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12 LIVING HELL Your horror stories about sharing accommodation 13 WELCOME, MY DEAR, TO THE DARK SIDE OF THE CITY Madrid’s creepiest sights caught on camera
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FANCY DRESS AND PARTY ITEMS he door of the lounge groans open, and there on editor’s note the sofa are three figures. The first, ashen-faced, is sucking a piece of raw meat, the second is grinning to himself whilst nodding perpetually, and the third is staring blankly tel: 91 523 30 91 at the TV, which isn’t switched on. One thing’s for sure email: you really should have checked out your flatmates editor@in-madrid.com before moving in to your new shared apartment. At least this month’s Living Hell (P12) offers you a chance to enjoy someone else’s flat-sharing nightmares. Our photoshoot and Five Great Places To Buy (both P13) also follow a Halloween theme, and to add some blood to the proceedings Spain’s morcilla comes under scrutiny too (P9). For soccer we look at the story of FC Británico (P10), and on a musical note there’s Blue Identity (P14) and a tribute to tribute bands (P18). What more could you need to keep you occupied as the nights get darker . . . and creepier . . . and those branches start tapping against your window . . .
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Getafe Negro Psst. InMadrid has a tip off. We understand from our sources that there will be a mysterious gathering of high profile national and international writers, artists, filmmakers, ex-bankers, judges and journalists taking place in Getafe this month. Your assignment, should you wish to take it, is to stake out this event and uncover the secret and cryptic world of crime writing. We believe shadowy committees have been organised to exchange views on global corruption and cybercrime with a particular focus on Britain’s police force. Wannabe sleuths and thriller buffs are expected to make contact and observe well-known crime writers including Lindsey Davies, Sophie Hannah, Philip Kerrl and Lorenzo Silva. Some of the most infamous figures (real and fictional) in crime will be discussed such as Alfred Hitchcock, Miss Marple, James Bond and Adam Dalgliesh. Getafe Negro, University Carlos III, C/Madrid, 123 (Cercanias: Las Margaritas/Universidad). 18-24 Oct. Entrance: free. www.getafenegro.com.
Hono-O-Daiko The Japanese band Hono-O-Daiko is made up of the female trio Akemi Jegi, Chieko Kinoshita and Muzue Yamada, who will bring to Madrid the ancient art of odaiko (big Japanese drums). The group, founded in 1986, performs a thousand year-old Buddhist ritual that powerfully conveys emotions of joy, sorrow, anger, jealousy and passion through percussion. Circulo de Bellas Artes, C/Alcala, 42 (Metro: Sevilla). 26-27 Oct, 9.30pm. Tickets 15. www.circulobellasartes.com.
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The cavernous downstairs of O’Neill’s will play host to an interactive macro pub quiz on Thursday 28 October, organised by EFL Madrid to raise funds for their football league. For a very small entrance fee it promises to be a memorable night of prizes, drinks offers, head scratching, banter and laughs. The quiz will be bilingual (English and Spanish), and the event is open to everyone— teams and individuals—so just come along to meet lots of people from the English-speaking international community (including the InMadrid quiz team) and enjoy an entertaining night out. O’Neills Pub, C/Príncipe, 12 (Metro: Sol/Sevilla) Thur 28 Oct, 9pm.
Movie buffs and lovers of the experimental should check out this filmfest which will showcase new and independent cinema from around the world. La Boca Del Lobo, C/Echegaray, 11 (Metro: Sol/Sevilla). 20-30 Oct. For full details see www.labocadellobo.com
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2010 Poetas Por Km² This sixth annual poetry festival is a showcase of Hispanic ars poetica that ranges from the avant-garde and experimental to the traditional and classic. This year it features linkups between Spain, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador; and special performances by Enrique Morente. 2010 Poetas Por Km², Casa de Enriqe Morente Photo (CC) flickr: alterna2 America, Plaza de la Cibeles, 2 (Metro: Banco de España). 21-23 Oct. Entrance: free. For full schedule see www.poeticofestival.es.
Drockula This humorous rock musical in English is a take on Bram Stoker’s classic novel. Has-been rock star, Count Dracula, is confined to his haunted castle in Pennsylvania. Sad and lonely he misses his dead wife and rock and roll lifestyle. However, things are spiced up when two young divas, Lucy and Mina, drop in on their way to Broadway. Drockula will please adults and children alike. Drockula, Alcazar Theatre, C/Alcala, 20 (Metro: Sevilla). 13 Oct-7 Nov. Fri and Sat, 5pm. Tickets 12. www.gruposmedia.com.
This is the fifteenth annual Madrid Sur theatre and arts fest, which celebrates culture and Spanish democracy. Forty-three performances will take place across the Madrid region in towns such as Alcorcón, Aranjuez, Fuenlabrada, Getafe, Leganés, Parla and Rivas Vaciamadrid as well as the Universidad Carlos III. Shows include After the Silence, a homage to Spanish poet Garcia Lorca, performances of King Lear and Richard III, and the participation of acts from Spain, Morocco and the US. XV Festival Internacional Madrid Sur. 8-31 Oct. For full details see www.iitm.org
Join the EFL five-a-side football league Dying for a regular game of football? If you want to form a team with some mates or join an existing side, you’re just in time to do so for the EFL Madrid five-a-side league season. Competitive, but friendly enough to play without referees, games are played at weekends from October to June on the outdoor five-a-side pitches at Colegio Santa María del Pilar (Metro: Sainz de Baranda). Whether you’re Spanish or an extranjero, it’s a great way to enjoy some football, meet people and have a laugh together. Anyone interested should quickly get in touch with league secretary Lewis—the season begins on the weekend of 16-17 October. Contact: lewis.carroll@honeywell.com
With a vast assortment of films and documentaries, El Ojo Cojo brings diversity to Madrid with its sixth annual international film festival. The ten-day extravaganza hosts the works of both seasoned and novice producers from around the globe, each with their own unique perspective and artistic flare. The festival will The award winning show Kraft by the Bambalina theatre company sets out to help former trees, having been made into paper puppets, communicate with us
Gamefest 2010 Gamers will be able to tune in and zone out at this virtual heaven. There will be stands from Namco Bandai Partners, PlayStation, Digital Bros and Logitech, in addition to conferences, contests and sweepstakes. You will be able to visit the PlayStation stand to try out the newly-launched Move, its 3D area and test your skills with new and unique motion control PlayStation3 games such as Sports Champions, Move EyePet, Kung Fu Rider and Heavy Rain. Gamefest 2010, Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I, Avenida del Partenón, 10 (Metro: Campo de las Naciones). 8-10 Oct. Entrance: 6. See www.gamefest.es
An exhibition to commemorate the 75th anniversary of DC Comics (think Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman) takes place at FNAC, Callao from 1-10 October. Original pages of comic artwork will be on show, from artists such as Jack Kirby, Howard Chaykin and Sean Phillips. On 1 October at 7pm, to inaugurate the exhibition, there will be a drawing session in conjunction with artist BIT, who has worked on series such as Superman and Batman:Gotham Knights. Exposición Originales DC Comics, FNAC, Callao, (Metro:Callao). 1-10 Oct. Free.
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The Mad Open Mic event mentioned in last month’s Scene is now taking place on 6 October, due to the proposed metro strike. 6th Mad Open Mic, Café Concierto La Fídula, Calle Huertas, 57 (Metro: Anton Martin/Sevilla). 6 Oct, 9pm. Entrance: free. To register and for further information see www.elasunto.com/mkd.htm
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include a variety of cinematic genres, including both short and fulllength films, documentaries, independent movies and others. This year’s event will also play homage to Serbian film director Goran Radovanovic with a screening of his most notable films including Casting and La Elección del Pollo. A team of four—two journalists, a movie critic and a psychologist—selected the films to appear in this year’s festival. The movies were rated on a scale of one to ten pertaining to their thematic relevance, empathy and overall film quality. El Ojo Cojo is a non-government entity dedicated to the promotion of diversity through arts and community integration. Aside from the film festival, it also hosts events against racism and intolerance in an ongoing campaign for human rights. El Ojo Cojo Festival Cinematográfico, various locations throughout Madrid. 8-17 Oct. See www.elojocojo.org
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Under the playful aura of Halloween, Vicky Knill examines a few lesser known stories and superstitions in the city. It is said that Madrid’s Plaza Mayor is haunted by Inquisition victims. Apparently one of them looks like Spiderman. Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh have also been spotted. 2 If you walk backwards three times round a five-pointed star, sing “Yo soy Español” and do the Macarena, it is said that a waiter might serve you in under 20 minutes. 3 Few know that Madrid is plagued in winter by large, fur-covered beasts. Despite the impenetrable ferocious-looking coat, strangely they just tend to jostle to the front of bus queues and complain about the weather. 4 Eleven men, clad only in white, often appear on a football field in the city. 5 Madrid is prone to an epidemic of zombies. Blank-faced, dead-eyed and characterless, thousands of these sad individuals can often be seen filling the Metro early in the morning, especially on Mondays. 6 Even though some of Madrid’s streets are pedestrianised, ghostly cars and vans will frequently pass down them, looking just like real ones. 7 Casa de América is reportedly haunted by the spirits of two half-siblings who married by mistake and were ordered to remain celibate by the Pope. The frustration resulted in the couple haunting the building to this day. A female voice can often be heard repeating “No! He will find out.” 8 Goya is famous for his strange and contorted figures, but are we the only ones to note that Goya is an anagram of “yoga”? 9 The Reina Sofía museum was formerly a hospital, and paranormal activity has been reported during the hours of darkness. Screams during opening time however usually mean that modern art isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. 10 And finally, Bélmez de la Moraleda–not Madrid, but near Jaén. One village house became famous after ghostly faces started appearing on the cement floor. When the floor was dug up, human remains were found underneath. (Nothing funny to add here—it’s just really spooky!)
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One of our writers reports that on a recent EasyJet flight between Madrid and London Luton, one of the passengers was none other than John Hurt, the famous English actor, whose films include Alien and The Elephant Man. “I had to look twice,” the writer reports, “because it was such a surprise. In the end, I told my girlfriend that if Mr Hurt’s stomach started convulsing, I’d be getting out of the plane pretty damn quick no matter what the altitude!” Have readers ever spotted or crossed paths with anyone famous in Madrid? Who? When? Where? We’d be eager to know your stories. Send your emails, titled “Claim to Fame”, to editor@inmadrid.com. Two free tickets for the Ideal VO cinema for the best ‘claim’ received.
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Your emails Email all your InMadrid-related observations, musings and moans to madworld@in-madrid.com. All mails published will receive a free pair of tickets to the Yelmo Cines Ideal VO cinema Subject: Madrid Metro Map Three loud cheers for Dr. Roberts. His design is an outstanding improvement over the extant official map, and I wish it would be adopted by the Metro authorities. However the good Doctor is right, there is a snowball’s chance in hell that they’ll admit someone came up with a better design. I also want to commend you for printing on page 17 the very informative letter to the editor by Mr. Ben Roberts. I learned many things I didn’t know about the Manzanares project, and his statements are solidly supported. Congratulations for providing the Madrid public with a non-partisan viewpoint. L.J. Gómez My opinion about the curvy Underground map is that I´ve always thought about something like that. It´s much easier at first sight and particularly for me–I have bad vision and honestly can´t distinguish the names of the stations with the current map. With the curvy one I see everything fine. Patrizia Bernardi I’d be very interested in getting Dr. Roberts Madrid Metro map online. Is it available? Or is there an iPhone version of it? I absolutely love it. Reena Patel Editor’s note: We referred all comments to Dr Roberts, who advised us: Please don’t hesitate to contact me for any information about the map. Interestingly, I recently received an email from Rafa Sañudo of Raro design, which mentioned the following: “After the initial uproar caused by our map [an official curvy one inspired by Dr. Roberts design], time has ticked by, and a couple of months ago there was a popular vote conducted by the Madrid Regional Goverment to decide which design has most appealed to the public in the last five years. And the winner was, by a hefty landslide of votes... our non-diagonal [curvy] map!” Seems to me as though there might be more developments potentially brewing... All the best, Max Roberts, mjr@essex.ac.uk
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Subject: Intercambios Carmen Cuadrado Tonkin didn’t tell us where she was reading her copy of Madrid’s favourite English-language magazine, but our panel of judges agreed that it qualified as an unusual place so . . . Two free passes to Cine Yelmo for Carmen!
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I have just moved to Madrid, and I loved the ‘Tongue Ties’ intercambio idea (Hablar or Ligar!). I found it incredibly relevant as I had attended an intercambio for the first time the day before and the article reflected the questions that come up in the minds of, well, people like us. Reading further I found the magazine to be a great link between English speakers and the city that we live in. Its relevance made it appealing and useful. Sumer Dayal
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Marty Delfín dissects the past month’s news headlines
Truce still far in the future ETA, the Basque terrorist group, made two surprise announcements last month, which government officials have shrugged off as being insufficient. On 5 September, ETA gave the BBC a videotape in which three masked members said that they had ordered a ceasefire and suggested that the group was ready to look for a democratic solution to win independence for the Basque Country. Then on 18 September, the organisation issued another communiqué saying that it was ready to accept international mediation to verify a permanent ceasefire.
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ETA said it was prepared to consider proposals issued last March by 19 people in a document called the Brussels Declaration. The declaration calls on ETA to announce a permanent, unconditional and internationally verifiable ceasefire. Among its signatories are former South African President F.W. De Klerk, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Irish leaders Mary Robinson and John Hume. The government of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has been cautious in trusting ETA’s assurances. The last permanent ceasefire the Basque terrorist group called in March 2006 turned into a fiasco for the government when it ended nine months later with a car-bomb explosion at Madrid’s Barajas International Airport, killing two people and destroying a parking garage. Interior Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba has said that ETA’s motives aren’t trustworthy and that the only statement the government will accept is when
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the group decides to renounce violence and lay down its arms. Still, international mediators such as South African lawyer Brian Currin have called on the government and ETA to go to the negotiating table if the group assures that it will not launch another attack.
Controversial removal In a surprise move, Madrid regional premier Esperanza Aguirre announced that she was abolishing an antigender violence unit she had established less than two years ago. It was set up to give constitutional law professor Jesús Neira a position following a much publicized incident in which he tried to rescue a woman from being beaten by her boyfriend and got a wallop in the process. Aguirre’s decision came after Neira refused to hand in his resignation following his arrest and conviction for drink-driving. Esperanza Aguirre Photo: madrid.org One of Aguirre’s spokesmen said that closing down the unit had nothing to do with the Neira case but instead was part of government restructuring announced in April. Neira, a controversial figure who was propelled into the public eye after the altercation, was ordered to pay a 1,800 fine and had his licence suspended for 10 months. Civil Guard officers said that Neira had a blood-alcohol ratio three times the legal limit when he was stopped on the night of 1 September after being at the wheel of a car that was bumping into the roadside barrier along the M-40 motorway. Neira, 57, explained that he wasn’t inebriated but instead had drunk one glass of wine and one liqueur at dinner, which didn’t mix well with the medication he was taking. He sticks by this story despite the testimonies of countless physicians interviewed on television stating that medicine doesn’t raise the blood-alcohol ratio, only alcohol does. After calls for his resignation from the 2,000 a month part-time
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post as head of the anti-gender violence unit, he refused to step down. “I didn’t steal anything, I didn’t lie nor did I break the law,” Neira told Antena 3 television shortly before his conviction. Many had already grown tired of Neira after the brash public statements he had made about everybody from the prime minister to the woman he gallantly rescued. Two summers ago he saved Violeta Santander from allegedly being beaten by her boyfriend Antonio Puerta. Aguirre had given the plum job to Neira after he woke up from a 250-dayplus coma following the altercation with Puerta in August 2008. There are suggestions that the coma was induced by malpractice at a Madrid hospital where he was taken after he’d got involved in the lovers spat and Puerta had delivered a powerful punch. But he maintains it was the blow that knocked him out. We will be hearing more from Neira as the altercation case is still being aired in court.
