Glass interviews Jacob Banks
BRITISH-Nigerian singer-songwriter Jacob Banks is redefining soul for this generation. From a young age Bank’s was involved in music, playing the drums at his local church, but only began writing and pursuing m...
Glass attends Dave’s Game Over Tour at KOKO Camden London
SOUTH LONDON-born Dave Santan, simply known as Dave, is a young rapper with a difference. Incorporating lyrics that are politically charged, motivational and also completely personal, Dave’s strength lies in hi...
Glass looks forward to Sounds like Christmas at the V&A
INSPIRED by their current exhibition Opera: Passion, Power and Politics, the V&A will celebrate Christmas at their South Kensington and Museum of Childhood sites with a season inspired by sound and music. F...
Accidental Art present a multi-sensory experience in Hong Kong
ACCIDENTAL Art, an innovative arts consulting firm based in Hong Kong, are opening a multi-sensory art exhibition in Hong Kong where art, food and music are brought together. The exhibition is titled Occult Com...
Glass reviews 50 Years of Rolling Stone magazine
RARELY has a magazine so devoted to popular culture achieved as seminal a level of influence as Rolling Stone. In its 50 years, it has variously segued from being a beacon of music coverage to a powerhouse in i...
One-off Halloween event at Handel and Hendrix, Mayfair
AS part of the Museums at Night series 2017, Handel and Hendrix, a centre of knowledge and learning located in the houses inhabited by both George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix two centuries apart, have coll...
Glass interviews up-and-coming UK band The Hunna
THE Hunna are a rising English indie rock band that you don't want to miss out on. Their swift rise to stardom has resulted in them bagging number three on the UK Indie Chart with their album 100 and number 13 ...
Alice Boman premieres the video of her latest single Dreams
SWEDISH singer-song writer, Alice Boman, who emerged onto the music scene in 2013, has just released her new single, Dreams.
Dreams has a similar sound and vibe to Alice Boman's previous EPs. It is a slow, c...
The Darkness release new song Southern Trains from new album Pinewood Smile
REMEMBER that Christmas song Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) that we all love? Well, the electrifying band behind that well–known song, The Darkness are back with a brand new track titled Southern ...
The Hunna to Play Secret Show for Dr Martens Stand For Something Tour
THE #WornDifferent from British footwear brand Dr Martens campaign is bringing three artists who are completely different to three well-known cities to play three incredible secret shows, with all one thing...
Frida Sundemo to release her debut album Flashbacks & Futures
FLASHBACKS & Futures is the new highly anticipated international debut album from Swedish-born singer Frida Sundemo, who not only sings but landed herself a leading Hollywood role in John Niven’s Kill Y...
The Horrors release V
V IN Roman Numerals means five so it’s only fitting that after a three-year interval, The Horrors are back with their fifth studio album, V, to be released in September.
V by The Horrors
Earlier on this yea...
Glass enjoys a private hammam at the Spa Laaroussa, Fez, Morroco
Fez, Morocco’s Spa Laaroussa offers a relaxing private hammam to the sounds of acoustic Oud
THE DOOR of Riad Laaroussa’s Spa Laaroussa, a short walk from Fez’s directional mainstay Bab Boujloud, open into a ...
New music platform Salute to offer £50,000 to unsigned artist
THE UK’s newest music platform Salute Music Makers has been launched. Fronted by the ex-Undertones lead singer and music industry stalwart Feargal Sharkey, Salute aims to scout of the best new unsigned artists ...
Tama Impala at Alexandra Palace – Glass live review
TAME IMPALA are a band that made their name while thriving in Perth’s music scene ten years ago under frontman Kevin Parker’s wing. Now is a different story. They have gained international success and have rece...
Glass’ Saturday Night Playlist – Liam Channels Alexis Carrington
Listen to our Design Editor’s Glass Spotify playlist – Liam Channels Alexis Carrington on our Spotify channel glassmagazinemusic. A musical accompaniment to the one-and-only soap-diva Alexis Carrington as broug...
Issey Miyake 2015 holiday accessories collection
For the holiday season, the Japanese designer Issey Miyake is mixing art, fashion and culture into one limited edition collection, which will be sold across 12 stores in Asia, Europe and the US.
Drawing insp...
Waxing lyrical – a waning Crescent City? Glass meets British singer Jon Cleary about the beating heart of New Orleans
His speaking voice – dry, distinctly English, vessel for a voluminous vocabulary – isn’t what you’d expect. Singing live and on record, Jon Cleary’s relatively rough baritone sounds happy just to be there, it...
Unknown Mortal Orchestra share Ur Life One Night video
Unknown Mortal Orchestra have unveiled the video for Ur Life One Night. The song is taken from their most recent album Multi-Love which was released earlier this year on Jagjaguar.
A still from the Ur Life...
Pay attention! The Mothmen resurface
It’s true: this 1980 gem deserved exhuming for the semi-deluxe treatment. Its six bonus tracks don’t further the Mothmen’s story, but they provide a bit more depth, and prove that the band was both dubwise and ...
Glass checks out Robert Pollard’s 21st solo venture
Robert Pollard, currently 57 and born in ‘57, has well over 1,700 songs registered under his name. This kind of songwriting facility should arouse suspicions in any rational human, but as far as Pollard’s con...