Punk-rockers from Chicago who are politically engaged and socially concerned, Voice Of Addiction are known for their music. http://www.soundcloud.com/voiceofaddiction Since its inception in 2004, Voice Of Addiction has performed over 1,500 events all throughout the continent of North America. These young men have established themselves as a formidable adversary by virtue of the fact that they have 8 official releases and have sold over 10,000 physical...

Listening to Afaq Art Production's new single "Bejamalen (With Beauty)" performed by Ziad Kamal feels a bit like stepping out of a chaotic, sun-baked street into the sudden, vaulted vastness of an ancient sanctuary. https://open.spotify.com/album/7GbecQZE3yVH6enRaALvLk?si=seoOwwjgS_SE3MsuPg-rxw Kamal is only twenty-four. He manages the rather fascinating trick of balancing his daily life as a Mechatronics engineer with a profound, academic mastery of Eastern Maqams, violin, and oud. Here,...