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features arts &culture 7 A MAG OUT OF MAYHEM One year on from the volcano chaos, how one man pulled stories from the story
ad index BARS PICNIC, p17 TABERNA CHICA, p7 TEMPLO DEL GATO, p9 TGI FRIDAYS, inside front cover TUPPERWARE, p17
14 Month Ahead Art & theatre listings CAFÉS
8 ÁNGEL’S DELIGHT
ANGLET CAFÉ, p15
music
Interview with top Spanish chef Ángel Palacios
9 GIRL POWER: LONGBOARDING STYLE The Madrid Longboard Girls’ Crew look to change the longboarding scene
16 Concerts 16 Album reviews 17 Nightlife
The EFL Madrid and FC Británico review
YELMO CINES IDEAL, P6
Our pick of this month’s gigs
The best new music releases
10 SO FAR, SO GOOD?
CINEMA
DENTISTS AZUARA DENTAL, p9 CISNE DENTAL, ENGLISH DENTIST p9
The most up-to-date clubbing guide FAIRS
11 THE OTHERS
movies
Anglos working beyond the realms of English teaching
EXPATICA, back cover
18 Movie reviews
11 MADE IN MADRID
New releases on the big screen
18 Book Buzz
The city behind the film—Deception
JOB OFFERS See Service Guide for job offers, p19-22
New titles for your shelf
11 LOOK WHAT YOU’VE SAID
LANGUAGE SERVICES See Service Guide, p19-22
The origin of “Donkey’s Years”
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13 AROUND MADRID IN EIGHT TEA DAYS
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Scene WHAT’S NEW IN TOWN
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Mad World MADRID
ONLINE NIGHTLIFE GUIDE LAS NOCHES DE MADRID, p13
RANDOMNESS!
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OUTDOOR ADVENTURES WALKIE TALKIE, P12 & 17
THE MONTH’S NEWS DIGESTED
Finding the best tea shops and lounges the city has to offer
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5 Great Places to Buy... HATS TO TURN HEADS!
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15 THE EZRA BEATS GO ON Checking out the roots and latest release of the Madrid indie folk trio
11 Streetwise WHAT’S IN A NAME?
PUBS DUBLINERS, p6 FINBAR’S, p7 IRISH ROVER, p5 O’CONNELL ST, p15 O’NEILL’S, back cover
12 Food & Drink ¡GOOD GRIFO!, RESTAURANT REVIEW hen my grandmother used to say, “I’ll bake you some cakes using my special recipe,” it was sadly more of a threat than a promise. The lack of culinary talent was proudly maintained by my mother, who I tel: 91 523 30 91 fondly remember slicing a homemade Christmas email: pudding with her hacksaw. The good news for readers editor@in-madrid.com this month is that InMadrid errs towards food and drink that bless rather than blemish a table. Leah Rodrigues speaks to top Spanish chef Ángel Palacios about his Michelin-starred restaurant (P8), while Tom Burgess finds eight locations to ease the stress of city life—tea shops, of course (P13). On a sporting note, Anthony Prévost discovers why Madrid’s Longboard Girls’ Crew is attracting a lot of attention (P9), and we also look at the season so far for the EFL Madrid and FC Británico (P10). And that’s not to mention movies, travel, wine, books and music. We hope the flavour appeals.
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Head to Valencia from 11-14 Apr for a James Bond congress. The forums and talks form part of the city’s cinema festival. See www.mostravalencia.com
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Market Nomada Market Nomada comes to Madrid—one of the largest independent design fairs in the country. It’s a forum where you can see what’s on offer and buy creations from around 150 of the latest talents of Spanish fashion, art and design. There will also be a chill-out stage for music performances, parades, workshops and other activities. The event takes place in a 1,000 m² space over two floors, and with more than 40,000 people visiting last year it is sure to be a fashion faux pas if you aren’t seen there. For art, design and fashion bloggers there will also be a competition to try out your blogging skills. Market Nomada, Calle de Atocha, 24 (Metro: Sol/Tirso de Molina), 1 and 2 Apr, 12pm-10pm; 3 Apr, 12pm-9pm. Entrance: 1. See www.nomadamarket.com.
Goñi: Radiografias y Retratos reveals a selection of his satirical portraits of famous people in Spain during the 1960s and 70s. La Mirada del Samurai: Los Dibujos de Akira Kurosawa, 7 Apr-12 Jun. Lorenzo Goñi: Radiografias y Retratos, 7 Apr-8 May. Museo ABC, C/Amaniel, 29-31 (Metro: San Bernardo/Noviciado), TuesSat, 11am-8pm; Sun, 10am-2pm. Entrance: free. See www.museoabc.es
New Art Marta Beltrán is a young newcomer on the art scene whose latest exhibition, Sobrehumanas. Qué cosa increíble harías por mí, is a collection of drawings and paintings exploring character portrayal of iconic women such as Dolly Parton, Marilyn Monroe and Raquel Welch. Beltrán uses a basic palette and coarse brushwork to crudely caricature her subjects. She stresses it’s not about violation but rather exploration of the aesthetics. (Jerome Apolda). Galería La Cajita del Arte, C/Valverde, 41 (Metro: Gran Vía). Tel: 622 736 147.
Folkarria: eco festi-ball
FESTIMAD 2M Biodiversidad Musical The second edition of this 11-day music festival starts on 28 April, with more than 70 events in 33 venues in the city. The lineup includes The Rebels at the Hard Rock Café (28 Apr) and The Human League at Teatro Circo Price (5 May). There’s also Proyecto Amazonas, in which avante garde experimental rock band Erizonte, whose 2010 album Work in Progress has been nominated for a Latin Grammy, play accompanied by a performance of contemporary dance at the Casa de America (29 Apr). FESTIMAD 2M Biodiversidad Musical. 28 Apr-8 May. Various venues. See www.festimad.es
This new folk festival aims to revive and popularise traditional dance and folk music while simultaneously increasing awareness of ecological issues, fair trade and ethical banking. There will be performances from Spanish, French and Portugese folk groups, dance workshops and activities for children, as well as roundtable discussions about issues of global economic justice. Headliners include Mu, a Portugese band who fuse traditional and experimental music with instruments from around the world, and Eliseo Parra, a maestro of traditional Spanish music. Leading charities involved in the event include Triodos Bank, Fiare, Coop 57 and Ecologistas en acción. Folkarria, Recinto Ferial de Torres de la Alameda, Paseo de los Pozos, 19 (Bus line 261 from Avda. de América).1-3 Apr. See www.folkarria.es
Performed by Englishspeaking theatre group Platform Theatre, whose previous productions include Blue Heart, The Fantasticks is an American musical that explores the themes of “growing up and facing the real world.” The Fantasticks, 9pm. 1, 2, 9, 10 Apr. La Madrilera Theatre, C/de Don Felipe, 9 (Metro: Tribunal). Tickets 4 at the door.
Altered States of Reality in NYC! We don’t often touch on events outside Madrid, but for any of our readers heading to the Big Apple, or with friends in New York who want to keep abreast of Spanish talent, the Agora Gallery is hosting an exhibition which will feature four Spanish artists: Martin Zalba Ibáñez, Luis Beltrán, Jose A. Gallego and Yvonne
Portugese folk band “Mu”
Jugada a 3 Bandas Jugada a 3 Bandas is series of exhibitions in 14 galleries around Madrid which will showcase talent of 50 artists such as Susana Anágua, Luc Mattenburger, Ani Kington, Julia Fullerton-Batten, Will Steacy and Roman Schramm. Participating galleries include: Aranapoveda, ASM28 and Blanca Soto amongst others. Juganda a 3 Bandas. From 2 Apr. See www.a3bandas.org
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Ribes Zankl. Focusing on analogue and digital fine art photography, the exhibition aims to provide a glimpse of the world as captured through the lens of a camera and challenge our perceptions and concept of reality. Altered States of Reality: An Exhibition of Analogue and Digital Fine Art Photography. Agora Gallery, 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, 19 Apr-10 May. Tue-Sat, 11am-6pm. Entrance: free. See www.agora-gallery.com
Museo ABC: Drawings and Illustrations The new Museo ABC has two exhibitions starting on 7 April, of which the first is in relation to Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa. La Mirada del Samurai: Los Dibujos de Akira Kurosawa presents storyboards used during the filming of some of his movies. Kurosawa’s work includes the classic Seven Samurai, and he was one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. The exhibits are from some of his last films including Dreams and Rhapsody in August. The second exhibition is about Spanish cartoonist Lorenzo Goñi. Lorenzo
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Malasaña Maderfaker Funk Club, continues to celebrate its fifteenth anniversary, showcasing the richness of black music in the capital. There are three remaining concerts this month—1 April headed by Pyramid Blue at Sala Juglar, 2 April with Tasty Grooves at Moe Club, and an end of festival party on 9 April with Wondertonix at El Sol. Madrid es Negro. Until 9 Apr. See www.madridesnegro.com
Comedy in Madrid Mike Huntley and other comedians will be presenting their fourth “In ‘the’ English” gig on Sunday 10 April—a great opportunity to forget about Monday morning and the week ahead. In ‘the’ English, Soul Station, C/Cuesta de Santo Domingo, 22 (Metro: Callao/Santo Domingo) 10 April, 7pm. Entrance: 5. See www.atrapalo.com
Marathon April is the month when sporty types don their running shoes (and the rest of us cheer them on while scoffing patatas bravas). This year’s Madrid marathon takes place on 17 April, along with a 10K race at the same time. Prizes will be given for the first 10 men and 10 womento finish. If you feel that you’re up for the challenge, you can register before 8 April (providing registration isn’t full) by going to the website. Marathon and 10K race, Paseo de Recoletos, Sun, 9am. 17 Apr. See www.maratonmadrid.org/
Easter in Madrid If your taste in processions includes watching volunteers struggle through the streets carrying extremely heavy Christian icons, Semana Santa will not disappoint in Madrid. Those volunteers are called costaleros, and they’ll form part of different processions, the members of which wear the infamous gowns and pointed hats that actually signify penitents who wish to be forgiven for sins. The most popular procession is held on Jueves Santo (Holy Thursday) when the Virgin Maria Santísima de la Esperanza and Jesús del Gran Poder are carried down Calle Toledo. You can catch the parade at 8pm at the Colegiata de San Isidrio. Semana Santa, 17-24 Apr. Search “Madrid Holy Week” at Photo (CC) flickr: tatinauk www.esmadrid.com. W W W. I N M A D R I D . C O M
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1066 The Conquest We mentioned Peter Fieldman’s new book last month, 1066 The Conquest, but priced it incorrectly at 7. In fact, the book sells for around 13, or £10.66 from amazon.co.uk. 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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Top Ten Spanish Cocktails In view of our food and drink focus this month (tea shops and an interview with top chef Ángel Palacios), Vicky Knill concocts ten new Spanish cocktails that no bar should be without:
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El Barça y El Real—Guaranteed to raise passions, but on no account should you drink both of these on the same night.
