January 21st, 2010 — barcelona
Beyond the real things, beyond the reason and beyond the logic, there are the dream, the unconscious and the imagination. To create a poem you just need to write some words in different papers, mix them and throw them over the table. The result, beyond any human control, will be surrealistic. To create a painting, [...]
November 10th, 2009 — barcelona
Are you a passionate lover of jazz music? Have you ever thought that the Iberian country could also be one of the nerve centres of your favourite music? Jazz is a music style imported from the United States. Jazz music has ardent fans among the five continents. We don’t have to tell you that Spain, [...]
July 31st, 2009 — barcelona
It’s the fifth edition of the Busker’s Festival Barcelona and although it’s already started you can still enjoy 3 more days of this wonderful street festival down in Barceloneta, near the port.
Artists from all over the place flock to Barcelona once a year to take part, enjoy the music and make new friends at the [...]
April 16th, 2009 — apartmentblogger
Get your ears in tune because this year’s Sónar is going to be full of the best names in Electronic music as some new proposals from lesser well known bands. The 16th Festival of advanced music and multimedia art of Barcelona has a date: 18th 19th and 20th June 2009
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April 14th, 2009 — barcelona
The fact that football raises passions is no big secret. It’s such a strong feeling, that it is considered the most popular sport in the world, with approximately 270 million fans. In Spain, this king of sports moves millions of Euros just in advertising, being Real Madrid and Barcelona
the clubs with the highest advertising revenue [...]
March 23rd, 2009 — barcelona
Everybody knows Barcelona as a cosmopolitan city for all kinds of tourists: whether for families, youth or old people; whether for Gaudí fans, museum lovers or people who just want to have a good time; or maybe for people who want to enjoy the Catalan sun on the beach, or taste the delicious Mediterranean food.
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February 24th, 2009 — barcelona
The eagerly awaited night finally arrived! Yesterday, the 81st Academy Awards in Los Angeles were held, where ‘Slumdog millionaire‘ was the runaway winner, getting 8 of the 10 categories for which it was nominated, including Best Picture. The best movie stars paraded last night on the red carpet, including Penélope Cruz, who is the first [...]
February 19th, 2009 — barcelona
Antoni Gaudi is one of the greatest figures in the history of Spanish and Catalan architecture. Seen as the genius of the Modernist movement (Art Nouveau), his work was not only a product of the social context of the time, but also of his own personality and devotion to the Catalan culture.
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February 13th, 2009 — apartmentblogger
The current world of music is full of bands which sing exclusively in English. Often, when you turn on the radio you will often find yourself listening to commercial pop. It is the same thing everyday: boring and monotonous! Do you get the impression that you can only listen to music in English? What’s happening [...]
January 22nd, 2009 — barcelona
Barcelona will once again host on 21st, 22nd and 23rd January the most important trade fair for street fashion and urban informal wear worldwide. Wednesday will open the season of autumn and winter with Bread & Butter and thousands of visitors from around the world will flock to the city to not miss out on [...]