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Cherine Abulwafa

From rock and metal to musicals and classics, and everything in between! A musician and a writer who has a passion for the brilliance of arts and the magnificence of culture.

IF THIS IS AGING, IT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD TO ME!

Just a few bars in, and that’s it, you’ll be eager to reach those golden old days! Aging Disgracefully’s “Blues Get Better With Age” opens with a groove that...

GRACE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STRAIN!

There’s a quiet gravity to how ONEWAY introduces “Breakdown,” a kind of suspended stillness that feels almost too fragile to touch. Before the distortion rises and the weight settles...

STILLNESS, AMPLIFIED!

There’s a particular kind of strength that doesn’t announce itself, and on “picking at grass,” Yasu Cub lean fully into that space. The Tokyo-based duo shape their lead single...

TIME MOVES ON, EVEN WHEN WE DON’T..

With I’m No Longer Afraid of Heights, SUNGAZE lean into a feeling many try to soften but rarely confront this directly: the quiet realization that life doesn’t wait for...

DISTORTION HAS NEVER SOUNDED THIS CLEAN!

There’s a quiet intensity running through “They Tell Lies,” the kind that doesn’t erupt, but steadily builds under the surface. With this release, The Sunmills lean into a more...

SYMBOLS COLLAPSING UNDER THEIR OWN WEIGHT!

What happens when the very symbols meant to embody freedom begin to fracture under the pressure of reality? And what does it mean when those fractures are no longer...