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La Jubilación—Wait with eager anticipation for this, then just when you think you can sit down and relax, it’s snatched from your grasp and takes a few more years to arrive.
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La Siesta Larga—Vodka, tequila, whisky and rum. Knocks you out for several hours!
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La Crisis—Unique because it’s price actually increases whilst you’re paying for it. If your wallet empties and you can no longer keep up with the payments, the barman repossesses your liver.
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El Chino Champagne Sorpresa—It’s Bovril.
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El Rastro—A mix of everything, and a bargain at one euro, but you have to fight your way past 20 old ladies to get to it.
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El Dali—Served upside down in a peculiar shaped glass, with a free comedy moustache.
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El Intercambio—A mix of a number of international spirits. It won’t teach you another language but it will cause you to forget your own.
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El Metro—Choose one of 12 different coloured alcoholic beverages, then change to another if you wish. Good value at one euro a shot, but each choice comes with someone playing the guitar or piano accordion (badly).
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La Selección Española—Three layers of liquors: pacharan (red), orujo (yellow), and pacharan again (red), topped with sparklers and flags. This is not to be confused with the Selección Inglésa, which looks good on paper, but usually disappoints.
Intercambio extinguished It was my first one-on-one (surely “one-to-one”–Editor) intercambio—a language exchange to practice with a native speaker—and I should have turned around and ran the second he asked me, “How’s your fire equipment?” But I needed help with my spotty Spanish and “Manuel” seemed friendly and eager to sharpen his English skills. He showed up with a clipboard, pen and briefcase, asking me if I had recently bought fire equipment in any supermarket. Alarm bells started ringing, even though he explained that he had started some freelance work with a company that needed surveys about—you guessed it—people’s fire apparatus purchasing habits. And if that wasn’t weird enough, he went on to tell me that his previous job was selling gadgets especially made for zurdos, or left-handed people. (See, I did get some vocabulary out of it). I suggested we grab a caña because God knows I really needed some alcohol at that moment. But Manuel stated, rather vehemently, that he DIDN’T drink. Coffee? Coke? Neither. Agua de grifo? No; instead Manuel just wanted to walk around the city streets and talk for our whole intercambio hour. It was summer, and the temperature was a sizzling 40 degrees. The afternoon took on a Twilight Zone aura when he spotted a public library. When I told him I gh didn’t have a library card, the man utterly flipped out, saying “What joo mean joo don’t have library Photo (CC) flickr: mike_co card? You must to get one!”(sic). Fearing that he would, perhaps, raise a fire axe at me, I reluctantly followed him inside the library where he immediately grabbed a form and filled it out for me to sign. And, what do you know? One can actually get a Madrid Hemeroteca y Bibliotecas Municipales library card within minutes! I thanked him profusely, distracted him by pointing at some Asterix comic books, then practically galloped out of the library door for fear he would somehow learn I wasn’t a vegetarian and sign me up with an animal rights cult by the end of the night. Funnily enough, the next day, I received an email from him saying that he’d had a lot of fun, and that we should do it again! Sophia Lucas
Editor’s note: What’s the worst intercambio experience you’ve ever had? Odd locations? Strange individuals? Peculiar conversation topics? We’d like to know! Send your emails, max. 200 words, titled “Spooky Speak” to editor@in-madrid.com
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Thank you to everyone who sent in entries for our photo competition. Unfortunately, a supply of tickets has not been received from Yelmo for the last few months. We are trying to resolve the situation and hope to be running the competition again soon.
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Fairy Tales By Jerome Apolda
Shaken The planet shook and for a mere second actually slowed down. Knowing me, you’re expecting this apocalyptic reference to be caused by the sight of some tall, dark, handsome stranger on the street, but I’m afraid that I’m being quite literal. Japan shook, before being submerged and, while I’m writing these words, seems to be on the verge of the most catastrophic nuclear debacle of all time. The crazy guy on your street corner with a bit of cardboard duck-taped to his chest would claim “the end of the world is nigh” and by brandishing the bible would compel you to turn to Jesus before it’s too late. Thankfully I’m not that guy yet—give me another couple of years. And even though I would probably shag him if he was cute, I can’t shake off the feeling that he has a point. Television-free for the past eight years, I’ve successfully managed to keep away from the everyday horror stories that the news feeds the world. I wanted more time for cute little me, like when I was five years old and believed the world revolved around my little person. What a rude awakening to find out that it doesn’t. A bit dim, I didn’t grasp the enormity of it all and not knowing the intricacy of a nuclear plant I reached out to someone who did. What that nuclear physicist told me, astounded me (not all my acquaintances are drag queens!). Like most people—turns out I’m not that special after all—I was at a loss about what to do. Was I supposed to keep going on my merry way? To plan my next sex-date? To get on with my ironing and to arrange my revenge on my back-stabbing slime-ball of an assistant who unsuccessfully tried to take over my column last month? Or simply to clap at Kurt and Blaine finally kissing on Glee? (I did— actually I jumped up and down in utter joy like a giddy schoolgirl.) Or was I supposed to reassess my life and priorities? Was I to cherish what I had and the never-before-considered good fortune that I live in Madrid, a natural disaster-free zone, and hopefully away from any nuclear plants? But my internet data research craze knew no bounds and I couldn’t stop myself turning on my computer. On finding out the incredible number of nuclear plants I was close to, I freaked out and packed my bags. Apparently central Africa was my best bet if I didn’t want to be annihilated by a nuclear mushroom. My flatmate, a drag queen, was ready to go to work and on seeing me attempting to leave the flat, slapped me in the face. “Get a grip, girl!” she said. “Thousands of people have died, countless are left with absolutely nothing and are locked away in their home praying that they’ll get through another day and you’re thinking about running away to Africa? I have a show in an hour and I need you to carry my make-up kit so drop your bag and help me you selfish prick!” I did; apparently the show must go on, no matter what. For Fairy Tales and more: check out www.jerome-apolda.com
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Join Intermón Oxfam’s “Día para la Esperanza” (Day for Hope) in Plaza Museo Reins Sofía, Sun 10 Apr, 11am-8pm. Expect dance, games, music and more.
Marty Delfín dissects the past month’s news headlines
Ill statements Madrid regional premier Esperanza Aguirre is back at work following surgery to remove a lump from her breast. The Popular Party official said that doctors were confident that they caught the small tumour in time, and although she is undergoing radiotherapy, she added that she was ready to initiate her re-election campaign. Aguirre is facing a heated race against Madrid Socialist Party (PSM) president Tomás Gómez on 22 May. But her illness cast doubts among certain pundits who questioned whether she was ready to take on such a rigorous routine. Capping this off was a front page photograph published in El Mundo showing Aguirre being wheeled out on a trolley just hours after her operation. Many saw the photograph in bad taste and questioned its news value. Some enterprising hospital worker may have used a cellphone to take the shot. The health concerns of another leader were questioned just days later when Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba was admitted to the emergency room suffering from a urinary tract infection. Eyebrow-raising and ridiculous comments poured in, mainly from the PP, including parliamentary spokeswoman Soraya Sáez de Santamaria who suggested that Rubalcaba checked himself into the hospital because he wanted to avoid answering the opposition’s questions about the Faisán case—an ongoing investigation into a police tip-off incident that prevented the arrest of some ETA members. Further questionable comments came from Deputy Celia Villalobos. The former PP health minister defended Sáez de Santamaria by saying that she was proud of her, because she had been “capable of putting” Rubalcaba’s predecessor María Teresa Fernández de la Vega “out on the streets” and Rubalcaba himself “in the hospital.” Villalobos served as health chief in the middle of the mad cow disease Rubalcaba Photo: (CC) flickr: gobierno_vasco_irekia scare a few years back,
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and was partly responsible for instilling the hysteria by wanting to shut down restaurants that insisted on serving beef. The recent statements and speculations about the health of Spain’s top officials seem to suggest that sense and sensibility in this country are surely not healthy.
Slow down, you’re going too fast The Cabinet last month decided to lower the speed limit on motorways from 120 to 110 kph, as well as order a five percent reduction in fares on all Renfe short- and middle-distance commuter trains, in a bold effort to reduce energy consumption. The measures were announced as the nation deals with the impact of the soaring oil prices fuelled by the unrest in Libya. Drivers’ associations say reducing the speed limits could cause more accidents Photo: (CC) flickr: PaulJerry on motorways. The Popular Party was quick to point out that the last person to change the limits was Franco. Other critics believe that the reduction is nothing more than a secret strategy for the government to generate more money by increasing traffic fines. It may be difficult to understand how cutting the limit by ten kph will save energy but apparently the Cabinet has a lot of technicians who study these things. Spanish motorists are some of the most dangerous compared to the rest of the European continent. Comparing the annual number of road fatalities, Spain ranks the fifth highest among European Union members. (Although fatalities are down from 8,837 in 1991 to 4,442 in 2005, according to a European Commission report issued in 2007.) Driving slower may not save as much as the 1.5 billion euros in oil expenses the government stresses, but many analysts say it will save lives.
Doggy bag shortage
“Don’t blame me!”
Ever since the company that provided Madrid dog owners with free plastic bags to pick-up after their pets went broke earlier this year, there has been a massive shortage of bags throughout the city. The local government has installed small dispensers at some pavement litter bins, but these are scarce. You have to look to find them and hope that there are bags available. Some owners are taking more than their share, completely emptying the dispensers and leaving others to fend for
themselves. Some enterprising groups are going around different parks, selling them at 5 centimos per bag. The consequences are evident: pavements are a lot messier, pedestrians are barking at all pet owners, and some dog lovers refuse to comply with the law to pick-up after their animals because in many cases the bag dispensers are located far from their usual dog parks. Madrid must come up with better solutions. If the situation continues unchanged, something may hit the fan.
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A mag out of mayhem One year after the travel chaos caused by an Icelandic volcano, Simon Hunter meets a man who made the most of being stranded
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t’s pretty safe to assume that most InMadrid readers have some epic travel stories about horrendous cancellations, devastating delays and world-class incompetency in airline customer service. However, any such travelling gripes surely pale in comparison with the worldwide havoc a certain unpronounceable Icelandic volcano wreaked twelve months ago, as an invisible ash cloud descended over much of Europe and grounded thousands of flights. But where some saw endless queues, unexpected costs and general travel misery, there was one man who saw an opportunity. “When life gives you volcanoes, make magazines,” writes British journalist Andrew Losowsky, who was unexpectedly stuck in Dublin shortly after celebrating his wedding in Spain, thanks to the eruption of the troublesomely named Eyjafjallajokull. (That’s “Ay-uh-fewat-la-yo-koot”, just in case you want to tell your friends.)
