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Ex-Oasis members Beady Eye come to Madrid

Mónica Boixeda Madrilenian, Only-Be

The name Oasis will make any music fan automatically think of the Gallagher brothers, and their battle with Blur for the Britpop topspot. Sadly, the band have finally parted ways – but on the plus side, we now have Beady Eye. Beady Eye are a British band formed after the separation of Oasis in 2009, and is made up of four original group members; Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock. The line up of the band is practically the same as Oasis, with one notable exception; the other founding member Noel Gallagher. Andy Bell played bass in Oasis, and has now switched to bass for Beady Eye, Chris Sharrock has taken over the drums, Gem Archer is on second guitar, with Liam Gallagher at the microphone. Jeff Wooton will be on bass, but only for the live shows. The first offering from the band was “Bring The Light”, which was released last November, and then later, in January of this year, they brought out their first single, “The Roller.” In November the band announced that they would be going on a small European tour, starting in March 2011, and stopping by Madrid´s La Rivera. So all fans and followers of Oasis mustn´t miss out on this chance to see some of their idols playing brand new songs on the 18th March. More information: http://www.salariviera.com/ La Rivera: Paseo Virgen del Puerto, 28005 Madrid, España MiLK Find Madrid accommodation and make the plan official. Translated... read more

Europunk: Punk in Europe 1976-1980.

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Roman

At the Villa Medici until the 20th March is exhibition Europunk, organised by the Academy of France in Rome, and centered around the visual element of the punk movement of 1976-80. Punk represented the atmosphere of irreverance at the end of the 1970s, after severe economic crisis had given rise to a boom in artistic expression. The exhibition revisits the socio-political roots of the era, and how they affected the development of punk countercultures, through a collection of 500 pieces, including clothes, fanzines, posters, flyers, paintings, collages, CD covers and videos. Europunk opens with the Sex Pistols during their first TV appearance (1976), on the “So it goes” show – the moment which is considered the birth of the punk movement – and ends with Joy Division at the BBC in 1979, passing through New Wave along the way. One of the pieces on show is the infamous poster of Queen Elizabeth II – her eyes and mouth covered with the slogan “God save the Queen,” a British flag in the background – a true subversion of British tradition and authority. Also included is the publicity poster for Sex Pistols release “Anarchy in the UK,” designed by artist Jamie Reid, and a true emblem of punk. Alongside all this will be a selection of clothes designed by Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, as well as posters designed by Jon Savage for Joy Division and The Pop Group gigs. Though the exhibition starts with the United Kingdom, it traces the punk movement’s journey out to other European countries such as France, Germany, Sweden, Italy and Holland. We also learn about... read more

LP11 in Barcelona

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

The body as a center of expression, speech and action. Questions about current performances, the scene above rigorous aesthetic issues, how the viewer gets involved during the performance, which is the boundary between performer and audience, all these issues will be treated during the LP11. Rather than a festival for pure entertainment, LP11 offers a comprehensive dialogue from different corners of the performance through various actions at the CCCB (Contemporary Culture Centre of Barcelona), La Porta and the Mercat de les Flors. Among what is truly Tony Orricowork´s work, who with his piece Pennwald Part 2: 8 circles, explores concepts of movement and drawing, using his body as a measure of a series of circles and geometric shapes on the stage, referring to processes of physical and mechanical writing: the pictures are written by a body during the action itself, on stage. Beautiful! Another author you can’t miss is the brilliant Antoni Karkowski. He will be giving a talk in addition to the performance Horizon 2. This Polish, former member of Group A, painter and performer, carries out works that border on the poetic from archetypal and ritualistic figures, especially through materials that interact with the body, his performances are of a singular density. Perhaps my greatest interest to him is that his work goes beyond cultural contexts: in a world increasingly separated and generating multiple virtual spaces in cyberspace, identity is diluted. Thus, with materials ranging from water, paper, wax and others you can find on the shelves of any home in the universe, Karkowski draws attention to his particularities and our conditioning to use them, as well... read more