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French indie band Stuck in the Sound: 'Filling stadiums would make me impossibly nervous'
Released on the independent French record label Discograph, the Parisian four-piece is making its mark with their new album 'Pursuit'. After ten years together in 2012, they’re dreaming of an international fame such as that of Phoenix or M83 - but not Coldplay
Hanif Kureishi: ‘Sex is not dangerous enough; the real danger is falling in love’
‘I like rich people and I like poor people and I like strange people. It’s the ordinary people that get on my nerves,’ sums up the English playwright and screenwriter at the Fabula literary festival in Slovenia this spring, who manages to ‘insult’ the audience within his first few seconds onstage
culture calendar, sex, brunch, festivals, culture, love, slovenia
Rise of Greenlandic cinema in Denmark
'You will only find Greenlandic cultural projects in public libraries in Denmark,' prophesises one Dane I meet. However awareness of the minority’s work is on the rise as I find in Copenhagen’s north atlantic centre's biannual film festival - for the first time, it focuses exclusively on Greenlandic film
culture calendar, cinema, film festival, education system, copenhagen, culture, greenland
Super 8 'The Detour': shared memory of northern Europe
When Tallinn in Estonia and Turku in Finland were nominated to be 'European capitals of culture' in 2011, two young French directors and former architects captured the opportunity to make a unique story about a region extending beyond frontiers
culture calendar, cinema, finland, documentary, culture, belarus, history
Bring back ‘iron lady’ style politics of yesteryear
‘The Iron Lady’ paints a genteel, rather simplified image of Margaret Thatcher by 2012 'best actress' bafta, golden globe and oscar winner Meryl Streep. It conjures up a more intimate, less showy style of high-end politics, offering a nostalgic bubble for these grim times, says one Spanish reviewer
culture calendar, cinema, london, culture, margaret thatcher, politics
French and Polish students on sale in Juliette Binoche film 'Elles'
'They' tells the story of a journalist dealing with two young students who are forced to prostitute themselves to pay for their studies. The journalist becomes fascinated by the two girls' stories to the point of damaging her research. The topic isn’t new, but the plot is original, says one Italian reviewer
culture calendar, lars von trier, cinema, film, culture, poverty, prostitution
Zagreb's museum of broken relationships: ‘Break-up stories universal from Philippines to Croatia’
As valentine’s day looms, Olinka Vištica, 42, and her ex-boyfriend Dražen Grubišić celebrate the power of a split. They stored their relationship mementos in a museum in Zagreb along with other donated objects from former lovers in 2007, toured the exhibition through Europe and scooped the European museum award 2011 for the most innovative concept
culture calendar, zagreb, culture, relationships, love, dublin, valentine's day
Algerian cartoonist Slim: 'We have to protect human hands, not human rights'
Few Algerians don’t know who Slim is. Not a lot of Europeans know him. Yet the 66-year-old cartoonist provides the sharpest view on the society of his time, of the 'Arab spring' in Tunisia and Egypt, but also on the society where no revolution took place: Algeria
culture calendar, morocco, culture, comics, caricature, algeria, arab spring
Dario Ivkovic: 'people don’t seem interested in roots of Balkan music'
Best-known as a member of both the German touring group Shantel & The Bucovina Club Orkestar and French band Les Yeux Noirs, the Serbian accordionist is an electrifying personality onstage. We talk music legends, Balkan beats and why 'girls like guitarists better'
culture calendar, bands, interview, music, balkans, germany, dj
Top three songs: Polish music legend Czesław Niemen
His John Lennon-style glasses and long hair were mandatory for a beat generation artist. An uneven beard completed the rock and soul musician’s look on the streets of Poland. 17 January 2012 marks the eighth anniversary of the death of the much-loved singer-songwriter, 64
culture calendar, music, death, poland, culture, hommage, rock
‘Desi Boyz’ and a German girl: am I now a bollywood star?
A European traveller who accidentally becomes an extra for the latest film of India's 'Tom Cruise', Akshay Kumar, winds up filming and reflects on her experience after watching the completed movie in the cinemas. Part II of a travel diary
culture calendar, mumbai, cinema, bollywood, culture, lifestyle, india
'Desi Boyz' and a German girl: welcome to bollywood
By staying in a salvation army hostel in India one European traveller did not expect it to also be an agency recruiting white extras for bollywood stardom. So, are glitter, rhinestones and bared white skin the essence of a bollywood star?
International Documentary Film Festival: Amsterdam cinema’s leading lady
In Amsterdam, there are coffee shops, bicycles, Rembrandt and a port. But between the paintings and the pedals lies the IDFA, the largest documentary film event in the world and one of the biggest festivals in the world you’ve probably never heard of
culture calendar, netherlands, film festival, documentary, festivals, culture, art
Montreal international poetry prize 'for poets by poets'
Poetry is enduring, if not a deep freeze, at least a hard frost. Austerity measures across Europe and Canada have led to severe cuts in arts funding. Amidst the scrabble to fund prizes whose state subsidies have been slashed, a brand new award has emerged on a different funding model, with the winner to scoop 50, 000 Canadian dollars on 15 December
culture calendar, prize, writers, quebec, canada, culture, nobel price
Ivana Simic Bodrozic and co: more women on Croatia literary scene
The Zagreb-based poet and writer's coming-of-age drama Hotel Zagorje is the theme of a literary event in Paris. Though her debut novel stays true to a tradition in contemporary Croatian fiction, the 29-year-old gets her audience in a flurry with the book's themes of war, women, the past and an inevitable future together
culture calendar, zagreb, balkans, death, yugoslavia, candidate countries, culture
Cyril Tuschi’s ‘Khodorkovsky’: 'I’m not so frightened - I’ll be flying to Moscow premiere'
The Berlin-based director on the power struggle between Vladimir Putin and the former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky - who is probably Russia’s most famous prisoner - are depicted in his documentary thriller, which is to be released in Russia on 2 December - if all goes well. Interview
culture calendar, documentary, prison, culture, russian federation, vladimir putin, mikhail khodorkovsky
French actress and singer Melanie Laurent’s directorial debut: ‘The Adopted’
At the age of 28, the actress and singer released her first film as a director, ‘Les Adoptés’, on 23 November in her native France. Do all good things come in threes? Film review
culture calendar, cinema, chronicle, film, culture, mélanie laurent, love
Documentary Italy: love it or leave it in a Fiat 500
When the lease on their flat in Rome was up, film critic Luca Ragazzi convinced television journalist Gustav Hofer to spend a last six months touring their country and understand why they were moving abroad. Little did they know that those were the six months that changed Italy
culture calendar, italy, cinema, germany, documentary, berlin, travel
Silencio: Paris club where David Lynch is more Papa Smurf
You certainly will not be greeted by 'Silencio, no hay banda…' upon entering David Lynch’s exclusive Parisian club, which opened in the French capital on 6 October. Although the name of the club is a tribute to his cult movie Mulholland Drive, don’t expect to find Rita, dead corpses or unresolved mysteries here, advises one Italian journalist
culture calendar, cinema, paris, david lynch, culture, lifestyle
Vetusta Morla, band of the moment in Spain
Their debut album One Day In The World ('Un día en el mundo', 2008) turned them into one of the leading bands on the Spanish music scene. Most locals confess to either loving or hating the six-piece, who formed in high school in Madrid. Interview
culture calendar, festival, music, languages, festivals, europe, awards
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