Bound, but not homeward Rather than sit around twiddling his thumbs, the editor, blogger and writer decided to put the call out to all those in the same situation: let’s make a magazine. The result is Stranded, a sumptuously designed 88-page tome that captures the experiences caused by the unprecedented lockdown of the skies and the output of ideas that followed. “It was a bizarre moment in time,” explains Andrew. “If you weren’t affected by the volcano, you didn’t really care. Those of us who were stranded, however, were living a disrupted, uncertain existence trying to get home.” The resulting magazine is a mix of the weird and the wonderful, beginning with luggage tags inscribed with the personal experiences of many of Andrew’s contacts, to photos of the beds where they were forced to sleep. There are satellite pictures of the notorious ash cloud itself, as well as short stories based on the eruption, a suggested playlist for those in abandoned airports and a tale about 54 journalists in a 16 hour race to catch a boat. There’s even a recipe for a volcano-themed cocktail, should anyone wish to recreate their ordeal of being stuck in a hotel bar for days on end.
Creativity ebbs and flows “There were probably about 30 commissions that weren’t fulfilled in the end,” Andrew admits. “I wanted to show how uncertain and disruptive that moment in time was, for everything, including making magazines. I also felt that some of the ideas for articles, whether they were written or not, were just too good not to share.” An amusing inclusion comes in the shape of the email exchanges between Andrew and his would-be contributors over ideas and assignments that fizzled out and came to nothing—a familiar experience for anyone who has ever tried to put a magazine together. “Turn the volcano into a puppet,” instructs Andrew in one email, and then follows up later with “Are you still on for this commission?” The eventual reply is disappointing but refreshingly frank: “I made it home. And am just starting a new job. I guess in all honesty, though it truly pains me to say so, I’m not really able to be involved in a meaningful sort of way. Best of luck.” 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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Long term help Apart from occupying his time, Andrew’s other motivation for creating the magazine was to raise funds for The International Rescue Committee, which focuses on helping refugees who are stranded in a more permanent way. “They take things further than just trying to support people in the days and weeks after a tragic event,” comments Andrew, “they also work hard on helping people assimilate to their new homes for months and years afterwards. Given the magazine, and its subject matter, it seemed the most appropriate choice.” The public seem to engage with the project, and how it’s been executed. By mid-March, the magazine had shifted 276 copies in 10 different countries, raising $1,360 for the Rescue Committee. “The reaction has been very positive,” says Andrew. “It’s been covered on the websites of Wired, GOOD magazine, National Geographic Traveler, in El País, a Swedish travel magazine, on the Word magazine podcast, and on lots of blogs.”
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One by one The key to the production of the magazine, according to Andrew, is the fact that it is printed on demand—i.e., each copy is published as it is ordered, meaning that there is no need to make a large investment to get the publication produced. “I wouldn’t have paid out my own money to print and send copies,” says Andrew. “Print on demand means I can have a great end product, with no financial risk of my own. If such a thing hadn’t existed, I’d probably not have done it at all.” The readers and beneficiaries of The International Rescue Committee are no doubt glad he did. And in the meantime, we’ll all be waiting for the next quirky act of nature to see what Andrew comes up with next.
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Stranded is available from www.magcloud.com for the price of $18.95. All proceeds go to The International Rescue Committee.
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Ángel’s delights Top chef Ángel Palacios speaks to Leah Rodrigues about the links between the family and the restaurant kitchen, and his concept of nueva tradición, a fusion of traditional Spanish flavours
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pon entering La Broche, one of Madrid’s Michelin-starred restaurants, I am greeted with the faint sounds and scents from the kitchen below—the rhythmic swishing of knives on cutting boards and sensuous aromas wafting their way up the stairs. I sit contentedly, taking in the restaurant’s minimalistic black and white design with subtle artistic touches, and a few minutes later Ángel Palacios appears, casually dressed in jeans and a black hoodie with a colourful logo. He welcomes me in the typical Spanish way and gives me a warm genuine smile, immediately emitting confidence and making the atmosphere even more comfortable. Palacios grew up in Catalonia and acknowledges that his parents and grandmother gave him a solid foundation for cooking and enjoying traditional foods. “My favourite dishes were my grandmother’s sopa de cebolla [onion soup], my father’s tortilla de patata, and my mother’s conejo con aceitunas [rabbit with olives] which I make in all of my restaurants,” he says. He adds that they also taught him “the most important thing in the kitchen is respect and humility,” and that he would never learn without adopting those virtues.
Learning curve His intention was always to be a chef, and he readily admits that he did not like school and was therefore a poor student. “When my parents weren’t home, I watched television instead of doing school work. There was an animated series called Le Petit Chef which featured a boy who knew how to cook. Whatever dish he prepared, it made people smile. Everything that he cooked was like magic. I saw this and wanted to be like him when I grew up.”
La Broche
As a teenager, Palacios started working in professional kitchens, the first being a restaurant in Barcelona called L’Amfora. “I would go there at weekends and help the chef, which mostly meant cleaning up after him, although sometimes he would let me make a dish.” Staying in Catalonia, he then studied for five years at the Escuela de Hoteleria Joviat, a highly regarded catering school in Manresa. If he could have anyone past or present at his dream dinner table it
would be his grandfather, who helped his family pay for his tuition but passed away before Palacios graduated. “He never saw me in a chef ’s uniform. I would want to give him the gift of eating and introduce him to my wife and son.”
Stars in his eyes The 12 months following his training were spent working for chefs like Martín Berasategui, who has won three Michelin stars for Restaurante Martín Berasategui in Lasarte (País-Vasco). Palacios hoped that he would one day be able to get a position at one of the best restaurants in the world—El Bulli. His chance came in 1997. “I would consider my mentor to be Ferran Adrià [excutive chef of El Bulli and known for popularising the molecular gastronomy or “deconstructivist” movement]. He is the person who has had the greatest influence on my food, how I think, and the way in which I value my work.” His experience at El Bulli gave him excellent preparation for other projects. He worked with Chef Sergi Arola to open two La Broche restaurants (Madrid and Miami), and two branches of Restaurante Arola (Madrid and Barcelona). In 2008, he became executive chef of Madrid’s La Broche. “Since I have been in charge, I have done nothing the same and everything different from Chef Arola. I don’t like to make other chefs’ dishes, so we have changed the concept of the restaurant and the story we want to tell with our food.”
Appliance of science Palacios has received many awards for his work at La Broche, the most prestigious being his Michelin star in 2010. “To keep our star, we are constantly evolving the food and the dining area,” he explains. Recognising La Broche’s position as a fine dining restaurant, he continues, “I am working everyday to surpass my clients’ expectations and my own. I am never satisfied with what I make and I am always pushing myself to move forward.” His continuous motivation to improve his food, together with being a big believer in using seasonal products, frequently leads to new dishes appearing on the menu. Those factors have resulted in his famous tasting menu of Langostino de Vinaròs (prawns from Vinaròs, north of Valencia). “It was the season for langostino and we were offering a dish that paired it with peaches. By chance, it happened to be langostino from Vinaròs. Diners liked the pairing so much that someone from the town asked us to be official ambassadors for the product.” Langostino de Vinaròs is an example of Palacios’s reinterpretation of tradition using contemporary cooking methods. “Whenever I am seeking inspiration for new dishes, I turn to my roots, especially my Catalan
roots,” he states, “I study traditional cuisine and then apply the techniques I have learned from Ferran, Martín, and Sergi.” By doing so, he’s made a niche for himself in Spanish gastronomy with his concept of nueva tradición, along with molecular gastronomy— the use of scientific principles and technology to change the standard appearance and texture of an ingredient, usually to enhance aroma and flavour.
Family, friends and fears Life as a chef in a Michelin-starred restaurant leaves little time to relax. “On my days off I try to leave my work at La Broche but the problem is that the phone doesn’t stop ringing.” On Sundays, Palacios and his family enjoy the company of friends. “Whenever I go to a friend’s house, they always say the same thing—that they are afraid to cook for me. Once they see me eating and enjoying the food as much as everybody else, they relax,” he admits. “To me it’s more about the people I am with than the food itself.” Contrary to popular belief this chef rarely cooks at home. “Most days I eat at the restaurant. However, at home I’m at the mercy of my wife, Laura. She dictates the menu. If she wants merluza a la vasca, I make merluza a la vasca.” He confesses that he is a simple man and when he goes out to eat, he looks for restaurants that serve the traditional food he loves. “I like a good chuleta con patatas fritas or un buen arroz. When I do have the opportunity to eat at places that are at the same level as La Broche, by which I mean with a Michelin star or similar price range, I like to see what those chefs are doing and learn from them.” His dreams for the future include a bar that integrates show cooking and eating, but for now he is continuing to create innovative dishes for madrileños and visitors alike. La Broche, C/Miguel Ángel, 29-31. (Metro: Gregorio Marañón). Tel: 91 399 34 37.
Five great places to buy... hats to turn heads Elegant, exclusive or extravagant—this month we doff our caps to Madrid’s milliners
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Hutmacherin. The designer Mabel Sanz G-O is the owner of this minimalist hat shop in Chueca, where she shows her collection of hats (peaks, broad-brimmed, skullcaps) and headwear handmade with feathers, manes, velvet or tulles. Her classic but modern, simple but elaborate hats have been incorporated in several Cibeles Fashion Week shows by famous Spanish designers like Jesús del Pozo, Duyos, Lorenzo Caprile, David Delfin and Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada. The shop also has a small bar to enjoy a glass of wine. Cool! C/San Lorenzo, 5 (Metro: Tribunal). Tel: 91 308 34 47. www.mabelsanzgo.com. Mon-Fri, 5-9pm.
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María José Mendoza. This hat designer has her small shop in the very heart of Malasaña, and her speciality is felt, which she uses to make casual and cute skullcaps, in a 1920s style. She also makes pretty wool berets, as well as smart party hats. Clients can order them in any size and colour because she makes them all by hand
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in her studio behind the shop. Other enticing stock includes accessories, umbrellas by Pertegaz (the important Spanish designer of haute couture), skirts, and lovely bags designed by Evasiete. C/Manuela Malasaña, 21 (Metro: Bilbao). Tel: 91 446 27 54. www.mariajosemendoza.com. Mornings by appointment. TuesFri, 5-9pm; Sat, 11am-2.30pm.
