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Books, film, television, music and the ideas that stay after the credits roll.
An amazing perspective on AI and music by Spotify CTO and CPO Gustav Söderström If you think about music, it's going through a journey of more capable tools. Go way back, even if...
18 November 20242 min readNews Bits
Hardest languages to learn for english speakers? A few months ago, I shared a post about the most spoken languages in the world. (It actually became my most popular post! I also...
24 March 20231 min readNews Bits
Have you ever wondered what are the most liked tweets of all time? The highest liked tweet was the announcement of the passing of Chadwick Boseman (popular for playing Black...
15 March 20231 min readNews Bits
Did you know that Apple’s first ever emoji library was created by just one employee and an intern? 🎉 Another fact for you, emoji comes from the japanese work 絵文字 which roughly...
3 March 20231 min readNews Bits
Sony just released a new walkman! And no, this is not a headline from the early 2000s 😄 Apparently the Sony Walkman is still alive and kicking it! It looks sleek and well...
19 February 20231 min readNews Bits
Dopamine masterclass by Dr Huberman This year I decided to fill up my commutes and idle time with podcasts. I wanted something that would be interesting and doesnt involve me...
5 February 20232 min readNews Bits
A beautiful visualization of languages I recently found this map on twitter and I couldnt stop looking at it... Here were some of the interesting things I found 1. Chinese (and...
21 January 20231 min readNews Bits
If you liked The Martian, you will definitely love this.
23 August 20217 min read
So I recently read a book very interestingly titled Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley.
27 July 20214 min read
I, like many, grew up as an angsty teenager listening to Nirvana, Blink 182, Simple Plan and other grunge, emo and punk bands. It was a very distinct sound for its time, but like...
26 September 20202 min readreviewCultureTripping
Before I even say anything, can I just say how good it felt to go to a movie theater to watch an actual movie after almost a whole year? Everything from selecting the seats, to...
21 September 20202 min readCultureTripping
For a long time, I was not into house music. In the club yes, its a vibe, but for casual listening, it seemed kind of boring. But now as I slowly start to consume music not just...
13 September 20202 min readCultureTripping
In the current state of how quickly music is released and becomes irrelevant, there is one band for me that has stood the test of time for over 10+ years. Red Hot Chilli...
12 August 20202 min readCultureTripping
Music has always been one of the most important aspects of cultural history and an irreplaceable complement to the art of dancing. Asia has one of the most vibrant music culture...
7 July 20202 min readCultureTripping
This is a stan post for three individuals, who for lack of a better word, are the BIG DADDYS of instrument focused music. I really respect the musicians who are able to produce...
21 June 20202 min readCultureTripping
In 2020, with the rise of rap, edm and solo bedroom pop, bands are slowly losing relevance. The ones that are still relevant, I feel have lost touch with their original sound...
22 May 20202 min readCultureTripping
Here are some albums I've had on repeat for the past 2 months. The New Abnormal The Strokes / indie rock something about this album just makes you feel like everything...
19 May 20202 min readCultureTripping
Today I'm going to talk about Kenneth Charles Blume III, aka Kenny Beats aka Officer Beats. You may have heard his name floating around if you listen to some hard rap going...
5 May 20202 min readCultureTripping
Quarantine Comedy So I know we are all bored during the quarantine, and mostly binging many series. But please, I beg of you, dont watch trash 😭 Stop watching reruns of...
28 April 20201 min readlistCultureTripping
Abel released a new album last month and you think I won't talk about it? Wrong. After slowly teasing us with some varied genre singles like Heartless (the banger that announced...
13 April 20202 min readCultureTripping
I know I haven’t posted anything in a while, I've been busy, and I also have some interesting news to share soon. But in the meanwhile, let me share some of my fav albums till...
9 March 20201 min readlistCultureTripping
Hello good sirs and maams and everyone in between! Do you have a moment to talk about Kimi no na wa? Of course you do. More popularly known as "Your Name", I would say, simply...
9 January 20202 min readCultureTripping
When you’re sick and tired of the mind numbing, repetitive and unoriginal electronic music that plagues our ears today (I’m looking at you Marshmello and Chainsmokers🤮), let...
19 December 20192 min readCultureTripping
Let me introduce you guys to mami 😍 @sabrinaclaudio is classy, she is spicy, she is sultry and she is a damn good singer and songwriter. Getting her roots from the Latin part...
11 December 20191 min readreviewCultureTripping
Hand my boy Denzel a mic and he will spit fire every verse and leave his soul out on the stage EVERY SINGLE TIME. With some heavy hitting beats on support, Denzel has found...
6 December 20191 min readreviewCultureTripping
Silicon Valley is what Big Bang Theory could have been like, if BBT was actually good. A show about some coders trying to start a company… Sound boring? NOT. Silicon Valley...
3 December 20191 min readreviewCultureTripping
Going to squeeze in a quick post about Cosmo's Midnight. I found out about them as they were supposed to play in Clockenflap HK, which I was going to go to, but it got rightfully...
24 November 20191 min readCultureTripping
"And we work it out at night, that's the grave shift If we took another shot, would you chase it?" You guys wanted indie. I'll give you indie. I'll give you some good lo fi...
22 October 20191 min readreviewCultureTripping
This show is indescribable. If I told you a show about a half horse, half human, washed up Hollywood star and his friends has more depth than the Pacific Ocean. Would you believe...
19 October 20192 min readCultureTripping
Comedians are meant to make you laugh. But my mans here isn't just satisfied with that. He will make you laugh, don't worry about that, with extremely dark and smart jokes...
16 October 20192 min readCultureTripping
As the winter chill slowly but surely sets in, I don’t know about you guys, but I start feeling quite dazed in a good way. And the perfect background music to that feeling is...
11 October 20191 min readreviewCultureTripping
NO SPOILERS, BUT SOME ANALYSIS. Left completely shook for a while after this one. This is not a movie about heroes or villains. This doesn't have any flamboyance or cinematic...
7 October 20191 min readCultureTripping
FLETCHER calls herself an anti pop star. Listening to her new EP 'You Ruined NYC for Me' pretty much sums it up. It's basically an album dedicated hating the person she used to...
6 October 20191 min readreviewCultureTripping
Super underrated TV timeeeee Atlanta is Donald Glover's (aka Childish Gambino) and Hiro Murai's (Music Video legend) masterpiece of a show. To explain it to someone is hard. I...
25 September 20191 min readCultureTripping
Next up we mellow down a bit. Clairo, rising from the roots of indie bedroom pop has established herself as one of the most exciting talents of today. She is a super refreshing...
14 September 20191 min readreviewCultureTripping
Okay so people have two types of opinions about F1, they have either been following it for a long time and are intensely passionate about the sport. OR, it's just a bunch of fast...
9 September 20191 min readCultureTripping
If you've been sleeping on BROCKHAMPTON. I'm really sorry for you. These bois have been changing the game. Self proclaimed 'Best boyband in the world', they circumvent the...
1 September 20191 min readreviewCultureTripping