Ride and connect On 15 September Madrid became the first city in the world to offer unlimited free WiFi internet connections on its city buses. The telecommunication firm Gowex signed an agreement with the city to install WiFi systems on all the buses run by Empresa Municipal de Transportes (EMT), Madrid’s metropolitan transportation authority. You need a wireless internet-enabled laptop, mobile or PDA to take advantage of the service, and have to go to the home page of BusWiFi.com to log on. Those buses offering the service will have stickers displaying the label “WiFi Gratis”. It is a great way to ride and surf, but at the risk of missing your stop.
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are twenty-six Hubs including branches in Porto, San Francisco, Berlin and Amsterdam, as well as unexpected locations such as Sao Paulo, Bombay, Cairo, Tel Aviv and Johannesburg. With plans to open a number of others, it’s evident that the Hub model is working and the name is spreading quickly. The Madrid Hub journey began in April 2007 when a group of eight individuals, headed by the now CEO Max Oliva, started to consider the idea for the Spanish capital. With encouragement from their professors in Madrid’s prestigious Instituto de Empresa (IE) business school and others, they set about finding the money, and a suitable building, to put their plan into action. The Madrid Hub community came to life in 2008, when meetings were organised, and then really established itself upon completion of the building in February 2010. The result of the hard work and the three-year wait is a stylish and contemporary space, built with sustainability practices in mind, of which the finest architects would be proud.
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alk up Calle Gobernador just behind Madrid’s emblematic Caixa Forum and you’ll notice a freshly painted white building with large windows. Peer through them and you’ll see a mesh of wood, glass and brick, forming large spaces with echoing ceilings. The style resembles a cross between an artist’s studio and a café, but don’t be deceived. Crowds of young creative types invariably spill to and fro through the premise’s large door, whilst in the window a sign proudly proclaims “Hub Madrid”. What does all the activity mean? It would be easy to say that the Hub is simply a building, converted from an old garage, where innovators can rent office space and work on their various projects. But, in fact, it´s much more; it’s the Madrid branch of a social movement that is sweeping the world.
The spark The Hub movement started five years ago when five Londoners (Jonathan Robinson, Mark Hodge, Katy Marks, Yuill Herbert and Etty Flanagan) felt that a space was needed to bring innovators and thinkers together. They felt that much of the world was driven by people working alone, such as inventors, entrepreneurs and activists, striving from their bedrooms, garages or basements. They wanted to create a physical space where these people could come and work together, and felt that by doing so they would help build a hotbed for creativity and innovation, which in turn would help create projects that would drive real change in an imperfect world.
The design The building is designed to encourage collaboration and communication—walls and desks are incorporated so that people face each other—and there are meeting rooms to accommodate four or five people, as well as a large board room. These rooms are separated from the rest of the space by glass walls, still permitting accessibility and conversation, and an open library acts as a type of book exchange (members can leave books they no longer require, or borrow ones left by others). Perhaps one of the most eye-catching features is the main hall, where a predominantly glass roof, seven metres high, provides excellent natural light for the building’s main central area. Many of the walls were purposely left untouched during the renovation to remind users of the buildings previous function as a garage. In the meeting rooms and bathroom, there are white boards on the walls, which ensures that no one ever struggles for a place to scribble down an idea.
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There are various packages available for those wishing to become part of the enterprise. A “start-up” package, which as the name suggests is for businesses which are beginning their development, costs 15 for five hours usage of the building per month. Other packages include an “up and running” option, and the “corporate”, the prices for which vary depending on the hours required. The Hub regularly runs events and workshops, from “sexy salad” picnics on Wednesday to presentations made by successful entrepreneurs, which are included in the packages, plus of course members have the opportunity to get to know and collaborate with other innovators. Exhibitions are also commonplace, a recent example of which is “eyephonegraphy”, an exhibition of photos taken from mobile devices. The Hub is designed for people who have ideas and projects that they want to get off the ground and put into practice. It not only offers an inspiring space in which to work but also a community in which you can explore ideas, develop talent, and collaborate. If you have an idea that has been lingering in your mind, and would like to see if it has real potential, the Hub just might be the place for you to get rolling.
Within a few years, the London Hub had spawned a number of small socially-conscious businesses that were beginning to make a real difference. The five originators decided that this was a model that could be applied around the globe, and soon after plans for similar spaces began to develop in some of the world’s biggest cities. Today there
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After searching for months, they found an abandoned warehouse in Islington, London which they set about converting into an open plan office space. The development was to have everything similar to a normal office, like internet access, desks and meeting rooms, but would look to break down corporate conventions and offer something that would help inspire creativity and innovation. The key was to have people working near each other, so that every conversation could be overheard, and they would therefore start to collaborate and work together on projects. The London originators also felt that a host was needed, not only to be in charge of the management of the space, but more importantly to be on hand at all times to help create connections and collaboration between the members.
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Tapping into Madrid’s finest watering holes
Olivia Waters uses a well-earned lunch break to check out one of Madrid’s few vegetarian restaurants
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n a city where good vegetarian food is hard to find, La Latina classic El Estragón offers simple yet tasty fare for those not interested in eating anything that once breathed. My dining partner and I took time out from a busy working day to try its menu del día and we weren’t disappointed. The menu starts at a very reasonable 8, and rises to 12 depending on whether you choose just a starter and a main course, or alternatively go for the full shebang. (It almost goes without saying that we went for the latter!) A cold beetroot soup was the perfect starter for a warm September day, whilst my friend’s spinach and feta salad was so plentiful he almost didn’t have enough room for the next course. “Almost” proved to be the key word, as we proceeded to
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share a soybean gratin and vegetable pastel, both of which were excellent vegetarian variations on what are normally meat or fish based dishes. Some fine bread and a pleasant red wine helped everything on its way. To finish, a fruit salad was more than refreshing, whilst my partner opted for a succulent cheese flan. The evening menu is more varied and a touch more expensive, although still great value for money. The restaurant itself is relaxed and charming, and with its tiled floors, checkered tablecloths and blue and white walls it has a definite Mediterranean vibe. Their outdoor terrace is large and nearly always full during the warmer months. If it wasn’t for the fact you can look out onto one of Madrid’s most vibrant plazas from your table, you could almost believe you were on holiday in some balmy Greek island and that work wasn’t beckoning again come the end of an all-too-short lunch break. I know from personal experience how hard it can be to satisfy vegetarian appetites in a city where the pig is king, and El Estragón has been duly bookmarked as the first stop for my non-meat eating visitors next time they drop by.
El Estragón, Plaza de la Paja, 10 (Metro: La Latina). Tel: 91 365 89 82. 1-4.30pm, 8pm-1am, Mon to Sun. See www.elestragonvegetariano.com
¡Pour favor! What to drink this month On the sunbaked plains surrounding Valladolid, situated to the southwest of La Rioja region, Ribera del Duero is Spain’s other major red wine-producing DO. Both regions deal almost exclusively in Tempranillo, though in Ribera del Duero it’s called Tinto Fino or Tinta del Pais. However, where deep-rooted tradition has shaped Riojas for over a century, Ribera del Duero received less focus and only recently became a source of concentrated technique and quality. Stylistically, wines are usually less oaky old world and more big fruit new world. This has led one wine critic to draw a comparison–if Rioja is Spain’s Bordeaux, Ribera del Duero is
Bodegas Aster 2003 Crianza DO: Ribera del Duero. 18 mths oak, 3 yrs bottle. 100% Tempranillo. 14% ABV. Available from Domino de Antargu (Atocha): €9.90
Napa Valley–a comment that is illustrated rather well this month. Appearance The first sign of the wine’s intensity is its deep darkness: a deep ruby red near the edges, without any of the violet seen in younger reds. It’s clearly a maturing wine that has spent time in oak, though there aren’t yet the rust-coloured hints of old age. Aroma Here you’re blasted by the intensity of the flavours. A rich blend of dark fruits–blackberries and cherries stand out along with the scents of prunes and pomegranate juice–and spices like clove, nutmeg, and hints of cinnamon. Liquorice, cacao and definitely oak. Alongside all the thick fruit, herb and spice is that permanent marker-like smell often called “heat”, which reminds you that you’re about to drink a 14% wine. Taste The jammy/spicy complexity on the nose floods the mouth with its flavours. It’s quite tannic as well, and in fact it’s best to let this one breathe for a bit. The change after just 10 minutes in the glass is significant. It’s dense and big and leaves its presence on your tongue long after swallowing. But the fruit is still quite clear–one of the delights of Ribera del Duero crianzas. Plenty of dark plum, cherry, and blackberry flavoured by the spices and oak. All
very well blended and balanced. One second it’s spicy, the next it’s fruity. A very interesting sip. Try it with As usual, the dense flavours and texture go wonderfully with a strong soft cheese like camembert. Also, the fruit makes an interesting partner to the earthy taste of grilled mushrooms, especially wild setas. But this big wine goes best with an equally big and flavoursome cut of beef like sirloin or ribeye, medium rare of course. Even better if it’s got a pepper rub, to stand against the spice of the wine and prevent it from overpowering the meat. If you add a small portion of cheese, and plum reduction, you’re in heaven. Final thoughts If one complaint can be levelled against reservas and gran reservas, especially those from La Rioja, it’s that they dull their fruit with too much oak. Wines of different sub-regions and blends become indistinguishable. For this reason many wine drinkers actually prefer crianzas as they retain their individual characteristics and flavours. And though sometimes reservas are made from the best grapes and crianzas are less selected, Aster gives the name of each vineyard parcel used to make their outstanding bold and balanced wine. And for less than 10€, it’s an excellent deal. ■ THOMAS SPAETH
Where? C/de Leon, 16 (Metro: Anton Martin). Tel: 91 420 34 02 When? Mon-Fri 5pm-1am, Sat, Sun 5pm-2.30am. What? You might easily walk straight past this Lebanese restaurant not far from Plaza de Santa Ana, but upon entering you find yourself in a veritable Aladdin’s cave of Middle Eastern hospitality. The soft seats, the decorative weaponry on the wall, Lebanese music and the gentle scent of shisha add to the incredibly relaxed atmosphere. People? The clientele is mainly young, and consists of tourists (for whom the sangria is a popular option) and expats, as well as Spanish people who, the owner says, love to try distinct kinds of food. The waiters, although they sometimes follow the traditional Spanish “unhurried” approach to service, are friendly and some speak English. Food? The menu, although sometimes difficult to understand for those of us not up to scratch on our Lebanese, features a mouth-watering mixture of Lebanese and Morrocan delicacies. The owner, Samer, describes the bar’s fare as “food to make you feel good”. As well as popular favourites–the couscous comes highly recommended and the hummus is delicious–there are a variety of less well-known treats. The hojaldre relleno (chicken, onions and almonds wrapped together) are like a party in your mouth. The lamb dishes are also popular and when you’ve finished those there are enticing Middle Eastern cakes to try. Drinks? As well as the usual beers, wines and soft drinks, the list features a plethora of Arabic teas and coffees, which are served in highly decorative, dainty little pots and glasses. My personal favourite is the hierbabuena, or “good herb”, a wonderfully sweet tea. The Turkish coffee is also excellent. For two friends and I sharing food and enjoying a couple of rounds of drinks, the bill came to 15 a head. Anything else? The shisha (Middle Eastern tobacco) is very popular. It comes in a variety of flavours (apple is recommended) in a beautifully-painted shisha pipe, which looks like a classier version of something you’d find in Bob Marley’s living room. There is a downstairs room opening in the near future which will cater for parties. Put your feet up, take a long draw on the shisha and let your weariness drift away.
■ VICKY KNILL
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Bloody and marvellous! Sonja Martin slices into Spanish morcilla, and opens up more than just a simple sausage
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here aren’t many English-speaking poets who have felt the urge to dwell on sausages. Perhaps inspiration has been lacking, or fields of daffodils have been considered better source material. But Ángel González, a distinguished Spanish poet, had no hesitation when he wrote “La historia de España es como la morcilla de mi pueblo. Se hace con sangre y se repite”. “The history of Spain is like the morcilla of my village. It’s made with blood and keeps repeating.” It’s a wonderful comparison. In these lucid words González reminds us of this country’s violent and turbulent past, its fractures and fissures, and its conviction to distinguish every region and each pueblo.
spared. The trotters are used to make stock, the fat to make soft white lard and, of course, the blood is used to make what is, in my opinion, the best of the whole gamut of pig products: morcilla. You may be unwilling or too squeamish to try this soft delight of animal goodness, which takes the form of a thick sausage. The filling is made principally out of blood and fat, which is then squashed into pig intestines and cooked. Along with blood pudding or black pudding, these old-fashioned staples span the borders of European nations, and are made with oats in Scotland, apple in Holland, and liver and barley in Poland.
Fuel for a duel Given the popularity of morcilla, most Spaniards will jump at the chance to consume it, but then also jump at the chance to tell you why the version they make in their region is better than the one you are currently eating. The endless varieties and intricacies of recipes from towns, villages and even households provides a fertile breeding ground for differences of opinion, as well as discussions and arguments about what makes the perfect example. The differences are often nuances; the addition to the mix of cloves instead of cinnamon, or walnuts instead of pine nuts, but they are considered enough to spark a debate, and to set those acute Spanish rivalries in motion. As Jan Morris wrote in her evocative ode to the country, “What is true of a part of her is seldom true of another. What seems to be a national characteristic turns out to be only a village custom. When the fruit is falling in the South, the blossom is budding in the North.”
Proof of the pudding Iberian pigs wonder if the camera is edible
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Cometh the pig The pig, the source of morcilla, has always been a potent symbol in Spanish culture and gastronomy. Before and during the seven centuries of the Moorish occupation of Spain, monasteries typically raised large groups of pigs. At the end of the fifteenth century, the pig played an important role in differentiating between Christians, who ate it with relish, and Jews and Muslims, for whom it was impure and unclean. Expulsion from Spain or proof of conversion to Christianity was sometimes decided by whether or not the accused ate pork. One of the most famous facets of Spanish cuisine is jamón, backed up by other variations on a porcine theme such as lacón, codillo, chorizo, and salchichón. Pigs even prop up a fair proportion of Spain’s economy - the country is the second-largest producer of pork products in Europe, beaten only by Germany, and churns out a whopping 3.3 million metric tons per year. With their salty taste buds, Spaniards are the world’s largest consumers of cured ham on a per capita basis.
Speaking personally, I’m a big fan of morcilla, whether scrambled with eggs, slathered over toast, or fried with veggies. I love it not only for its taste, but also for its diminutive price tag, its hangover-reducing qualities and quite possibly because of its ability to encapsulate Spain in a nutshell (or rather, in a pig’s intestine). The country is an endless labyrinth of exciting diversity, where the old wounds from the past sometimes remain as open and bloody as the dish on the table. The tiny differences in local recipes become easily magnified into signs of identity and tradition, of right and wrong. Morcilla from all over Spain is enjoyed equally, but none quite as equally as the one made in an individual’s own pueblo. So join them, explore it a little; try it sweetened with raisins and pine nuts like in Galicia, or fattened out with rice like in Burgos. Try it with onions, cloves, spices and walnuts. Eat morcilla, defend your favourite vigorously, and get a step closer to understanding Spain and her curious personality.