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Mariana Barturen. The excellent milliner Mariana Barturen has had this charming workshop in the exclusive Barrio de Salamanca for the last 15 years. By prior engagement, she makes elegant and very sophisticated hats and ceremonial headwear. She works by hand, in a traditional manner, making sure each hat coordinates with the customer’s party or evening dress. Her creations are unique and perfect for a wedding, a luxury party or even for Ascot! C/Príncipe de Vergara, 56 (Metro: Núñez de Balboa). By appointment. Tel: 91 577 13 19.
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Los Tocados de Marieta. This charming shop, adorned with a huge picture of Audrey Hepburn wearing a lovely hat, was inaugurated just a few months ago on this commercial thoroughfare. It offers a wide range of accessories, headwear and hats made by different designers, from simple hairbands to original and complex creations. To complete the party look, the store also sells gloves, cute clutch bags, and glitter hairpins. Everything can be easily bought online too! C/Alberto Aguilera, 29 (Metro: Argüelles). Tel: 91 542 48 64. www.lostocadosdemarieta.com. Mon-Sat, 10am-8pm. W W W. I N M A D R I D . C O M
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Yulia Eremina. Another new place to find the hat of your dreams, Russian designer Yulia Eremina opened her small workshop recently in Moncloa, very near the famous Temple of Debod. She makes handcrafted trendy or period hats, as well as party headwear in bright colours (purple, red, orange or electric blue) with flowers, ribbon, lace or feathers. She lends her creations to the cinema, theatre and television industries, and also rents them for weddings or special events. C/de Ferraz, 33, 2º, C-4 (Metro: Argüelles/Ventura Rodríguez). Tel: 649 960 777. www.yuliaeremina.com. By appointment. T H E E N G L I S H - L A N G U A G E M O N T H LY
Girl power: longboarding style The Facebook page of the Madrid Longboard Girls’ Crew has attracted more than 10,000 fans in less than eight months. Anthony Prévost meets the Crew’s founder as they ride the streets
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26th Anniversary Party!!! with live music from Jackponks from 11pm till late Tue-Thu 21:00-3:00 Fri-Sat 21:00-3:30
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ven though they would eventually turn heads and become a reference for female longboarding worldwide, everything started pretty casually. Jacky, a madrileña longboarder, knew that longboarding was male-dominated, but she thought that pursuing the sport with other girls would be more fun. She felt that girls had a different interpretation, and a different style, which she wanted to emphasise and share. So when she was asked to come up with her own project for the longboard events of La noche en blanco 2010, Madrid’s all-night cultural and artistic celebration, she decided to gather as many female riders as possible. To do that she created the Longboard Girls’ Crew (LGC) Facebook page, as well as literally pouncing on any girls boarding in the street. “To me, it was just a game at the beginning,” she admits, and she had no idea her efforts would pay off so handsomely.
Long versus skate Born in the 50s, longboarding has always lived in the shadow of its skateboarding cousin. Skateboarding received all the attention with people like the Z-boys and then Tony Hawk making it massively popular, but in the last five years, longboarding has experienced a tremendous re-birth. The name says it all—a longer and more flexible deck, bigger and softer wheels, and wider trucks. All those factors make it possible to ride, or “surf the asphalt”, on any road, irrespective of cracks and potholes.
thing became frantic. While most longboarding videos show the technical side from male boarders, Rayos’ was fresh, new and appealing, backed by music from Cults, Essex Green and Eels. The fact that it focused on 14 attractive girls longboarding together no doubt helped to create the buzz, but what started as a mix of curiosity and attraction quickly turned into real admiration and support from the worldwide community. It shouted exactly what the Crew and the director had wanted to say: girls can ride.
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Worldboarding While the number of fans on Facebook kept rising, specialised blogs and magazines started contacting the Crew for interviews. First Spain, then Italy, then Brazil, which meant the page quickly became essential for the female longboarding scene. Girls from more than 31 countries, including New Zealand, Malaysia, and Russia, got in touch to be registered in the Crew’s international database. Each country started to use it as a meeting point. For example, girls from California who had been boarding in the same city without meeting each other are now riding together thanks to the page. A brand new website was created last January for the LGC, and female board riding is benefitting from all-girl contests and weekly meetings in Madrid. Socially, there was a large celebration in the city when they reached 5,000 fans on their Facebook page last November. It was a combination of timing, the video, social networks and a boom in longboarding that made the initiative such a global success.
Ventura de la Vega, 4 (In front of “las Cortes”) Tel: 91 429 50 92 Tres Cruces, 4 (Metro: Sol) Tel: 91 521 87 21
On the level
Unlike skateboarding, it is not about doing tricks. It’s all about having a good trip, whether commuting from home to college, “dancing” on the board or going downhill at high speed. In Madrid, a large and very open-minded community is growing rapidly. Twenty riders participated during La noche en blanco 2007, but last year, fuelled by Jacky’s initiative, that number increased to 300, a figure which made boarding in the available space problematic.
Crossing paths Along with finding female boarders, Jacky’s search also introduced her to Juan Rayos, a fellow rider and talented video director. Their objectives crossed: Juan was looking for a new project and the new Crew were still looking for a way to attract new girls. Under the eye of the professional director, Jacky and 13 other Crew members, some coming from as far as the Balearics, made a video. It was the first time they performed as an all-girl group. “It was great, very special,” remembers Jacky, “and I realized that this was something I wanted to continue doing, and promoting. The sensation of longboarding only with girls was like a homecoming. At last I was enjoying myself, with other girls who felt the same way I did. It was really a spectacular morning.” After the video’s online release in October 2010, everyT H E E N G L I S H - L A N G U A G E M O N T H LY
From the start the Crew’s message was clear: level does not matter and everybody can join. It was a philosophy to encourage the first step, often the hardest, on the board. The group has a broad membership, everyone from office executives to students, and beginners to experienced boarders. Through the development of longboarding, some of the girls began to have a greater belief in their skills, and in themselves, which corresponded with one of the ideas behind the LGC: to give women credit and respect. It’s a message they want to pursue not only in their chosen sport, but in every aspect of society. “Times are evolving and things are changing,” Jacky smiles, “It is incredible that it’s 2011, and there is still a ‘women have their place’ stereotype. What do they mean by that? Women do longboarding, women do snowboarding, women are lawyers and women are presidents. It doesn’t matter; we are equals.” Whether in relation to longboarding or greater challenges, it’s easy to understand why they receive so many thanks for providing inspiration and support. The feedback is extremely rewarding for the Crew and makes them want to go even further. “Now that the Crew exists, we think that it must be taken seriously. There’s not always an opportunity to change something,” agree Jacky and her team. On the sporting side, they hope very soon to be creating and participating in official events for the longboarding scene. They would also like to use female longboarding as a focus for social activities and as a means of helping disadvantaged communities. With so much enthusiasm and hard work, the message they deliver may well shorten from “girls can ride” to “girls can”.
Join the fun: Online: www.longboardgirlscrew.com and www.facebook.com/#!/longboardgc Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZIcbbSUUQQ In Madrid: during the week on the slope of Cuesta de Moyano (Metro: Atocha) and during the weekend on the roads (closed to traffic) in the Parque del Oeste (Metro: Arguelles/Moncloa). W W W. I N M A D R I D . C O M
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sport FIXTURE FIX ■ Compiled by Keith Miles
Football Champions League, Quarter Finals 5 Apr 8.45pm—Inter Milan v Schalke 04 5 Apr 8.45pm—Real Madrid v Tottenham 6 Apr 8.45pm—Chelsea v Man United 6 Apr 8.45pm—Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk 12 Apr 8.45pm—Man United v Chelsea 12 Apr 8.45pm—Shaktar Donetsk v Barcelona 13 Apr 8.45pm—Schalke 04 v Inter Milan 13 Apr 8.45pm—Tottenham v Real Madrid Semi Finals, 1st leg 26 Apr 8.45pm—InterMilan/Schalke 04 v Chelsea/Man United 27 Apr 8.45pm—Tottenham/Real Madrid v Barcelona/Shaktar Donetsk Europa League, Quarter Finals 7 Apr 9.05pm—Braga v Dynamo Kiev 7 Apr 9.05pm—Villarreal v FC Twente 7 Apr 9.05pm—Benfica v PSV 7 Apr 9.05pm—Porto v Spartak Moscow 14 Apr 9.05pm—Dynamo Kiev v Braga 14 Apr 9.05pm—FC Twente v Villarreal 14 Apr 9.05pm—PSV v Benfica 14 Apr 7pm—Spartak Moscow v Porto Semi Finals, 1st leg 28 Apr 7pm—Spartak Moscow/Porto v Villarreal/FC Twente 28 Apr 7pm—Braga/Dynamo Kiev v Benfica/PSV La Liga 3 Apr Real Madrid v Sporting Gijon 3 Apr Villarreal v Barcelona 3 Apr Osasuna v Atlético Madrid 3 Apr Getafe v Valencia 10 Apr Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid 10 Apr Barcelona v Almeria 10 Apr Atlético Madrid v Real Sociedad 10 Apr Real Zaragoza v Getafe 17 Apr Real Madrid v Barcelona 17 Apr Espanyol v Atlético Madrid 17 Apr Getafe v Sevilla 24 Apr Valencia v Real Madrid 24 Apr Barcelona v Osasuna 24 Apr Atlético Madrid v Levante 24 Apr Mallorca v Getafe Copa Del Rey, Final 20 Apr 9.30pm—Barcelona v Real Madrid Premier League 11 Apr 9pm—Liverpool v Man City 17 Apr 5pm—Arsenal v Liverpool 20 Apr 8.45pm—Tottenham v Arsenal 30 Apr 6.30pm—Chelsea v Tottenham FA Cup — Semi Finals 16 Apr 6.15pm—Man City v Man Utd 17 Apr 5pm—Bolton v Stoke
F1 10 Apr 10am—Malaysian Grand Prix 17 Apr 9am—Chinese Grand Prix
Rugby Union Heineken Cup, Quarter Finals 9 Apr 4.30pm—Perpignan v Toulon 9 Apr 7pm—Leinster v Leicester Tigers 10 Apr 3pm—Northampton v Ulster 10 Apr 5.30pm—Biarritz v Toulouse
So far, so good? As the EFL Madrid and FC Británico head towards the final stretch of their soccer campaigns, we look at their progress to date
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ach weekend at the Vicente Calderón and Santiago Bernabéu stadiums, professionals from all corners of the globe trot up the steps from the players’ tunnel, ears filled by the cries of tens of thousands of fans and nostrils filled by the smell of grass, muscle spray and nerves. Each weekend west of the Retiro, amateurs from all corners of the globe trot up the steps from Sainz de Baranda metro, ears filled by the Sunday traffic of Calle Doctor Esquerdo and nostrils filled by the perfume of Retiro-bound paseístas and odours of whatever the neighbours are cooking for lunch. The surroundings are far less impressive and the skills on display are much more modest, but the excitement for those involved in the EFL Madrid five-a-side league is rising faster than the temperatures on the electronic pharmacy signs. Two thirds into the season, the 16-team league has split into two divisions of eight, both of which currently have four realistic title challengers. Nothing separates the top two teams, the Colombian and Ecuadorian-composed Atlético Cero and the all-Argentinian Santana, who are both unbeaten and yet to play each other. The territory is familiar for Santana, the league champions eight times in a row until 2008, but marks a step up for the free-scoring Atlético Cero, who this season have managed to net an average of more than 10 goals per game. Directly below the South American pair are two Irish pub sides, cup holders O’Neill’s United and defending league champions Finbars Celtic. Both have very realistic championship ambitions, but neither can afford more than one or two minor slip-ups between now and the end. The biggest success story of the season has been that of former strugglers Finbars 67 (the second Finbars team, or the ones who spend more time in the pub). They have already won more matches this season than in the last two years put together and have worked hard to book themselves a place in the top tier. FC Copenbadly’s mini united nations (nine players, eight nationalities) have become a comfortable first division side while still showing baffling inconsistency. They were involved in the most dramatic comeback of the season where a 5-1 deficit was turned into a 6-5 victory over Triskel, sealed in the final moment of the game.
