FACES OF THE FESTIVAL - Chasing Summer

"The name Etran de L’Aïr translates to “the Stars of the Aïr,” the mountainous region of Northern Niger."

This week I had the privilege this week to share the stage with Denzel Curry, arguably one of the most exciting figures in rap music...

El Perro del Mar is merely an extension of me that enables me to do and say the things which I find hard to express in daily life. I’ve been using the name since 2004 when I came across a stray dog on a Spanish beach...

What the f*** do you mean - You don't wanna suck my nuts? What the f*** do you mean - You don't wanna suck my nuts?

It does now. I meditate every day just to not feel insane. The practice leaks into everything I do. With writing or recording, I do let thoughts take me for a ride...

Music From Saharan Cellphones features various tracks recorded on Saharan Africa collected on cell phone sim cards...

I was just looking for the worst DJ name that could ever go on a club poster, I tried some mock-ups with many different ideas, but this definitely stood out worse than any of the others...

Right now, the norm is for labels to make decisions based on data. And they've all got access to more data than ever before, so it turns into a science. They look at the trajectory of streaming numbers and social media followings, and they avoid artist development...

This show was on a Monday as well which I thought was funny that it was one of the most lit crowds I’ve seen this year...