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Mónica Boixeda
Once, because of the entry into the new millennium, making a review of popular 90s music, a prestigious British music critic referred to Radiohead´s album ´The Bends´ (1995) as “the best album of the decade”, but chose not to include its successor in time, the colossally acclaimed ´OK Computer´ (1997) in his list. When asked for the reasons of such clamorous omission, he answered that ´OK Computer´ was simply the best album of all time. Despite the magnitude of this hyperbole, and aside from any consideration towards the degree of truth that such a statement could have -music critics, just like philosophy, literature, art, science and any other creative activity, don´t bother with truth, as you should already know- it wasn´t particularly hard to understand in its true reach, due to its expressive and dramatic meaning. This was because it reflected the formidable impact that both albums had in the post-grunge era of rock music, just when signs of dominant reification were becoming apparent in the following years. Radiohead, who will offer a concert at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, five miles from New York, on the 1st of June (http://radiohead.com/tourdates/01-06-12_newark-nj) didn´t wish to be victims of their own unexpected success. Their albums, up until then, had described some sort of melancholic, reflective and critical sadness, borderline depressing and where lyricism and art offered all its resistant potential facing the havoc of an unjust political and social order, which was destroying the economy, dehumanizing life, plasticizing existence, heartbreak, the passing of time, death… Suddenly being turned into supermarket and elevator music, into stars of the show, in an acclaimed...
Nancy Guzman
While the burger is the traditional American food, over time it has become an icon of modern living to be a meal served at as its name says “fast”, you waste no time eating it and has a pleasing flavor that is open to an endless series of combinations. Its origin goes back to the Mongolian and Turkish tribes of the fourteenth century, but the modern version of the hamburger comes from the nineteenth century, when the Germans brought to the U.S. the Frikadelle, which was known as American steak Hamburg-style. Shortly thereafter it was transformed into the famous burgers. So to help you find this delicacy in Barcelona, here we tell you where are the best burgers and their characteristics, and the quality of the products they contain. For those who are sophisticated and like to eat gourmet style in La Burg will find a nice burger. This restaurant opened thirty years ago, while proving that burgers can be prepared with style and creativity. They use brown-alpine beef, without chemicals and in accordance to the most demanding sanitary rules, in their preparations. The menu is composed by thirteen types of burgers, including lamb and vegetarian, making a difference with any restaurant specializing in this type of specialties. They offer a take away service and is located at Passeig Sant Joan Bosco 55. Following the same quality standard is El Filete Ruso, whose name honors the Tatar name of hamburger, and has taken this popular preparation for turning it into a gourmet dish. Along with choosing the best products, which are treated in accordance to the sanitary rules, it...
Mónica Boixeda
Istanbul is the city of markets, amazing aromas and thousand of beautiful colors. To this we can add all its natural charm, provided by a rugged terrain, the Marmara sea and the Bosphorus strait on both sides of the city, plus a bit of uniqueness that comes from being the meeting point between two worlds: West and East, we have the best place on earth to tour. Although Istanbul is a city with many modern places, one of the pleasures of touring the city is going to explore the small and large markets. As we are sure that you will love them, we want to give you some tips on what can you find in each one of them. Sali Pazar is the largest and most traditional flea market Istanbul. This market opens every Tuesday on the Asian side of town, in Kadikoy. There you will be able to find everything you imagined and even the things you’ve never thought. There are wonderful decorative items for home, including carpets, kilims, pillows, precious cups for tea, clothes for men and women and hundreds of other products that you will be able to negotiate and get a great deal. On Wednesdays you can go and explore markets Yesilkoy and Fatih. Yesilkoy is located in Yesilkoy Cirpici and has 2,019 stalls that sell everything from clothes, electronics, precious ornaments and glass items. The good thing is that this market is sorted by type of product, so you won’t get confusing while visiting. To get there, you can take the commuter rail line to Yesilkoy. Some aspects to be taken into account to...
Mónica Boixeda
Since it was first held in 1985, Rock in Rio has managed to become the macrofestival pop-rock par excellence. Although there are many events like it spread around the whole world it has no equal in quality, capacity and organizational solvency, and to such an extension that, given the tremendous impact they have had successive editions in Brazil, its organizer, the entrepreneur Roberto Medina, exported the formula to other countries (Spain, Argentina, Peru and Portugal). The first edition of the Rock in Rio-Lisbon took place in 2004, maintaining the same structure as the one in Brazil: a whole gigantic Rock City, with an area of over 200,000 m², equipped with a large central stage and several tents in which different artists perform simultaneously their music. One of the great attractions of this edition constitutes, no doubt, the fact of being located in what in other times would have called “a unique setting,” and today, simply, a magical city, full of charm, history, poetry. Walking through its streets, visit its cafes, its ancient tram ride before or after attending a concert in Rock in Rio, is not something that can be done elsewhere: only here in Portugal, in Lisbon. The appointment of Rock in Rio Lisbon has been repeated every two years, and we can say that 2012 edition will delight the spectators who come to the site with performances by front line artists, particularly on the 25th and 26th of May and from the 1st to the 3rd of June. Among them, we should mention Bruce Springsteen with his E-Street Band, Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring and Limp Bizkit....
Mónica Boixeda
Primavera Sound in Barcelona is back with its 11th edition. This is one of the most important alternative music festivals in Europe and the whole world, that will surely be a huge hit once again. Get ready to live five days and nights with the best music from more than 200 live performances that will fill each corner of the city with plenty of decibels. The Parc del Fòrum will once again be the focus of all the attention, the festival´s eye of the storm. In this edition they will be going back to their original spirit: alternative indie, rock and pop that´s far from the commercial music scene, with emerging and legendary bands that will unite in perfect symbiosis. The programme has bands from all over the world, from countries such as Mexico, USA, England, Austria, Iceland, Canada, Luxembourg, Poland, France, Portugal and Sweden. The main attraction of the festival will undoubtedly be the participation of the legendary band The Cure. This 70s band holds the legendary status among lovers of alternative music, post punk and new wave. The Cure repeats a visit to Barcelona after having done so in 2008 and will thrill us with the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the release of their amazing album ´Wish´, the album put them on the world map and the international music scene. The chameleonic Icelandic artist Bjork is another of the headliners of Primavera Sound 2012. Innovative and pioneering on the electronic-pop scene, she arrives at the Catalan capital to present us her latest album, ´Biophilia´. Regarding Spanish musicians, we highlight the appearance of Christina Rosenvinge. There´s not much left of the teenager who...
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