We return with our limited series focusing on music and creatives. In this episode we meet with Bahrain's very own beat-maker, graffiti artist and Bboy, DUST to talk about his journey into dance, tagging walls and discovering old school hip-hop. From his road trips across the desert to Oman to take part in Bboy dancing competitions, to teaching him…

In this exclusive conversation with the founder of legendary progressive rock band Osiris, brothers Mohamed and Nabil Alsadiqi talk to host Ali Al Saeed about their early days, how their journey with the band began, and share their thoughts about the state of the music scene, industry and community back then and today. This is a special edition to …

Bahraini artist Mustafa Halwachi talks to us about his need to "keep making things" and dipping his hands into as many pots as he could, from graffiti to carpentry and from fabrication to MCing. Over the years, he has cemented his place as one of the most creative and active artists on the island... he shares stories of how he got into it all, his …

We follow up our firsts episode with a fascinating chat with one of Bahrain's most fascinating characters. Hasan Hujairi - sound artist, composer and researcher - is a pioneer in the field in the region, having delved deeper into the theories, practicalities and histories of "musics" and created his own brand of it. In this podcast we talk about th…

In our first episode of the new Sound & Fiction podcast, we sit down with Abdulla Faisal, member of the bands Majaz and Arabstract, to talk about the importance of collaboration in music, his passion for Columbia and its culture, and gettin into filmmaking.

After nearly a year of research, we bring this series about Glenn Gould and his chair to a close. Episode 5 begins with a conversation with Canadian pianist James Parker about the mechanics of Gould’s eccentric playing style. We also meet award-winning journalist and music biographer Peter Goddard at Fran’s Diner, Gould’s favourite place to eat. Af…

After building our own version of a Glenn Gould chair replica, we find out there are so many interesting replicas out there, that we’re going to devote this whole show to finding them. These include an 8 ft. tall chair covered in flowers, a fancy one made by an Italian furniture designer, and a futuristic hologram coming to a city near you.…

The week we dig deep into finding more about Hourd & Co, the company behind Gould's Chair, but come up short. An expert antique appraiser steps in with some answers — all for except one. This leaves us with a decision to make, that once made, could potentially ruin one of our Gould chairs. The episode includes John D. Sewell, an appraiser and forme…

In this episode, we take a trip to Ottawa to visit Glenn Gould's chair and are surprised by where we find it. We also take a tour of the backroom collection of Gould artifacts at the Canadian Museum of History. The tour opens up a discussion about and significance behind maintaining seemingly everyday objects once owned by Gould, as historical arti…

For Glenn Gould, his chair was his closest companion — a foundation which offered a sense of stability for a performer who struggled with fame. Glenn Gould used it from the very beginning of his career to his last breath, at the young age of 50. In this episode, we make a discovery, and in the process, meet Gould’s former recording engineer, and be…

On September 19, we’re taking you on an in-depth journey into the relationship between classical pianist Glenn Gould and his beloved folding chair. A mystery unfolds, launching host Michael Vincent down a path into the heart of one of history's most enigmatic musicians. Here’s a sneak peek of our story.…