gimme a beat with babymonster
A monthly radio show hosted by Babymonster on radio LoRa, airing since 2006. Each episode explores a theme chosen by the host, often centering on female artists or female filmmakers. The show features interviews and a hand-picked selection of music by women, reflecting Babymonster's personal tastes.
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* Obsessed With Tiny Desk 2026 *
After the summer break of 2026, I'm back with a bunch of my favourite NPR Tiny Desk concerts.
What are NPR Tiny Desk Concerts, and how did they come about?
The first Tiny Desk Concert came about in 2008 (after All Songs Considered host and producer Bob Boilen and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson left a bar show frustrated that they couldn't hear the music over the crowd noise. Thompson joked that
* Unidentified at Zurich Film Festival 2025 *
I already reviewed the 21st edition of the Zurich Film Festival in 3 previous Gimme a Beats: in November 2025, with a focus on the movie Hedda, in January 2026, with a focus on the movie Cuerpo Celeste and in March 2026, with a focus on the movie Calle Malaga.
As listeners of the Gimme a Beat know, after exploring the *female factor* of the Zurich Film Festival, I adapt my radio shows to the relea
* Calle Malaga at Zurich Film Festival 2025 *
I already reviewed the 21st edition of the Zurich Film Festival in two previous Gimme a Beats: in November 2025, with a focus on the movie Hedda, and in January 2026, with a focus on the movie Cuerpo Celeste.
As listeners of the Gimme a Beat know, after exploring the *female factor* of the Zurich Film Festival, I adapt my radio shows to the releases of the movies I focus on. This year, I have seen
* Unfiltered with Naveni *
Back in 2024, while scrolling through my social media, I came across Longstreet Unchained concerts (which I immediately renamed Longstreet unplugged as they reminded me of the original: MTV Unplugged).
Longsteer Bar, where these concerts are held, used to be one of my favorite spots in Zurich, back in the day when I was still DJ-ing and going out. So, I was glad to see it still reinventing itself,
* Cuerpo Celeste at Zurich Film Festival 2025 *
In November 2025 - Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 21st edition of the Zurich Film Festival.
This year, I have seen more than 30 movies this year, and I had the opportunity to interview 4 female filmmakers and 1 music composer.
As in previous years when I had this many interviews, I break my review of the Zurich Film Festival into several Gimme A Beats, the second one happening tonight, and a few oth
* Representing 21st Century RnB - Part II *
Back in January 2024, Rolling Stone released their 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the 21st Century. The list created lots of buzz; some people loved it, others pointed out what was missing, and the artists featured in it, celebrated.
I have always been a huge fan of R&B, so I decided to do my own response.
In January 2024, I created my own list and dedicated the whole Gimme a Beat to it.
Since
* Hedda at Zurich Film Festival 2025 *
In 2025, Zurich Film Festival celebrated its 21st year. Over 11 days, the festival attracted an impressive 135’000 visitors. A total of 115 films were shown, including 140 World and European Premiers, 16 of which were Swiss movies. The whole city was buzzing with good vibes, filled not just with movie lovers, but with international and national stars.
First held in 2005, Zurich Film Festival estab
* Juana Aguirre at Primavera Sound 2025 *
Primavera Sound (commonly referred to as simply Primavera) is an annual music festival with the main location in Parc del Fòrum, a park situated directly at the Mediterranean seafront in Barcelona, Spain.
The festival takes place between the end of May and the beginning of June every year since 2001. In addition to the best-known edition in Barcelona, since 2012, Primavera Sound has expanded to Pr
* Marta Pallares – Head of Press and Corporate Relations – at Primavera Sound 2025 *
Primavera Sound (commonly referred to as simply Primavera) is an annual music festival with the main location in Parc del Fòrum, a park situated directly at the Mediterranean seafront in Barcelona, Spain. The festival takes place between the end of May and the beginning of June, every year since 2001. In addition to the best-known edition in Barcelona, since 2012, Primavera Sound has expanded to P
* Bergers/Shepherds at Zurich Film Festival 2024 *
In the October 2024, February 2025, and March 2025 editions of Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 20th edition of Zurich Film Festival.
