LISTEN: New Music From Dusk Till Dawn

The track, "Dusk and Dawn," by the Belfast four-piece collective Hurdles, is a beautiful four-minute track that takes listeners on a magical, romantic, and unrequited love kind of ride. Hurdles released the track as a single off their upcoming EP, out Feb. 1. The intimate vocals, youthful lyrics, and trickling guitar strums all build-up the…

DIIV[E] Under the Sun

The American indie rock band from Brooklyn, NY, DIIV, have released their track, "Under the Sun," off of their forthcoming album, Is The Is Are, following their previously released tracks "Dopamine," "Bent (Roi's Song)," and "Mire (Grant's Song)." Is The Is Are will drop Feb. 5 through Captured Tracks. https://soundcloud.com/capturedtracks/diiv-under-the-sun-official-single/s-HT9pt "Under the Sun" is about struggling with vices and…

Fragile Tom & The ’80s

Recall the sounds of the '80s: synth-pop, new wave, Depeche Mode, New Order... The three-piece German band, Fragile Tom, is making a name for themselves in their new electro-pop tracks, "Elbows" and "Naked Bones." Fragile Tom's passion for reliving the '80s in today's mainstream culture makes their music all the more nostalgic and powerful, however,…

Italy Adventures

Strangely enough, I've been dreaming of traveling to Italy, particularly Rome, for the past few weeks. After watching the film "To Rome With Love" written and directed by Woody Allen, I long to travel to Rome and visit all the historic Roman sites, including the Colosseum, The Pantheon, The Vittoriano, Sistine Chapel, Michaelangelo Museum, and…

Travel Destinations

Paris, France Rennes, FranceGrenoble, FranceLyon, FranceVienna, AustriaAndermatt, Switzerland Croatia ScotlandLondon, Oxford, and Canterbury, EnglandHighlands, Iceland -- for hikingGreenlandCape Town, South AfricaQuang Binh, Vietnam -- hiking and exploringNew Delhi, India Aspen, Colorado Venice, ItalyTuscany, ItalySicily (Palermo - where my grandfather was born)Madrid, SpainPamplona, SpainLittle Corn Island, Nicaragua California Wine Country (Nappa Valley)Helsinki, FinlandIsrael Nuremberg, Germany Berlin, GermanyCanada - Montreal, Quebec, TorontoAs young as I…