Århus, Denmark is a city full of dichotomy. It is both the oldest city in Scandinavia (dating back before 770 AD) and the one with the youngest population (due in part to the large and popular Århus University); a city that is building for the future without forgetting its past. As the second largest city in Denmark, Århus is often ... Read More »
Located in the Topkapi Palace grounds, in the first courtyard behind the Hagia Sophia, the Byzantine church of Aya Irini features classical music concerts and art exhibitions year round during important festivals such as the Istanbul International Music Festival in June and July. It is said that Aya Irini has the be acoustics in the world so a concert ... Read More »
Oslo’s Øya Festival, the greenest festival in Europe, has just announced the final additions to their line-up for this year and they are big, Yeasayer, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, The Black Angels, Die Antwoord, Broken Bells, Flaming Lips, The Specials and Field Music. They join the previously announced line-up: M.I.A (UK) Pavement (US) Iggy & The Stooges (US) Paul Weller ... Read More »
North by Northeast, South by Southwest’s Canadian cousin with distinctly less bbq and more flannel, will be taking place all this week in Toronto. Music folks call SXSW ‘Indie Spring Break.’ Well if that is spring break, NXNE is Summer Camp. The festival has been held yearly in June since 1994 and like SXSW, includes a music and interactive conference ... Read More »
On Saturday, July 3 – 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm, for the second year in a row, the Istanbul music scene will be setting-up camp in Central Park in New York for a free day long concert. The concert is in celebration of Turkish music and features: Kenan Dogulu has become one of the most successful entertainers to emerge ... Read More »
Amoeba Music boasts the title of “largest independent record shop in the world” and it’s not hard to believe when you gaze out across their crammed racks of cds and vinyl. Started in 1990 in Berkeley, California by former employees of Rasputin Records, the passion the owners and their staff have for music at Amoeba is evident in ... Read More »
Now in it’s fourth year, RockNess will be rocking the shores Loch Ness later this week from June 11th to the 13th with headliners Fat Boy Slim (who played the first festival in 2006), Leftfield (whom haven’t played a show in four years) and The Strokes. If you still haven’t bought your ticket, they are still available and with the ... Read More »
Amélie, the bucolic and whimsical French film by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet was made nine years and yet continues to hold a special place in the heart of romantics and Francophiles alike. Many of the scenes from the film were shot on the streets of Paris though a fair amount of the interiors are from a studio in Cologne. ... Read More »
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