As many of the listeners of Gimme a Beat know, I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival for several years now. In 2024, similar to 2023, I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to (again) brea
* Majka Mara/Mother Mara at Zurich Film Festival 2024 *
In the October 2024 and February 2025 editions of Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 20th edition of Zurich Film Festival.
As many of the listeners of Gimme a Beat know, I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival for several years now. In 2024, similar to 2023, I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to (again) breakdown my revi
* Les Courageux/The Courageous at Zurich Film Festival 2024 *
In October's Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 20th edition of Zurich Film Festival.
As many of the listeners of Gimme a Beat know, I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival for several years now. In 2024, similar to 2023, I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to (again) breakdown my review of the ZFF into several shows. Sin
* Back to 95 *
Every year, before I step into the new year, I like to take some time to stop, smell the flowers, and reflect. Not just on the past year, but my personal and professional journey, to inspire myself for the year ahead.
Music is always part of that reflection 🎶🎧
It is impossible for me to look back on my experiences without "the soundtrack" of that time playing in the background.
I am not sure how
* Obsessed With Tiny Desk - Xmas 2024 *
It's Xmas time 🎄🎄and I am back again with my favourite NPR Tiny Desk concerts!
There were so many awesome Tiny Desk this year, that, after Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2024, I couldn't resist doing one more before the year wraps up - for my special Xmas Gimme a Beat.
This session will feel like you have been invited into my home to celebrate Xmas with me. Some moments will be cozy and warm, others burs
* Black Box Diaries and Es Gehts Um Luis/About Luis at Zurich Film Festival 2024 *
2024 was an even more successful year for Zurich Film Festival than its organizers expected.
It was an important year as the Zurich Film Festival festival celebrated its 20th year. The dates moved to the beginning of October, but that didn't stop the visitors. This year the festival attracted 140’000 visitors (even more than the previous year). A total of 107 films were shown, including 17 world p
* Obsessed With Tiny Desk 2024 *
It's 2024, and I am back again with a bunch of my favourite NPR Tiny Desk concerts.
NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts were always one of my favourite things to listen to, but with the pandemic, my interest turned into an obsession. In 2020, I did two shows dedicated to them: Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2020 Part I and Part II, in 2021 I did one more, in 2022 another one and last year one as well.
So what
* Sirens of Lesbos and Mary Middlefield at m4music 2024 *
Last month I did the first part of the review of m4music festival 2024.
This month I will continue with the review of m4music festival and share two more artists who were part of my exploration of the "female factor" of the festival.
In tonight's show, I will keep my focus on the Swiss music scene, covering the fascinatingly cool band and music label Sirens of Lesbos and über talented young singer
* Say She She and Hannah Jadagu at m4music 2024 *
Since 1998, m4music festival takes place every March here in Switzerland: two days in Zurich and one day in Lausanne. This festival is a project from Migros Culture Percentage. This is a flawlessly organised festival at one of the coolest locations in Zürich: Schiffbau; with many concerts happening on the seven (+1) stages, at or close to the main building.
M4music festival is more of a cultural p
* Maria Montessori at Zurich Film Festival 2023 *
In October's and December's Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 19th edition of Zurich Film Festival.
I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival for several years now. But this year, I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to breakdown my review of the ZFF into several shows.
While I've seen 30+ movies during the festival, I have
* Into the Blue with NNAVY *
Last year, sometime in June I got an email from the 57th Montreux Jazz Festival about new names on their programme. The email included Swiss singer-songwriter NNAVY.
She was already well-known to Montreux Jazz Festival audiences, as she performed there earlier. In addition to this, in 2022, she was the first Swiss artist ever to play one of the COLORS SHOWS. And last year, she was celebrating he
* Representing 21st Century RnB - Part I *
Rolling Stones' 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the 21st Century created lots of buzz since it came out on January 3rd 2024. Some people loved it, others pointed out what was missing, and the artists featured in it, celebrated. But as we know, music is a very personal thing, and what one person likes is not necessarily the other person's favourite.
I have always been a huge fan of R&B, the class
* Las Toreras at Zurich Film Festival 2023 *
In my previous Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 19th edition of Zurich Film Festival.
I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival for several years now. But this year, I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to breakdown my review of the ZFF into several shows.
