Helly Luv: Freedom Fighter Takes on ISIS via Pop Music for MTV Iggy
“Music is My Weapon and I Know I Will Never Be Safe Again.” Story by Maria Bakkalapulo and Niall Macaulay A peshmerga (Kurdish for “those who…
Scene Report: Glasgow’s Buddy System Keeps It Safe for Dance Music – for MTV Iggy
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Follow Maria @mbakkalapulo) Photos by Niall Macaulay (Follow Niall @niallmacaulay) College-aged art-schoolers, pink balloons on strings bound to their waists, bounce happily.…
Young Fathers Define Cool, Redefine Hip-Hop – for MTV Iggy
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo), co-written by Niall Macaulay (Twitter @niallmacaulay) Down an alley in Glasgow city centre, in one of the famous architect’s…
Navicula Rocks Against Environmental Destruction in Bali – for MTV Iggy
IN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES ON EARTH, ONE BAND RAISES HELL TO PROTECT THEIR HOME Check out Navicula live at the Twice Bar at this…
Lady Gaga vs Heavy Metal: The Confusing World of Pop in Indonesia
FOR THE BBC – CLICK HERE FOR FULL BBC DOCUMENTARY VIA THE BBC HOMEPAGE – SYNOPSIS – Lady Gaga was banned but Death Metal is cool –…
Scottish Gaelic Punk Band Oi Polloi
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo) Original broadcast on The World (PRI/ BBC). Formed in 1981,Oi Polloi are championing a Scottish Gaelic punk movement. The Gaelic language was…
TIME Magazine – Punk’s Last Refuge
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo – For the story published in TIME MAGAZINE, go to –CLICK HERE It’s after midnight in Jakarta and, below a highway overpass,…
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