Ukrainian Field Notes LIX

With Ukraine critically short of the air-defence systems and interceptors capable of countering ballistic missiles, Kyiv increasingly resembles a frontline city, subjected to sustained Russian missile and drone attacks. Meanwhile, civilians in Russian-occupied Oleshky face acute shortages of food and

ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

The last of our genre lists brings the guitars, the energy, the aggression, but also the sweetness, as some of these albums include moments of surprising tenderness.  Their dynamic contrast highlights their emotional impact.  Catharsis is a word often used to

Ukrainian Field Notes XIV

Another bumper episode taking us to Kyiv, Ternopil’, Boyarka, Pereiaslav, and Kharkiv, for a whistle stop tour of clubs and parties including ∄, Zhivot, HVLV and Hytek. In the process, we meet a number of artists versed in a variety