Madrid Reds
FC Británico FC Británico got the 2010-11 season off to a thrilling start, with five straight wins, during which they scored 15 goals. From that sequence, a 4-5 away victory against Club Juventud Elipa stands out. Despite a 4-0 defeat to CD Palestra Atenea breaking the winning streak, after six games Británicos were sitting strongly in third position. However, the team have slipped down since then, not least because of a failure to clinch the much need-
Liga Tercera de Aficionados, Grupo 7 Table
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EFL League Table
Matches
2 Apr World Cup Final, Mumbai
Goals P
1st division
Played
Pts
J
G
F
C
E.M.F. AGUILAS MORATALAZ "B"
59
25
19
2
4
83
29
Atlético Cero
14
40
Tennis
2
SPARTAK MADRID C.F.
55
25
17
4
4
76
39
Santana
14
40
29 Apr-8 May Madrid Open, Caja Mágica
3
CLUB RIVER VALLECAS
55
25
17
4
4
63
28
O’Neills United
14
37
4
SPORTING VALDEBERNARDO-EL BRILLANTE
54
25
17
3
5
60
36
Finbars Celtic
14
34
5
A.D. COSMOS HURACAN
52
25
16
4
5
62
50
Atlético Retiro
15
27
6
C.D. NUEVAS PALOMERAS
46
25
14
4
7
74
44
FC Copenbadly
15
26
7
A.D. VILLAVERDE BAJO
43
25
13
4
8
53
39
8
F C BRITANICO DE MADRID
39
25
11
6
8
49
52
Finbars 67
15
21
Madrid Reds
15
19
Triskels Tavern
15
19
Barones de la Birra
15
15
Studio Banana
15
15
20 Mar Absolut Sport “A” 6 FC Británico 1
15
17 Apr 9am Madrid Marathon
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FC Británico Recent Results:
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Athletics
Points
ed three points—November saw one victory but three drawn games. January saw two close but good wins against San Cristobal Angeles (3-2), and AJDC La Mancha (5-4), but come the middle of February their league position was 8th, with the number of drawn games—the joint highest in the division—beginning to haunt them. In fact, Británicos had only lost two more matches than the league leaders, EMF Aguilas Mortalaz “B”. From a goalscoring perspective, a mention should be made of Lee Armstrong, whose tally of 14 so far is almost triple his nearest team rival, and includes a hat-trick in the aforementioned 5-4 La Mancha victory. Dave Pugh, Sean Harvey and Tomás Antoranz have all clocked up five each. The weeks preceding the middle of March have exposed a dip in form, as can be seen from the results below. Two further league victories have been chalked up against clubs lower in the division, but a disappointing 2-1 defeat to 15th placed AA VV Los Rosales was shortly followed by two losses that have severely damaged goal difference—5-1 and 6-1, the second of those against lowly Absolut Sport “A”. Nevertheless, the very respectable 8th place is maintained, and nine games remain, only two of which will bring strong opposition in EMF Aguilas Mortalaz “B” and Spartak Madrid. As they say, there’s still everything to play for.
Surprising results like this are what have left last year’s first division runners up, Triskel Tavern, in a group of four teams grappling for second division honours. They do so with a points advantage over their main rivals, Barones, Studio Banana and Madrid Villains, but the fight still looks very open. Add into the mix that these four clubs need to keep FC Británico and Los Lobos from the door, both of whom are sitting off the pace but still in touch. Despite their somewhat lowly position, it was FC Británico who were the conjurers of the season’s most astonishing result, a cup giant killing of leaders Atlético Cero. Last season’s second division champions, Moores Tribunal, appear locked in dirty war with Dirty Sanchez to avoid the wooden spoon. But those are the breaks: Sunday afternoons aren’t always just about a walk in the park. Luc Ciotkowski
Golf
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7-10 Apr The Masters, Augusta, USA
10
CLUB JUVENTUD ELIPA
35
25
9
8
8
55
49
11
C.D. AUTOLAVADO DELUXE
28
25
8
4
13
55
50
12
A.J.D.C. LA MANCHA "B"
27
25
8
3
14
55
74
13
C.D. PALESTRA ATENEA
26
25
7
5
13
54
70
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C.D. RACING DE MORATALAZ
39
25
12
3
10
57
53
2nd Division
20 Feb AD Esc Balonmano Villaverde 0 FC Británico 3 27 Feb FC Británico 1 AA. VV. Los Rosales 2 6 Mar CD Palestra Atenea 0 FC Británico 2 13 Mar FC Británico 1 Sporting Val.-El Brillante 5
14
ESC. FUT. A.V. LA CHIMENEA "B"
19
25
4
7
14
40
71
Madrid Villains
15
Note re EFL League:
15
AA.VV. LOS ROSALES
19
25
6
4
15
36
59
Los Lobos
15
13
16
ABSOLUT SPORT “A”
17
25
4
5
16
44
66
FC Británico
15
12
17
A.D. ESC. BALONMANO VILLAVERDE
12
25
3
3
19
27
79
Moores Tribunal
15
6
18
C.D. SAN CRISTOBAL ANGELES "B"
10
25
3
1
21
23
78
Dirty Sanchez
15
5
EFL Madrid is always recruiting new players to join existing teams. Send an email with the subject “EFL Bosman Board” to lewis.carroll@honeywell.com
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Isabella, 28, UK
Why did you decide to move to Madrid? It was on a whim, really. I wanted to spend some time in Spain to improve my Spanish so I turned up without a job or flat, planning to spend six months here. Last week I celebrated my three and a half-year anniversary—this city is addictive.
Online Marketing Manager What do you do here? I manage the online business for an international publisher, dealing with advertising campaigns and online marketing. How did you get the job? When I arrived, I started sending my CV out to local companies and replying to job ads online and luckily I got called in for an interview. I was actually interviewed for three different positions at my company and it was a fairly long process—something that, living in Spain, you need to get used to. What’s been difficult about moving to/living in Madrid? I think the hardest thing about being in Madrid is getting used to the organisation of things. There isn’t any.
One thing that is very difficult is making friends with Spaniards—they can be pretty hard social groups to break into as a foreigner and as a result most of my friends are expats. The problem with this is that expats tend to leave at some stage and so every year I have to say goodbye to friends and start again. Apart from that things have been very easy and the time really has flown by. Has it worked out as you planned? I really hadn’t planned on anything. The first year I lived in Madrid was wonderful; it was all about new experiences and I travelled a lot and learnt how to party like a madrileña. The following years have been about discovering new places and I’ve found that practically every day I find something, or somewhere, new that I like. On the flipside, I also generally find something new that I dislike, but that is Madrid: a great contrast. What are the major differences in work environment/culture compared to home? The relationships I have in my office are very different from any working relationship I have had in London. Things seem to be more relaxed, open and familiar here and anything can be said, no matter how inappropriate. I used to be shocked, now I am just amused by it all. Also, nothing is dealt with unless it is really urgent and I have found it quite hard to adapt to that. What are your long term plans? I tend not to plan. My decision to come here was made in about five minutes and, being impulsive, who knows when I will leave Madrid. The sun, the attitude, the Friday afternoons off, the proximity to so many amazing places; living in this city can be frustrating and tiring at times but there is always something about Madrid that makes me smile. ■ INTERVIEW BY TOM BURGESS
Derived from the word arena, meaning “sand”, Calle del Arenal is a popular commercial street connecting the famous Puerta del Sol with the magnificent Plaza de Isabel II. But don’t let the name fool you—the time of ambling along in sandals like you would on your favourite beach has long since past. The street’s name actually refers back to the medieval age when a sand-bordered stream once flowed through what are now the Sol and Ópera barrios. The area was home to Christians at the time when Moors ruled over much of Spain and later became known for its wealthy residents. The sign captures the wealth and physical features of its history, depicting sandy banks with a beautiful palace in the background. Pedestrianised in 2007, it’s now one of the most pleasant streets down which to stroll, with an intriguing mix of shops, architecture and the wonderful San Ginés church, not to mention a street artist or ten. A nice little stream would still be quite desirable though. I wonder where it went. ■ KEDZIE TELLER
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In conjunction with www.silver-screenspain.com, each month we focus on an English language movie made in the comunidad. Whether you want to follow in the footsteps of the stars or play scene-spotting with a DVD, the clues start here. And...action!