There will be blood For many pueblos, the yearly slaughter of the pig is a highlight of village life. Although there are now European Union animal protection guidelines, fiestas are used as an excuse for feasting and partying like only the Spanish know how. In keeping with good pueblo traditions, not one bit of this much-loved and much-eaten animal is Not severed, burnt fingers
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sport FIXTURE FIX ■ Compiled by Keith Miles
Football Euro 2012 Qualifying Round 8 Oct 8.15pm–Czech Republic v Scotland 8 Oct 8.30pm–Wales v Bulgaria 8 Oct 8.45pm–Ireland v Russia 8 Oct 8.45pm–N Ireland v Italy 8 Oct 10pm–Spain v Lithuania 12 Oct 5pm–Faroe Islands v N Ireland 12 Oct 8.30pm–Slovakia v Ireland 12 Oct 8.30pm–Switzerland v Wales 12 Oct 9pm–Scotland v Spain 12 Oct 9pm–England v Montenegro Champions League 19 Oct 6.30pm Spartak Moscow v Chelsea 19 Oct 8.45pm–Ajax v Auxerre 19 Oct 8.45pm–Arsenal v Shaktar Donetsk 19 Oct 8.45pm–Bayern Munich v CFR Cluj 19 Oct 8.45pm–Braga v Partizan Belgrade 19 Oct 8.45pm–Marseille v MSK Zilina 19 Oct 8.45pm–Real Madrid v AC Milan 19 Oct 8.45pm–Roma v Basle 20 Oct 8.45pm–Barcelona v FC Copenhagen 20 Oct 8.45pm–FC Twente v Werder Bremen 20 Oct 8.45pm–Inter Milan v Tottenham 20 Oct 8.45pm–Lyon v Benfica 20 Oct 8.45pm–Man Utd v Bursaspor 20 Oct 8.45pm–Panathinaikos v Rubin Kazan 20 Oct 8.45pm–Rangers v Valencia 20 Oct 8.45pm–Schalke 04 v Hapoel Tel-Aviv Europa League 21 Oct 7pm–Anderlecht v AEK Athens 21 Oct 7pm–Besiktas v FC Porto 21 Oct 7pm–Borussia Dortmund v Paris SG 21 Oct 7pm–CSKA Sofia v Rapid Vienna 21 Oct 7pm–Debrecen v PSV Eindhoven 21 Oct 7pm–FC Metalist Kharkiv v Sampdoria 21 Oct 7pm–FC Utrecht v Steaua Bucharest 21 Oct 7pm–Karpaty Lviv v Sevilla 21 Oct 7pm–Napoli v Liverpool 21 Oct 7pm–VfB Stuttgart v Getafe 21 Oct 7pm–Young Boys v Odense BK 21 Oct 7pm–Zenit St Petersburg v Hajduk Split 21 Oct 9.05pm–AZ Alkmaar v Dynamo Kiev 21 Oct 9.05pm–Aris Salonika v Bayer Leverkusen 21 Oct 9.05pm–Atlético Madrid v Rosenborg 21 Oct 9.05pm–Dinamo Zagreb v Club Bruges 21 Oct 9.05pm–FC Sheriff Tiraspol v BATE Borisov 21 Oct 9.05pm–Lille v Levski Sofia 21 Oct 9.05pm–Man City v Lech Poznan 21 Oct 9.05pm–Palermo v CSKA Moscow 21 Oct 9.05pm–Red Bull Salzburg v Juventus 21 Oct 9.05pm–Sparta Prague v Lausanne Sports 21 Oct 9.05pm–Sporting v AA Gent 21 Oct 9.05pm–Villarreal v PAOK Salonika La Liga 3 Oct Real Madrid v Deportivo 3 Oct Sevilla v Atlético Madrid 3 Oct Barcelona v Mallorca 3 Oct Getafe v Hercules 17 Oct Málaga v Real Madrid 17 Oct Atlético Madrid v Getafe 17 Oct Barcelona v Valencia 24 Oct Real Madrid v Racing 24 Oct Villarreal v Atlético Madrid 24 Oct Zaragoza v Barcelona 24 Oct Getafe v Sporting Gijon 31 Oct Hercules v Real Madrid 31 Oct Atlético Madrid v Almeria 31 Oct Barcelona v Sevilla 31 Oct Athletic v Getafe Premier League 3 Oct 5pm–Chelsea v Arsenal 17 Oct 2.30pm–Everton v Liverpool 24 Oct 5pm–Man City v Arsenal 30 Oct 6.30pm–Man Utd v Tottenham
SPL 24 Oct 1.45pm–Celtic v Rangers
F1 10 Oct 8am–Japanese GP 24 Oct 8am–South Korean GP
Tennis 26-31 Oct WTA Sony Ericsson Championships, Doha, Qatar
Baseball 27 Oct-4 Nov World Series
Commonwealth Games 3-14 Oct Delhi, India
Six steps from La Liga FC Británico has big plans for the future. Keith Miles finds out about the history, hopes and dreams of a soccer club that enjoys the beautiful game and shares a beautiful language
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t’s a surprising fact that FC Británico, an Englishspeaking football club based in Madrid, has been a part of football life in the city for almost 40 years. From humble origins, the club has grown substantially and now boasts three teams, each of which play in a different league in the Spanish capital. The club started in 1972, when Mike Birkett and a few of his colleagues at the British Embassy invited some friends to have a regular kickabout. This disparate group of expats soon evolved into an official football club, and in 1976 became a founding member of the amateur league now known as the Liga Santillana, in which they played for 23 seasons. However, the last five years have seen huge growth and change at the club, thanks to the hard work and vision of Director of Football Stuart Gibb and first team Manager Neil Moran. “I started playing in 2002 and there was just one team,” says Gary Weir, a player for the first eleven and also club Chairman. “There were a lot of veteran players, and an option to train, although the majority didn’t go. It wasn’t really taken as seriously as it is today. We’ve now got a ten-man committee running the club whereas previously it
was just Stuart Gibb organising pretty much everything.” In 2005, a second team was established, and in 2008 a third was added. Training is now twice a week, and despite their progress the club is always looking to maintain its roots and welcomes any English speaker interested in playing to its training sessions on Tuesday nights.
The FC Británico’s first team play every Sunday in the 3a Regional Amateur League, which is affiliated to the Madrid Football Federation. The second eleven play on Saturdays in the Liga Bunwer, arguably the best-quality unaffiliated league in the city, and has a great record having achieved a top four finish for the past three seasons. The third Británico side participate in the English Football League, a popular and very competitive five-a-side league in Madrid. There is also a veterans’ team, and a Mundialito side, which represents Great Britain in an annual World Cupstyle competition for teams from immigrant populations in the city. Británico’s expansion and the new affiliation with the Madrid Football Federation have led to certain upgrades, not least the opportunity for the first team to play on a dedicated artificial grass pitch at La Elipa. “Due to the league regulations we have to make sure we’ve got facilities in place, such as a home pitch, and we’ve just taken on a physio too,” explains Gary.
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Season’s greetings With so much progress at the club, it’s no wonder its success is being recognised back home. This year, Británico won Best Sporting Club in Spain in the Daily Telegraph’s Best of
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Table mountain Neil Moran and the club committee have big ambitions for the Británicos. They want the teams to become more competitive, more successful and to improve each season to match the way that the club is expanding each year. FC Británico is currently looking for a range of sponsors to help take the club to this next level. As part of the official Spanish league structure, if Británico managed six consecutive promotions, and made a few upgrades to the facilities at the same time, the club could find itself in the heady heights of La Liga, mixing with the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atléti. So will we eventually see the lads playing at the Bernabéu or the Vicente Calderón? Gary Weir laughs. “I don’t know, I think it’s just a dream. But it would be a dream come true, I tell you. Why not? Your dreams don’t come true unless you try.”
If you would like to join a training session, or if your company is interested in sponsoring FC Británico, contact the club at fcbritanicodemadrid@gmail.com Open training takes place at 8.30pm on Tuesdays and matches are played at weekends. For more information, see www.fcbritanico.com Readers of InMadrid will be able to follow the fortunes of the club with our monthly update. Results so far:
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British awards. Notably though, despite its “Britishness”, the club will field native English speakers plus up to three English-speaking extranjeros. Gary suggests that fans watch some of the first team’s new players this season–Ross Proud, Sean Harvey, Sang Geubel and Tom Antoranz–as the team tries to better last year’s mid-table finish. The 2010/11 season runs from September to June and Británico’s teams have already got off to a flying start. At the time of going to press, the first team were joint top of the league having won their first two matches, while the second team had also won their first and only match in the Liga Bunwer. Gary Weir puts the early success down to pre-season preparation as well as the professionalism and spirit in the camp. “We started training in early August, rigorous training, which I don’t think any of the other teams did,” Gary explains. “And thanks to the work of the managers [Neil Moran and Rami Majid] the players now love to come to training and love to play.”
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League Table Teams
Matches Points
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G
Goals E
P
F
C
1
E.M.F. AGUILAS MORATALAZ "B"
6
2
2
0
0
12
2
2
C.D. RACING DE MORATALAZ
6
2
2
0
0
10
4
3
FOOTBALL CLUB BRITANICO DE MADRID
6
2
2
0
0
8
3
4
C.D. NUEVAS PALOMERAS
6
2
2
0
0
6
3
5
AA.VV. LOS ROSALES
4
2
1
1
0
7
6
6
ESC. FUT. A.V. LA CHIMENEA "B"
4
2
1
1
0
5
4
7
CLUB RIVER VALLECAS
3
2
1
0
1
4
1
8
CLUB JUVENTUD ELIPA
3
2
1
0
1
5
4
9
C.D. SPORTING VALDEBERNARDO-EL BRILLANTE
3
2
1
0
1
5
5
10
A.D. COSMOS HURACAN
3
2
1
0
1
4
4
11
SPARTAK MADRID C.F.
1
1
0
1
0
6
6
12
ABSOLUT SPORT "A"
1
2
0
1
1
5
6
13
C.D. AUTOLAVADO DELUXE
1
2
0
1
1
4
5
14
A.D. VILLAVERDE BAJO
1
2
0
1
1
2
5
15
A.J.D.C. LA MANCHA "B"
0
2
0
0
2
2
6
16
C.D. SAN CRISTOBAL ANGELES "B"
0
2
0
0
2
0
6
17
C.D. PALESTRA ATENEA
0
2
0
0
2
2
9
18
A.D. ESC. BALONMANO VILLAVERDE
0
1
0
0
1
0
8
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The men behind the bricks and mortar As part of Architecture Week, the public can access some of Madrid’s most interesting buildings. Raven Keller looks at three unusual city structures, and sheds light on the men who triumphed with their designs
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca outside the Reina Victoria
walk through central Madrid offers dynamic compositions of windows, walls, façades and towers. From the street we enjoy them, but wouldn’t it be nice to know from whose imaginations these designs came? The city’s eclectic architecture reflects the dynasties that have reigned over it, absorbing aesthetics from Castilian Baroque, Italian Rococo, Neoclassicism and Structuralism, but our chosen landmarks, a unique ‘three to see’, were the work of Spanish maestros. They represent three key aspects of the country—the monarchy, tourism and culture: a palace, a hotel and a bull ring.
Palacio de Longoria, José Grases Riera (1850-1914) After completing his architecture degree in Barcelona in the late 1880s, José Grases Riera left his hometown and his famous colleague, Antoni Gaudi, to seek bigger oppor-
Palacio de Longoria
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tunities in Madrid. By the turn of the century, Riera had found the fame that had moved him to the capital city. In 1902, the architect’s Catalonian Modernist style won him a competition for best design of a monument to Alfonso XII, and for more than one hundred years his winning structure has overseen the boating lake in Retiro. This monument features a large elaborate pedestal topped by a bronze cast of the monarch on horseback, surrounded by columns that remind one of the embrace of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. That same year, Riera completed his most famous project, the Palacio de Longoria, on Calle de Fernando VI. This elaborate mansion was originally built for one of Madrid’s wealthy financiers, and after the death of its owner, it housed the Spanish Dental Company for forty years. In 1950 it was sold to the General Society of Authors, which still occupies it today. Stumbling upon Riera’s Palacio, with its arches, window frames and balconies of smooth organic shapes, is a wonderful surprise in a predominantly residential area, and it’s commonly praised as the finest example of Catalonian Modernist architecture in Madrid. Later in his career, Riera left residential design for projects aimed at enhancing the flow of urban movement and connecting the city’s suburbs to its centre. His draft for Gran Vía, made some years before construction started, influenced the future functional architecture and structural modifications of the city.
Hotel Reina Victoria, Jesús Carrasco-Muñoz y Encina, (1869-1957) The Plaza de Santa Ana, in the heart of the old city and just a short walk from Sol, features an upscale hotel that glows purple by night. While these contemporarily-installed neons illuminate its appeal, the structure’s charm comes primarily from the original architecture of its precursor: the Grand Hotel Reina Victoria. Construction began in 1919, under the plans of architect Jesús Carrasco-Muñoz y Encina. When the Grand Hotel opened its doors in 1923, its façade of wavelike T H E E N G L I S H - L A N G U A G E M O N T H LY
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windows and its crowning lighthouse tower won it immediate popularity among famous bullfighters, diplomats, artists and aristocrats. The façade, tower and posh reputation have not only survived but have been highlighted by the renovations of the contemporary hotel chain, ME Madrid. Jesús Carrasco-Muñoz y Encina was an all-embracing architect whose once neoclassical concepts had come to encompass contemporary architectural developments by the time he drew plans for the Reina Victoria. His structuralist designs were heavily influenced by GATEPAC, the Group of Spanish Architects and Technicians for the Progress of Contemporary Architecture, which he respected very highly even though he was not officially a member.
Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, José Espeliú (d.1928) During the early 1900s, bullfighting had become so popular in Madrid that the city decided to construct a stadium big enough for its entire population. With a capacity for 25,000, the Plaza de Toros was, and still is, Spain’s largest bullring. Construction began in 1918 after the famous toreador, José Gómez Ortega, recommended the blueprints of his architect friend, José Espeliú. Espeliú designed the Plaza de Toros in the Mozarbic style, particularly evident by the structure’s horseshoe-shaped arches and ribbed domes. The building features decorative ceramics, which depict the shields from Spain’s many provinces. Espeliú’s famous bullring boasts a small hospital equipped with two operating rooms—just in case of emergency—and a chapel designed by Manuel Muñoz Monasterio. Since 1951, it has also housed the bullfighting museum, Museo Taurino. Unfortunately, José Espeliú never saw the completion of Las Ventas, as he died in 1928, just three years before the inaugural ceremonies. One of Madrid’s most significant architects, the remarkable structure stands as a memorial to him.
In honour of Las Ventas
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Open Doors Whether you are strolling along Calle de Fernando VI, sipping a cool cocktail beneath a sun umbrella in the Plaza de Santa Ana, or taking a tour of the Museo Taurino, the designs of these three Spanish architects provide beauty upon which to rest your eyes. Architecture Week runs from 2-10 October, and COAM, the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid, has organized tours through 14 of the city’s most unique buildings and places. The tours, led by Madrid’s architecture students, cost around 5 and it’s best to get tickets in advance as places are limited. A complete list of the sites and ticket locations can be viewed on COAM’s website, www.coam.org. The website also outlines events celebrating the Centennial of Madrid’s landmark avenue, Gran Vía, which upon completion dramatically changed the character and pace of life in the city. After 100 years of heavy traffic, the thoroughfare certainly deserves a tribute. W W W. I N M A D R I D . C O M
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To celebrate Halloween, we asked InMadrid readers for their horror stories about sharing an apartment. The best tales have been selected below. Or perhaps we should say the worst . . .
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here are always two sides to every story, but for flat-sharing tales there may be several. In response to our request, some people implicated others, some were honest enough to implicate themselves, but the sheer variety of stories was astounding. Perhaps not surprisingly many of you wish to remain anonymous, which we will honour without question as long as your cheques arrive by the end of the month. The contributors are all now based in Madrid, even if some of the stories took place elsewhere. So get ready for scary moments, small irritations, shocking behaviour, bizarre people and, of course, the chickens.
Green, but not with envy When I was 17, I moved into a house that had nine mature students, all aged 26 and over. Being a rather naïve young thing I had no objections when, after dividing up the household jobs, I was left with the weekly task of cleaning the three bathrooms and shower. The memory of cleaning the boys’ bathroom still haunts me as I would spend what seemed like hours chipping away at crusted bogies and hardened blobs of phlegm that had been left on the tiles of the shower. I even had an old toothbrush that I had specially commissioned for the job.
