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Embrace the music
Though Iceland was one of the hardest hit countries in the 2008 financial crisis, it has managed to climb out of a recession with some out-of-the-box moves. One tactic was prioritising the creative industries, including the…
Sounds Like Teen Spirit
Sounds Like Teen Spirit, Jamie Jay Johnson's warm and witty documentary following four contestants in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, is a sure contender as one of the strongest factual films of 2009. Monocle's Robert…
Culture / Film
K + D: Music videos
Featuring videos for 'Rose Rouge' by St Germain, 'Reaching For The Stars' by Fantastic Plastic Machine, 'The Sssound Of Music' by Bertrand Burgalat, and 'Very Stylish Fille' by Dimitri From Paris.
Culture / Music
Korean Music Industry
Monocle reports on how Korea's pop music industry is the country's most potent weapon in the global soft power stakes.
The global electronics brand Bang & Olufsen has kept its HQ in the unassuming Danish town where it all started.
Business / Music
Seeking harmony
Kamasi Washington used to be called a lot of things but now he's called the saviour of jazz. We meet the saxophonist, bandleader and producer at the vanguard of a brave new musical world.
Sounds of the future
Savoir Faire is a creative agency that, with its own in-house record label Bromance, takes a holistic approach to pushing the best in French electronic music and pop. It's an outlook that suggests the music industry is…
In 1997, four former DJs and vinyl enthusiasts managed to get hold of a record pressing machine. Today, small independent studios and big record companies alike are queueing up for Vinylium's services.
Edits / Music
Abel García López
Nestled in a chilly valley between wooded volcanoes is the guitar-making capital of Mexico. While many in Paracho battle to survive against a flood of cheap Chinese imports, a few are drawing on generations of knowledge to…
Music festivals have become big business in Japan, whether you want kodo drummers at The Earth Celebration or J-pop at A-Nation. But the one that started the boom is still the biggest and the best: Fuji Rock. We headed to…
Naeba
Briefing culture
Offbeat literary recommendations; *Monocle* music for September; rocking' in Iran and T-shirt devotees get their own glossy title.
Turning rapines
Verbal, aka Ryu Yong Gi, is half of m-flo, one of Japan's biggest hip-hop acts. Verbal and his m-flo partner, Taku Takahashi, have been working together on their "m-flo loves…" collaborations with an array of guest artists…
Culture briefing
Cheap and chic bicycle advertising, plus *Monocle*'s music recommendations.
The Monocle Arts Review - Music: Laura Snapes
We find out if 'The Life of Pablo' can make a louder noise than its creator Kanye West's tempestuous personal life, enjoy LNZNDRF, a new outfit from members of US bloke-rock favourites The National and get nuanced in nu…
A band that shares a few of Monocle's own city-centric obsessions, St Etienne has mined the rainy pavements, smoky cafés and sweaty nightclubs of London to tell cinematic stories of life, love and iconic architecture.…
Monocle on Culture - The Sessions at Midori House: Gold Star
The Austrian-born, Los Angeles-based artist joins us to play tracks old and new – and a Velvet Underground cover.
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