Belle and Sebastian: A Blueprint for Audience-Driven Success – for MTV Iggy
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo For bands seeking success, refusing to do interviews, and sending snaps of friends as your press photos, may not come recommended. But…
Songhoy Blues, Malian Music in Exile – for MTV Iggy
Words by Maria Bakkalapulo Playing music is enough to get you killed in northern Mali. Jihadists took the region by force in 2012 and imposed sharia,…
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.…
Can Heavy Metal Band Seringai Change Indonesian Politics? – for MTV Iggy
ONE OF INDONESIA’S MOST POPULAR BANDS IS OUTSPOKEN IN CRITICIZING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PRABOWO SUBIANTO – CHALLENGING HIM IS METAL HEAD REFORMIST JOKO WIDODO. WILL ROCK SWEEP…
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