Solid evidence I don’t think my ex-boyfriend’s flatmates in Edinburgh were too happy when I stuffed up the sink with vomit after too much red wine. Elizabeth
Darkness beckons At home, you always assume that terror generates from spirits, ghosts and ghouls. Wrong. The things we should fear most are people, usually those closest to us, definitely those living with us. One flatmate of mine was like a creepy little vampire from a far-flung place. She used to sleep during the day, then every night she would set her piercing alarm at 2am, go running in the empty streets before showering noisily and extensively in the bathroom which was the other side of the wall to my headboard. A few creative conversations with the landlord got me rid of her tout de suite. Urrghhhh! Andrea
Oh Mr Portero My first Spanish flat near Ópera was big and cheap, previously owned by a Duke, then owned by nuns, and when I arrived was organised by a guy called Esteban. He was cold, the flat was colder, but it was also beautiful and central. There was even a nice man who opened the door for me every morning. Then it happened. A letter came from the convent, kicking us out. They had discovered Esteban had been illegally sub-letting the flat, and making a profit on the rent. And how did they know? That nice man who opened the door–a private detective! Alice (CC) flickr: slworking2
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Food for thought I’ve been fairly lucky with flatmates–perhaps that’s a sign that the hellish housemate was me–but when I first got to Madrid I did have a compañero de piso who seemed to live only on tins of tuna, which he served upturned onto a plate like a cat. It certainly put paid to my preconceptions of world-renowned Spanish cuisine, although at least he didn’t curl up on the sofa and start licking himself. Nick
Hunk in the bunk Four rugby players from Wales turned out to be my flatmates for my second year at university, but it proved not to be the dreamy experience I was expecting. When I first arrived with a car load of stuff, they were all very polite and welcoming, helped me carry my things, made me cups of tea and even shared their chocolate hobnobs. I went to bed that night with the happy idea that the cohabitation was going to be a laugh. However, what I didn’t expect was being woken up at 2am by scrum-half Dafyd, wearing only boxer shorts, who turned on my bedroom light and jumped into my bed, trying for some heavy-petting. I didn’t oblige and sent him packing. The next morning at breakfast he was rather sheepish. Anonymous
During my time at university, I lived in a thirteen-member housing cooperative. We kept a chicken coop, which was raided by a band of raccoons, and most of the birds were massacred. Despite the racoon/chicken bloodbath, two chickens survived, and to keep them safe my housemates and I did what any animal-lover would do–we invited the feathered friends to live indoors with us. Within two weeks of co-habiting with them, my sensitive skin began to crawl. The heavy scratching, flinching and wiggling left me covered in scabby cuts and sores. But endless searching (CC) flickr: chicken_wheany produced no culprits. The demons were too small for the naked eye… In desperation, the third week I slept outside in a hammock, and researched the bitty biters into the early hours via my laptop. By the beginning of week four I had drawn my conclusion: Chicken Mites. I isolated the species on the bathroom sink, sent them to the university labs for identification and quickly received
confirmation. My new roommates, The Chickens, were incredibly inconsiderate and unhygienic–in fact, probably the worst roommates anyone could have! So the squawkers were banished back to the garden, but not before we’d devoted a stupid number of hours to re-wiring the coop into a raccoon-proof safe house. Ah, northern California… Raven
Losing your mind My friend stayed temporarily in a house with four other girls, and one Saturday night two of the flatmates left dirty dishes in the sink. Very early on the Sunday morning, the dishes were discovered by a third girl. OK, she might have been annoyed, but her reaction was to start making a huge amount of noise–shouting, marching up and down the hall and smashing the lids of the pans together like cymbals. Everyone in the flat woke up, and let’s just say tempers became extremely frayed. My poor friend then moved into a flat with an elderly lady who, for some reason, forgot she was there and locked her in. Her only way out was to climb through a window and scale down the scaffolding left by builders working on the facade! Anonymous
The Odd Couple My flat-sharing story starts with an apartment which was, in couple of words, shabby and antiquated. Wallpaper peeled off the ceiling like bark and it had a kitchen sink that appeared to date from the Civil War. Nevertheless, it retained an inimitable charm, which was largely magnified by my two flatmates. The first was an elderly man who had sadly suffered a stroke. An intelligent guy with a wonderful history, I learned that he had been fluent in five languages prior to his misfortune. In complete contrast, the other flatmate was a platinum blonde Italian woman of no more than 35 years. She wasn’t the talkative type, and I only exchanged two words with her in the four months I resided there. Curiously, she always used to leave the flat at midnight dressed in lace and wearing shiny thigh-high boots. I never did get the chance to ask her what she dedicated herself towards. Jack
Piss in Boots I was awoken from a pleasant sleep one night by a menacing, mumbling shadow towering over my bed—my flatmate’s drunken cousin sleepwalking—who proceeded to extract his most masculine member and had apparently mistaken me for a urinal. I signalled my discontent with a rather loud “Woooah!” and he somnambulated out of the room. I listened rather nervously as a strange crinkling sound came from the hallway where the coats and boots were kept. Eventually the house fell quiet and I dozed off. The following morning I was woken up by the (poor) cat being scolded for having peed in my flatmate’s boot. Nick
Five great places to buy... This is the month of Halloween, so you have a perfect excuse to look for a terrifying outfit and a horrifying mask. And of course, once they’re in the wardrobe, you can fish them out on 31 October or any other day ■CAMINO MARTÍNEZ you desire Barullo Company This specialist chain of stores offer everything for a great party, whether Halloween or birthday. With four shops in the city, their ‘scary’ stock includes pumpkins, tombstones, spider webs, bat-shaped garlands, and of course a wonderful selection of frightening masks and fancy dress for adults, children and even babies. General party products run from paper cups to sweets, many with famous character designs. For Halloween, its four shops are decorated in a suitably chilling style, and the assistants dress up, making the shopping experience spooky and fun. C/Esparteros, 5 (Metro: Sol). Tel: 91 522 16 17. For other branches see www.barullo.com. Mon-Fri 10.30am-8.30pm, Sat 10.30am-2pm.
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Fiesta Fácil Always creative and innovative, there are two Fiesta Fácil shops in Madrid, which have absolutely everything to turn you into a real psychopathic doctor, a murderous housewife, a zombie, a vampire, a ghost or, for those looking to tempt and terrify, a big variety of sexy witch costumes to stun fellow partygoers. Halloween decorations include candles, balloons, stationery items and a variety of small presents to scare your small (and big) friends. C/Vallehermoso, 62 (Metro: Canal). Tel: 91 540 11 06. See also www.fiestafacil.com. Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-2.30pm, 5-8pm.
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Fiestas Paco La Latina has been the location of this famous shop for the last 25 years. Its first floor offers all kinds of terrifying accessories, like wigs, scars, eyes, amputated hands and blood, whilst on the second you can find a big range of fancy dress costumes. Just in front of this shop, at Toledo, 53, the same owners have Caramelos Paco, a little heaven for all kinds of sweets. The store opened in 1934, and for Halloween it sells ghost or pumpkin shaped lollipops, jellies... fulfilling the “treat” part of “trick or treat!” C/Toledo, 52 (Metro: La Latina). Tel: 91 365 27 60. See www.fiestaspaco.com. Mon-Sat 9.30am-2pm, 5-8.30pm.
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Maty. This traditional and lovely shop has been located near Puerta del Sol since 1943, when it was inaugurated to deal in ballet and flamenco dresses, which are still sold on its first floor. Its selection of fancy dress items are exhibited upstairs, where you can find lots of monstrous masks, loads of accessories, false wounds, scars and make up— everything needed for that ‘dead’ look. It’s also possible to buy a tailored fancy dress, handmade in its
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own workshop. C/Maestro Victoria, 2 (Metro: Sol and Ópera). Tel: 91 531 32 91. See www.maty.es. Mon-Sat 10am-1.45pm, 4.30-8pm. Menkes Opened in the fifties, this is one of the most emblematic shops in the city. It started with ballet and theatre costumes, and during the sixties it added fancy dress too. Nowadays it has three shops in Madrid, and others in Barcelona, Bilbao, Sevilla, Valencia and even Paris and New York. They sell and rent fancy dress outfits, but also design and make very high quality costumes to give your scaremongering style and a certain luxury. C/Juan de Olías, 21 (Metro: Estrecho). Tel: 91 572 30 15. See www.menkes.es. Mon-Sat 10am2pm, 4-8pm.
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How do dark characters in a vir tual bar inspire music, art, drama and comics? Paul Rigg meets Blue Identity, the band at the centre of an original and unusual project
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hen I first meet Eme Navarro, the founder of transatlantic Madrid-based rock and blues group Blue Identity, he surprises me: “I don’t like listening to music sung in Spanish,” he admits, “I prefer English and American music because the lyrics sound better. I love bands like Iggy Pop, The Clash and Tom Waits. That’s why Tom Macintosh, our Canadian singer, is so important to our band; people want to hear the lyrics perfectly pronounced in English.” Blue Identity are currently hot news. Their great sound and performances have regularly drawn the interest of high profile media like TVE1 and Vaughan Systems, and have led to heavy play on Radio 5. But their notoriety is growing because they are also part of a groundbreaking project that links stories, comics and music through a novel and creative website called “Latabernadelescoces” (“The Scotsman’s Tavern”).
“The Scotsman’s Tavern” that was enthusiastically received when it opened at the Pinto Short Film Festival in May. The film brings several of the virtual characters to life and interweaves footage of Blue Identity playing on stage. “We’d just finished a gig in Pinto when the film crew suddenly started transforming the place into the Tavern,” explains lead singer Tom Macintosh. “It was nearly six in the morning and we were all in zombie mode, but the adrenalin quickly got going as soon as the lights came on. Nonetheless, I am very pleased it was shot in black and white!” The pilot video for the band’s track “Sweet Black Angel” was an offshoot of the film. Blue Identity’s first full-length music video, “Aileen Star”, tells the story of a young woman whose dreams of becoming a star end in tatters, and she winds up at the end of a factory production line, staring into deep space. “It is a grim representation of the downside of the entertainment industry,” says Macintosh, “but it nevertheless received well over one thousand YouTube hits soon after it was made available on-line.”
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Pop music is aspirin and the blues are vitamins.” Peter Tork
Taking the lead Macintosh’s involvement with Blue Identity began under curious circumstances. “Two years ago, shortly after the band were formed, they were looking for a native Englishspeaking singer–and I was the first to come along!” he laughs. “Actually one of the band members, Mariana, was giving my daughter piano lessons. I mentioned that I used to sing in bands in Canada and shortly afterwards I was invited to a rehearsal. Eighteen months later we had 12 original songs and were ready for our first gig in Madrid’s La Fídula. It was packed that night–people were hanging off the rafters. Things just started rollin’ after that.” “I think everybody likes rock music sung in English,” he continues, echoing Eme Navarro’s feelings about the importance of language, “when I listen to [Frenchman] Johnny Hallyday all his licks are American, but it just doesn’t have bite. But I also enjoy Spanish songs–musicians like Ketama, Kiko Veneno and Fito y Fitipaldis. They go heavy but sing in Spanish. I like those guys.”
Blue Identity in full flight
A bar is born The website concept, the brainchild of Seville-based keyboardist José María Tornero, is a virtual bar populated by virtual characters. A glance at the site’s ‘Dramatis Personae’ gives the characters’ names, all of whom seem to have hit rock bottom, with a need to drown their sorrows and tell their tales. This internet-based project quickly attracted dozens of writers, artists, directors and designers, some working on the virtual side, others bringing the ideas to real life, in a creative whirlwind in some ways reminiscent of Andy Warhol’s Factory. As a brief overview, the writers create the characters for the website, making sure they have dark and colourful pasts. In the real world, artists then develop these characters in comic strips. Plays, videos and short films are produced by directors and actors, whilst the designers make Tshirts which are sold on-line and at Blue Identity concerts. The virtual characters and their stories form the basis to the band’s lyrics and songs. The Scotsman’s Tavern is also at the vanguard of making its comics, stories and music available for free from the internet. “I want people to listen to our music and to download it,” says Eme Navarro, who in addition to founding Blue Identity is also a key figure in the Cultura libre (free culture) movement in Spain. “We must fight against all forms of censorship on the internet and make culture available for all.”
Unique approach This pioneering attitude, coupled with the energy of the artists involved, has produced many surprisingly inventive results in a very short period of time. Javier Castelló, a young filmmaker, wrote and directed a short film entitled
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Breaking with tradition Unusually, in a world of rock traditionally dominated by men, Blue Identity’s drummer is a woman, Mariana Hernández. She is the highly accomplished anchor for the band, studied symphonic percussion in Madrid’s Arturo Soria Music Conservatory, and one of her compositions, “Divine Sign”, is amongst their most popular numbers. Two of Madrid’s top musicians complete the line up: Varian Villanueva on bass and Rafael ‘Vali’ Redondo on lead guitar. All members contribute lyrics and music for the songs. Professional engagements aside, the band are also comMariana Hernández mitted to ‘giving something back’ by playing charity gigs. They have contributed towards raising funds for a hospital in Tanzania and played in a concert to help provide clean drinking water for people in Cameroon. Around 400 people attended the Cameroon charity gig and Tom Macintosh remembers it as a particular success. “We’d just come back from our tour of Galicia so we were tight, my pipes were working well and we got an excellent reaction from the audience. Everything came together and, most importantly, the charity raised more than 2,000.” W W W. I N M A D R I D . C O M
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Future plans Juan Calleja is one of the writers currently putting the final touches to a play based on the characters from the Scotsman’s Tavern. When the final version hits the stage early in the New Year, it is planned that Blue Identity will play live to support the performance. “It’s a monologue by the bar owner,” explains Calleja, “in which he talks about the issues in his own life and those of the Tavern’s characters.” February 2011 should see the release of the band’s first full-length CD, as well as a book and a comic containing the characters’ stories. “For this project it is essential that the various elements are sold together because the root of the idea is to combine literature, art and music. The Tavern must have everything,” comments Calleja. As part of the promotion Blue Identity are scheduled to play live in FNAC in Madrid, and looking longer term, they plan to hit the UK towards the end of next year. “We would of course love most of all to play our set in some bars and taverns in Scotland” concludes Eme Navarro. “We are really looking forward to seeing how our songs and stories will go down there.”
Forthcoming concerts: Blue Identity will play at La Casa de los Jacintos, “Los Cuentos de La Taberna del Escocés”, at 9pm, Thurs 7 Oct, 2 entry and at La Leyenda, Madrid, on Fri 8 Oct. Free entry. www.latabernadelescoces.org. Contact: eme.navarro@gmail.com. Facebook page: Blue Identity EP available priced 3. T H E E N G L I S H - L A N G U A G E M O N T H LY
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Infancia Fotografías de Isabel Muñoz CaixaForum Po del Prado, 36 (Metro: Atocha). Tel: 91 330 73 00. Mon-Sun 10am-8pm. Free UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund) created the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 to ensure that basic human rights to survival, nondiscrimination, and protection from abuse were applied to children as well as adults. Despite this positive action, almost three thousand children die each day of starvation, while others suffer
Museo del Prado Po del Prado, s/n (Metro: Atocha). Tel: 91 330 28 00. Tue-Sun 9am- 8pm. General admission €8, students under 25 €4, permanent exhibition free Tue-Sat 6-8pm, Sun 5-8pm. Pasión por Renoir. La colección del Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute This is Spain’s first monographic exhibition of the acclaimed impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, which captures his unbounded passion and talent for portraiture, landscape, and natural beauty. The majority of the works are from the collection of Robert Sterling Clark (1877-1956), founder of the Art Institute based in Williamstown, Massachusetts. 19 Oct-6 Feb.
health. These effects fostered Petra Blaisse’s interest in the environment and its flora. She began to explore Madrid’s natural zones and deemed it one of the greenest cities she has ever visited. Her exhibition begins on the outside of La Casa Encendida, particularly on its façade and awnings. She aims to find the connection between exterior and interior spaces and plays with the idea that one’s spatial interpretations are socially imposed and can be transformed. Through the use of light, movement, sound and colour, Blaisse reminds the observer that urbanized places can also offer natural and green areas. During the second week of November,
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Po del Prado, 8 (Metro: Banco de España). Tel: 91 369 01 51. TueSun 10am-7pm. General admission €8, students €5.50. Ghirlandaio and Renaissance Florence. This is the last month to enjoy the artistic magnificence entrenched in the fifteenth century Portrait of Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni, a masterpiece that unequivocally continues to inspire painters and artists. Until 10 Oct.
