Yara Mrad, Author at Project Revolver

Feels Like Eye Contact: The AYN Interview

Yara MradNovember 26, 2019

AYN (aka Aya Nasif) is a live electronic producer/DJ, from Amman-Jordan. Influenced by her Arabic roots and guided by her love for western and exotic melodies, ...

Taxi 404 - Hanna, Amin and Andy (left to right)

More Than Just French Rap: Meet Taxi 404

Yara MradOctober 14, 2019

It's a Monday evening, I walk into Tota with my colleague from work who volunteered to pose as a photographer. We sit and chat about the absurdity of life, wait...

The Return of The Ballroom Blitz

Yara MradOctober 1, 2019

The wait is finally over. The Ballroom Blitz is opening its doors for yet another season of pure eargasms this Friday, October 4. In the span of a year, the ...

Talking Gibberish: The Marie-Anne Project

Yara MradSeptember 5, 2019

It’s a Tuesday night, you walk down the stairs to Metro Al Madina and see some unfamiliar faces at a concert taking place in Beirut. You walk into the theatre a...

New Art & Music Festival in Lebanon, SoundsGood?

Yara MradSeptember 2, 2019

Using shapes and forms in a limited palette of colors, teasers of a new art and music festival started popping up everywhere towards mid-summer. The second step...

Dreaming Is Not for Two: The Alko B Interview

Yara MradAugust 28, 2019

It’s a hot Wednesday afternoon, I climb up the stairs to Beyt, take a seat at one of the tables surrounded by all kinds of greenery. A few minutes later, Salim ...

Music Is Always Louder: The Leila Aftermath

Yara MradAugust 15, 2019

Mashrou' Leila is a world-renowned Lebanese alternative rock band, known to be the catalyst of the Lebanese indie scene. They are quite controversial, to say th...

Premiere: Maragel – As The Crow Flies

Yara MradJuly 16, 2019

Maragel is Lebanese musician Jean-Luc Maragel’s solo endeavor. He will be releasing his first EP “A Deer in the Headlights” this Friday, July 25th at AR_KA as p...

Digging in the Crates: The Ernesto Chahoud Interview

Yara MradJuly 1, 2019

Ernesto Chahoud is one of the most passionate and dedicated record collectors in Lebanon. He took this love to the dancefloor by co-founding the Beirut Groove C...

I Stutter When I Speak of Love & Death: Interview

Yara MradJune 18, 2019

It's a Thursday night, you had a long day at work so you treat yourself to a glass of wine and walk past the black curtains to find a seat in the dim yet beauti...

Going Bananas: The Powel Interview

Yara MradJune 14, 2019

Powel is an electronic music producer from Berlin, Germany. His sound is very distinctive and dreamy, complementing his association with All Day I Dream and cou...

12 Lebanese Labels Funking Sh*t Up

Yara MradJune 10, 2019

Record labels have changed a lot in the age of the digital music industry. They're not what you see in music bio-pics, the corporate layer monetizing on artists...