While I've seen 30+ movies during the festival, I haven't reviewed
* Wald and Dead Girl Dancing at Zurich Film Festival 2023 *
2023 was another successful year for Zurich Film Festival.
The 19th edition of Zurich Film Festival attracted 130’000 visitors (slightly less than the previous year). A total of 150 films were screened, 52 of them as World or European premieres – more than ever before.
First held in 2005, Zurich Film Festival established itself very quickly on the national and international film festival scene. Th
* Catching Up with Yukimi of Little Dragon *
The first time I heard Little Dragon was back in 2007, just after they released their debut album. From that moment on, I was completely captivated by their unique sound.
A few years later, seeing them live for the first time only confirmed their talent and deepened my interest.
Over the years, I followed their work and saw them live many times, and I even had a chance to interview Yukimi, si
* Dagger Moth and Last Apollo at Primavera Sound Barcelona 2023 *
Primavera Sound (commonly referred to as simply Primavera) is an annual music festival held in Parc del Fòrum, a park situated directly at the Mediterranean seafront in Barcelona, Spain. The festival takes place between the end of May and the beginning of June, every year since 2001. In addition to the best-known edition in Barcelona, Primavera Sound expanded to other locations as well: since 2012
* Obsessed With Tiny Desk 2023 *
NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts were always one of my favourite things to listen to, but with the pandemic, my interest turned into an obsession. In 2020, I did two shows dedicated to them: Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2020 Part I and Part II, in 2021 I did one more and in 2022 another one.
So what is it about NPR Tiny Desk Concert series that I love?
It is very simple, this series brings an intimate c
* Arooj Aftab in Winterthur *
I discovered Arooj Aftab, like many others, through her Mohabbat song. After hearing this song, I listened to her's Vulture Prince album and fell in love with it. Then I heard her NPR tiny desk session and loved it so much (I was literally obsessed with it) that I included it in my (latest) *Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2022* Gimme a Beat.
From that moment on, I wanted to see her live and feature her
* Eclectic Xmas *
Yaaay, it's Xmas time again!
Xmas time is definitely one of my favourite times of the year, when people get more friendly and pleasant and everywhere you go it smells like gluehwein and Xmas cookies.
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* Zurich Film Festival 2022 *
First held in 2005, Zurich Film Festival established itself very quickly on the national and international film festival scene. The formula for its success it's probably a mix of an attractive location: an international but small city of Zurich; a great selection of movies and different programs/events like ZFF Masters, ZFF Talks, Film Music Competition, ZFF for Kids and a few others.
The best way
* Lxandra and Barbara Boeing at Flow Festival 2022 *
I had the pleasure of attending and reviewing Flow Festival (commonly known as Flow) this summer.
You can find more details about the festival, my impressions, interviews with Marcia and Helena and selected DJ mixes in Part I: Marcia Carr and Helena Star at Flow Festival 2022
You can also check my reviews for each day of Flow Festival 2022: day 1, day 2 and day 3, with some additional highlights o
* Marcia Carr and Helena Star at Flow Festival 2022 *
Flow Festival (commonly known as Flow) is an urban music and arts festival in Helsinki, Finland. It was created by the Finnish music producer Tuomas Kallio and his friends from the Helsinki-based music collective Nuspirit Helsinki. Since 2004, the festival has been organized annually. Over the years the festival grew from 4000 visitors to 90'000. In 2007 the festival moved to Suvilahti, the former
* Music Makes Better TV *
My personal experience with music in the movies is that if chosen correctly, hearing the music when watching the scene will make it more intense and therefore memorable.
My rationale behind this is simple: there is an emotion that music triggers in us because of the music itself or/and the lyrics of the song. For me and I can imagine that this is the same for many people, the great songs trigger i
* Summer Vibes with Ay Wing *
I love this part of the year!
That time of the year when we are almost in summer, but not fully there yet. The mornings are still cool and refreshing, days are warm and sunny and evenings are warm enough to hang outside but still with enough breeze to make the night cosy and pleasurable.
This kind of weather reflects my mood, it makes me happy, hopeful and chilled at the same time. This also trans
* Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2022 *
NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts were always one of my favourite things to listen to, but with the pandemic, my interest turned into an obsession. In 2020, I did two shows dedicated to them: Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2020 Part I and Part II, and in 2021 I did another one.