Deception (La Lista) Release date: 2008 Stars: Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams Director: Marcel Langenegger This sexy thriller from Swiss director Marcel Langenegger tells the story of New York auditor Jonathan McQuarry and the dramatic changes in his life following a chance encounter with selfassured lawyer, Wyatt Bose. The film stars Ewan McGregor as the reserved McQuarry with Australia’s Hugh Jackman acting opposite him as the seductive Wyatt. Michelle Williams provides the racy love interest that sends the events into a tail-spin. Wyatt introduces McQuarry to a high-class The Instituto Cervantes, definitely in Madrid Photo: MacKenzie Elmer dating arrangement, and he finds himself caught up in an exclusive and secretive “sex list”, where participating members make anonymous booty calls to one another under strict conditions of no names and no questions. After a string of one night affairs with various women, McQuarry encounters the mysterious woman known only as “S” (Williams), whom he recalls having met previously, albeit on a train journey. After breaking the rules and engaging in repeated meetings, “S” disappears under suspicious circumstances. Wyatt shows his true colours, and attempts to blackmail McQuarry about “S”, which takes the action to Spain, where Madrid makes a bold appearance in the latter stages of the film. Real Madrid fans will recognise Plaza de Cibeles, with its famous fountain that plays host to great victory celebrations, while anyone who has ever visited the city should be able to identify the crane’s-eye view of Plaza Mayor that closes the film. Also to be found is the Circulo de Bellas Artes as well as the Paseo del Prado, Plaza del Rey, Calle de Toledo, the symbolic Calle de Alcalá and the Palace Hotel. From the Madrid aspect, the most curious part of the movie is the scene showing a bank robbery in the fictional Banco Nacional de San Sebastián, which was in fact the Instituto Cervantes in Calle de Alcalá. Someone clearly failed to do their research as when McGregor and Jackman enter the building, the Banco de España metro station can be seen in the background. Interestingly enough, the scenes inside the bank were actually filmed in New York, due to the fact that the plot’s transportation to Madrid was a relatively late addition to the film. To be completely honest, even the closing scene in Plaza Mayor is just one big façade, with McQuarry played by a stand-in for McGregor, who was inserted digitally into the scene during post-production. Was it lazy planning on the director’s part, or really one last ironic attempt at deception?
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¡good grifo !
Show me the kimchi!
Tapping into Madrid’s finest watering holes
El Pimiento Verde Where? C/Principe de Vergara, 60 (Metro: Nuñez de Balboa). Tel: 91 431 74 56. When? Mon-Sat, 9am-12pm.
Natalia Diaz finds restraint a challenge at an Oriental all-you-can-eat experience
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here are two important things I’ve learned during my Asian food expeditions in Madrid: expensive menus do not always mean better or more authentic food, and the success rate in finding the real deal is a bit like a job hunt—sometimes, it all comes down to asking the right people. Being Asian, it has always been a challenge for me to find authentic Oriental fare in the city. So, when a friend spilled the beans about his Korean classmates trekking religiously to a cheap all-you-can-eat Korean restaurant on a road less travelled, it was a clear sign to embark on a little Seoul-searching. The hidden treasure is called Tulipán, tucked away discretely between El Carmen and Barrio de la Concepción districts of Madrid. A nondescript cafeteria fronts the restaurant, but through a side door, you enter a cosy, minimalist dining area that has about 12 tables and no menus. That’s right, there are no menus because you don’t need to order food here, you eat what they serve you in a Korean-style dégustacion. It starts off with a buffet of sumptuous side dishes filling up the whole table from end to end. You get a wide variety of authentic Korean favourites such as different kinds of kimchi, the traditional fermented vegetable dish, or japchae, cellophane noodles stir-fried in sesame oil and served with fresh veggies and beef, and Korean-style steamed dumplings. And my, are they generous! Once you’re through with each dish, the waiter asks if you want replenishment, without extra charge. So if
What? This funky, bright green bar with its shelves of wine bottles and artsy black and white photos brings delectable Basque cuisine to Madrid. For those not familiar with Basque cooking, prepare yourself for elaborate arrangements of pintxos (little treats on toast) as well as a wide variety of seafood.
you’re armed with a ravenous appetite, you can pretty much keep topping up to your heart’s content; and that’s just the first part of this gastronomical experience. The main dish follows, which is usually a hefty plate of bulgogi, marinated barbecue beef that you cook on an open fire stove. Paired off with sticky white rice, and some of the spicy side dishes, the taste is absolutely delicious. It’s also worth noting that Tulipán stays true to the spice levels, which is non-negotiable for some of its traditional dishes. Unless you request it, they won’t water down the levels to suit the piquant-phobic Spanish palate. The icing on the cake? This eat-til-you-drop encounter is all yours for only 20. Seriously, that is a real bargain for authentic Asian fare in Madrid. Before you set up camp on a table there, it’s best to make reservations ahead as the place gets full during lunch and dinner hours. A bit of a warning from personal experience—as with all buffet libre encounters—it’s a good idea to eat leisurely between sips of Rioja. Do not unleash the gluttonous beast within, which leads me to a third important lesson: forgetting to control oneself with the words “all-you-can-eat” most certainly leads to a food coma.
Tulipán Korean Restaurant, C/Virgen de la Fuencisla, 2 (Metro: Barrio de le Concepción/El Carmen). Tel: 91 404 10 54. Open Mon-Sun. Midday-11pm
¡Pour favor! What to drink this month Spring’s about here, so we’re shelving the big reds and freshening up with whites again. Martin Codax shows us we’re not limited to “crisp” and “refreshing” whites. Perhaps the most widely known and distributed of all Albariños, Martin Codax is often mistaken for being a mass-produced, soulless wine. Untrue. Rather, the oldest cooperative in the DO screens every grape that enters its Cambados facility, buying only from conscientious growers who limit their yields and aim for quality over quantity (some have named each vine in their plot). With Organistrum, a wine named after a local stringed instrument, they join the avantgarde producers experimenting with different ways of making Albariño. In this case, it’s letting the wine spend time ageing in oak. Here’s what we found: Appearance Pure yellow suggesting a rich flavour, with pretty, long legs/tears. Aroma Like most of the Martin Codax line, this wine shows a medium-intense bouquet of ripe fruits like golden apple and peach. Due to the oak treatment and malo-lactic fermentation, this is wrapped up in aromas of a bakery, with notes of vanilla and coconut oil.
Taste The full-bodied wine fills your mouth with those deep, ripe fruit flavours you might have smelled. Again, these are blended with the toasted flavours imparted by oak; vanilla with an almost buttery taste and texture. The malo-lactic barrel fermentation converts the tart malic acid into softer lactic acid, altering the original texture and making it smoother and sweeter, with hint of coconut. But this is still Albariño, and the acidity is high enough to balance the flavours and give the wine excellent structure. Try it with Lobster and rice. This is the
Bodegas Martin Codax 2008 Organistrum DO: Rias Baixas. 3 mos. malo-lactic barrel fermentation, 7 mos. stainless steel. 100% Albariño. 13% ABV. Available from Bodega Santa Cecilia: €15.25 biggest of Martin Codax’s Albariños, and simple seafood won’t do it justice. The body and oil of the crustacean matches the wine’s texture perfectly. Furthermore, the rich flavours of both pair well while the bright acidity refreshes your palate. Of course, if lobster is absent, any quality seafood and most cheeses will work fine. Final thoughts Depending on your personal tastes, this could easily be the best Martin Codax white. Lots of Albariño producers are experimenting with oak, and as is often the case in Spain, several are overdoing it. The Martin Codax winemakers, however, do it with restraint. They use larger oak barrels rather than the smaller, 225 litre barrique they used for the first years of Organistrum. This, done over a relatively short time, prevents the oak from wiping out the fruit, yet allows it to impart flavours and structural elements to give the wine added richness and complexity. People are starting to realize the potential for ageing in a grape that was once lauded only for its crispness and drunk immediately. Take advantage of the opportunity to try an elegant elaboration of a classic ■ THOMAS SPAETH grape.
People? During weekdays the clientele tends to be made up of locals and executives, while in the evenings and at weekends the bar is full of families, old friends and tourists who come to sample the delights. Drinks? As well as the usual suspects (including cañas for 2 and wine for 2.20- 2.50 a glass), the bar stocks traditional Basque tipples such as txakoli ( 2.70—a very dry, sparkling white wine, often served by pouring it into the glass from a great height) and cider ( 1.75—and usually served like the txakoli). Food? The famous pintxos are priced between 2-3 each, and are lined up temptingly along the bar. There is also a vast array of other tapas choices and an a la carte menu for the restaurant area. A popular tapas choice is the alcachofa (artichoke), fried and served with sea salt. (The owner claims that they get through 25,000 kilos of artichokes a year!) We also tried the rollos de primavera de morcilla (blood sausage spring rolls) which managed to win over even my normally morcilla-phobic friend. There are assorted tortillas, meatballs and croquetas to try too. Sadly, we did not have room to try the gin and tonic ice cream.
Anything else? Raúl Tarancón, the owner, moved here from Bilbao 12 years ago and opened El Pimiento Verde in 2003. He describes the food he serves as comida de verdad (honest food). The waiters are mostly young and friendly, and Raúl says that the good atmosphere and service keep the punters coming back. El Pimiento Verde also has other branches on C/ Lagasca, 46 (Metro: Serrano) and C/ Quintana, 1 (Metro: Argüelles). The Quintana branch (which is more of a restaurant) opens 1.30-5pm and 9-12pm. ■ VICKY KNILL
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Around Madrid in eight tea days In a city of endless cortados and cafés con leche, Tom Burgess turns over a new leaf and heads for salones de té. So what’s brewing?
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or the English, the answer to just about every crisis is a good “cuppa”. Whether the national football team has just been thrashed by Germany, aliens have landed in Leicester Square or the government has raised the basic tax rate to 85%, there’s much to be said for de-stressing with a refreshing, flavour-filled, luscious brown brew. That may not seem quite so easy in Madrid, but surprisingly the city has plenty to offer tea lovers. Fortuitous? At the following eight tea-friendly locations, “for-two-itous” might be more appropriate.
1 For Brits pining for a taste of home along with the taste of English Breakfast, Living In London in Alonso Martínez (C/Santa Engracia, 4) offers a great place to come and enjoy a cuppa amidst the pastel-coloured surroundings that transport you into the world of a traditional English tea shop. In addition to the refreshments served in the café, Living In London also has a small shop that sells traditional English jams, biscuits, drinks and cakes to take away with you. 2 If Parisian is more your style, then I would recommend heading to Vailima in Salamanca (C/General Pardiñas, 54). This small and very charming tea shop is a little bubble of la vie française in the middle of Madrid. The quaint French furniture and décor makes you believe you could easily be sipping from fine china in one of the arondissements of Paris. The homemade cakes and macaroons are not to be missed and make the perfect accompaniment to your chosen brew, of which Vailima has a wide selection. 3 Something completely different to a European tea shop affair is that of Bomec—Paladar de Té in Malasaña (C/San Joaquín, 8). Moving eastwards with an
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sories (strainers, teapots, ornamental tins, etc), jams and a selection of green tea sweets. The Tea Lounge is only open in the afternoons and evenings (5-9pm, MonThurs; 5pm-1.30am, Fri and Sat) but is worth a trip if you are in the neighbourhood. At other times you can buy from the tea shop and take away to enjoy at home.
