Norwegian duo Röyksopp comes at B’Estfest Norwegian duo Röyksopp comes at B’Estfest

Norwegian duo Röyksopp comes at B’Estfest

Röyksopp, “a two-headed norwegian monster, dealing within the realm of contemporary electronic music” (as the musicians describe themselves) will perform at B’Estfest music event in Bucharest on July 7, this being their first visit to Romania. Formed in 1998 by Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland, Röyksopp is a landmark name on the electronic stage. Their [...]

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The Stone Roses and Hurts headline Summer Well Fest The Stone Roses and Hurts headline Summer Well Fest

The Stone Roses and Hurts headline Summer Well Fest

An established cult rock group, The Stone Roses, and a pop band aspiring to international fame, Hurts (in picture), will be headliners of the Summer Well Festival which will take place on August 11-12 at the Stirbey domain in Buftea, Bucharest. Manchester pop duo Hurts are coming back to Romania to perform on the first [...]

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Linkin Park, one step closer to Bucharest Linkin Park, one step closer to Bucharest

Linkin Park, one step closer to Bucharest

American band Linkin Park, a hybrid rock, hip hop, electronic band from California that has spawned hits such as Numb, One Step Closer, The Catalyst, New Divide will be performing for the first time in Romania on June 6 at Romexpo, in Bucharest. The show has already been announced by the band on their official [...]

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the vault

The cartoons of our childhood

The cartoons of our childhood

Did you watch cartoons much as a kid? How much of who you are now would you say you owe to cartoons? With psychologists saying much of our personality is cemented during childhood, that’s really a thought. Just switching among cartoon channels kids watch today reveals a pitiful sight: robots, guns, and superheroes. Many of [...]

Feb 22, 2011 10:24

hanging out

Too much noise at The Embassy

Too much noise at The Embassy

At the invitation of a friend who was a regular, The Wretched Disciple agreed to be dragged to The Embassy (Hanul cu Tei). The arguments: they have nice comfortable couches and beautiful chandeliers. And they serve frappe coffee. The friend had filled me with dread in advance by saying the place I initially wanted to [...]

Feb 14, 2011 9:54

meetings

Outbound: ‘A happy end would not be fitting’

Outbound: ‘A happy end would not be fitting’

Periferic, a feature film that traces the whereabouts of a young female inmate over the course of 24 hours, is the latest Romanian production to hit cinema screens in Bucharest. Born in Romania but educated in film direction and image at Colombia University in New York, director Bogdan George Apetri plunges into the story with [...]

Apr 5, 2011 15:42

how to/where to

Meow! SofistiCat fair in Bucharest- see pics.

Meow! SofistiCat fair in Bucharest- see pics.

What would life be like if cats ruled the world? What if the cat was declared sacred, just like the Indians worship the cow? Then, what would we be? Much more serene, I reckon. We would take the cat’s example and sleep 18 hours a day. There would be less time for working, worrying, stressing [...]

Oct 5, 2011 8:45

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Norwegian duo Röyksopp comes at B’Estfest

Norwegian duo Röyksopp comes at B’Estfest

Röyksopp, “a two-headed norwegian monster, dealing within the realm of contemporary electronic music” (as the musicians describe themselves) will perform at B’Estfest music event in Bucharest on July 7, this being their first visit to Romania. Formed in 1998 by Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland, Röyksopp is a landmark name on the electronic stage. Their [...]

The Stone Roses and Hurts headline Summer Well Fest

The Stone Roses and Hurts headline Summer Well Fest

An established cult rock group, The Stone Roses, and a pop band aspiring to international fame, Hurts (in picture), will be headliners of the Summer Well Festival which will take place on August 11-12 at the Stirbey domain in Buftea, Bucharest. Manchester pop duo Hurts are coming back to Romania to perform on the first [...]

World Press Photo returns to Bucharest after 17 years

World Press Photo returns to Bucharest after 17 years

World Press Photo, the exhibition that showcases the most successful press photographs in the world, can be seen again in Bucharest after 17 years, on May 17th at the new headquarters of the National Library of Romania. The exhibition will comprise 350 pictures selected by the World Press Photo foundation based in Amsterdam. In Romania, [...]

Sensation- Ocean of White brings top DJs to Bucharest

Sensation- Ocean of White brings top DJs to Bucharest

Top names such as Fedde Le Grand, Eric Prydz, Pete Tong, Hardwell, but also Romanian talents such as Greeg & Onuc are among the DJs at the turntables during Sensation, the largest dance event in the world, which will turn the Romexpo venue in Bucharest into an Ocean of White. Sensation is a cocktail of [...]

Linkin Park, one step closer to Bucharest

Linkin Park, one step closer to Bucharest

American band Linkin Park, a hybrid rock, hip hop, electronic band from California that has spawned hits such as Numb, One Step Closer, The Catalyst, New Divide will be performing for the first time in Romania on June 6 at Romexpo, in Bucharest. The show has already been announced by the band on their official [...]

Future Shorts pops up in Bucharest

Future Shorts pops up in Bucharest

Future Shorts, the world’s first pop up film festival showcasing popular short films across the world, will have its first edition of this year in Romania on April 21, 7 pm, at Bragadiru Palace. Currently, the festival takes place in over 200 cities and 60 countries, showcasing a single program of the best short films [...]

American actor Mickey Rourke is shooting in Romania

American actor Mickey Rourke is shooting in Romania

Mickey Rourke, Anthony Michael Hall and Danny Trejo will star in Dead in Tombstone, an action- adventure film the Roel Reine, according to deadline.com The film will be shot on location in Romania, Bucharest. According to the film synopsis outlined by the American publication, Trejo plays Guerrero Hernandez, leader of the Blackwater Gang of outlaws.After freeing [...]