Koocheh festival in Bushehr: A Story of Cultural Resistance and Communal Solidarity
The fourth edition of the “Koocheh” Music and Culture Festival in Bushehr this year became a vivid scene of the ongoing struggle between the collective desire for joy and mounting social pressures. Created to celebrate the regional music and revive Bushehr’s local culture, this grassroots event finally secured its official permit after intense challenges, only […]
Mehdi Yarrahi Flogged in Tehran; Widespread Support from Artists and Activists
Iranian protest singer Mehdi Yarrahi received 74 lashes on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Fourth Branch of the Morality Security Prosecutor’s Office in Tehran, according to his lawyer, Zahra Minouei. In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), she confirmed that the sentence had been fully carried out and that Yarrahi’s case […]
Irregular rhythm; About the second electronic music album of the platform 101
Farbod Hamedi’s electronic music album titled “101Erratic Glitch” was released by the platform 101 in collaboration with Slvc Records and Famori Studios on various audio platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and Tidal. Hamedi’s album has a completely electronic atmosphere using noise and glitch rhythms. Farbod Hamedi believes that the culture that collapses, the […]
