Mija Milovic – Not Offended There is a sense of deep knowing and calm to Not Offended, the lone song released this year by the Danish-Montenegrin musician (also an earlier graduate of the Copenhagen music school currently producing every interesting alternative pop star). To warmly droning organ that hangs like the last streak of sunlight … Read more
Anuparna Roy made history at the prestigious Venice Film Festival this year by becoming the first Indian filmmaker to win the Best Director award for her directorial debut, Songs of Forgotten Trees. In an exclusive interaction with HT at the recently concluded International Film Festival of Kerala, where her film also premiered, the writer-director talked … Read more
1. “Getting Ready for Christmas Day,” Paul Simon (2011) As the title implies, this Paul Simon tune is the obvious place to start the party. The one-off Christmas song on his 2011 album “So Beautiful or So What” blends punchy, political themes with a folksy melody. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important … Read more
Akshay Murarka, intimacy coordinator on Saiyaara opens up on how the intimate scenes in the Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda starrer were filmed. He says. “Since Ahaan and Aneet were newcomers, building trust came first. We workshopped in the first week of shooting itself, working through exercises around consent, boundaries, trust and comfort. These sessions … Read more
Pirate activist group Anna’s Archive says it has scraped the entirety of Spotify’s music library, and plans to release it through torrents. Spotify has around 256 million tracks, and the Anna’s Archive collection contains metadata for an estimated 99.9% of them. The group archived approximately 86 million music files, accounting for roughly 99.6% of all … Read more
Christmas has a way of sounding familiar before it even arrives. Long before the lights go up or the gifts come out, it is the music that signals the season. Played in homes, malls, cars, and kitchens, Christmas songs have quietly shaped how the holiday feels across generations. Some tracks return every year like clockwork. … Read more