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…
With Their Biggest Album Yet Out Now, Mogwai Don’t Mind Leveraging Their Indie Legend Status in Support of a Cause That’s Near To Their Hearts – for MTV Iggy
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo) By the time the Glaswegian post-rock quintet Mogwai got to their encore at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall, many of us…
Lin Zhaohua’s Coriolanus: Heavy Metal Shakespeare in China – for MTV Iggy
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo) How do you modernize and make a Shakespeare play feel even more epic? Throw in some thrashing guitars to take…
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…
European League Bans Sectarian Songs
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo (Twitter @mbakkalapulo) Original broadcast on NPR’s Only A Game. Fans heckling athletes is not a new fad. Ancient Olympiads had to endure…
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