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La Casa Encendida will organize a workshop in which the materials of the exhibition will be recycled and used for projects that art students will choose and prepare. La Casa Encendida, C/Ronda de Valencia, 2 (Metro: Embajadores). Tel: 90 243 03 22. Mon-Sun 10am-10pm. Free. Until 31 Oct.
Other galleries
Dalí ilustrador. Sueños en papel. Fundación Canal reveals one hundred lithographs and etchings that uncloak Dali’s keen interest in illustration, an area of his work that is little known. Fundación Canal, C/Mateo Inurria, 2 (Metro: Plaza de Castilla). Tel: 91 545 15 06. Mon-Sun 11am8pm, Wed 11am-3pm. Free. 7 Oct until 9 Jan.
Petra Blaisse: Con los Ojos Abiertos. It is undeniable that green spaces have significant beneficial effects on our mental, emotional and physical
Los Paisajes Americanos de Asher B. Durand (1796-1886) Majestic mountains, translucent
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Robert Harris: Sombras de Camboya Robert Harris debuts in Spain with his images of his visit to Cambodia, a place known for its muggy heat, turbulent history and ubiquitous spirituality. The country’s rich culture, religion and history fascinate this artist who uses his lens to simultaneously transmit and immortalize his Cambodian experience. Mama Inés Café, C/Hortaleza, 22 (Metro: Gran Vía/Chueca). Tel: 91 523 23 33. Mon-Sun 9am-1:30pm. Free. Until 12 Oct. Imágenes de un siglo en España: una mirada a la historia y la vida cotidiana From a soldier about to leave for Cuba in 1896 to a meeting between Obama and Zapatero, these images span over one hundred years of
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Tócala otra vez, Sam Woody Allen wrote this comedy almost 40 years ago and starred in it himself when it was produced on Broadway. It was his first big success as a playwright and was later made into a film. The main character, Allan Felix, has just been through a messy divorce, but two friends, Linda and Dick, attempt to convince him to go out with women again. He agrees, and throughout the play he receives dating advice from the ghost of Humphrey Bogart who is visible and audible only to him. Directed by Tamzin Townsend, Tócala otra vez, Sam (Play it again, Sam) is a must-see for Woody Allen fans. Teatro Maravillas, C/Manuela Malasaña, 6 (Metro:Tribunal). Tel: 91 446 84 05. Tickets (entradas.com) 1625. Tue-Fri 8pm; Sat 8pm, 10.30pm; Sun 7pm. 15 Oct-28 Nov
Corten Three colourful characters from theatre company Impromadrid meet on stage to create an entirely improvised play. The plot depends on suggestions from the audience who can influence not only the acting but also the set, lighting and sound. Corten is an opportunity, for both spectator and actor, to be creative and have fun. Teatro del Canal, C/Cea Bermúdez, 1 (Metro: Canal). Tel: 91 308 99 50 Tickets (entradas.com) 15. Thu-Sun 8.30pm. 21-24 and 2831 Oct
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El Vendedor de las 1001 cosas Theatre company Los Gorriones combine giant puppets, dance and pantomime to teach children an important and amusing lesMatruska son about manners. Aimed at children aged four to ten, El Vendedor de las 1001 Cosas tells the story of Manuela, a rude and petulant young girl. One day when she is on her way to the market to meet her mother, she runs into Berto, an extravagant salesman. Berto decides to teach Manuela a lesson and gives her a pair of magic shoes. But Manuela is quick to realize that learning is not much fun, and it is only when the lessons turn into adventures that she changes her mind. Along the way she meets giant dragons and plenty of other surprises. Teatro Lagrada, C/Ercilla, 20 (Metro: Embajadores). Tel: 91 292 64 77 Tickets (entradas.com) 6- 7. Sat 5pm. 9,16,23,30 Oct; Sun 12.30pm. 10, 17, 24, 31 Oct
Te quiero, Miguel Factoria Estival de Arte commemorates the anniversary of one of Spain’s most famous poets, Miguel Hernández, in this latest production. The play is based on letters which the poet wrote to his wife, Josefina Manresa, and depicts their relationship from the outbreak of the Civil War until the author’s death in prison in 1942. While in prison, Hernández produced an extraordinary amount of poetry which he sent to his
ture hope for the future amidst despondency. In her travels to more than twenty Third World countries, including Ethiopia, Guatemala and Iraq, she collected images of children that explore the essence of human behavior and movement. Her attention to facial and corporal expression allows the photos to portray thoughts and emotions that would otherwise be hidden. Muñoz seeks to give children the voice and say that they are often denied. Until 15 Jan.
skies and pastoral lands encompass the work of the New Jersey-born artist Asher B. Durand. From the Catskill mountains to the Hudson River, the rustic beauty of his landscapes represent his fascination with the natural world. Gathered from the New York Historical Society, this collection of oil paintings and drawings exemplifies Durand’s ability to transform a background setting into the main protagonist. Fundación Juan March, C/Castelló, 77 (Metro: Nuñez de Balboa). Tel: 91 435 42 40. Mon-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 10am-2pm. Free. Until 9 Jan.
Guy Bourdin. A Message for You For having revolutionized the conventions of commercial photography, Bourdin has become one of the most important photographers of the twentieth century. Exploring both the absurd and the sublime, he delivers “a message for you” that narrates different stories, ideas and dreams. Collaborating mostly with the top model Nicole Meyer, Bourdin explores surreal connotations of the world of fashion. Sala Canal Isabel II, C/Santa Engracia, 125 (Metro: Canal/Rios Rosas). Tel: 91 545 10 00. Tue-Sat 11am2pm, 5-8.30pm, Sun 11am-2pm. Closed Mon. Free. 14 Oct until 9 Jan.
Centro de Arte Reina Sofía C/Santa Isabel, 52 (Metro: Atocha). Tel: 91 774 10 00. Mon-Sat 10am-9pm; Tue closed; Sun 10am-2.30pm. General admission €6, temporary exhibition €3, free Mon, Wed-Fri, 7-9pm, Sat 2.30pm and Sun 10am-2.30pm. Hans Peter Feldmann. Una Exposición de Arte. Beginning with his debut in Germany during the sixties and seventies, this exhibition highlights Feldman’s creative journey as a photographer and passionate collector. Throughout his life, he gathered and saved ordinary objects, images and toys in order to create his own personal museum that would venerate anything labelled dull. Until 28 Feb.
from sexual exploitation, abuse and neglect. This exhibition, a collaboration between UNICEF and the award-winning photographer Isabel Muñoz, shows remarkable and stunning images of children from across the world to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the UN Convention. She aims to expose injustice and human reaction to atrocities. By examining street children all over the world, and looking at the differences in their circumstances, she manages to cap-
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Spanish history. Real Jardín Botánico, Pl. Murillo, 2 (Metro: Atocha). Tel: 91 420 30 17. Mon-Sun 10am-7pm. General admission 2, students 1. Adults over 65 and children under 10 free. Until 31 Oct.
Todas íbamos a ser reinas. Pintoras chilenas y españolas ilustran a Gabriela Mistral Along with Pablo Neruda, De Rokha, and Vicente Huidobro, Gabriela Mistral is considered to be one of the most important Chilean poets and was the first woman from Latin America to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. In this exhibit, 18 female Chilean and Spanish artists pay tribute to her literary feats as well as her passion for women’s rights and social justice with minimalism, hyperrealism and abstract interpretations of Mistral’s poetry. Museo de América, Avda de los Reyes Católicos, 6 (Metro: Moncloa/Islas Filipinas). Tel: 91 543 94 37. Tue,Wed,Fri-Sat 9.30am-3pm, Thurs 4pm-7pm, Sun 10am-3pm. 3. Until 30 Oct.
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wife and others. In these works, the poet writes not only of the tragedy of the War and his own incarceration, but also of the death of an infant son and the struggle of his wife to survive in poverty. Directed by Luis D’Ors, the play brings to life the letters of this exceptional poet and reveals the suffering caused by the relentless separation from his wife. Círculo de Bellas Artes, C/Alcalá, 42 (Metro: Sevilla/Banco de España). Tel: 91 360 54 00. Tickets (entradas.com) 15. 29 Oct-1 Nov
Matruska Through a mix of theatre and dance, Matruska addresses contemporary women’s issues, seen through women’s eyes. With texts by Carlos Rodero and choreography by Daniela H. Faith, Matruska uses the symbol of Russian dolls as a metaphor for the infinite concealed layers of a true female personality. The play sheds light on the daily frustrations and search for identity with which women in today’s world are confronted. Círculo de Bellas Artes, C/Alcalá, 42 (Metro: Sevilla/Banco de España). Tel: 91 360 54 00. Tickets (entradas.com) 15. Tue-Sat 8pm; Sun 6.30pm. 1-10 Oct
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Gálata is dedicated to the history of Istanbul. The dancers and the elaborate staging depict the city’s different historical periods, from its foundation by the Greeks as Bizancio, to Roman Constantinople, and then to the present day. The two-hour show, with more than 50 dancers and 300 costumes, presents a wide variety of Turkish dance and music. Directed by Cristiane Azem, of the Fenicia Compañia de Danza. Teatro de Madrid, Avda. de la Ilustración, s/n, parque La Vaguada (Metro: Herrera Oria/Barrio del Pilar). Tel: 91 730 17 50. Tickets (entradas.com or.teatromadrid.com) 12-22. Thu-Sat 8.30pm, 30 Sept-2 Oct; Sun 7pm, 3 Oct only
Flamenco x 3 Performed by Compañia Suite Española, this show combines traditional flamenco with a variety of musical influences. Three distinguished choreographers bring together three very different styles: flamenco, classical ballet and modern dance. Renato Zanella (former director of Vienna’s Opera Ballet), Ángel Rodríguez (choreographer of the
Compañía Nacional de Danza) and Ricardo Castro (director of the Compañía Suite Española) each add their own rhythm and expertise to create this unique fusion. Teatro de Madrid, Avda. de la Ilustración, s/n, parque La Vaguada (Metro: Herrera Oria/Barrio del Pilar). Tel. 91 730 17 50. Tickets (entradas.com or teatromadrid.com) 12-22. ThuSat 8.30pm, 27 Oct-30 Oct; Sun 7pm, 31 Oct only OCTOBER 2010
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really find out what’s good for you at the Mediterranean Diet and Health Fair, at IFEMA, from 14-17 Oct. www.dietamediterraneay salud.com has details.
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Russell Parton gets out his olives and tells us what we should, or shouldn’t, be listening to
El Guincho Pop Negro Everlast records A crossover dance act reaching out to indie-rock audiences, El Guincho puts me in mind of Delorean, a group also making fair-sized ripples at home and abroad. It’s the moniker of Canary Islander Pablo Diaz Reixa, who apparently describes his music as “space-age exotica”. It’s easy to get what he means by this; Pop Negro is a kind of spicy world music gumbo that shoe horns into nine synth-led songs elements of South American music, Tropicana and other world rhythms. But it fails to live up to the pop part of the title–the steel drums of opener “Bombay” provide an explosive start that’s not followed through, and the relentless brightness of every song begins to get irksome after a couple of listens. It’s a full sound that you could judge as over-arranged. “Lyca Mistral” starts off well with a catchy melody and syncopated guitar hook, but the programmed beats, which are omnipresent throughout the record and used with little subtlety, may induce amnesia regarding what it was you liked about the song in the first place. It’s an album that too often falls on the wrong side of catchy, full of ideas but executed messily.
Grinderman Grinderman 2 Mute If the confrontational, seedy blues-punk of Grinderman’s self-titled debut wasn’t enough for you then you’re in luck–Nick Cave and his band have a sequel primed that takes the seamy side of the blues to another level. Grinderman 2 is another dose of unapologetically dirty, semi-improvised songs. Like its predecessor, the blues remain a touchstone– “Woke up this morning …” is the album’s first line–but there’s some 60s garage and even Krautrock thrown in for good measure too. The Grinderman project is Cave’s mid-life crisis writ large, but instead of going gentle into that good night, Grinderman 2 is darker and swaps the sexual desperation of the first album for an altogether nastier, malevolent tone–like the seduction juxtaposed with threat in “Kitchenette” with the line “I’ll stick my fingers in your biscuit jar and crush all your ginger-bread men”. The lyrics are vintage Cave–strange associations, out there imagery and crude humour ably complementing the stripped-down, confrontational sound. “My baby calls me the Loch Ness Monster,” he declares on “Worm Tamer”, “two great humps then I’m gone”. Rebellious and confident-sounding, Grinderman 2 is proof that middle age is no barrier to making fresh-sounding rock ‘n’ roll music.
Edwyn Collins Losing Sleep Heavenly Edwyn Collin’s 6th studio album comes against a background of triumph over adversity, it being his first recorded since suffering a double brain haemorrhage back in 2005. Losing Sleep is a potent reminder of why the former Orange Juice member is so well respected in the music industry–the album’s twelve songs, ranging from soul-pop to melodic rock, showcase the veteran’s understanding of the rock ‘n’ roll formula and his ability to write solid, “well-made” songs. The album starts off high tempo with the stomp-along title track seeing Collins quite literally making a list of his own insecurities, backed by classy sax and bouncy “ooh ooh” backing vocals. The trademark quiver in his voice is as recognisable as ever, adding resonance to the existential angst of “What is my Role?”, a song co-written with The Cribs’ Ryan Jarman that claims, “I’d rather be alone than with people I don’t know”. These and other lyrics may seem too direct–more like a diary entry than art and at odds with the album’s melodic style–but it’s this counterpoint that gives the record its identity, compensating for a lack of musical risks and surprises elsewhere. The collaborations too provide impetus and a freshness which would otherwise be lacking, including the excellent “Come Tomorrow, Come Today” with Johnny Marr.
Aaron Thomas
Thur 7 Oct Sala el Sol C/Jardines, 3 (Metro: Gran Vía). Tel: 91 532 64 90. 8 from www.ticketmaster.es Originally hailing from Tasmania, singer-songwriter Aaron Thomas bounced around Europe for a while before finally settling and pursuing his musical career in Madrid, although his fan-base stretches as far as the US, the UK and his native Australia. His second studio album is Made of Wood, produced by Valgeir Sigurdsson (who has previously worked with Bjork) and recorded in Madrid and Rekijavik. It is a quietly accomplished effort, with Thomas’ soulful voice taking centre stage and is one of those albums that grabs you and doesn´t want to let you go. Playing the Sala el Sol on the 7 Oct, this guy is definitely one to watch.
Elton John
Brandon Flowers
Sat 2 Oct Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid C/Jorge Juan, 99 (Metro: Goya/O Donnell) Tel: 91 258 60 16 45 from www.ticketmaster.es It seems that the powers that be have decided that a spot of musical nostalgia is the only way to start the long, sad, slow demise into the cooler months, and leading the vintage pack is none other than Photo (CC) Flickr: Ernst_Vikne His Majesty Himself, Sir Elton John. The 62 year-old mega star regularly tours arenas and stadiums with various combinations of band and orchestra, and will be hitting the Palacio de Deportes on the 2nd with Ray Cooper, the hyperactive percussionist who originally toured with Elton in the 70s, where he proved so popular that gig-goers started turning up to see him instead of Elton. The two musicians reunited last year, and have been doing a series of shows across Europe ever since.
Sat 9 Oct La Riviera Paseo Virgen del Puerto, s/n (Metro: Puerta del Angel/Principe Pío) Tel: 91 365 24 15. www.salariviera.com 28 from www.ticketmaster.es Taking a break from his responsibilities as metrosexual frontman for pop-rock kids The Killers, the delectable Brandon Photo (CC) Flickr: djdroga Flowers has chosen to spend the year keeping his fan-base happy with his debut solo album, Flamingo. Whilst reminiscent of The Killers previous albums, this is simpler, cleaner and less epic. Ultimately, it gives Flowers’ melodies more weight, without losing the catchy vibe that runs through most Killers tracks (with the exception of Spaceman, which couldn´t possibly have been meant as anything other than a joke). Flowers is a flamboyant performer, a pop God disguised as a rock God, and although not exactly ground-breaking stuff, a night out at La Riviera will provide plenty of opportune moments for Killers fans looking for a bit of foot-stomping, arm-waving fun.
