Tag Archive for: music

Milano Design Week 2025 / The Party Guide

Music | Spotlight
Nasty's handpicked selection of the best parties this week.

Road to Awakenings Upclose / 2025

Music | Spotlight
Upclose Festival returns to Spaarnwoude-Park on May 17-18, 2025, for its second edition, bringing together a carefully selected mix of artists shaping the sound of today’s electronic music.

Life Beyond the Booth / Deborah De Luca

Music | Interview
The Deborah no one talked about. In this conversation, she offers a unique window into her psyche—revealing the creative highs, the inevitable burnout, and the passion that fuels her. She reflects on the sacrifices she’s made, from time lost to the relentless demands of touring to the personal struggles that have shaped her along the way.

Crafting Dark Soundscapes / A chat with Lokier

Music | Interview
Hailing from Mexico City, DJ and producer Lokier has built a name for herself in the global electronic music scene with her raw, atmospheric sound and eerie, cinematic influences. Drawn to Berlin a decade ago in search of creative freedom, she found a thriving underground culture that allowed her to fully explore her sonic identity.

Against the Current / Wellen.Brecher

Music | Interview
Wellen.Brecher is here to disrupt. Born from Berlin’s underground, this collective thrives on chaos, distortion, and pure, unfiltered energy. Their music is a riot, their live sets unpredictable, and their message clear: everyone belongs on the dancefloor. With their debut album LIEBESERKLÄRUNG, Wellen.Brecher challenges industry norms, defies expectations, and keeps the spirit of true rave culture alive.

Solomun at Sphere Las Vegas

Music | Spotlight
Find yourself in a place where everything is running faster than your thoughts, right at the center of the pounding heart of a dystopian city. Solomun put up a one-hour long immersive sound and visual experience at the world's largest immersive entertainment venue.

Grauzone Festival 2025

Music | Spotlight
The Hague pulsed with a relentless undercurrent of dark-wave, post-punk, and industrial chaos as Grauzone Festival 2025 unfurled over three nights of unholy communion. This year’s lineup was a perfect storm of pioneers and provocateurs, embodying the festival’s mission to celebrate the raw, the esoteric, and the violently cathartic.

Hexes & Hard Kicks / Sara Landry

Music | Interview
Under the cold glow of an Amsterdam winter night, amidst a moment of stillness before the storm, Sara Landry sits at the epicenter of her own sonic universe—one that pulses between the spiritual and the relentless. February digital cover.

Road to Neopop Festival 2025

Music | Spotlight
Multi-venue music festival in Viana do Castelo, Portugal this summer.

Lucid Dreams / Sara Bluma

Music | Interview
From the pulsating heart of Ibiza’s dance floors to the refined stages of the global electronic scene, Sara Bluma has crafted a sonic identity that transcends borders and generations. Here in an extensive story shot by Marco Giuliano at Multiset Studio Mecenate, Milan.

Rhythm & Identity / A conversation with BIIA

Music | Interview
Discussing her perspective on crafting immersive sets, the role of vocals in her music, and the balance between staying true to her artistic vision while connecting with her audience.

Horses In The Abattoir / TRAITRS Live Dates 2025

Music | Spotlight
Canadian post-punk and darkwave duo known for their emotive melodies and dark, cinematic sound, will bring their 2025 "Horses In The Abattoir" tour to Milan on January 23rd at Rock'n'Roll Club - Rho.