SLOP IS THAT DEEP

Do you sense that you live in a world that literally makes no fucking sense?

In Retrospect: CINECommunity 2026 Brings Al Quoz’s Courtyard to AMT’s Showroom

For three days across 15th to 17th January, Advanced Media Trading’s biannual CINECommunity event reimagined cinema not as a product-driven industry, but as a collective practice.

PHO, Apple Music and the New Life of DJ Culture in the Middle East

DJ and sound artist PHO joins Apple Music’s Stephen Campbell and Prophet Guillory to map how DJ mixes, Spatial Audio and cloud tools are reshaping Middle East club culture.

Wild Grapes: Songs Fermented in Casablanca’s Shadows

Morocco’s music scene is overflowing with talent—but without structure, the harvest ferments in the dark

J Balvin: Reimagining Reggaeton As A Universal Rhythm Of Identity

From new music to a performance this November at Dubai’s UNTOLD Festival, the Medellín-born megastar sets his sights on the MENA region