4 A small and modest front at No. 4 C/Huertas doesn’t immediately grab attention at first glance but once inside, tea shop Doña Antonia is one of Madrid’s little gems. Stretching back with a surprising amount of comfy seating, you can settle in and make yourself at home to enjoy the wide range of teas (and other drinks) on offer including one of the highlights, a chocolate truffle tea. The décor is simple but effectively cosy with high booths, wicker armchairs and windows caressed by exterior vines that give a real country cottage feel to the place. If you get peckish
matic corner plot with wrought iron furniture and exposed brick walls. La Mantequería is a popular choice and rightly so, with a friendly and inviting atmosphere and an interesting range of teas and tostadas on offer—a perfect combination! As dusk falls the place comes into its own as tea lights enchantingly illuminate the café and the charm really kicks in—a wonderful place to sip away an afternoon or evening with a good book or friendly company.
6 You won’t need a key to unleash the flavours of El Jardín Secreto (C/San Bernardino, 22). This treasure of a tea shop feels like you’ve walked into Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel itself. Its embellished red wallpaper and tasselled curtains create a 19th century feel but still attract the modern crowds. One of its greatest secrets lies in the various chocolate tarts— work your way up to a “Chocolate Orgasm”, highly recommended by patrons. A plethora of teas and infusions generally run for 2.50 and the more adventurous afternoon clients will also find assorted cocktails on the menu. Queda in their warm atmosphere to sip and nip! 7 One great tea stockist in Madrid is Tea Time, just off C/Mayor (Plazuela de San Ginés, 2) located right by the famous Chocolatería San Ginés. Tea Time is a veritable garden shed of teas, infusions, treats and merchandise and really could be a local village store. The modest appearance gives the shop a really homely feel and on venturing inside the selection is remarkably large for such a small site. A number of brands are available including the famous English tea makers, Whittards of Chelsea.
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Asian feel, a host of oriental lanterns softly light the dark wooden interior of both Bomec’s Tea Lounge and Tea Shop. There are over 100 teas from around the world to choose from; yellow, white, red, black, green, iced, smoked—you name it, Bomec’s got it. Also on sale are a range of tea accesT 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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then Doña Antonia also has a range of delicious tapas and larger plates of Spanish food with an international twist.
5 Nestled in the backstreets behind Plaza de España, La Mantequería (C/San Bernadino, 7) boasts a small but charis-
8 Madrid is also home to a national chain of tea establishments, Tea Shop of East West Company, which has 14 stores in the city. The most accessible are the branches at C/Fuencarral, 58, C/Mayor, 12 and in the Príncipe Pío shopping centre. Tea Shop of East West Company has an extensive range of 100+ teas and infusions along with teacups, pots, biscuits, trays and many more tea-type treasures, so you shouldn’t walk out empty-handed.
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Month Ahead art
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A Pie de Calle. Enrique Muda and Luis Pereira Círculo de Bellas Artes C/Alcalá, 42 (Metro: Sevilla/Banco de España). Tel: 91 360 54 00. Tue-Sat, 11am-2pm, 5-9pm; Sun, 11am-2pm. General admission 2. A Pie de Calle Enrique Muda and Luis Pereira present photographs taken on the streets of Madrid and Barcelona. The images (some in black and white, some in colour) tap into the pulse of the cities. The panoramic views from the roof top of the Circulo de Bellas Artes complement an exhibition that illustrates the comings and goings on the streets below. Shots are subtle, funny and sometimes shocking; several peering into corners and doorways. The artists capture moments that often go unnoticed to passers-by, depicting how lives intertwine and realities overlap every day and hour. Observe individuals absorbed in their own thoughts as they walk; acquaintances planted in animated conversation; listless loiterers and giant lobsters interacting with locals; an absorbing selection of photographs set against the impressive backdrop of Madrid’s skyline. Until 1 May.
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photography. Formerly perceived as being outside and distant, nature is presented as an integral part of everyday life, with landscape photographs creating cultural images which symbolise a place. Galería Aranapoveda, C/Lope de Vega, 22 (Metro: Antón Martin, Atocha, Banco de España). Tel: 91 389 60 73. Mon-Fri, 11-2pm, 5-8.30pm; Sat, 11-2pm. Free. Until 31 May.
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, 6pm-8pm; Sun, 5pm-8pm. Fortuny y el Esplendor de la Acuarela Española A rare opportunity to see the best watercolours produced by Mariano Fortuny. The nineteenth century Catalan artist, a master of the discipline, produced landscapes and portraits which achieve near perfection in this painting technique. Until 4 Sept.
Sólo son Imágenes. 25 Fotografías de Juan Rulfo A representative sample of the works of this universally acknowledged Mexican artist is shown twenty five years after his death. A selection charged with strong themes including life and death in small Mexican villages and ethnic culture. FNAC Callao, C/Preciados, 28 (Metro: Callao) Tel: 902 100 632. Mon-Sat, 10am9.30pm; Sun, 12-9.30pm. Free. 5 Apr-22 May.
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, 2.309pm; Sun, 10am-2.30pm. Una Luz Dura, sin Compasión. El Movimiento de la Fotografía Obrera, 1926-1939 An exhibition which attempts to bridge a gap in photographic history that formed in the interwar years; investigating the role of the worker-photography movement in the evolution of photographic modernism and the emergence of modern visual culture. Until 22 Aug.
El Museo del Traje Av. De Juan de Herrera, 2 (Metro: Moncloa). Tel: 91 550 47 00. Tues-Sat 9.30am-7pm; Sun 10am-3pm. General admission €3. Free: Sat, 2.30-7pm; Sun. El Tiempo Amarillo Eighty images portray how social and business practices have evolved in Spain during the past fifty years. Pieces produced by some of Spain’s most renowned artists, including Isabel Muñoz, document the arrival of new working professions, consider their impact on working and social life, and the emergence of a stronger focus on the aesthetic in Spanish culture. Until 31 May.
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Libres para Pintar. Pintores en las Colecciones ICO Contemporary Spanish art is as complex as it is rich, in part attributable to the spirit of creative freedom that arrived with the advent of democracy. This project attempts to convey the sentiments that flooded culture during this radical era, containing pieces of varied sensibilities, from figurative and abstract to conceptual, including works by the acclaimed Catalan artist, Antoni Tapies. El Museo Colecciones ICO, C/ Zorrilla, 3 (Metro: Sevilla) Tel: 91 420 12 42. Tue-Sat, 11am-8pm; Sun, 10am-2pm. Free. Until 1 May.
photographs and correspondence from Churchill College and the Toledo Army Museum link the British politician to Spain. Sala de Exposiciones El Águila, C/Ramírez de Prado, 3 (Metro: Delicias). Tel: 91 720 88 48. Tues-Sat, 11am2pm, 5-8pm; Sun, 11am-2pm. Until 5 Jun.
Antinatura: Paisajes de Personas Six young international artists seek to redefine nature
Clara Aparicio by Juan Rulfo
Adam Fuss In the first retrospective of this British photographer’s work in Spain, Fuss endeavours to recreate the atmosphere of a sacred place. Fifty images populated with flowers, birds, rabbits or snakes are both beautiful and mysterious. In order to depict what he imagines, Fuss has broken from conventional
Other galleries Caminando con el Destino Winston Churchill y Espana: 1874-1965. A parallel is drawn between the life of the British statesman and the evolution of Spanish history through objects of the period. Original pieces, press articles,
photographic techniques. The result is timeless images that he describes as a culmination of his passions. Fundacion Mapfre, Paseo de Recoletos, 23 (Metro: Colon/Banco de Espana) Tel: 91 581 61 00. Mon, 2-8pm; Tues-Sat, 10am-8pm; Sun, 11am-7pm. Free. Until 17 April.
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Delicadas
Limits
As a child, director Alfredo Sanzol was jealous of his grandmother’s vegetable garden. His grandmother had been gardening with her sister since they were in their early twenties, which was when Civil War broke out in Spain. For the sisters, gardening became a metaphor for tending to the earth, to life and to staying connected to one another. As Sanzol grew up, he kept his grandmother company while she gardened, and while he was quite envious of the care that she gave to the plants, he was more in awe of her stories of life during the War. In Delicadas (Delicate Ones), Sanzol has created characters to embody the stories that he has heard from civilians who have lived
“Where does movement and action begin and stop, and when do ‘I’ decide to make it so?” asks this production, directed by Manuel Rodriguez. Limits looks at the mind and body, and the communication between the two, including physical paralysis induced by fear and other cognitive states. By translating the relationship between the conscious mind and the motor functions of the body into dance, the routines examine technological, automatic, articificial and natural energy and movement. Teatro Pradillo, C/Pradillo, 12 (Metro: Concha Espina) Tel: 91 416 90 11. Tickets (entradas.com) 12. Thur-Sun, 8.30pm. 7-10 Apr.
through the wars of the six decades: his grandmother and her family in 1940s Spain, as well as life during more recent conflicts. Sala Principal, Teatro Español, C/Príncipe, 25 (Metro: Sol/Sevilla). Tel: 91 360 14 80. Tickets (telentrada.com) 4-22. TuesSat, 8pm; Sun, 6pm. 15 Apr-15 May.
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Sensormen Sensormen is the new show from the Yllana company, which brings together an innovative mix of comedy and music. Co-produced by Bulbul, a drummer and multimedia performer, the stars are four silverclad players, who create absurd experiments and songs with their strange gadgets and technical equipment, and often interact with the audience too. With some musical instruments invented for the occasion, this is a manic mix of choreography, sound and humour from the group that presented Los Mejores Sketches de Monty Python in 2004. Sala Roja, Teatros del Canal, C/Cea Bermúdez, 1 (Metro: Canal/Rios Rosas). Tel: 91 308 99
50. Tickets (entradas.com) 15-24. Wed-Fri, 8pm; Sat, 7.30pm, 10pm; Sun, 7pm. 6-24 Apr.
Ricardo III Argentinean Jorge Eines, a professor of drama and theatre director, has taken the unusual step of setting Shakespeare’s world famous Richard III in a World War II Nazi concentration camp. Nazi soldiers order the prisoners to perform the play, the prize for which, if done well, is survival. It proves a torture to believe that if they rehearse, they may be saved from the gas chambers. Sala Pequeña, Teatro Español, C/ Príncipe, 25 (Metro: Sol/Sevilla). Tel: 91 360 14 80. Tickets www.telentrada.com) 12-16. Tues(w Sat, 8.30pm; Sun, 7pm. 8-17 Apr. W W W. I N M A D R I D . C O M
“Edit” and “Play” You are what you eat, but if you consume technology will you ever become a machine? In “Edit” and “Play” choreographer and dancer Paul Esbert Lilienfeld imagines that his body is capable of being controlled like a DVD or VHS video, such
that his motion can be stopped, spliced, rewound and reordered. Five video cameras record the action. At the end of the performance, the audience can see the reconstructed version of what has taken place that night.Teatro Pradillo, C/Pradillo, 12 (Metro: Concha Espina) Tel: 91 416 90 11. Tickets (entradas.com) 12. Thur-Sun, 8.30pm. 28 Apr-1 May.
