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Are Streaming Concerts Here to Stay?

The global pandemic has brought into sharp focus both the importance of music and art to our emotional and psychological wellbeing, as well as the perpetual economic instability that is the way of life for many of the people who create it. Read more
Photo courtesy of Ella Roze.

Interview: Ella Roze

Ella Roze is a young woman rising into the music industry, living here in Barcelona. In anticipation of her third EP "In Love Like the Movies," we caught up with the singer songwriter to shed some light on her work and creative process. Read more
Image courtesy of Lázaro Rosa Violán Studios.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Lázaro Rosa Violán

This month Tori interviews internationally sought-after Spanish architect and interior designer Lárazo Rosa Violán Read more
Image courtesy of Lázaro Rosa Violán Studio.

Coming December 7: Metropolitan Culture Corner with Lázaro Rosa Violán

Coming up in December, Tori Sparks interviews world renowned interior architect and designer Lázaro Rosa Violán, who has essentially pioneered the vintage-meets-industrial look that has become synonymous with a quintessentially Barcelona style. Read more
Coming November 2nd: Metropolitan Culture Corner with Dani Neŀlo

Coming up in November, Tori Sparks interviews musical dynamo Dani Neŀlo. Read more
Image courtesy of Yves Roussel Mastering.

Up Next Week: Metropolitan Culture Corner with Yves Roussel

Coming next week, Tori Sparks interviews internationally renowned mastering engineer Yves Roussel, who has worked on everything from Woody Allen movie soundtracks to Grammy-winning pop records to local bands’ latest radio singles. Read more
Metropolitan Culture Corner: Jorge Rodríguez Gerada

This month Tori Sparks speaks with world renowned Cuban-American visual artist Jorge Rodríguez Gerada, whose massive works of art can be seen from the air, and which always carry a profound message. Read more
Photo by Carles Rodríguez.

Metropolitan Culture Corner: Xavi Mercadé

This month Tori Sparks interviews rock photographer and co-founder of Enderrock magazine, Xavi Mercadé. Read more
Photo by Carles Rodríguez.

Up Next Week: Metropolitan Culture Corner with Xavi Mercadé

Next week, see the new installment of the Metropolitan Culture Corner with Tori Sparks as she interviews rock photographer Xavi Mercadé. Read more
Little Richard, photo by Robbie Drexhage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Little Richard’s Scream Kicked off Rock'n'Roll and Still Echoes Today

Born Richard Wayne Penniman and nicknamed for his smallness as a child, Little Richard was one of 12 children. He developed his charismatic singing, piano and performance styles playing in black and Pentecostal churches. Read more