So what is it about NPR Tiny Desk Concert series that I love?
It is very simple, this series brings an intimate concert vibe throug
* Briet in Reykjavik *
Roadtrips are my favourite type of travelling.
My favourite roadtrips are the ones where I travel alone. There is no better feeling than driving in the car by yourself for miles, on, if lucky, empty roads, enjoying your music or only your thoughts in your mind in silence, while soaking up the nature around you. Every year I do at least one road trip, to recharge my batteries and get back my (un)us
* Bikoko at Sonar CCCB 2021*
Sónar CCCB 2021 is/was a 2 day festival of music, debate, experimentation and inspiration, with more than 60 activities spread over 5 spaces, with 40 concerts and DJ sets and an extensive program of lectures, debates, presentations, workshops and an exhibition space with local and international projects. This festival and its program was set in place to connect the world of art, science and tech
* Zurich Film Festival 2021 *
First held in 2005, Zurich Film Festival established itself very quickly on the national and international film festival scene. The formula for its success it's probably a mix of an attractive location: international but small city of Zurich; great selection of movies and different programs/events like ZFF Masters, ZFF Talks, Zurich Summit, ZFF for Pupils, ZFF 72 and few others.
The best way to
* Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2021 *
NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts were always one of my favorite things to listen to, but with pandemic my interest turned into an obsession. Last year I did two shows dedicated to them: Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2020 Part I and Part II.
So what is it about Tiny Desk Concert series that I love?
It is very simple, this series brings an intimate concert vibe through approx 20 minute video performances,
* Black Music Month with My Vinyls *
Last weekend, I was reorganising my vinyl collection and reminiscing about the good times, before the pandemic. The time when nights were never ending and standing closer to the people meant that you were having good times. Frankly speaking, I already stopped going out to the clubs regularly long before the pandemic. As a matter of fact, I stopped DJ-ing because I didn't see the point in only goin
* Female Empowered Deezer Sessions *
As we entered the second year of Covid-19 pandemic, I am craving traveling, festivals, concerts.. live music in any form! Since it is obvious that this will not happen any time soon, I like to explore the next best thing: recordings of the live music.
I've already covered my ultimate favorite: NPR's tiny desk concerts in April and May 2020. This time I will explore the female factor of Deezer Sess
* Frauen First *
Women in Switzerland gained the right to vote in federal elections after a referendum in February 1971. Even though the fight for women’s suffrage in Switzerland started in 1863 (canton Zuerich), women had to fight for more than 100 years to get it. And in some cantons it took a bit longer to get there.. last canton to grant women suffrage was Appenzell Innerrhoden (AI) and this only under an orde
* Zooming with Tijana T *
Xmas is one of my favorite times of the year
It is usually a time of the year when things start slowing down, everybody gets a bit friendlier and merrier, and everywhere you go it smells like xmas cookies and gluehwein.
But this is 2020, year of Covid19 pandemic and with everything happening around us, it feels like Xmas vibe has lost its charm and jolly, festive spirit. And we can either get int
* Zurich Film Festival 2020 *
First held in 2005, Zurich Film Festival established itself very quickly on national and international film festival scene. The formula for it success it's probably mix of an attractive location: international but small city of Zurich; great selection of movies and different programs/events like ZFF Masters, ZFF Talks, Zurich Summit, ZFF for Pupils, ZFF 72 and few others.
Few years ago I read the
* Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2020 - Part II*
Last month I did this year's Obsessed with Tiny Desk edition. But two hours Gimme A Beat just wasn't enough for me to play all the music I wanted. Especially since due to Covid19 pandemic all summer festivals are already canceled and I can imagine that the same will happen for the ones planned in the second part of 2020 as well.
At this point of time NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts are the closest we hav
* Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2020 *
I've been obsessed with NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts for a while now. But I covered them for the first time only last year in Obsessed with Tiny Desk
So what is it about Tiny Desk Concert series that I love?
