glamglare has been attending SXSW in Austin, TX since 2014, minus the last two years, of course. One could even say our blog was founded at SXSW or shortly thereafter under the influence of the enormous energy level one can ingest during the festival. In 2018 and 2019, we ran[…]
Live music is back, and what better way to celebrate one of life’s most invigorating and joyful past times with not only one but five days filled with concerts? New York’s The New Colossus Festival is back, and its three founders, Lio Kanine, Steven Matrick, and Mike Bell, whipped up[…]
Originally based in NYC, the singer, songwriter, and producer Anastave moved to Berlin to find new inspiration to follow up her 2016 excellent debut album “From the Other Side of the Fire.” Life is rarely straightforward, so a few years went by until she was ready to release new music.[…]
Music is an essential ingredient for the holidays. Every year as December comes closer, we all start to listen to the same selection of songs over and over that seem to get blasted everywhere. New songs, apparently, are added to the list of classics only once or twice every decade.[…]
Numerous exciting projects want to enhance a music experience with virtual reality. Paris-based artist Alexia Charoud teamed up with U.S. musician and producer Virtual Perfection Cowboy to create an art installation that you can explore directly in your web browser with no fancy goggles required (you need a real computer[…]
Jenny Hval – Jupiter Inspiration comes from the strangest places and can take on even stranger forms, as Norwegian musician and novelist Jenny Hval demonstrates. Her newest single and video, “Jupiter,” manifests this once more. Hval says about the beautiful track and its mesmerizing video: When I wrote the music[…]
Here at glamglare, we have an ambivalent relationship to cover songs. We do not include them in our Song Pick series because it focuses on original music by new artists. But we do appreciate song covers. Or we don’t. The fascinating thing about covers is that they add a second[…]
We are super excited to attend The Wavy Awards tomorrow evening, held on the Lower East Side in New York. The award show will celebrate historically excluded artists in a ceremony that is decidedly inclusive. The event will be live-streamed for free on The Wavy Awards’ YouTube Channel at 6:30[…]
Today, New York-based singer/songwriter Maya Bon aka Babehoven releases her latest EP, “Nastavi, Calliope.” This new piece of work is based on deeply personal experiences and musically takes a new, more experimental direction. We are fascinated with her music and reached out to Maya, who was game for answering our questions.[…]
The songs of U.K. singer/songwriter Natalie Bouloudis create a palpable atmosphere, one that you can turn into strange but beautiful stories in your mind. She blends folk, rock, jazz, and then some secret ingredients into a unique sound that takes you on an extraordinary journey. This Friday, Natalie releases her[…]
Socials