Some names are more than just names. They carry memories, dreams, and stories from the past and for George Okuku, “Killa Gorilla” is a reminder of where his musical journey began. At just 13, George adopted the name “Killa Gorilla” as he took his first steps into music. Five years later, at 18, he moved on from the nickname and began using his real name....

There are songs that arrive carrying a room with them: the studio air, the private impulse, the public ache outside the door. In the case of Black November's 'Burning Desire', that room appears to be Mix Sound Studio in Thessaloniki, but it also holds the heavier air of Greece after the Tempi train tragedy. The cover single, does not treat admiration for an older composition as...