Hometown Hotspots: Oregon Getaway with Khai Dreams
With the release of Khai Dreams’ new album ‘Absolute Heartbreak’, we go back to where it all started – Eugene, Oregon.
Spaces that are unusual, unpredictable, or just plain quirky, not forgetting the inventive environments that push the boundaries of conventional thinking.
January 29 2023
January 29 2023
With the release of Khai Dreams’ new album ‘Absolute Heartbreak’, we go back to where it all started – Eugene, Oregon.
January 07 2023
January 07 2023
December 09 2022
December 09 2022
From Christine Sun Kim to Max Neuhaus, discover the artists whose works of sound art made it to New York’s Times Square over the years.
November 06 2022
November 06 2022
From Europe to Africa, Asia and Australia, join us as we unearth the best short film festivals around the globe for filmmakers and film connoisseurs alike.
October 14 2022
October 14 2022
New York 1980s music was certainly expansive. From hip-hop, garage house, no wave, electro, and more, rediscover the artistes that defied expectations.
October 07 2022
October 07 2022
September 30 2022
September 30 2022
Indie folk singer-songwriter Ber takes you on a ride through Minneapolis to check out her favourite place to eat and the secret spots not to be missed.
September 28 2022
September 28 2022
From the most intriguing galleries to bookshops and furniture stores, here’s a handy directory for a design-fuelled journey across Paris.
September 23 2022
September 23 2022
From choro and samba to bossa nova, there is diversity in Brazil's music. The country's musicians embody this dynamism too.
September 21 2022
September 21 2022
August 31 2022
August 31 2022
Indie rock band Last Dinosaurs’ Michael Sloane shares his favourite places in Brisbane, Australia, from his favourite venue to perform to the eatery that he’d feel homesick for.
August 25 2022
August 25 2022
July 29 2022
July 29 2022
Hopping between music producer Manila Killa’s favourite spots in the Philippines and the US.
June 30 2022
June 30 2022
The Vietnamese singer-songwriter from the Bay Area takes us on a tour of her favourite places in Newark, California.
June 18 2022
June 18 2022
From scenic cliffs and ancient ruins, to a little shack in the woods.
June 04 2022
June 04 2022
From the biggest to the most intimate, we discover 13 of the best music festivals in Europe this summer.
May 30 2022
May 30 2022
Singer-songwriter Gavin Haley walks us through some childhood spots in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky and newfound Los Angeles, California favourites.
April 15 2022
April 15 2022
Hip-hop dominates the charts today, but it wasn’t always this way. We re-examine the humble beginnings of the genre in a New York neighbourhood, and the key events that led it to become the billion-dollar industry it’s become since.
April 05 2022
April 05 2022
We round up the newest (and renewed) galleries to visit around the world to get your long-delayed fix of art both contemporary and classical.
April 01 2022
April 01 2022
A team of up-and-coming artists have banded together to organise an event to help others break into the industry. Here, we meet one of the Event Directors to talk vision and fun.
March 30 2022
March 30 2022
British indie-pop artist Will Joseph Cook shows us around his favourite food haunts and the most memorable places he’s performed live in his hometown of London.
March 01 2022
March 01 2022
Travel to London with indie-pop band PREP as we find out which are their favourite places to perform, eat, and more, as well as the specially picked tracks they associate with each spot.
January 28 2022
January 28 2022
We explore the childhood haunts of hip-hop and electronic duo Hermitude for their favourite places for live music, a grub and new experiences.
October 08 2021
October 08 2021
We take a closer look at why chants seem to figure in all spiritual practices. The act of it seemingly takes practitioners into another plane or state of mind, and is good for health. Or is it just a figment of their expectations?
August 30 2021
August 30 2021
Sound Of Life explores what digital travelling from home looks like without spending a single cent.
July 28 2021
July 28 2021
Be hear in these few quiet places in the world to understand the definition silence.
June 28 2021
June 28 2021
Music is life. But there’s more to it than just record shops and concert halls. SOL shares five places where you can enjoy the power of music as an art form.
December 26 2020
December 26 2020
Techno has always conjured up the image of Berlin, and Berlin has always sounded like techno.
October 27 2020
October 27 2020
July 23 2020
July 23 2020
Sound of Life has teamed up with Suitcase Magazine and Eyelet, the world’s top destination for streaming indie films, to take you on a virtual journey into the world beyond our doorsteps.
July 19 2020
July 19 2020
A virtual sound map and library reveals a different side to the Asian megacity that is Hong Kong – one that is far removed from its image of a concrete jungle.
July 06 2020
July 06 2020
A metropolitan famous for its iconic skyline, New York City is also indescribably shaped by the sounds that permeate from its streets and boroughs.
June 29 2020
June 29 2020
‘Cities And Memory’, a globally crowd-sourced art project, is helping chart the evolutionary change affecting our aural lives following the Covid-19 outbreak.
June 22 2020
June 22 2020
The Shijia Hutong Museum in Beijing is taking visitors on a journey through the city’s past via an innovative sound installation by artist Colin Siyuan Chinnery, which replays distinctive sounds of daily life from decades long ago.
May 24 2020
May 24 2020
As an immersive multi-screen installation, "Opera Of Kard" transported audiences into the bustling markets of northern Thailand. Artist Arnont Nongyao reveals more about his audio visual work, which was seen at the Singapore Biennale 2019.
April 26 2020
April 26 2020
While the city of Seville is known for its flamenco, there are still plenty of other activities that music lovers can immerse themselves in when visiting this capital of Andalusia.
February 24 2020
February 24 2020
Exploring the unknown broadens your perspective and opens your eyes to a different side of the world. This month, Sound Of Life takes you to the City of Columns and Ernest Hemingway's source of inspiration – Havana.
January 01 2020
January 01 2020
The city of lights isn’t just for lovebirds on their honeymoon – it’s a haven for music lovers who appreciate the amalgamation of contrasts: glossy and gritty, new and old, polished and rough.
October 21 2019
October 21 2019
Brussels is one of the most exciting cities for music lovers, from the educational instruments museum to a concert venue built around a gorgeous botanic garden.
October 04 2019
October 04 2019
How can we expect mainstream music festivals to change in the coming years? Here’s a look at Oya Festival, We Love Green and Boomtown, all lesser-known events that put sustainability, technology and new experiences at the forefront.
September 17 2019
September 17 2019
The world’s weird, wondrous and wacky congregate here in Tokyo. Sound Of Life takes you on a trip to discover eight new places to feed your music-loving soul.
September 14 2019
September 14 2019
Sound is very much a spatial event, as evident in these architectural constructs that represent the best acoustically of something old, something new, and elements borrowed from history and nature.
July 30 2019
July 30 2019
New York has been paid tribute to in many a song, a bustling city that never runs out of energy. From Jazz in a living room to an underground vinyl bar, the American dream lives on through its music.
July 15 2019
July 15 2019
When artistic freedom comes in the form of an amalgamation between music and architecture, the results are nothing short of stunning. Take a look at these buildings dedicated to music.