Estonia borders Russia as well as Ukraine sharing close cultural ties with both countries - until the Russian invasion. Now, the music festival is at a cross-roads in the most literal sense. In resistance to the Russian aggression, Tallinn Music Week teamed up with Narva, the city that is connected to Russia by a bridge. Writer Dan Cole attended TMW and shares his impressions of a festival that aims to support and show solidarity through music, art, and exchange.
After three years, DIIV are back and cleaner than before. NBHAP author Louisa met Zachary Cole Smith and Colin Caulfield in Berlin to talk about sobriety, reincarnation and being young.
