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An Event Not to Miss: The Budapest Autumn Festival

Mónica Boixeda Budapester, Only-Be

If you love the arts, then be sure to take advantage of Budapest’s Autumn Festival. This unique annual festival draws art lovers from everywhere to Hungary’s capital for a celebration of all things artistic. Visitors can expect to be left in awe by the array of contemporary performances and shows. Do you have a passion for dance, photography, graphic art, music, food, or film? If so, then this festival is for you. The first Budapest Autumn Festival dates back to the year 1992. This year’s festival is taking place from October 8-17, and it is a compilation of creative achievements of contemporary artists from all categories of the arts. This important festival gives Budapest a chance to reinforce the important role Hungary plays in adding to the culture of Europe. Hungary’s capital becomes a centre of contemporary art by extending their festival invitation to include internationally renowned artists to display and perform their works. Some of the most outstanding features of the festival are: The 6th International Dance Film Festival The famous EDIT Dance Film Festival portion of the festivities has played a major role in Budapest for 6 years. The dance films will include the documentary “Dream Dance”; shorts from the Netherlands, Japan, and England; Hungarian dance films; and other memorable programmes. Each film will be screened in its original language. The Food & Film Festival You can´t go wrong when you combine food and film. When you purchase your cinema ticket for this portion of the Budapest Autumn Festival, it will double as a dinner voucher. The film choices feature some of the best works of cinema... read more

Interfront and Front 242 Concert in Barcelona

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

Apparently this fall is Barcelona’s moment to shine musically, and there are some great concerts coming up. Not big stadium gigs, just really amazing concerts by stand-out artists. Get ready for a concert by the founders of the EBM genre, Front 242, who will perform with Spanish electronic stars Interfront. Let´s talk first of Front 242. The band was formed in Brussels in 1981 by programmers Patrick Codenys and Dirk Bergen, who the same year released the group’s first album “Principles.” In 1982 Daniel Bressanutti and vocalist Luc De Meyer joined the group and they released their second album “Geography.” Percussionist Geoff Bellingham signed on and was later replaced by Richard 23. Front 242´s success is mainly due to pioneering a sound that combines electronic sounds with a more aggressive sound, and creating the genre Electronic Body (EBM), as we understand it today, as well as influencing important bands like Nitzer Ebb, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and others. In 1987 the band signed to Max Trax! and in 1988 released the album Front by Front, a true jewel of their oeuvre and contains hits like Headhunter and Welcome to Paradise. After this great step by Max Trax! They jumped to Epic Records, which put them on a more commercial track, but they didn’t sacrifice the power and quality of music. In the late 90´s the band returned to a more underground circuit and signed with the label Zoth Ommog / Music Research. What else can we add, this concert should be a real treat for fans of EBM and industrial, to see this Belgian group lighting up the... read more

Italian celebrities of the 50´s to feature in Glamorous photo exhibit

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Roman

Scandalous love affairs, parties, hidden love, hopes and dreams- we’ve been fascinated by celebrities for years, as tabloids and television attest. The past was not so different, as you can see in an exhibit at Trajan´s Market in Rome which displays salacious photographs of movie stars and celebrities from the 50s attracting the public eye. In 1949 the international press covered the Linda Christian and Tyrone Power’s wedding in Rome with the same attention lavished on celebrity weddings today. In the ´50s Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmed Quo Vadis Cinecittà and also opened Café Society which became, very quickly, a swinging hotspot for movie stars. In the ´50s in Italy there were two different realities: one part of the population was trying to survive the disasters and aftermath of the Second World War. Hunger, poverty and illiteracy were common. On the other hand, there was also a large part of the society that was more affluent, and ate up celebrity based popular culture with zest. Brigitte Bardot, Ava Gardner, Audrey Hepburn, Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, Ernie Banks, Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier of Monaco, Ingrid Bergman, Roberto Rossellini, Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis all spent time in Rome, and helped establish its reputation in the media as a cosmopolitan jet-set capital where Coca-Cola was the protagonist and rock & roll and jive were everywhere. In this exhibit you can see shots from this magical era that established Rome in the hearts and minds of many as glamorous, star-studded capital. Rent apartments in Rome to see the lives of famous people of the 50´s, when glamour was still alive, and relish in the loves,... read more