Asia Howl’s Moving Castle is being built to scale in Japan The 16-meter high recreation of Howl’s Moving Castle will open in 2022
Asia Vans’ new documentary spotlights women in skateboarding ‘Xuan Xuan’ unveils the story of Hui Zi Xuan, who’s just joined the Vans China skate team
Asia Thailand-based The Dude of Stratosphear releases a hypnotic, spiritual dub EP Risaav रिसाव includes an original mix & a ‘brainfreeze mix’
Global SoundCloud to host a gaming tournament inside Fortnite Rico Nasty & MonsterDface will host SoundCloud Player One on Twitch
Global Fans petition NASA to name a planet after SOPHIE Renditions of the planet bear a resemblance to SOPHIE’s debut album artwork
Global 12” single by obscure producer sells for $40k to become Discogs’ most expensive record British artist Scaramanga Silk now lays claim to Discogs' most expensive record
Asia Hiro Ama and Max Essa deliver dreamy reworks of Kito Jempere's '思考気雲' We get the low down on the profound collaborative project
Global Create Music Group introduces a credit card to help artists access royalties sooner The card looks to speed up artist payouts
Asia TYP!CAL RECORDS is a new independent analogue-specialty label based in Tokyo The label operates under sound production company LADER
Asia Storied author Haruki Murakami to DJ bossa nova grooves on Valentine’s Day “Music brings a warm glow to my vision, thawing mind & muscle from their endless wintering.”
Global The BBC Sound Effects Archive relaunches with 33,000+ recordings & a SFX mixer tool Stay home & enjoy the great outdoors with BBC's Soundscapes for Wellbeing
Global David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, & Cong Su’s score to The Last Emperor is being reissued on vinyl this March This unlikely trio gave the sounds of Imperial China a modern twist
Global The COMMON Multiverse Initiative by currents.fm welcomes Asia to its line-up The platform will also begin a series of beta upgrades so artists can create their own universes
Asia Mindy Meng Wang wants to redefine the traditions of Chinese music, starting with the Guzheng ‘Sleeping Tiger on the Bund 蓄势待发’ drops ahead of her 'Nervous Energy’ EP
Global A new BBC documentary details alleged sexual assault & abuse of women in the music industry 'Music's Dirty Secrets: Women Fight Back' looks at recent assault and abuse cases
Asia Secret Theatre is going digital for the first time with a new immersive thriller Get your ouija boards out for Redemption Room
Asia New Dimensions: Singapore’s The Council transcends music into an immersive art experience “Let the soundscapes take you travelling without moving... “
Asia Kuniyuki Takahashi releases a limited edition vinyl of his 2013 album with Mule Musiq It’s a Feather World, we all just live in it
Asia Music From Memory compilation explores left-field Japanese music from the CD age The 16 tracks go deeper than City Pop or rare groove
Asia Studio Mule reissues Eitetsu Hayashi’s essential taiko record from 1983 ‘Kaze No Shisha’ was the first release of the taiko pioneer’s solo career