Where does electronic dance music maven Parov Stelar go to discover exciting new music? What’s all the fuss about the new wave of Austrian pop music which is currently sweeping Europe? What Vienna locations does legendary producer Patrick Pulsinger show to friends … read more »
Showroom of Contemporary Sound, Zagreb/HR May 06 – 09, 2015 Showroom of Contemporary Sound (Izlog Suvremenog Zvuka) is an international festival that provides a platform where contemporary artists can showcase their work and increase opportunities to connect and share their experiences with … read more »
Austrian Heartbeats #2 Selected by Georg Friedrich Haas Composers: Marco Döttlinger | Peter Jakober | Hannes Kerschbaumer | Manuela Meier The new CD “Austrian Heartbeats #2 – selected by Georg Friedrich Haas”, which is dedicated to contemporary music from Austria, has just been released. The Austrian composer Georg … read more »
Tallinn Music Week, Tallinn/Estonia March 26 – 28, 2015 From March 26 – 28, 2015, the international music industry will once again convene in Estonia’s Capital to attend one of the world’s most cutting-edge industry get-togethers and networking events, and one of the … read more »
TO TOURISTS, CARINTHIA MIGHT SEEM LIKE A DREAM LOCATION, BUT INSIDE AUSTRIA THE PROVINCE HAS BEEN TARRED WITH BEING A HOTBED OF RIGHTWING POPULISM. AND YET, OR MAYBE ALSO BECAUSE OF THAT, IT IS HOME TO SOME OF POP’S MOST FEARLESS ANTI-HEROES, … read more »
THEIR BIGGEST HIT TRANSFORMED THE TWO VORARLBERG VILLAGES OF MELLAU AND SCHOPPERNAU, PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN TO MOST AUSTRIANS, INTO MYSTICAL DESTINATIONS OF INTOXICATED NOCTURNAL WALKS. BUT ACCORDING TO HMBC MEMBERS BARTHOLOMÄUS NATTER AND PHILIPP LINGG, RATHER THAN JUST THROW UP YOU CAN EAT … read more »
IT MAY BE TRUE THAT, ARMED WITH A UKULELE AND A LAPTOP, YOU COULD MAKE MUSIC PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, BUT AN INSPIRING BACKDROP OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, AN OASIS OF CALM LIKE THE STADTPARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY, … read more »
From Ja, Panik to Garish to Zeronic to Tanz Baby!: Nearly all the noteworthy bands that Burgenland produced in recent years have at some point seen Thomas Pronai behind the mixing desk, and in his own band Bo Candy and His Broken … read more »
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF LOWER AUSTRIA THERE IS A HUGE BLACK HOLE, WHICH SUCKS UP EVERYTHING. IT IS CALLED VIENNA AND RENDERS EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS AROUND IT PROVINCIAL BY PROXY. NONETHELESS, AUSTRIA’S LARGEST PROVINCE HAS HAD ITS OWN CAPITAL CITY ST. … read more »
EVEN IF WE LEAVE THE HOARY OLD CLICHÉ OF THE “STEEL CITY” ASIDE, THE UPPER AUSTRIAN CAPITAL LINZ IS STILL DEFINED BY ITS HISTORICAL ROLE AS A CENTRE OF HEAVY INDUSTRY. BUT AS ATTWENGER RIGHTLY POINT OUT IN THE INTERVIEW BELOW, THE … read more »