Explore the cultural and psychological dimensions of music
What makes a great football soundtrack? ⚽🎵
Some World Cup songs become timeless anthems. Others disappear almost as quickly as the final whistle.
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, I took a look at the official songs FIFA has chosen over the years – and whether they were really the best choices.
The 3rd of February… For many, this is just another gloomy, cold and early-sunsetting day. At least for those of us located in the Northern Hemisphere of this precious planet, that is… As soon as February hits, though, I get this very deeply rooted, almost mystical feeling of nostalgia. Nostalgia about a time I haveContinueContinue reading “3rd February – ‘the day the music died’”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYETwhUjXvc The Script – Divided States of America It seems like the above song by The Script has never been as relevant as it is now… I’m writing this blog post provoked by recent events happening mainly in the US (Capitol riots supporting outgoing US President Donald Trump) but echoing elsewhere on a global scaleContinueContinue reading “Divided states of America and the world?”
What a year, huh? Surely most of us are happy to welcome the last day of what feels like a prolonged 2020. It has been a year which presented countless challenges, making it difficult to outline which ranks at the top of the hard-hitting hurdles spectrum. And it feels as if Heraclitus’s saying “Change isContinueContinue reading “Covid-19 songs or: How music is there for us in hardest of times”
