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Chance to win tickets for the Sónar Festival 2012

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

Once again Barcelona will be the place of one of the most important and influential international festivals for advanced music and multimedia art for 3 entire days. As it is already a tradition, there will be artists from the world of electronic music and those who like to mix it up with other genres. At Sónar you will have the chance to listen both, artists with worldwide fame as well as emerging talents. Only-apartments invites you to participate in a contest to win your ticket for the Sónar 2012. All you have to do is vote for one of the 10 artists listed below that will perform at the festival and leave a comment. Among all participants, we will give away 3 tickets for Sónar Night on June 16th 2012. The draw will take place on June 4th 2012. Good luck!!! 1) VOTE 2) LEAVE A COMMENT and YOUR CONTACT DETAILS [poll... read more

Movies filmed in Madrid

Nancy Guzman Madrilenian, Only-Be, Practical Guide to Madrid

Madrid is a city that has ideal locations for a movie and has been used repeatedly to shoot internationally famous Hollywood movies.

Primavera Sound in Barcelona

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

Primavera Sound has returned to Barcelona. This time it has a poster even more interesting and daring than last year. And this 2012 Primavera is committed to sounds that are heavier and more experimental than other times, with bands like Godflesh, Napalm Death, Sleep and Mayhem. Is the audience at Primavera leaving behind hipster pretenses and turning to harder music? Does it mark the end of modernity? Far from it. One possible explanation is that the impact of some of the heavy metal bands that will be at the festival have been so important to the development of independent music in general that leaving them out would be neglecting what has been happening for the last 20 years. Some say that many of the most influential bands today, such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Pelican and Neurosis, with their experimental music that trends toward heavy metal have renewed this genre and converted it into post rock or post metal. Two groups will make important returns to the stage this year. One is the enigmatic Codeine, a pioneering American slowcore band. With slow cadences and whispering voices, Codeine preceded the post rock scene, and especially bands like Tortoise, Do Make Say Think and Mogwai. In a similar vein and drone, the impressiveMain, with Robert Hampson at the controls, will also be present. This important English musician was the lead guitar and vocals of the legendary psychedelic bandLoop.Mainstood out in the 90s for his cold, experimental sound, which was layered and had an intense atmosphere with hypnotic, repetitive rhythms. The funny thing is that if we watch the video promotion for... read more