Sting Sat 30 Oct Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid C/Jorge Juan, 99 (Metro: Goya/O Donnell) Tel: 91 258 60 16 46.50 from www.ticketmaster.es The second Sir to be touring the Iberian peninsula this month is Gordon Mathew Thomas Sumner, better known to the world as Sting. Musician, actor, activist, philanthropist and generally infuriatingly self-righteous do-gooder, he is, despite his somewhat grating personal traits, undoubtedly a great talent. Proud owner of no fewer than sixteen Grammy Awards and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sting began his Symphonicity tour of the US and Europe back in June, playing a selection of his most beloved hits with none other than the Royal Philarmonic Concert Orchestra as his backing group. Although the tickets are pricey, word has it that not only is Sting performing for nearly three hours, but the presence of so many top musicians has only elevated his show. In short, if you’re a Sting fan, you’re in for a treat.
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Ólöf Arnalds Innundir Skinni One Little Indian Though mainly sung in her native Icelandic, knowledge of the language is not an essential requirement to enjoy Ólöf Arnald’s latest album, Innundir Skinni (Under the Skin). The sparse arrangements and breathy, fractious vocals that dominate this intimate, 30-minute acoustic record evoke a world of dreamy otherness that recalls the pastoral folk sound of Vashti Bunyan. Like Joanna Newsom without the harshness, Arnald’s vocals float seemingly freeform over simple, finger-picked arrangements which often feature a lute-like instrument from South America called the Charango. This is used to great effect on “Surrender”, a duet with everyone’s favourite Icelander, Bjork. Innundir Skinni is an album of deft touches and songs in minor keys; it includes a song called “Madrid”, a kind of nightmarish vision of the city we all know, with a descending guitar figure that put me in mind of Nick Drake’s song “Fruit Tree”. The quiet expressiveness of Ólöf Arnald’s voice and the prominence it’s afforded by the rest of the instruments make it an introspective record best filed under “albums to listen to on rainy, overcast days”.
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Placebo Tue 5 Oct Palacio Vistalagre C/Utebo, 1 (Metro: Vistalagre) www.palaciovistalegre.com 35 from www.ticketmaster.es The Godfathers of emo, beloved of all floppy-haired, kohleyed, skinny-jean wearing “sensitive” teenagers everywhere (the majority of which seem to hang out in Malasaña, angstridden and tipsy on kalimotxo), Placebo are now on their sixth studio album, Battle of the Sun. The reviews have been tepid at most, as the alternative rockers desperately try to go back to basics with a “rawer” sound, which in truth just means that the tracks sound as if they were written by a 15 year-old stoner suffering his first heartbreak. Ironically, this is exactly the sort of person the album is aimed at—whilst Placebo themselves have, one might argue, grown up, their fan-base haven’t aged a day.
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Anni B Sweet Thur 4 Nov, Teatro Lara, Corredera baja de San Pablo, 7 (Metro: Tribunal) Tel: 91 523 90 27. The Coral Wed 10 Nov, Sala Caracol, C/Bernadino Obregón, 18 (Metro: Lavapiés) Tel: 91 528 54 71. www.salacaracol.com. 20 from www.ticketmaster.es Vampire Weekend Fri 12 Nov, La Riviera, Paseo Virgen del Puerto, s/n (Metro: Puerta del Angel/Principe Pío). Tel: 91 365 24 15. www.salariviera.com. 25 from www.ticketmaster.es Yann Tiersen Tue 16 Nov, La Riviera, Paseo Virgen del Puerto, s/n (Metro: Puerta del Angel/Principe Pío). Tel: 91 365 24 15. www.salariviera.com. 22 from www.ticketmaster.es Primal Scream Fri 19 Nov, La Riviera, Paseo Virgen del Puerto, s/n (Metro: Puerta del Angel/Principe Pío). Tel: 91 365 24 15. www.salariviera.com. 35 from www.ticketmaster.es Shakira Fri 19 Nov, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, C/Jorge Juan, 99 (Metro: Goya/O Donnell). Tel: 91 258 60 16. www.palaciodeportes.com. 45 from www.ticketmaster.es The Divine Comedy Thur 2 Dec, Joy Eslava, C/Arenal, 11 (Metro: Sol). Tel: 91 366 54 39. www.joy-eslava.com. 24 from www.ticketmaster.es M.I.A. Mon 6 Dec, La Riviera, Paseo Virgen del Puerto, s/n (Metro: Puerta del Angel/Principe Pío). Tel: 91 365 24 15. www.salariviera.com. 25 from www.ticketmaster.es Lady Gaga Sun 12 Dec, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, C/Jorge Juan, 99 (Metro: Goya/O Donnell). Tel: 91 258 60 16. www.palaciodeportes.com. 65 from www.ticketmaster.es MGMT Fri 17 Dec, La Riviera, Paseo Virgen del Puerto, s/n (Metro: Puerta del Angel/Principe Pío). Tel: 91 365 24 15. www.salariviera.com. 25 from www.ticketmaster.es
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BOITE, C/Tetuan, 27 (Metro: Sol). Tel: 91 522 96 20. www.boitemadrid.com 6 Oct: Quintron & Miss Pussycat 7 Oct: El Mentón de Fogarty 8 Oct: Mamba Beat 13 Oct: The Kill Devil Hills 14 Oct: Piece of Change 15 Oct: Aussitot Mort 19 Oct: Sexty Sexers 21 Oct: After Crying 29 Oct: Evangelion SALA CARACOL, C/Sebastián Elcano, 18 (Metro: Embajadores). Tel: 91 527 35 94. www.salacaracol.com 7 Oct: Tim Robbins & The Rogues Gallery Band 9 Oct: La Pegatina 14 Oct: Tito y Tarantula 15 Oct: Richie Kotzen 22 Oct: D´Callaos 30 Oct: Madrid is the Dark Fest II CONTRA CLUB, C/Bailén 16 (Metro: Ópera). Tel: 91 523 15 11. www.contraclub.es 1 Oct: Concurso Nacional de Música Acústica 2 Oct: Concurso Nacional de Música Acústica 7 Oct: Spoonful of Blues 8 Oct: Concurso Nacional de Música Acústica 9 Oct: Concurso Nacional de Música Acústica 13 Oct: Flamencos y Otras Aves 14 Oct: Carlos Siles 15 Oct: Concurso Nacional de Música Acústica 16 Oct: Concurso Nacional de Música Acústica 20 Oct: Ramón Jiménez y José Luis Montón 21 Oct: Nerea Nekan-Directo 22 Oct: Concurso Nacional de Música Acústica 23 Oct: Concurso Nacional de Música Acústica 27 Oct: Flamencos y Otras Aves 28 Oct: GIPSYJAM 29 Oct: Concurso Nacional de Música Acústica 30 Oct: Concurso Nacional de Música Acústica COSTELLO CLUB, C/Caballero de Gracia, 10 (Metro: Gran Vía). Tel: 91 522 18 15. www.costelloclub.com 1 Oct: Memory Box 2 Oct: Doc + Piso 16 7 Oct: Magnética 8 Oct: Los Rotos 9 Oct: Artistas en Ruta: Audience 14 Oct: Los Pedales + Mr Soriver 15 Oct: 747 Artista Oficial + Rockbotz 16 Oct: Mazoni + Brandaur 21 Oct: Lugosi + Dardem 22 Oct: Control de Gravedad + Sonograma 23 Oct: De La Purissima 28 Oct: Marco Ricci 29 Oct: The Amorose + GIT 30 Oct: Dante Place 31 Oct: Día de los Muertos: Juanita y Los Feos + Sierra Leona SALA GALILEO GALILEI, c/ Galileo, 100 Tel: 91 534 75 57 (Metro: Islas Filipinas/Canal) www.salagalileogalilei.com 1 Oct: Los Limones 2 Oct: Kapita Fabuloso Combo Espectro 3 Oct: El Niño de la Hipoteca + Mikel Izal + Juan Muñoz Reja 5 Oct: Andres Suarez 6 Oct: Materia Prima 7 Oct: Luis Ramiro 8 Oct: Javier Ruibal 9 Oct: Victor Coyote 10 Oct: Jolis 11 Oct: Jimmy Barnatan 12 Oct: EA 14 Oct: Najwa Ninry 15 Oct: La Bruja Gata y Dulcaineros de la Plaza Castilla 16 Oct: Nadadora 17 Oct: Maika de la Carrera Canal + 18 Oct: Ilustres Ignorantes 19 Oct: Ruper Ordorica 20 Oct: Las Migas 21 Oct: Celtas Cortos 22 Oct: 84 23 Oct: Mittens + Templeton 24 Oct: Lagarto Amarillo 25 Oct: Victor Navarrete 26 Oct: Comedy 27 Oct: Faemino y Cansado 28 Oct: Faemino y Cansado 29 Oct: Carlos Chaquen 30 Oct: Ernesto Sevilla y Raul Cimas 31 Oct: Alex Aldama
GRUTA 77, C/Cuclilo, 6 (Metro: Oporto). Tel: 91 471 23 70. www.gruta77.com 1 Oct: Laguna + Market Garden + Too Fast to be an Airplane 2 Oct: Kalles Kaviar + The Upsttemians + Back in Band 3 Oct: Widowet + Anteia 4 Oct: Factor Fúgico + El Mano Jons 6 Oct: Boss & Over + Mukava + Government 7 Oct: Crack in Austin + Suicidal Drivers + GTallica 8 Oct: Los Petersellers & The Otros + Sylvester Skalone 9 Oct: Los Dragsters + Capitao Fantasma + Smokin’ Lovin’ Machine 10 Oct: Kalandrakas + 124 Sport 11 Oct: La Linga + Kain Tubal 13 Oct: Mojemismagdalenasentusangre + Desguace Beni + Mopane 14 Oct: Prima Donna + Star Mafia Boy 15 Oct: Lady Dottie and The Diamonds + O’Clock 16 Oct: Arizona Baby + Los Espirituosos 17 Oct: Engendro 18 Oct: The Experimental Tropic Blues Band 19 Oct: Flema + Macarrones 20 Oct: Dub Trio 21 Oct: Uge + Impulso 22 Oct: Zinc + Estricalla + The Capaces 23 Oct: III Festival Surforama Madrid 24 Oct: Pajarracos + Tres Mendas 26 Oct: Turbo AC’s + Rivelles 27 Oct: Snuff 28 Oct: Santos + Reckless Drivers + Carta Baladí 29 Oct: Twin Hands + Tao te King + Jardín Delacroix + Quid Riders 30 Oct: Frantic Flinstones + 7 Muertes 31 Oct: James McCann & The Dirty Skirt Band PALACIO DE DEPORTES DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID, C/Jorge Juan, 99 Tel: 91 258 60 16. (Metro: Goya/O Donnell) www.palaciodedeportes.com 2 Oct: Elton John 21 Oct: Maldita Nerea 30 Oct: Sting 31 Oct: Michael Bublé SALA EL SOL, C/Jardines, 3 (Metro: Gran Vía). Tel: 91 532 64 90 www.elsolmad.com 2 Oct: Gary Geld and the Dead Monegros 7 Oct: Aaron Thomas 13 Oct: Joy Orbison 16 Oct: teNPel 22 Oct Fiesta Elefant 29 Oct: Layabouts SALA HEINEKEN, C/Princesa, 1 Tel: 91 547 57 11 (Metro: Plaza de España) www.salaheineken.com 6 Oct: Dark Tranquility 13 Oct: Mike Farris 16 Oct. Jimi Jamison 18 Oct: Jon Oliva’s Pain 20 Oct: The Dillinger Escape Plan 22 Oct: Fields of the Nephilim 23 Oct: Dark Moore 24 Oct: Korpiklanni 29 Oct: Uriah Heep SIROCO, C/San Dimas, 3 Tel: 91 593 3070. (Metro: Noviciado) 1 Oct: Australia Blonde 2 Oct: Margarita + Niesi 7 Oct: Thiandoum Brothers 8 Oct: Fiesta Roadrunner: The Eyes + Cardiac 9 Oct: Platos Rotos 11 Oct: Thunder and Blitzkrieg + Under Duress 14 Oct: YEF Band 15 Oct: Diesel Dogs + Harla Horror 16 Oct: Fiesta Holydub: Tricoma + Beatmac 21 Oct: Blueskank 23 Oct: S-Curro + Slow Bros 28 Oct: Sister Sings the Reggae + Queens 29 Oct: Jammin´ Party 30 Oct: Glez 31 Oct: Fiesta Halloween + Electric Fence Flamenco LAS TABLAS Plaza de España, 9 (Metro: Plaza de España). Tel: 91 542 05 20. www.lastablasmadrid.com CARDAMOMO C/Echegaray, 15 (Metro: Sol). Tel: 91 369 07 57. www.cardamomo.es CASA PATAS C/Cañizares, 10 (Metro: Antón Martín). Tel: 91 369 04 96. www.casapatas.com Celtic/folk Finbars tel: 91 548 37 93 The Irish Rover tel: 91 597 48 11 Taberna Elisa tel: 91 369 74 263
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dance & mixed CLUB COLORS, Laydown, Plaza de los Mostenses, 9 (Plaza de España). First & third Fri of the month, 12.30am-3am. www.myspace.com/clubcolors Dance, sit, or even lie down while listening to the beats inspired by different electronic and dance genres at this “sexy groove session”. COPOLACLUB, c/San Hermenegildo, 7 (San Bernardo/Noviciado). Wed-Sun 11pm-3.30am. www.copolaclub.com Funky disco-bar with jazz, soul, pop and chilled house upstairs and electronica and techno downstairs. Test out your DJ skills on weeknights. € FOROCIO.COM FIESTA DE INTERCAMBIO, Sala Torero, c/Cruz, 26 (Sevilla). Wed. www.forocio.com. Meet people from all over the world at this awesome international party. € JOY ESLAVA, c/Arenal, 11 (Sol). Daily 11.30pm-6am. www.joyeslava.com. Hosting lots of guest bands and DJs, Joy attracts a mixed crowd who get all dolled up to dance to an eclectic mix of music. €€ KAPITAL, c/Atocha, 125 (Atocha). Thur-Sat midnight-6am. Over-the-top seven-floor macro-club playing everything from house to hip hop to Spanish pop. €€€ NEU!CLUB, Sala Galileo Galilei, c/Galileo, 100 (Islas Filipinas). Sat 9.30pm-5.30am. myspace.com/neuclub. Electronica, bluegrass, Motown, 60s, rock and pop during the musical, cultural and audiovisual nights, plus live music and DJ sessions. €€ OCHO Y MEDIO, c/Mesonero Romanos, 13, corner of Gran Vía, 34 (Callao). Fri 1-6am. myspace.com/ochoymedio. Popular night featuring electro-disco, bastard-pop, punk-rock, new wave and post-punk. €€ OUI MADRID, c/Jorge Juan, 99 (Goya). Thur-Sat midnight3am. www.ouimad.com. Start the night off right at this chic restaurant which turns into a nightclub around midnight. Take the elevator to the top floor and dive into the crush of people. Don’t forget to dress to the nines! €€€ PACHA, c/Barcelo, 11 (Tribunal). Thur-Sat midnight-6am. www.pacha-madrid.com. Ultra-classy Pacha, a major force in Madrid since the 80s, now plays house, hip hop and commercial music on three floors. Worth a try, but leave those Converse at home! €€€ REINA BRUJA, c/Jacometrezo, 6 (Callao/Santo Domingo). FriSat 11pm-5.30am. www.reinabruja.com. Well-mixed, popular hip hop and R&B for the fashionable youth of Madrid. €€ YA’STA, c/Valverde, 10 (Gran Vía). Thur-Sat midnight-6am. www.yastaclub.net. Thursdays are jazz, funk and soul, Fridays are dirty rock and electro, and Saturdays are techno and psychedelic trance. Talk about a complete weekend! €€
indie pop & rock ESPIRAL POP, c/San Andrés, 23 (Tribunal/Bilbao). Wed-Sun 11pm-3am. myspace.com/espiralpop. Pop and electro pop at this funky café with featured DJs. € INDEPENDANCE CLUB, c/Santa Engracia, 26 (Alonso Martínez). Thur-Fri-Sat midnight-6am. www.independanceclub.com. Enjoy popular, danceable indiepop and rock at this excellent indie club. Email info@independanceclub.com with your full name, number of people and day attending for free entry! € SALA TABOO, c/San Vicente Ferrer, 23 (Tribunal). Thur-Sat 11pm-5.30am. www.taboo-madrid.com. Hosting both concerts and DJs, this Malasaña venue has it all, from funky electronica to punk-rock to trip-hop by upcoming artists. Watch out for its indie night, Dots Club, on Thursdays. €€ TRANSMISSION CLUB, Sala Star Studio 54, Plaza del Carmen, 3, lower floor (Sol). Fri 11pm-3am. myspace.com/transmission_club. Here’s a bar with a heavy musical focus, even mixing up the styles—post-punk, gothic, 80s and more—depending on the night. € TUPPERWARE, c/Corredera Alto de San Pablo, 26 (Tribunal). Wed-Sun 10pm-3am. myspace.com/tupperwarebar. Superkitsch design and an indie-pop vibe that gets everyone dancing. €
WILD THING BAR, c/Martín Machio, 2 (corner Padre Claret) (Alfonso XIII). Sun-Thur 9pm-close, Fri-Sat 10pm-close. www.wildthing.es. DJs rock this artsy bar with 90s and indie greats every night of the week. Make sure you take advantage of its happy hour on Thursdays from 9pm to 1am, when beers are only €2! €
electro, house, techno & drum’n’bass AUDIUM, c/Ventura Rodríguez, 7 (Ventura Rodríguez). Sat 1-7am. myspace.com/audiumclub. Techno and deep house music from RedSonja, Miguel Mendoza, Xpansul and more. €€ CAPOTE, c/Santa Teresa, 3 (Alonso Martínez). Tues-Sat 10pm-5am. This little gem of a bar puts on a good show with resident DJs Timo and Roberto Jean. Enjoy some tasty house