It is very simple, this series brings intimate concert vibe through approx 20 minute video performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. And when I am not
* Len Sander and Evelinn Trouble at Zürich Openair 2018 *
Zürich Openair started in 2010, but I attended it and reviewed it for the first time only in 2016, because somehow I was always busy at that particular time with some other festivals across Europe. This year I've decided to keep it local, stay in Zürich and re-visit it.
Regardless of my attendance :-), this fairly young festival seems to attracts more and more people every year, not just from Swi
* KT Gorique, Veronica Fusaro and Ta'shan at m4music 2018 *
Since 1998, m4music festival takes place every March here in Switzerland: two days in Zurich and one day in the chosen city in the French part.
It is flawlessly organized at one of the coolest locations in town: Schiffbau; with many concerts happening on the seven (+1) stages, at or close the main building.
M4music festival is more of the cultural platform than a typical music festival. It is a p
* Inspired By Insecure *
Insecure is HBO's original series, created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore, starring Issa and Yvonne Orji as two young black women, best friends since university. Shot on location in the Los Angeles area, the show closely follows Molly (Orji) and Issa's friendship as they cope with their own flaws, insecurities relationship troubles, and the general difficulties of young adulthood, all packed in an
* Zurich Film Festival 2017 *
First held in 2005, Zurich Film Festival established itself very quickly on national and international film festival scene. The formula for it success it's probably mix of an attractive location: international but small city of Zurich; great selection of movies and different programs/events like ZFF Masters, ZFF Talks, ZFF 72.
Personally, I feel that logic behind Zurich Film Festival's success is
* Best of 2016 *
2016 has been insanely intense and not always easy to handle. The whole year felt as an emotional roller-coaster, looking at it from any perspective. From political point it showed rise in power of right wings parties and their candidates in majority of the countries, world wide tragedies, wars, terrorist attacks and similar. It also felt as an end of an era in some way since several awesome, lege
* Angel Haze in Zurich *
I listened to Angel Haze already back in 2011/2012, but I really start paying attention to them (as Angel prefers to be referred to) with the release of their third (free) mixtape, Reservation. During the summer of 2012, I had this mixtape on the repeat. I also loved the videos that followed the release, for the songs New York and Werkin' Girls.
The year after, I saw Angel Haze live for the firs
* Xmas = LOVE *
Yaaay, it's Xmas time again !!!
This is one of my favourite times of the year 🎅🎄😊!
Time when people slow down, get friendlier and more
pleasant and when everywhere you go smells like Xmas cookies and Glühwein🍷
Besides all those fun stuff that Xmas spirit brings, for me, the true essence of Xmas is .
Not one kind of all , but all different kinds that we feel and that get intensified during the
* Sparky In The Clouds, Cardiknox and Rodrigo Y Gabriela at Rock En Seine 2015 *
Visiting and reviewing Rock En Seine festival is becoming yearly tradition for Gimme A Beat. What is the reason that every year I keep on going back to this festival? I guess it is a perfect balance of phenomenal line-up, location very close to Paris town and lots of cool, stylish visitors that are not only taking care of the style and what to wear, but really know how to enjoy the music and give
* Hiatus Kaiyote and Nina Attal at Blue Balls Festival 2015 *
We had beautiful summer this year in Switzerland so reviewing the festival like Blue Balls that is partially set inside, partially outside and happening in the beautiful surrounding next to Lake Luzern, feels more like a blessing then an effort. This festival with slightly inappropriate name that is happening during two weeks of July, brings me back last few years, mostly because of it's awesome l
* Coachella 2015 *
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is
an annual three-day music and arts festival, founded by Paul Tollett, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo
Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley.
Due to popular demand, back in 2012, Coachella organisers "stretched"
the festival over two weekends. Of course, first weeke
* Zola Jesus, Nneka, True and Verveine at m4music in Zurich *
Since 1998, m4music
festival takes place every March here in Switzerland: two days in Zurich and one day in the chosen city in the French
part.
The festival is organized by Migros Pour-cent and even though it features many concerts on the four stages in impressive Schiffbau
complex, it is not the typical music festival.
M4music festival is more like the type of the cultural platform where art
* Akua Naru in Zurich *
Several years ago, I remember watching Akua Naru's video: The World Is Listening. And writing her name down to check her out. But years passed and even with the note, regretfully, I forgot to do that.
