ‘Paris‘, a young professional dancer (Romain Duris) find himself unexpectedly facing his own mortality. Watching the city through his window, he begins to see the different sides of Paris through the lives of his neighbors — the fruit seller, the woman at the bakery, a social worker, a dancer, an architect, a homeless ... Read More »
When you’re a Danish director afraid of flying, how do you go on location? Lars von Trier — the controversial director of ‘The Antichrist‘ — has found the answer in the small Swedish city of Trollhatten, just a short train (or a ferry and a car ride) away from his home in Copenhagen. The city with the strange name ... Read More »
One of our favorite films here at Museyon is ‘American Movie,’ the 1999 documentary about one man’s quest to make the scariest film ever made. The brainchild of amateur director Mark Bochardt, the short film ‘Coven’ tells the story of a down-and-out artist with an alcohol problem, who discovers a much bigger problem when he starts going to meetings and ... Read More »
We’re gearing up for Mischief Night and here at Museyon, our minds have turned to all things spooky. In honor of the most important day of the year (Halloween, in case you weren’t paying attention) we’ve scoured the web to find some seriously spooky links. The Scariest Movies You Haven’t Seen: Slate (via NPR) looks at some underrated horror ... Read More »
Who couldn’t use a little sexiness to spice up their Friday? Let’s transition into the weekend with some slow jams from India’s “man with the golden voice”, Gary Lawyer. Read More »
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