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This unusual event is a one night only affair that takes place in a villa somewhere just outside Madrid, the exact location to be disclosed to ticket holders closer to the event. Organizers of the night use this eight-hour long party to showcase a selection of bands who are tipped to be “the next big thing”. Attracting a crowd filled with music execs, club promoters and of course a whole heap of young hipsters who managed to bag a ticket, this night is not to be missed. Be sure to catch Metronomy, a Devon-based band whose funky electronica has recently landed them the support gig for both CSS and Bloc Party. Also look out for Crystal Fighters, a Spanish band now doing the gig circuit in London whose unique brand of “folktronica” bridges that seemingly impossible gap between ukuleles and techno. Interesting. Get your invites now from www.casajager.es, 7.30pm , 21 Oct. Secret location to be announced. Get there via a free shuttle bus from centre of the city. music to whet your appetite. €€ CASSETTE CLUB, Sala Boite, c/Tetuan, 27 (Sol). Sun midnight-6am. myspace.com/clubcassette. Electro to help ease you into the working week with a smile on your face. A cool night for a cool crowd. €€ DARK HOLE, Sala Flamingo, c/Mesonero Romanos, 13 (Callao/Gran Vía). Sat 1-6am. myspace.com/darkholegothicclub. Madrid’s unofficial gothic headquarters. Listen to dark ambient, electro and goth music until dawn. €€ DOMINION CLUB, Sala Jala Jala, c/la Puebla, 6 (Callao/Gran Vía). Fri 10.30pm-3am. www.myspace.com/dominionclubmadrid DJs Fran Raven and guests spin a dark mix of EBM, dark electro, synth pop, industrial electro and future pop. FREE DU:OM, Sala Heineken, c/Princesa, 1 (Plaza de España). FriSat midnight-6am. www.duomclub.com. Dress to impress and dance the night away to house and progressive house provided by some truly talented DJs: Hugo Serra, Iván Pica and Pombo. €€€ ELIXIR, Changó, c/Luchana (corner of Covarrubias) (Iglesia/Bilbao). Sat midnight-6am. A classy venue with goodlooking people, hot go-gos, decadent design and dance music till dawn. €€€ LOW CLUB, Sala Pirandello 1, c/Princesa, 3 (Plaza de España). Fri-Sat midnight-6am. www.intromusica.com. Spend your weekends dancing away to resident and international DJs spinning the latest electro and techno beats. €€€ MOMA 56, c/José Abascal, 56 (Gregorio Marañon). Wed-Sat midnight-6am. www.moma56.com. Dance to resident DJ Koke’s tunes at this disco bar. €€ MONDO, Sala Stella, c/Arlabán, 7 (Sevilla). Thur-Sat 0.30-6am. www.web-mondo.com. Funk and electronica feature in this fantastic venue located smack dab in the centre of town. Fridays lean more towards house, techno and electro under the night’s pseudonym, The Room. This is a place you night-owls won’t want to miss! €€ OHM, Plaza Callao, 4 (Callao). Fri-Sat midnight-6am. myspace.com/ohmclub. Great house DJs, great people and a great vibe. And don’t miss Weekend on Sundays, which features funky house. €€ 69 PÉTALOS, Avda Alberto de Alcocer, 32 (Cuzco/Colombia). Fri 11pm-6am. www.grupo69petalos.com With a shake-up of funk, RnB and popular house, plus cabaret, ludicrous outfits and general debauchery, the totally fabulous 69 Pétalos will leave you begging for more. €€ SUPERKLUB, Sala COOL, Isabel la Católica, 6 (Santo Domingo). Sun midnight-6am. Sunday evenings just got better than ever, with Superklub spilling non-stop house music into your Monday morning as if the weekend was never going to end. €€€ TWIST CLUB, Sala Wind, c/Montera, 25 (entrance in Plaza del Carmen) (Gran Vía). Thur midnight-6am. myspace.com/twistmadrid. By far the best drum ‘n’ bass night around. Head over and get hooked on music from Xol and you’re sure to have your Thursday nights booked. €€ VOODOO CLUB, Sala Moon, c/Aduana, 21 (Sol). Fri midnight6am. Voodoo is a Friday club session that caters for all the urban tribes, an offbeat night with a wide music policy covering the whole broken beats spectrum (from hip hop, dubstep and breaks to dirty electro and drum&bass). Whether it’s on the main dancefloor with its booming sound system and amazing light show, in the intimate backroom or at the chill-out bar, you’ll just love the venue and the cosmopolitan crowd it attracts.
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Wed: shows 1.30am; Thur: shows 1.30am & 3.30am; Fri, Sat: shows 1.30am, 2.30am & 3.30am. www.berlincabaret.com Located in La Latina, Berlín Cabaret attracts a diverse audience spilling out from the many bars in the area. It offers a lively, funky atmosphere with eclectic music ranging from the Jackson 5 to “La Lambada” and live cabaret shows, such as Psicosis Gonsales and In Drag. €€ LA BOCA DEL LOBO, c/Echegaray, 11 (Sevilla). Wed-Sat 10.30pm-3.30am. www.labocadellobo.com Rock, funk, electronic jazz and rare groove served up four nights a week, plus live music. €€ COSTELLO, c/Caballero de Gracia, 10 (Gran Vía). Daily 6pm3am. www.costelloclub.com. Everything from funk and electronic jazz to pop, rare groove and rock music. €€ EL JUGLAR, c/Lavapiés, 37 (Lavapiés). Daily midnight-3am. www.salajuglar.com. Get your daily dose of funk, house, reggae and breaks at this neighbourhood hotspot. € EL JUNCO, Plaza Santa Bárbara, 10 (Alonso Martínez). Daily 11pm-6am. www.eljunco.com. Late-night funk and electronic jazz. €€ MARULA CAFÉ, c/Caños Viejos, 3 (La Latina). Daily 10.30pm6am. www.marulacafe.com. Come and get your funk on at the palace of funk, also known as Marula Café. € SWEET FUNK CLUB, c/Doctor Cortezo, 1 (Sol/Tirso de Molina). Thur-Sat midnight-6am. sweetfunkclub.com. Feel free to get a little dirty at this hip-hop club near Sol. €
special nights Siroco’s Jammin Party, Club Siroco, C/San Dimas, 3 (Metro: Noviciado/San Bernado) 10pm-3am, 29 Oct. €8 with beer, €10 with copa. First 100 get a free mixtape. www.siroco.es This well established club is putting on a new night of black and Jamaican music every last Friday of the month with resident crew Chalice Soundsystem providing all the best in hip hop and reggae with a few live MCs thrown in for good measure. This month we see special guests Bassum and Fokin Peter bringing their own blend of Spanish MC-ing set to more traditional Jamaican beats. Experimenta Club, La Casa Encendida, Ronda Valencia, 2 (Metro:Lavapies).1-3 Oct. Various times and prices. www.lacasaencendida.es This month in the cultural hub of La Casa Encendida, a place you may already know for its cheap arthouse cinema nights or exhibitions, there will be a three day mini-festival celebrating the best in extremely experimental electronica. Attracting musicians from as far afield as Brooklyn, New York, this event is one for the music geeks who love their cutting-edge experience. Along with shows there will also be talks and workshops including a ‘Generative Noise’ class from Roc Jimenez de Cisneros whose music has been described as “computer music for hooligans”. Giradiscos El Perro Club, C/de la Puebla, 15 (Metro Callao). 10pm, 7 Oct. €5 www.giradiscos.org This night of live music is headlined by Cave (USA) who are stopping in Madrid during their extensive European tour. The band’s distorted mash up of psychedelic loops with funky guitar riffs makes for a disorientating and energy filled evening that harks back to some of the more avant-garde bands of the 70s. FIZ (Festival Independiente de Zaragoza) Zaragoza. Get the train from Atocha (1h 30). 8-9 Oct. 2 days: €60, 1 day: €40 www.fizfestival.com If you’re still craving one more music festival before we say goodbye to the summer then head over to Zaragoza for the weekend where you can find acts such as Massive Attack, Pete Doherty and The Go Team doing their last lap of the festival circuit. Be sure to catch locals Zombie Kids who will be rocking their usual brand of crazy techno and drum n bass DJ set and Madrid’s indie-folk darling Anni B Sweet.
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Jessica Cogan previews the big-screen releases heading to Madrid this month
Letters to Juliet (Cartas a Julieta) A beautiful Tuscan setting and the lovely Vanessa Redgrave are no match for limp writing and lukewarm leads in this month’s tepid Letters to Juliet. Amanda Seyfried stars as Sophie, an aspiring writer engaged to Victor (Gael Garcia Bernal), a manic restaurateur more focused on the perfect noodle than his perfect brideto-be. They head to Verona on a prewedding vacation where he spends all his time attending wine auctions and cheese tastings, while Sophie Despicable Me takes up with the Secretaries of Juliet—a group of women who answer letters from the lovelorn. Sophie stumbles upon a 50-year-old letter from Claire (Redgrave) and writes back, launching Claire and her grandson Charlie (Christopher Egan) on a love pilgrimage through Italy in search of her long lost Lorenzo. Charlie is skeptical, not a believer in true love. But he softens under the effects of Seyfried’s giant blue eyes—he’s only human, right? And Sophie too begins to examine her engagement and the sort of love she really wants in her life. As their search narrows in on the right Lorenzo, there’s plenty of destiny and true love to go around for everyone. While the premise is hokey, the real problem here is zero chemistry between the leads. Sure, they begin by hating each other—a promising starting place for most rom-coms—but it’s difficult to tell why or how they come around to being hopelessly in love. There’s no build up, there’s no witty repartee. The only thing I can think is that Victor is so dreadful (seriously, Garcia Bernal is repellant here), that Sophie is driven into the arms of the mediocre Charlie. Hardly the stuff of an epic love story. Out 8 Oct
Exit through the Gift Shop To really understand this film—and to really get the joke, I think—make sure you familiarize yourself with the work of Banksy, a British street artist, before you go. It may help you make better sense of the movie, which is, ostensibly, a documentary about him and the street art movement. The documentarian is Thierry Guetta, who is fortunate enough to get access to some of the biggest names of the movement (Shepard Fairey, for instance), and the best parts of the film involve his ride-alongs with these guys. Then the film takes a surprising turn. Guetta is no longer satisfied merely documenting street art—he wants to try his hand at it. So, using techniques he’s learned from the pros, he becomes “Mr. Brainwash” and begins tagging
El Gran Vázquez Employed at famous Barcelona comic book publisher Editorial Bruguera, Manuel Vázquez created such classic characters as Las Hermanas Gilda, Anacleto and La Familia Cebolleta. He was also a highly unconventional man who lived life as he pleased: teasing his bosses, dodging creditors and collecting one family after another. Santiago Segura of the Torrente films stars in this 1960s-set biopic. Out now Buried (Enterrado) Ryan Reynolds puts the romcoms on hold to star in this taught thriller about a US contractor who wakes up to find himself trapped in a coffin six feet under the Iraq desert and just a Zippo, torch and mobile phone to get him out. Never moving outside the pine box, Spanish director Rodrígo Cortes (Concursante) ingeniously keeps ratcheting up the tension as Reynolds tries to negotiate his freedom before his phone batteries— and oxygen—run out... Claustrophobics might prefer a stroll round the Casa de Campo instead. 1 Oct
around town. His work is highly derivative (no surprise) and when he launches a big show, it becomes clear he’s more interested in money than message. No—that’s not fair. It’s not just the money. He likes the fame too. Exit Through the Gift Shop is a bit of a puzzle. Is Banksy behind it? Is it an extended joke? If so, who’s in on it and who’s the butt of it? There’s lots of room for conjecture here. But even if you leave the theatre a little baffled, you won’t leave frustrated. The mystery is part of the fun. And even just taken at face value, Exit Through the Gift Shop is an amusing peek into a strange, interesting world. Out 8 Oct
Despicable Me (Gru, mi villano favorito) I wouldn’t normally recommend Steve Carell or Russell Brand films for children’s viewing, but their cartoon counterparts make a great go at kiddie flick-making in Despicable Me. Carell is the titular despicable named Gru, a super-villain who’s having a hard time getting the bank’s backing for his latest diabolical scheme. He’s planning to steal the moon, but in order to pull it off— and get the bank’s go ahead—he needs a shrink ray gun. That item is in the possession of Gru’s nemesis, Vector (Jason Segel), an upstart young bad guy who is a thorn in Gru’s side. But Gru is determined to defeat him. His weapon? Three adorable orphan girls selling cookies, who Vector will surely let into his lair… In order to enlist the girls’ help, Gru must adopt them. What starts as a plot to get the gun becomes complicated as Gru starts to actually care about the girls. And soon enough, his scheme to steal the moon starts to shrink in comparison to being there for his orphans. Despicable Me is enjoyable—it’s funny and sweet. Gru is great character, and Carell’s voice brings him to life nicely. The animation is dead on too… little lumpy minions, skinny legged Gru, round-faced little girls. Hanging out with Gru is not a bad way to spend an afternoon. Out 8 Oct
I Curse the River of Time Per Peterson Harvill Secker
If you can say one thing about Per Peterson, it’s that he’s a man with something important to say. He doesn’t set out to simply write a gripping tale, but ponders the depths of human life and emotion as he progresses. I Curse the River of Time is one powerful book, albeit a little on the bleak side. It follows 37-year-old Arvid Jansen, a character Peterson fans will recognize from some of his other novels, including his acclaimed Out Stealing Horses. Arvid is in the throes of a divorce when he is dealt another blow–his mother is diagnosed with cancer. As he struggles to cope, he looks back over the complicated landscape of his life. Holidays with his brothers, falling in love, and his student days, when he abandoned his education to join the communist cause and work on a production line, much to the vexation of his mother. There’s humour, candor and deep sentiment found within these pages but also immense sadness and darkness. Probably best to leave it on the shelf if you’re having a bit of a blue day. Katherine Robinson
In the olden days there was no Amazon, no fedex–not even a plane, train or automobile. If you wanted to deliver a present you had to do it yourself. And thus, 16th century Portugese King Dom Jao III sends his Elephant Soloman—a wedding gift to the Archduke Maximilian of Austria —out to make the long trip on foot from Lisbon to Vienna. This journey is the subject of the novel, resulting in a Chaucer-like series of tales invoking Soloman, his trusty mahout Subhro, the cavalry men accompanying them and the
