Stephanie Phillips

Dec 25, 2024 | theguardian.com | Safi Bugel |Stevie Chick |Michael Cragg |Elle Hunt |Ammar Kalia |Rebecca Q. Liu | +4 more

Charles Aznavour – For Me … FormidableThis year I completed Duolingo in French, but found myself no closer to being able to carry out what I would call a conversation. (Exchanging likes and dislikes doesn’t count.) I decided to go Paris to practise on some unsuspecting locals, procured via Hinge. One man proved surprisingly game: he not only spoke excellent English but was a self-described anglophile, more up to date than I am on UK politics and truly passionate about Marks & Spencer.

Dec 25, 2023 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Tayyab Amin |Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Alexis Petridis |Rosie Esther Solomon |Aneesa Ahmed |Stephanie Phillips | +4 more

Composite: Daniel Cavazos/ Brendon Burton/ Gobinder JhittaSanam – Aykathani Malakon ص​ن​م - أ​ي​ق​ظ​ن​ي م​ل​ا​ك​ٌThe formation of Beirut six-piece Sanam is emblematic of Lebanon’s thriving experimental music scene in and of itself: the group were convened at the behest of Irtijal festival for a collaboration with Hans Joachim Irmler of Faust, a juncture which catalysed the musicians into recording together later on.

Dec 25, 2023 | theguardian.com | Tayyab Amin |Ben Beaumont-Thomas |Alexis Petridis |Aneesa Ahmed |Stephanie Phillips |Michael Cragg | +3 more

Sanam – Aykathani Malakon ص​ن​م - أ​ي​ق​ظ​ن​ي م​ل​ا​ك​ٌSanam: Bell صنم - بل – videoThe formation of Beirut six-piece Sanam is emblematic of Lebanon’s thriving experimental music scene in and of itself: the group were convened at the behest of Irtijal festival for a collaboration with Hans Joachim Irmler of Faust, a juncture which catalysed the musicians into recording together later on.

Jul 3, 2023 | theguardian.com | Stephanie Phillips

Ask Takiaya Reed of the New Orleans-based doom band Divide and Dissolve how she created their megalithic sound and she’ll tell you a story that aligns with her nature as a staunch believer in own her artistic path: it came to her in a dream. “It sticks with me, this sound,” says Reed.