From cells to selves
Contemplating the world requires a body, and a body requires an immune system: the rungs of life create the stuff of thought – by Anna Ciaunica Read on Aeon is a senior researcher working on self-consciousness, embodiment and social interactions in humans and artificial agents. She is based at the Group of AI for People […]
Jane’s Addiction call it quits after a tumultuous 15 months: ‘The legacy will remain’
US alt-rock band announce they are finally parting ways, following fisticuffs, accusations and lawsuits US alt-rock band Jane’s Addiction has announced they are parting ways after a tumultuous 15 months of fisticuffs, accusations and lawsuits. The veteran Californian group, who have a history of drama, dust-ups and bust-ups, prematurely terminated the US leg of their […]
Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace
Robert Plant has released the official music video for “Everybody’s Song,” performed with his band Saving Grace. The track, written by Mimi Parker, Zak Micheletti,… The post Robert Plant Drops New Everybody’s Song Video With Saving Grace first appeared on World Music Central. The recording features Robert Plant (vocals), Suzi Dian (vocals), Oli Jefferson (drums), […]
Ho, Ho, Nope: The Christmas songs that make us cringe
What are the most unbearable Christmas songs? We offer a few of the many, many options.
Au Pairs frontwoman Lesley Woods: ‘We were the antithesis to all that boy-meets-girl stuff’
Her post-punk trailblazers were a key influence on riot grrrl. Now, after decades working as a lawyer, she is taking the name – though, contentiously, not the rest of the band – back on the road. ‘I haven’t given the best of me yet’, she says At the height of her music career in the […]
Ni N’akul nid’as (Free people)
An ode to life on the road. Irish Travellers at a gathering in County Galway share memories, songs and crafts by the fire – by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon Irish Travellers are an Indigenous ethnic minority of Ireland, with an estimated population of 40,000, making up about one per cent of the island’s population. […]
Voices from the abyss
‘I’m left breathless when I face the abyss’ – a stirring portrait of the Mexican cliff divers who leap 100 feet into the sea – by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon Since the 1930s, the La Quebrada Cliff Divers of Acapulco in southwestern Mexico have performed shows for the public, climbing steep and jagged oceanside […]
Both Billy Strings, Tyler Childers Announce New 2026 Tour Dates
‘Tis the season for some of the biggest heavyweights in country and roots music to announce their tour intentions for the upcoming year. On Tuesday, two of the titans at the arena level revealed their touring plans. The post Both Billy Strings, Tyler Childers Announce New 2026 Tour Dates first appeared on Saving Country Music. […]
Kelsea Ballerini, Austin City Limits, and the Public Funding of Media
It’s difficult to impossible to figure out why Ballerini’s appearance would have any benefit for either party. Austin music fans, and Austin City Limits faithful would find little to no appeal in a Nashville pop star. The post Kelsea Ballerini, Austin City Limits, and the Public Funding of Media first appeared on Saving Country Music. […]
‘It’s been called the greatest hip-hop film ever’: how we made cult graffiti classic Wild Style
‘I handed a guy a starting pistol for a stick-up scene. But instead he reached into his car and took out the sawn-off shotgun you see in the movie’ I was part of the New York graffiti artists the Fabulous 5, who were primarily known for painting whole subway cars on the Lexington Avenue line. […]