THE BAND WHISPERER
hefe aka razvan radulescu/bring the noise is the guy who put his encyclopedic knowledge of music to good service and single-handedly undertook the sisyphean task of educating the public with regard to the marginal, non-commercial kinds of music he loves and promotes: ska, hip-hop, punk, hardcore and all the related sub-genres. we owe him many...
DEAN LOVES VARNISH. MEGG HATES CLOTHES
i’m only posting on the cbk/naked cuddles gig now cuz i have been buried under a lot of (unrelated) work. on thursday, i got to ctrl before the show started, said hi to dean, who was mingling. the show was short and energetic, pretty much what i’d expect if i went to see a small...
MANGA-RELATED
i usually hate cgi models of how future buildings are going to look like. but this project in china got my attention as it will be a comic and animation museum. think how much fun that can be! in march this year, i visited once again the manga museum in kyoto. it’s pretty much a...
DEAN TELLS ALL AND COMES TO CTRL ON THU
as i was saying recently, cbk/naked cuddles will be having a gig and a dj set in ctrl, this thursday. dean was nice enough to satisfy my nosy nature: please tell me about how cbk (come back kid) and naked cuddles came to be. i know a bit about the get-together from here. well, megg...
UNEXPECTED ART SPACE
the former bucur obor market got a recent face lift. the new space includes an art gallery, coordinated by the 2nd district in partnership with the national school of fine arts and the fine artists union. as unbelievable as it sounds, it is a fact and modernist.ro has the photographic proof. i gotta see this with...
I FOUND A DESERTED PARK
i’ve been living in this area for about 5 years and last week i came across a deserted park right across my building… the entrance is a flight of corroded stone stairs that take you down to what used to be a medium-sized park with a ring lake. the alleys are invaded by plants, the movable parts...
FREE AI WEIWEI!
this sunday, at 1 pm, we’re gonna protest against the arrest of ai weiwei in front of the chinese embassy in bucharest. at that same time, similar protests will take place in other cities of the world. we’re protesting against censorship and abuse of human rights as exercised in this case by the chinese authorities....
IAMX IN BUCHAREST
iamx. june the 4th. romexpo. get your free invitation here. i’m disappointed to miss it as i’ll be in vienna during that period. still, i hope you guys enjoy the concert, which will also include romanian progressive band monarchy. i personally can’t see the connection between the two bands but i guess the organizers must know better....
CBK/NAKED CUDDLEZ IN BUCHAREST
mr. dean rosenweig just posted on his facebook the dates for the european tour and bucharest is on it. he is a cute little american (born in philadelphia) who lives in berlin, paints (think basquiat) and plays guitar with IAMX (formerly) and cbk/naked cuddlez (presently). also, has an ever increasing number of nice tats and...
HOT CABBAGE
the newest japanese trend in street flowers is decorative cabbage. the name is habotan and there are two versions of it: green and violet. how do you like this cute vegetable? PS: on my way home from the airport i noticed that bucharest is totally up to date on this: the city center is planted...
MY FAVOURITE RESTAURANT IN BUCHAREST
dada bistro. i have been a client for many years and, no matter how often i cheat on them, i always come back. because they satisfy my need for a discreet, beautiful place where i can feel great having a yummy meal. i like their business approach: fast profit does not seem to be the main...
MIRCEA NICOLAE
sometime ago i posted on pinchuk art center and its future generation art prize. guess what!? a romanian won the special prize! he was born in 1980, studied at the university of bucharest (european cultural studies) and the institute for architecture (anthropology of space) and currently lives and works in bucharest. robert storr, one of the...
