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Punk concert: Sum 41 in Lisbon

Mónica Boixeda Lisboeta, Only-Be

One of the most famous punk bands in the world is, undoubtedly, Sum 41. The grouping from Ajax, Ontario, is active since ´96 and its current members are Deryck Whibley (voice and rhythm guitar), Jason McCaslin (who is on bass and the voices of the choir), Steve Jocz (drums, vocals) and Tom Thacker (lead guitar, keyboard and chorus). In ´99 the band started to become famous after signing a contract with record label Island Records and after presenting a series of singles that positioned them well in the punk scene they released their first CD called “All Killer No Filler “In 2001. But the moment they became famous and ceased to be an little underground band was undoubtedly when they wrote and submitted the song “Fat Lip”, the first single from their first LP. That song reached the top of the Modern Rock Billboard chart and remained to this day the most famous of the group. “All Killer No Filler” reached platinum status in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom and from that moment Sum 41 released three new albums: “Does This Look Infected?” “Chuck” and “Underclass Hero”, which all went platinum in Canada. The group performs more than 300 times per year and they go on very long tours around the globe, most of the time they last longer than a year. That is one reason why they released so few LPs in nearly two decades of work. More info: http://www.coliseulisboa.com/ Coliseu dos Recreios: Rua das Portas de Santo Antão, 96, 1150-269 Lisbon, Portugal MiLK They will arrive in Portugal on February 17 and will perform... read more

Lu Yao in Istanbul: New Landscapes

Mónica Boixeda Istanbulite, Only-Be

From January 19 until May 22 the Istanbul Modern, museum of contemporary art in Istanbul, takes us into the work of artist Yao Lu, one of the most important artists in China. Titled “New Landscapes” the Istanbul Modern presents one of the most recent Yao Lu’s works, winner of the BMW-Paris Photo Prize for contemporary photography in 2008. Like all his works, this work also prevents a formal classification, since it combines a number of techniques and media such as painting, photography and digital manipulation. Although it uses the conceptual line than the winning work in 2008, for exhibition at the Istanbul Modern he devised a unique and unprecedented series of 11 new works under the same title, which he presents us in a bleak apocalyptic landscape. To this end, he left pictures of mountains of garbage covered by a protective network to digitally manipulate them in a second step, introducing the typical characteristics of traditional aesthetics of Chinese art. Thus, the picture of apocalypses is invested in a bucolic air, creating a chimera between painting and photography, and between terror and calm. This tension serves to reflect on the mutations that have been affecting radical nature in its native country, whose ecosystems are in danger from the aggressive development of capitalist forces. One of the most interesting artists, he gives us an alternative and more authentic vision of the processes taking place in China today, without resorting to an imaginary and an overtly political symbolism. More info: http://www.istanbulmodern.org/en/f_index.html Heloise Battista For those interested in Asian art, and especially Chinese art, this exhibition is a revelation. We encourage you... read more

The Wombats concert in Roma

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Roman

The indie alternative rock is now one of the most important musical styles around the world, but if there is a place where this movement is more important not only because there are so many people that follow it but also because there are many bands that are born it is in England. One of the most important representatives of this style is, undoubtedly, The Wombats. This group was founded in 2003 in Liverpool (home of no others than The Beatles) and is composed by Matthew Murphy, Dan Haggis and Tord Øverland-Knudsen. The three members met at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and soon became friends and started to jam together. Obviously the results were much better than what they had imagined, and in 2006 they already released their first single, called “Girls, Boys, and Marsupials” which ended becoming an LP that was released only in Japan. This production began to attract attention but the top of his career was not until they released the single “Let´s Dance To Joy Division”. This song became famous around the world and started playing on the radio and clubs and was remixed by many artists. This song catapulted them into the mainstream and they were able to do a European tour which ended in a show at the Liverpool Academy, one of the places where most recognized bands in the world are presented. But as if this were not enough, they also managed to win the prize NME Best Dancefloor Filler with the song “Let´s Dance To Joy Division”. With this award under their possession, everybody started talking of them and... read more