A selection of my past articles.

 

FROM HANDMADE CDs TO RECORD LEBEL DEALS - SHISHI PROFILE INTERVIEW (November 2020)

 

It's the August of 2018, in the crowded space of an old church in Torun, Poland music fans are waiting for giants of the alternative scene - Coals and Fisz. However, before these well-established bands, a small, unknown Lithuanian trio is planned to perform, its name is shishi. The lights are going out, the crowd is going silent. They play the first chord and I’m instantly stunned. Shishi’s chemistry and showmanship can be compared to much bigger all-female acts like HAIM…

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A NIGHT OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVITY AND PRIDE (February 2020)

 

It’s Friday the 7th of February just before 5 PM. The corridor of the Conference Centre in the West Wing of St.Pancras hospital is still not quite crowded. It is going to change in a matter of 30 minutes as Loudest Whispers' opening night is about to start. At around 5:30 there was no spare meter on the floor as visitors flooded this cameral and unique exhibit space. Not even organizers expected such frequency as instead of an estimated 100 visitors, the quadruple number of people arrived. Words such as "spectrum", "diversity" and "inclusivity" are the ones that dominate conversations of the audience in the following hours…

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