The Mighty Sparrow Crosses The Ocean — Sofia writes on just how the rebellious calypso lineage of Trinidadian legend Mighty Sparrow crossed the ocean to ignite a neon empire in the Amazon

Mais do que ouvir MPB, a Geração Z precisa escutar

Queen of Drums — As Brazillian pop superstar Anitta is crowned the new Carnaval 2027 Queen of Drums, Sofia Ribeiro Willcox remembers trans pioneer Eloína dos Leopardos, the first to receive that title...

Suck it up or freak out: Rock in Rio marks it's 41st anniversary — Sofia Ribeiro Wilcox looks back on the turbulent history of a Brazilian music institution

Why Only 3% of Listeners Can See the Artificial Ghost in the Playlist — Learning to identify the patterns is our only hope

Cangaço Novo e o Custo de Reimaginar O Sertão

The Beautiful Art of Being a Woman in the Post-Body-Positive Wave of Feminist Body Horror

The Radical Rise of Rock Troncho — Papangu and the Wave of Brazilian Artists Decolonising the Geography of Heavy Metal

Eu Vou Para Marancagalha, Eu (Não) Vou: — 70 Years Since Dorival Caymmi Immortalised Bahia’s Forgotten Paradise

Digbeth Is Going off The Rails on A Crazy Train — Sofia Ribeiro Wilcox worries that demolishing the past to build the future risks throwing away a legacy

3 to 5 Hours of Work for an Unfinished Album — Sofia Ribeiro Wilcox laments the plight of the vinyl album and small label in an industry lead resurgence

The Billion-Dollar Plastic Overwrite: Who Killed Betty Boop?

The Summer Hollywood Stopped Writing (And No, They Didn't Use AI)

He Did Not Disappear in the Dust: In Fact, His Sound Just Won a Grammy 80 Years Later — This year marks the 80th anniversary of Luiz Gonzaga's iconic track 'Baião' a song that birthed an entire genre ...

How Brazil’s Tragic Psychedelic Music Rewired the Brighton Underground — Sofia Ribeiro Wilcox celebrates the revolutionary Udigrudi movement, as legendary icon of that scene, Alceu Valença, turns 80 o...

On July 23rd, We Go Back to Black: Did We Know We Were No Good? — 15 years since Amy Winehouse joined the 27 club

'What Song Was That?' How a Century-Old Brazilian Rural Rhythm Conquered European Locker Rooms — Sofia Ribeiro Wilcox looks back on the century long evolution of Sertanejo as a Brazilian music genre

Why Gen Z Can No Longer Stand by Me After 40 Years

Is Cinema Turning Vertical? What Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Reveals About the Future of IMAX

Where She Leads, We Will Follow — Is It Too Late to Appreciate Carole King’s Tapestry at 55?

Her Reputation Remains Bad and That Is Why We Keep Loving Rock N' Roll — Sofia Ribeiro Wilcox applauds Joan Jett for refusing to be boxed in by the male dominated rock establishment

50 Years Later, Travis Bickle Is Still on the Wrong Side of the Road

Why Madonna’s Confessions II is a Rescue Mission for the British Dancefloors — 21 Years Later

The Strict Cultural Tax on Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve — From Joni Mitchel Cellophane Wrapper to Phoebe Bridgers' the Skeleton Suit

How Manguebeat Unearthed Recife’s Swamps for a Revolution — Thirty-five years later, Recife’s counterculture faces an entirely new threat.

How a Queer Sexagenarian Forced the Grammys to Validate Axé Music After 40 Years — Daniela Mercury: From her 1992 anthem "O Canto da Cidade" to her 2026 Latin Grammy triumph.

Changes? Is this Back to the Beginning or a new chapter opening? — What has truly changed since Yungblud inherited Ozzy’s crown at Villa Park in July 2025?

Like Father, (Un)Like Son and the Return of (Un)Cool Britannia — After 30 years, how many special people (will) change?

Biribá Union: The Outsideleft Sunday Interview — You Can't Judge a Band by Its Instrumentation says Sofia Ribeiro Willcox

Folklore of the Future — Sofia Ribeiro Willcox hears a nueromantic fervour in the new works of Fabiano do Nascimento and Vittor Santos

How Olivia Rodrigo Popularised Riot Grrrl for the Gen Z Masses After 35 Years — Girls to the front was listened after 35 years, no underground but mainstream.

Save Battery Studios — Erasing 10 Creative Spaces and 60 Years of History, for 9 Luxury Flats

Ronaldo Nazario Brasil World Cup Celebration

The New Movie Brats: Parsons, Barker, and the Illusions of Digital Democracy in the ‘Youtubification’ of Cinema

The 45-Year-Old Prophecy: The Corporate Coup D'état Over Ozzy Osbourne — Sofia Ribeiro Willcox wonders what is real and what isn't in the near future?

How Paulinho da Costa Changed Pop Music and Soundtracked the Modern World in 6K tracks - Sofia Ribeiro-Willcox celebrates the legacy of a legend, captured in a new documentary ...the latest story in O...

Cannes Without Hollywood: The Quiet Panic

Cinemamnesia - Why We Can’t Let the Mockingbird Fall (And the Art of Robbing Peter to Pay Paul) ...the latest story in Outsideleft

Bass is more than a brick in the wall - meet... Fabio Silva ...the latest story in Outsideleft

Stella Rea - Sofia says there is more to come from the Brazilian-born polymath ...the latest story in Outsideleft

A janela, o Cine São Bento e a Niterói que (se) perdeu

The Devil Wears Shein: The Art of Survival

The (Not So) Fine Line Between Bossa Nova and Brazilian Jazz - Sofia Ribeiro-Willcox reviews the new album from bassist Matheus Prado, blending Afro-Brazilian rhythms and modern jazz. ...the latest st...

How Swordfish Records stayed camouflaged - Sofia Ribeiro Willcox says Swordfish has been outswimming the music industrial complex for 47 years ...the latest story in Outsideleft

Grande filho da mãe e os 95 anos de passado arrebitado

The 4 PM Dissolve: The Cinderellafication of Moseley’s Sonic Memory - Sofia Ribeiro Willcox goes crate digging in Moseley ...the latest story in Outsideleft

Rodrigo Alarcon: The Face of ‘Nowadays MPB’ Over the Last Decade - Sofia reflects on the decade since Alarcon's seminal debut record, O Lado Vazio do Sofá ...the latest story in Outsideleft

One Hundred Years of Dreams, Eighty Years of Reality: The Myth of the Eternal Woman

Should I Say or Should I Not? - What happened to Rock Against Racism? ...the latest story in Outsideleft