Writer's Block Magazine

Dutch-language Singing And Song-Writing – Part 2

February 6, 2018

by David Kleinsteuber, Music, Reviews

For a second and final time, we take some time to get to know a few singer-songwriters.

Pretentious Pirates: Why My Favourite Film Is Actually Awful But I Still Love It

February 2, 2018

by Cathelyne Top, Film, Reviews

There are certain expectations you have to meet when you tell someone you love movies, especially if that other person is a self-professed film aficionado. For example, you absolutely have to have seen *insert random “classic” here*, been to a midnight screening/premiere at least once, preferably dressed as a character from said movie. You…

Why all my cabdrivers in Vienna pissed me off

January 30, 2018

by Sona Simonian, WB Column

Vienna, Austria. A city with refined beauty, a city filled with classical music, a city that’s the embodiment of art, and a city that has the worst type of cabdrivers you will ever meet. Okay, maybe those cabdrivers are not limited to Vienna. Normally, I’m not the type who drives around a city in…

Ibeyi – Ash Album Review

January 27, 2018

by Music, Reviews

Ibeyi’s second album Ash is a musical microcosm of contemporary society. The African-Cuban twin sisters distinguish their sound by mixing a multitude of genres, languages and cultures. To quote one of the sisters, Lisa-Kaindé, “Yeah we are definitely using a little bit of jazz, of hip hop music, electronic music, Yoruba, soul music, even pop…

Writer’s Block Doesn’t Exist – Part 3: Talent and Practice

January 23, 2018

by Casper Rudolph, Writer’s Block Doesn’t Exist, Writing

“Writing is really just a matter of writing a lot, writing consistently and having faith that you’ll continue to get better and better. Sometimes, people think that if they don’t display great talent and have some success right away, they won’t succeed. But writing is about struggling through and learning and finding out what…