Then one day last year, on my way home from work, totally drained and exhausted, I was passing by the stand with the posters and one of them caught my eye and something about it demanded my immediat
* I Love Xmas *
I Xmas !!
Xmas time is one of my favourite times..
It
is the time of the year when people slow down, get friendlier and more
pleasant and when everywhere you go smells like Xmas cookies and Glühwein
Tonight, I am going to go back in time to swingy, jazzy, groovy and funky sound of Xmas.
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* The Internet in Zürich *
The Internet is a funk/soul band formed in the late 2011 by OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All or simply Odd Future) members Syd tha Kyd and Matt Martians along with touring members Jameel Bruner, Patrick Paige and Christopher A. Smith.
First time I saw The Internet on the stage, was at Coachella 2014. Being one of the Coachella nerds and making sure never to miss any gig (that is worth
* Wolfman, Charli XCX, Nadine Carina and Ira May at m4music in Zurich *
m4music festival is happening every year, since 1998, at the end of the March, for 3 days in (2 days in Zurich and one day in the city of the French part of Switzerland). The event is organized by Migros Pour-cent.
m4music is not just another music festival. While it features many concerts on the four stages in beautiful Schiffbau complex, it also offers interesting panel discussions and conferen
* Use Me, Abuse Me, Sample Me *
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a sound recording of a song in a different song or piece.
This phenomenon used to be most obvious in hip hop, but with hip hop becoming mainstream and crossing to other genres (together with hip hop producers) it is nowadays visible everywhere in the music world. Listen more ca
* Daytrottering 2014 *
Since 2011, I've been doing special editions of the Gimme A Beat shows that I called appropriately Daytrottering. In these shows I show love for one of the coolest music websites out there: Daytrotter.
I started listening to Daytrotter long time ago. In the beginning, daytrotter dudes were giving 7 original sessions, 28 songs for free each week. Over the years they recorded more then 2000 sessio
* Andy Allo in Zürich *
Andy Allo is Cameroonian born singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist, model and actress. Being a huge Prince fan, I came across Andy few years ago when she joined his band, the New Power Generation, and start touring with him around the world.
Last year I got reminded about Andy when Prince covered one of her songs, People Pleaser, on his concert at Montreux Jazz Festival. After his gig, I re-dis
* Xmas Session *
Yaaay, it's Xmas time again !
Xmas time is definitely one of my favourite times of the year, when people get more friendly and pleasant and everywhere you go it smells like glühwein and Xmas cookies.
Therefore I prepared very easy going Xmas session for tonight, something that can be listened over and over again, this and any future Xmas.
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* Gavlyn in Zurich *
Gavlyn is 23 year old LA based rapper. She is a member of the Organized Threat movement and part of the Broken Complex record label. Organized Threat is a collective of the international artists that aims to support good quality hip hop and keep it fresh, poetic and therefore timeless. Perfect place for somebody like Gavlyn to grow creatively and without any inhibitions.
Gavlyn has been rapping s
* VV Brown, In The Valley Below, La Femme at Rock En Seine 2013 *
Since 2003, Rock En Seine festival is happening every year at the end of the summer, last weekend of August, at Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, at Château de Saint-Cloud's park just outside Paris, inside the garden designed by Le Nôtre in 17th century. In the beginning this festival was happening only during one day and had 2 stages and 10 bands. Nowadays, over the 3days this festival features ma
* Laura Mvula at Blue Balls Festival 2013 *
Blue Balls Festival is an annual music festival happening in a beautiful surrounding next to Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on the various locations like an Open-Air Pavilion, the Lucerne Culture and Convention Center and The Club at the Schweizerhof Hotel.
Started with an audience of 300 people, back in 1992, this festival, with slightly inappropriate name for an English speaking artists and audience
* Emilie Nana at Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 *
In 1967, while he was director of tourist office in Montreux, Claude Nobs organized his first Montreux Jazz Festival. Festival lasted 3 days and was immediate success, locally and internationally. Even
today, jazz is still very important part of the festival, however,
nowadays the festival features wide variety of music styles. The
festival also grew length-wise dramatically: from 3 days to 2 w
* Coachella 2013 *
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is an annual three-day music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley.
