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Steve Aoki in Amsterdam

Mónica Boixeda Amsterdammer, Only-Be

On April 8, the event center Paradiso in Amsterdam will present American DJ Steve Aoki. The concert is part of a promotional tour for his latest album of electro house music, Wonderland, which is now for sale and available for download and as ringtones on iTunes. Steve Aoki Hiroyuki was born in Miami in 1977 but grew up in California and graduated with a degree in sociology and women’s studies from the University of California Santa Barbara, a city which was the cradle of rock movement, the hippie movement and progressive attitudes of the 1960s. Of course, he missed all of these revolutionary periods of time, but Aoki got involved with music during the pragmatic 90s. At this time, California still had a halo effect from the hippie movement, and many musical groups influenced the students who were forming their bands and developing an underground movement. His first musical productions were for the university, specifically for the Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative, where the underground movement of the anti-system students and musicians held their first concerts. At 19, he spearheaded his own record label, which he called Dim Mak Records after the actor and martial arts expert Bruce Lee, who had been his childhood hero. With this label he released music by many electro house artists, including The Bloody Beetroots, Klaxons, MSTRKRFT, and others. Together with the record label he released a clothing line which has over time become very popular with youthful fans of electro house. Even the green headphones he designed have become a must-have among aficionados of his music. While Aoki has shown a great capacity... read more

Jekyll & Hyde: Horror Restaurant in New York

Mónica Boixeda New Yorker, Only-Be

For New Yorkers, life has to constantly be full of surprises because the demands of a great city have to be soothed with experimentation of thrills and fun. Looking for places that had that ludic and open atmosphere towards experimentation, the prestigious newspaper New York Times found an incredible bar-restaurant, and we´ll tell you all about it so you can visit it during your stay. We´re talking about the theme bar-restaurant Jekyll & Hyde. Even though everyone knows it´s fiction, inside everything is abnormal, creep and the ideal place for those who enjoy thrills during dinner or while having some drinks with friends. As the New York Times says, this place “offers an atmosphere similar to a theme park”, because the walls move and they seem to close around you, the portraits also move or seem to be watching you, all of this keeping the diners in a permanent state of suspense that elevates one´s alert senses. It´s very funny to see the waiters dressed in costumes from the late 1800s and Mr. Jekyll becoming Mr. Hyde. These games keep your mind occupied in the atmosphere and not on the food or drink. The menu has 62 different dishes and the names of the dish are like Create your own Monster or Frankenstein Burger, which has cheese, bacon, mushrooms and onion. Also, there´s The Mummy with steak and different cheeses to choose from. There are also pizzas with names that follow the line of famous monsters. For children from 10 years old, there are special menus at lunchtime, such as Dr. Jekyll Pizza. They enjoy it because it´s full of... read more

Kings of Convenience concert in Amsterdam

Mónica Boixeda Amsterdammer, Only-Be

On the 7th and 8th of April, the Norwegian indie pop duo Kings of Convenience are going to be playing at Paradiso in Amsterdam. On this occasion their two concerts will be different; the first one will take place in the main room and their repertoire will be focused on their greatest hits, so everyone can sing along and dance to them, and the second one will be in a smaller room with a more intimate atmosphere and their songs will be the most popular ones but also the lesser known ones, so both concerts will be complementing each other. The duo is formed by Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, born in Bergen, Norway. The band was born naturally from friendship and their mutual taste for the same music. Øye and Bøe have known each other since childhood and had previously formed a band with other friends, even recording an LP. Their music is made up of acoustic guitars, occasionally with added pianos or chord instruments that give their songs more depth. Their sounds are highly influenced by Simon & Garfunkel, who shaped the 60s generation with music coming predominantly from guitars and vocals. They also have some influence from Belle & Sebastian, with some slight Bossa Nova twists that we can hear in their guitars. In 1999 they signed their first contract with the American independent label Kindercore. After this, they settled in London and recorded their first album, ´Quiet is the New Loud´, which had relative success. In 2001 they edited their first remix album, ´Versus´, where artists such as Ladytron, Röyksopp, Four Tet, Alfie and many... read more