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Abel Y Tu Mama También actor Diego Luna makes his directorial debut with this Mexican drama about a psychologically troubled nine-year-old boy (Christopher Ruiz Esparza) who starts acting as the head of his single-parent household—until one day his real father comes a-knocking at the door. 1 Oct Machete If you ever saw Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s full-length Grindhouse, you might remember a mock trailer for a nonexistent film about a Mexican bad-ass called Machete. Well, now it exists. Rodriguez has made the feature of the fake promo starring Danny Trejo that also provides probably the only chance you’ll get to see Robert De Niro and Steven Seagal in the same movie. 1 Oct Amador After winning plaudits aplenty (and the odd Goya Award) for Mondays in the Sun and Princesas, writer-director Fernando León de Aranoa returns with this tale of a young woman with money troubles (Magaly Solier) who gets a much-needed job caring for a bed-ridden old man (Celso Bugallo). But when he pops his clogs and leaves her unemployed once again, she faces a tough moral dilemma. 8 Oct Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Wall Street:El Dinero Nunca Duerme) Twenty-three years after his dodgy dealings in 1987’s Wall Street, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) comes out of jail into a world on the brink of the 2008 financial crisis. While his warnings of impending fiscal doom fall on deaf ears, he tries to repair his relationship with daughter Winnie (An Education’s Carey Mulligan) by striking up a bond with her fiancé, Jacob (Shia LaBeouf). Oliver Stone directs once again. 8 Oct DiDi Hollywood Elsa Pataky stars as Diana Díaz, a young Spaniard going through hell in Miami and LA as she struggles to fulfil her dream of becoming a Hollywood star. Directed by Bigas Luna, the man who discovered Penélope Cruz and hubbie Javier Bardem for 1992’s Jamón Jamón, it’s the second in a planned loose trilogy that began with 2006’s Yo Soy la Juani. 15 Oct The New Daughter (La Otra Hija) With just a few shorts behind him, Spanish filmmaker Luis Berdejo jumps straight to the big time (sort of) with this US-produced feature debut starring Kevin Costner. Kev plays a writer and newly single dad who moves to a creaky old farmhouse in South Carolina with his two daughters, only for one of them (Pan’s Labyrinth’s Ivana Baquero) to start acting strangely and disturbing events to happen. Could it have something to do with the old Indian burial ground nearby? Yes. 15 Oct The Social Network (La Red Social) “You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies”, runs the tagline to Seven director David Fincher and West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin’s film about the founding of Facebook. From two of the biggest talents in Hollywood today, it’s rumoured to be a fairly unflattering portrait of how Harvard computer genius Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) began the social networking site in his college dorm, then stepped on friends and privacy laws on his way to becoming the youngest billionaire in history. Think Fight Club with Cascading Style Sheets. 15 Oct
characters they meet on the way. The Elephant’s Journey is part fact (an elephant really did make this trip) and part fable. Once you get used to the lack of paragraph breaks, and the absence of speech marks it’s incurably funny and equally charming. But somehow it’s impossible to forget while you read that it’s the final work of such a talented wordsmith. The saddest thing about this book is the dedication: “To Pilar, who wouldn’t let me die.” It’s a tribute to Saramago’s wife Pilar del Rio. Unfortunately she lost out to the unstoppable wheels of time—the author passed away on 18 June this year. Katherine Robinson
The Wrong Blood Manuel de Lope Chatto & Windus “It was the month of May, or the month of June, in any case summer was near, and within a few weeks the war would break out” is how Manuel de Lope starts his latest novel, the first to be translated into English. The Wrong Blood takes us back in time, to the threshold of the Spanish Civil War, to Hondarribia, a coastal village in the Basque country. The novel follows the lives and loves of two women from very different backgrounds, lives which at first could not be more different. Abandoned by her parents shortly after the outbreak of the war, 16 year-old Antonia Etxarri is left to the mercy of a group of soldiers; well-off Isabel, on the other hand, is enjoying a blissful honeymoon in Biarritz. Before long, however, the fate of the two women merges when they both find themselves pregnant and alone. A crippled young doctor, Castro, is the only witness to the mysterious pact the two women make in their loneliness and desperation. The author’s style, with its rather drawn-out sentences, at times awkwardly translated, takes a little time to get used to, but the book’s moving scenes and occasional pages of pure poetry make The Wrong Blood a worthwhile read. For those interested in Spanish history and the civil war period in particular, this is a compelling, elegant account of the suffering caused by the conflict. Laura van de Velde
The Adventures of Captain Alatriste–Pirates of the Levant Arturo Perez-Reverte Orion “…I will show that the devil has no colour, no nation and no flag. I will show, too, that all it took back then to create hell
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PROFESORA NATIVA DE INGLÉS PARA PEQUES Y ADULTOS Soy Inglesa nativa (de Londres) y llevo 4 años dando clases de inglés a niños, jóvenes y adultos. Clases en grupo (2 a 4 personas) o clases individuales. Llamar para precios y disponibilidad. Clases en su domicilio o centro. Teléfono: 649 95 46 42 email: palomairving@hotmail.com. PROFESORA BRITÁNICA TITULADA DA CLASES DE INGLÉS Profesora nativa de inglés titulada (TEFL CELTA).Inglés general; inglés de negocio; inglés jurídico; inglés técnico (seguros, construcción, informática, marketing, inmobiliaria, energía, medicina, etc.); Business English Certificates; International Certificate in Financial English; International Legal English Certificate (ILEC); preparación a los exámenes de Cambridge (First Certificate, Advanced, Proficiency). 13 años de experiencia en empresas del IBEX-35. Particulares 20€; dos personas 30€; grupos 40€. Llamar al 91 459 12 60/626 065 482 o escribir a profesoresnativosdeingles@yahoo.es. BOOK GROUP! LEER Y DEBATIR EN INGLÉS ¿Te gusta leer? ¿Quieres leer libros en inglés? Bienvenido a “Book Group”. Leer libros y debatir en inglés, cita informativa gratis, €10 por hora. Otros cursos - historia, arte, filosofía.....
heart-to-heart hetero JOVEN INGLES BUSCA CHICA CARIÑOSA joven ingles de 30 años busca chica cariñosa. tengo piso propio en centro de madrid, vivo permanentemente en madrid hace 3 años. sebcp5@hotmail.com. Rest of this section on-line at inmadrid.com
PARENT AND CHILD GROUP Single mum wishes to form a Parents Group in Madrid. If you are new in town or a single parent looking to meet other parents with kids or simply want to expand you child’s network of friends then join us for walks and outings with the kids. All nationalities welcome. Write to roseantrobus@yahoo.es or call 626 065 482. Thanks!. Rest of this section on-line at inmadrid.com
SINGLE MUM SEEKS OTHER PARENTS Single mum wishes to meet other parents, single or otherwise, to organise walks, trip to cinema, outings etc. with the kids and eventually form a parent/child group. All nationalities welcome. Write to roseantrobus@yahoo.es or call 626 065 482 for an enjoyable day out with the little ones!. Rest of this section on-line at inmadrid.com
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COUNSELLING MADRID Counselling Madrid is devoted to the international community in Madrid. We provide confidential counselling services to students, expats and spouses. Visit our website for more details: www.counsellingmadrid.org. PSYCHOTHERAPIST/COUNSELOR. US trained/licensed. Specialized in Solution Focused and Family Systems Therapy. Help in relationships, life transitions, crisis or bereavement. Discover new understanding, find more effective approaches and develop strengths in resolving problems and dealing with emotional distress. David Hugener MSW. Tel: 91 594 22 08 or 636 204 220. Sliding scale. GIVE YOUR REAL BEING A CHANCE TO SHAPE YOUR LIFE Psychotherapist, specialized in Gestalt and Polarity Therapy. Individual sessiones, couples welcome. Area: Goya Mob: 658465645. PSYCHOLOGY/PSYCHIATRY/SPEECH& OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Counselling, Psychology, Psychiatry, Speech and Occupational therapy services in English and Spanish (some services also available in other languages) for all ages. Our staff of professionals has vast clinical experience helping adults and children in the English-speaking community in Madrid with depression, anxiety, cultural adaptation, couples/relationship problems, sensory impairments, language disorders and more. www.sinews.es. PSYCHOLOGIST Us trained Nicole Sarkiss (English/Spanish) gestalt and social therapy. I offer the appropriate help that is needed to each individual circumstance. call 679 626 754 Madrid centre; First consultation FREE.
desperately-seeking BEAUTRICE GARCIA CRESPO Looking for Beautrice Garcia Crespo, maiden name, age approximately 70-72 who was a Filipana National of Spanish descent. Please contact jim at jlkaliskas@yahoo.com if you know this person or her whereabouts.
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More information: 91 310 51 81 and info@yogaorganico.es. THERAPEUTIC AND RELAXATION MASSAGES Massage therapist with over ten years experience offers treatments aimed at people who suffer from muscle pains and contractures, tension, circulatory problems, stiffness, stress, anxiety, depression and hormonal disorders. *Ayurvedic massage * Foot Reflexology * Reiki * Rebirthing. Plus, Therapeutic and Deep Tissue massages which combine optimal holistic techniques for longlasting and positive results. English, Spanish and French spoken. Located in Madrid with access to Metro and parking. Home visits, gift vouchers and discounts available. For an appointment or more information, contact: Estelle Vivian: 649 230 145 / estelle.vivian@gmail.com. Web: www.estellevivian.com.
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health-and-fitness ASHTANGA YOGA AND THAI MASSAGE My name is Amorn from Thailand. I live in Madrid almost two years now. I am Ashtanga Yoga teacher and also offer Thai Massage (certified from Wat Pho Traditional Medical School in Bangkok Thailand) and Thai cooking classes at home and outside. My place is located in the center of Madrid, metro Goya and Principe de Vergara. For more information about me and price for Yoga, Thai massage and cooking class, please kindly check at my website: www.BAANAMORN.COM or write me at: BRIESELANG70@YAHOO.DE. ESCUELA DHARMA DE YOGA INTEGRAL Hatha Yoga Dinámico, método orgánico. Respiración, fortalecimiento, flexibilidad y relajación. Atención personalizada. Precios asequibles y descuentos. Clases colectivas e individuales. Horarios de mañana, mediodía y tarde. Todos los niveles. Grupo de Meditación. Seminarios de fin de semana. Pregunta por nuestros masajes. Website: www.yogaorganico.es Adress: Asociación ShivaShakti de Yoga Integral. c/Pelayo 80 1ºdcha (subway stations: Alonso martinez, Chueca).
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spanish-offered ENJOY ENGLISH-SPANISH EXCHANGE OVER A COFFEE/BEER I’m a 32-year-old guy from Madrid willing to meet English native speakers to arrange a language exchange over a coffee/beer. Interests: Music, travelling, literature, politics, arts and any other issue. No age limit. Place: Madrid Center. Email: brancusitownsend@gmail.com. See you! :D. Rest of this section on-line at inmadrid.com
english-offered INTERCAMBIO INGLES ESPAÑOL joven ingles de 30 años busca intercambio de idiomas. sebcp5@hotmail.com. Rest of this section on-line at inmadrid.com
groups MADRIDBABEL: INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN MADRID!!! Meet people from all over the world, practise languages absolutely FREE & make new friends through our wide range of international activities: EVERY WEDNESDAY > International Evening from 21:00 at The Quiet Man (Valverde 44 - metro Tribunal or Gran Vía). EVERY SUNDAY > International Afternoon from 19:00 at The Quiet Man (Valverde 44 - metro Tribunal or Gran Vía). EVERY WEEK-END > Films in o.v., international dinners, tapas evenings, excursions, sports, wine tastings, cultural visits, parties & many other activities!! For more info contact Fran (madridbabel@yahoo.es) or visit www.madridbabel.es.
Microsoft Word & Excel. Please send your CV with recent a photo and references to teachersabroad@internationalschoolofmadrid.com. ACADEMY SEEKS MUSIC, DRAMA AND PRIMARY TEACHERS. ACADEMY offers part/full time positions for Drama, Music and Primary teachers. For native speakers or high English level teachers, experienced with children 3 to 10. Excellent payment. Send CV to lc_artsmart@yahoo.es and for further information call 914292446. FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHERS ESTUDIO SOTOMAYOR IDIOMAS is seeking full-time and part-time native English teachers. Personable, dynamic and experienced teachers with TEFL certification and/or relevant university studies, good references and permission to work in Spain. Apply by email to empleo@soto-mayor.com. Tel. 91 353 1406.
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services DENTIST English dental surgeon offers high quality dental treatment in Madrid. 24-hour emergency service. Call 661 857 170. Clinica Dental Cisne, c/Magallanes, 18-1º, 28015 Madrid. Call 91 446 32 21. LIVELY CELTIC MUSIC Talented Irish musicians available for concerts, functions, weddings and parties. Tel: 654 225 305. PIANO TUNING Do you have a piano at home? Probably it´s time to tune it!!!. Are you planning to buy a piano? Whether it’s a brand new or a second hand one you need the advice of a professional technician. Contact Andrés at 661530299. info@lasteclasnegras.com English, Spanish and French spoken. MAN WITH VAN FOR HIRE Large van with driver available to hire for house & office moves, deliveries and collections (Ikea etc) free help with lifting and carrying included in charges. Hourly and daily rates in Madrid and the rest of Spain. Monthly trips back to the UK. Very good service. English. Call Ian 693 923 051 or guywithvan@hotmail.com.
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jobs jobs-offered TEFL TEACHERS REQUIRED CENTRAL MADRID We are currently recruiting native English speakers for our central Madrid academy. Block hours at 20 euros/hr offered. Exam preparation experience welcomed as are recognised TEFL qualifications. Please send CV to theenglishexamcentre@hotmail.com. SALES DIRECTOR SEEKS PERSONAL ASSISTANT; to work in our busy central Madrid office; making telephone calls and chasing new contacts. Full time position, but would consider part time / job share. You must be highly motivated, have a happy disposition, and be a fluent English speaker. Salary with bonus scheme available to the right candidate. Possibilities for promotion, which may suit graduate entrants. Please reply with a copy of your CV (in English) to: hr@amaliawealth.com. ENGLISH OR FRENCH SPOKEN TO LOOK AFTER A GIRL We are looking for a native english or French spoken person to look after a three-year-old girl during the afternoons (16:3019:00). Plaza mayor area. If you are interested send an email with your details and some information about your experience (no need to be with children) to this address: slaranguren@gmail.com. SECRETARY A secretary is required to join our administration team in the Primary school at the International School of Madrid. The working hours are: 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. A native English speaker is preferred but will consider a candidate that has strong English as a second language, fluent Spanish is essential. The candidate must have strong people skills and enjoy working with children. The candidate must have experience using computers especially software such as
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www.illuminateEnglish.com, Email: info@illuminateEnglish.com, Tel: 627 619 563. ENGLISH SPEAKER REQUIRED We are looking for a trustworthy native english speaking girl for doing educational activities with our 8 and 5 year old children. Tuesday and Thursday evenings two hours a day. Phone: 653 52 33 49. roxalialex@gmail.com. ENGLISH CLASSES AT HOME OR WORK Native, qualified and experienced teachers for all levels. Quality guaranteed by Emerson Language Resources. For information write to info@emersonlanguages.com or call us at 914041290 or check out our web page: www.emersonlanguages.com.
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