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The best travel locations for music lovers around the country and the world, including must see concerts, iconic music sites, and more.
The Hi-Hat That Changed My Mind.
The first time I heard "Freak on a Leash," I turned it off. I had been playing drums for most of my life by then. I grew up on rock and metal, the kind of music where the singer sings, the guitars hit hard, and the song makes sense from the first verse to the last chorus. I knew what I liked, and I thought I knew what good music was supposed to sound like.
By Overdrive Records5 days ago in Beat
My Exclusive Interview With Kayristin
The party doesn't start until Kayristin walks in. As a DJ, it's her job to keep the energy flowing with electrifying sets and exclusive remixes—and now that she's branching out into original music, you don't have to see her in person to enjoy her heart-stopping beats. Her love for music, passion for adventure, and fun, bombastic personality make Kayristin a natural entertainer, and as you read this in-depth interview, you'll realize how much work goes into these sets that seem like a spur-of-the-moment celebration.
By Kaitlin Shanks20 days ago in Beat
How Wildfires in France and Spain Might Affect Your Travel Plans
Wildfires have become an increasing concern for travelers visiting parts of Europe, especially popular destinations in France and Spain. Rising temperatures, dry conditions, and extreme weather events have increased the risk of fires during the summer months, creating challenges for local communities, emergency services, and tourists planning their holidays.
By Sagheen Khan4 months ago in Beat
Art, Mastery and History in Dance
On May 2, 2026 I finally had a chance to see Beka and Nika Nozadze's live performance. It blew off all my expectations. I've been following Beka's Facebook page ever since I arrived in Tbilisi and was eagerly awaiting to see a dance program rather than the amazing shorts he puts out on social media.
By Lana V Lynx6 months ago in Beat
Kateryna Taran on War, Music, and Ukrainian Cultural Resistance
Kateryna Taran is a Ukrainian singer, activist, and volunteer from Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region, now based in Ivano-Frankivsk after displacement caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion. She founded the media community Pidpillia, helps organize the language advocacy initiative “Mova mae znachennia,” and has worked with military audiences through Cultural Desant. Taran has pursued music since childhood, performs original and live music projects, and connects artistic work with civic activism and Ukrainian-language cultural advocacy across wartime Ukraine today.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen7 months ago in Beat
The Quiet That Follows the Applause
I didn’t cry at the end of Better Call Saul. I cried three days later, while washing dishes. The water was hot, the sponge worn thin, and suddenly—without warning—I saw Kim Wexler’s hands again. Not in the courtroom. Not in the finale. But in that tiny Albuquerque office, adjusting the blinds just so, trying to control one small thing in a world spinning out of her grasp.
By KAMRAN AHMAD11 months ago in Beat
The Song That Brought Him Back
After my mother passed, grief settled into our home like winter fog—thick, gray, and impossible to ignore. He stopped whistling while fixing the sink. Stopped tapping his boot to the oldies station. Even his laugh, once so loud it startled the dogs, vanished into a silence so heavy it filled every room. For two years, he moved through life like a man walking in someone else’s shoes. So when he said, voice barely above a whisper, “Let’s go south for New Year’s,” I didn’t ask why. I just booked the tickets.
By KAMRAN AHMAD11 months ago in Beat
