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.
10 years after the release of Coldplay's most adventurous album, NBHAP writer Igor Franjic reflects on his relationship with the record and how it shaped him as a music listener (but also how the band lost him on the way).