First official Coachella festival happened in October 1999. Then, after the break of one year, to avoid intense heat during the summer, time of the festival moved to April. In follow
* Evelinn Trouble, Steff La Cheffe and Velvet Two Stripes at m4music in Zurich *
m4music is a 4-days music festival which, since 1998, at the end of the March, takes place every year in Zürich and in one other city of the French speaking part of Switzerland (usually Lausanne). The event is organized by the Migros Pour-cent culturel.
As a music festival m4music features four live stages in the beautiful Schiffbau complex. But m4music is much more then just another music fest
* AlunaGeorge and Factory Floor at Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris *
In late 1995, after he had just graduated from high school, Ryan Schreiber launched Pitchfork Media, one of the most innovative and relevant online music magazines. While it has been sometimes criticized as being too hipster and über cool, the fact is that guys behind Pitchfork have impeccable music taste and are usually very accurate in their recommendations and reviews. I think I share view of
* Kimbra in Zurich *
Kimbra Lee Johnson, better known as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter/guitarist.
I saw Kimbra for the first time at Coachella in April this year when she came out at Gotye's gig and sang *Somebody That I Used To Know*, song that not only brought her and him mainstream success but Grammy Nomination as well. At the end of the summer of 2012, I saw Kimbra again, this time at Rock En Seine a
* Deap Vally, Grimes, UME, Family of the Year and Hyphen Hyphen at Rock En Seine 2012 *
It is becoming some kind of yearly tradition for Gimme A Beat to visit and review Rock En Seine festival. What is the reason that every year I keep on going back to this festival? I guess it is a perfect balance of phenomenal line-up, location very close to Paris town and lots of cool, stylish visitors that are not only taking care of the style and what to wear, but really know how to enjoy the mu
* Lianne La Havas at Blue Balls Festival 2012 *
Blue Balls Festival took place for the first time in the evening of September 19, 1992, with an audience of 300 on the old steamboat "Stadt Luzern". Many years later and this festival with slightly inappropriate name for an English speaking artists and audience, is an international music festival with 100 000 visitors over nine days in July. The festival presents more then 100 shows with inte
* Sneaky Sound System, Little Dragon, Miss Kittin, Hercules and Love Affair at Exit Festival 2012 *
Exit Festival is an annual music festival that is taking place at 18th century Petrovaradin fortress of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia since 2000. It started as a student initiated project against the Milosevic regime and over the years grew into the festival that is adored by artists and audiences all over the world. There are seven stages that are considered to be bigger ones: Main Stage, Dance A
* Hollie Cook, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside and The Buttshakers at Les Eurockeennes 2012 *
I've been visiting this festival for few years already and I never got disappointed with a line up or an atmosphere. And like in the previous years Les Eurockéennes de Belfort 2012 impressed me again. Still, let me remind you about this festival with few facts..
Les Eurockéennes de Belfort is a festival that is taking place on the peninsula of Malsaucy, near Belfort, France. Amazingly enough, ev
* Spankin' New Music *
Once upon the time, when MTV was still a music television, there was a magical show called Spankin' New Music. This show featured brand new releases of the moment.
Here we are today, in June of 2012 and I feel that since the beginning of this year, music world has already been overloaded with amazing music from hot new artists and returning ones.
So I decided to stop for a moment, take a deep br
* Coachella 2012 *
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is an annual three-day music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley.
November 5, 1993 is marked as non official beginning of Coachella when Pearl Jam performed before almost 25,000 fans on the lawns of Indio's previously rock-festival free Empire Polo
* California Love *
California has been one of my dream travel destinations for many years. And even before going there i had an idea, vivid image of it, based on the movies, books and music.
Now, finally, at this very moment, I am not dreaming anymore about it, but experiencing it!
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* Itw with Liela from The Duke Spirit *
The Duke Spirit is an English rock'n'roll band based in London with frontwoman Liela Moss, Luke Ford and Toby Butler on the guitars, Olly Betts on drums and Marc Sallis on the bass guitar. Even before hearing their music i heard (and read) a lot about their fantastic, energetic live performances. The magazines that I trust wrote good things about them, people that have similar taste to mine and
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