indie musicians win an oscar for best song

from stereogum
The Frames’ Glen Hansard and girlfriend, Once co-star, and singing partner Marketa Irglóva took home the gold, and their acceptance speech(es) provided a night highlight. Glen delivered some touching words, and a sour note in Oscar history was avoided when Jon Stewart brought Marketa back out, after commercial break, to make right the orchestra’s [...]

want your own rehearsal space ?

we are currently looking into the idea of finding our own rehearsal space because our old place is about to be lost to us. are you interested in joining us or us joining you ? please let us know in the comments if you have any ideas…
it could be the beginning of a beautiful relationship. [...]

musical unions

from kathimerini
Yiannis Angelakas (r) and Nikos Veliotis, a strong draw on the local alternative music circuit, have just released a new brighter-sounding album, ‘Pote Tha Ftasoume Edo,’ as the follow-up to their very well received debut together, “Oi Anases Ton Lykon.” The duo is now touring.
By Yiouli Eptakili
We were drinking tea at a [...]

rehearsals tonight

we’re rehearsing tonight for the first time in a while. we are losing our studio/rehearsal space/little room in a while… which is really sad… considering our band was made, and matured and grew and had a great deal of fun in that place. but if we are going to go on, we need to find [...]

culture in athens

so i’m off in a bit to get me some culture.
firstly, i’m going to see some art at cats and marbles ( 12 fokylidou street, kolonaki,) and then i’m going to after dark to see the fabulous velvoids.
i’ve got my finger on the pulse. have you?
seriously… if [...]

bad mathematics and the velvoids

it’s been a while now since i wrote about the big bad band known as bad mathematics and believe it or not, we have news.
first of all, tomorrow night (tuesday 12 february) the vivacious, vibrant and victorious velvoids will be playing at after dark for your extreme entertainment. if you’re not there, you are more [...]

congratulations

to our multi-talented bass player vishy on the success of the design walk 2008. here’s looking forward to many more projects like this in the future. i’m so proud…

design walk 2008 day two (5)

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design walk 2008 day two (3)

design walk 2008 day two (2)

design walk 2008 day two

design walk 2008. the premiere 7

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