Las Chaneles vienen con Helen Every city wishes they had a performance space putting on shows as edgy as those at DT Espacio Escenico. April is the month for cross-dressers and their best friends to go scuba diving in matching bathing suits and heavilyapplied eye makeup. It’s sexy, absurd, and still rhythmically choreographed! Fantastico. DT Espacio Escénico, C/de la Reina, 9 (Metro: Gran Vía). Tel: 91 521 71 55. Tickets (www.dtespacioescenico.com) 12. Sat, 11pm. 9, 16, 23, 30 Apr.
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The Ezra Beats go on The indie folk trio chill out on the grass and tell Alexander Fleming about their roots, rituals and latest release
rom early on I get the feeling that a conversation with The Ezra Beats is going to be a little bit special. It could be the fact that the interview is going to take place in the crisp spring afternoon shade in Retiro Park. Maybe even the sneaky beers on hand. Or the surprising sight of glitter and silver tutus. But if I have to put it down to one thing, it is probably the fact that all this is happening while the band’s newly acquired Argentinian drummer casually occupies himself with a pocketknife, leaning indifferently against a tree. The Ezra Beats pride themselves on putting their own stamp on Madrid’s music scene, and with one-third of the indie folk outfit comprising of the sister of Pete Doherty, you wouldn’t expect anything less.
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Fine decision Born in Madrid, the trio originally began as a duo when Amyjo Doherty and Ross del Mardous met coincidentally on the Metro, bonding over a Glen Campbell concert they discovered they had both attended twenty years ago. Their name comes from two of their biggest influences: the American poet Ezra Pound, who defected to Italy after WWI, and the Beat Generation. For Amyjo, Madrid was only meant to be a “stopover” to pick up some Spanish on the road to Mexico. Scottish-born Ross, however, insists that the whimsical decision to swap London for Madrid came after the realisation that his “library books were overdue by three months.” Neither came to the city looking for music and both maintain that despite new recordings and an increasingly tight performance schedule, everything is still as informal as the day they first got together to jam.
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Somewhere along the track they picked up their antipodean drummer Martin Dalla, adding the soul of Latin America to their already diverse influence. I ask if it ever feels strange, being an English-speaking band, onethird Argentinian and based in Spain. “I think one of the things that brought us all together is that we’re all here, we’re all foreigners, and we’re all different. That makes it work, I guess,” says Ross, before Amyjo jumps in, “Between the three of us we’re Argentinian, English and Scottish. It’s incredible because during practice those two [Dalla and del Mardous] communicate in grunts and gestures and they know exactly what the other is trying to say!” So what language do they practice in? “Spanish!” Amyjo pipes up. “We don’t really talk actually,” Ross smiles bluntly. Drawing on a mixture of folk, indie and Spanish culture in their music, the band proclaims that more than anything they want to create a live experience that everyone can be a part of. “The thing from the very beginning was really just to have fun and to enjoy it; we always thought that it shouldn’t be people coming to watch us but people coming to participate and get involved.” Nowhere is this more evident than the concept of encouraging people to bring homemade shakers—basically anything that you can rattle in your hands—to their shows, offering prizes to the best in the audience. They even bring a few of their own to distribute at the start of a concert as well. “We find that if you give people something to do and to hold they listen and are less likely to talk,” Amyjo laughs self-depreciatingly, “which can be a bit of a problem sometimes in Spain.”
But the ritual hasn’t always worked out for them, so I’m told, referring to a couple of instances during the band’s recent tour to France and the United Kingdom. “In London we got swore at. In Manchester we got bottles thrown at us,” Amyjo smiles cheekily, alluding to the time that their own shakers were used against them as projectiles. “We were touring for my brother [Pete Doherty] and we were late without realising it; apparently we were supposed to play three hours earlier and they said to us ‘you’ve missed your set.’ My brother told them ‘Well I won’t play if they don’t and eventually we were sent out to a crowd of sweaty, frustrated teenagers screaming ‘Who the fuck are you?’” Amyjo laughs, punching the air. “Oh, but they liked us in the end!” she hastens to add quickly, “It was a really good experience, being forced to try and change their minds.” Ross nods. “Good dodging practice” he suggests. Now back in Madrid, the band is hoping to focus their attention on recording as well as playing a few important dates to refine their repertoire. A new single, “Tonic & Gin”, was released in March from their EP of the same name. It has a plucky electric guitar accent along with Ross del Mardous’ mellow vocals, not too dissimilar to The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas. A mini-tour of Spain is planned during this month—they travel to Santiago de Compostela, then return to the capital to play at Joy Eslava on 17 April before heading to Barcelona. In August, they are scheduled for the Arenal Sound Festival in Burriana, north of Valencia, alongside acts like the Scissor Sisters. “One of my favourites!” Amyjo exclaims, a perhaps unsurprising remark given her face paint and tutu. And for the rest of 2011? “Finally make it to Mexico perhaps—it could be the year,” she muses, “or maybe finally return those library books.”
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Russell Parton gets out his olives and tells us what we should, or shouldn’t, be listening to
Elbow Build a Rocket Boys! Fiction The pressure of following up a Mercury Music Prize winning album would be too much for some, but not, it seems, for alternative rockers Elbow. With Build a Rocket Boys! the band from Bury treat us to a nostalgic journey through the emotional landscape of singer Guy Garvey’s childhood—the hopes, follies and expectations—in fifty introspective minutes of tenderly uplifting melodies and deceptively subtle arrangements. The title comes from a line in the song “Lippy Kids” in which, over methodical piano chords and background whistles, Garvey watches the “lippy kids on the corner” reflecting that he himself “never perfected the simian stroll” before declaring: “Do they know those days are golden? Build a rocket boys!” The band mixes light and shade, both emotionally and in the texture of the music. “Neat Little Rows” and “Open Arms” suit a lighter-wielding stadium vibe and “High Ideals” features ornate horns and strings, but there’s also the hilariously titled “Jesus is a Rochdale Girl” and “The Night Will Always Win”, where a single note on the electric piano is played out over a keyboard drone. Though not exactly radio-friendly music, the band’s growing legions of fans certainly won’t be disappointed with this.
Track Dogs Track Dogs Mondegreen Records Madrid four-piece Garrett Wall Band have repackaged themselves with new moniker, Track Dogs, which serves as the title of the acoustic group’s new “debut” album. With the same line-up of cajon, trumpet, guitar and bass, little really has changed—the only significant difference being that vocal duties are now shared among the four members. It’s a welcome alteration, making for rich harmonies and giving the music a freer, less controlled feel, balanced well by the tighter-than-tight rhythm section. With solid musicianship throughout, it’s not hard to see how the group has become one of the staples of the Madrid live music scene over the past four years. That said, this new album is hampered by some predictable song-writing and mediocre lyrics, like this vague feel-good line in “Going Through”: “Where would we be without the moments that make it all worthwhile?” There’s a place for these breezy melodies but you can only get so far by playing it safe. The cover of Nick Drake’s “Hazey Jane II” is a case in point: sounds nice enough, but isn’t the point with covers to make an interpretation and not just re-create the the original song?
On 1 April catch Trach Dogs at Sala El Sol, C/Jardines, 3. They’ve released their first album, and guests will be La Banda del Soplo. 10pm. 10.
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Angus & Julia Stone Sun 24 Apr Ramdall Music Live, C/Ferraz, 38 (Metro: Ventura Rodriguez). Tel: 91 435 85 08. www.salaramdall.com. 22 from www.ticketmaster.es Antipodean brother and sister duo Angus & Julia Stone have been quietly making a name for themselves over this side of the world since their debut in 2006, with their unmistakable interpretation of indie-folk striking an emotional chord with just about everyone who hears them. With distinct vocal styles their charm is hard to resist, and the duo’s genius lies in their ability to produce simple but blindingly effective acoustic arrangements. Playing the Ramdall on the 24th, there could be few better ways to spend an Easter Sunday evening. Highly recommended.
Deerhunter Thurs 14 Apr La Riviera, P° Bajo de La Virgen, s/n (Metro: Puerta del Ángel/Príncipe Pio). Tel: 91 365 24 15. www.salariviera.com. 25 from www.ticketmaster.es Although they have only ten years of being a fully fledged rock and roll band under their belts, Deerhunter, the self-described “ambient punk” band from Atlanta, Georgia, have already gone through several line-up changes and even coped with Photo (CC) flickr: quique_lópez the death of one member. Citing Brian Eno, Echo & The Bunny Men and David Bowie as defining influences, the group offer an infectious blend of punk, rock and (dare I say it) pop that will have you up and dancing like a hipster before you know it.
Radiohead The King of Limbs Self Released News of the existence of The King of Limbs came, characteristically enough for Radiohead, only a week before the group released the album. And considering the low key nature of this eight track affair, the lack of fanfare was probably apt. But while it ranks as the Oxford group’s shortest album to date, The King of Limbs is certainly not short of quality songs. “Lotus Flower”, the first single, is a classic Radiohead melody, Thom Yorke’s ghostly falsetto dancing over syncopated drum patterns with hand claps and a synth bassline in support. Simplicity is the order of the day here, both in the arrangements and the lyrics, which gives the vocals more space in the mix, creating a sense of calm. It’s a tense balance, with rattling drums patterns, abstract bleeps and menacing industrial sounds never far from the fore. Another contradiction occurs in “Give up the Ghost” between the fragile desperation expressed in the imploring vocal refrain “Don’t haunt me” and the music’s uplifting, almost transcendent beauty. Pared down and intimate, yet by Radiohead’s standards The King of Limbs is more business as usual than revolutionary. But when business as usual is this good, who’s complaining?
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Shout Out Louds Thurs 7 Apr Sala Heineken, C/Princesa, 1 (Metro: Plaza de España) Tel: 91 547 57 11. www.salaheineken.com. 18 from www.ticketmaster.es Originally finding an audience at the beginning of the millennium with their peppy Swedish pop, the Shout Out Louds really got it right with their 2007 effort Our Ill Wills. An infectious blend of indie pop-rock and catchy melodies, the five piece are big on poppy percussion and piano. If you’re looking for a stomping good night out, you won’t go far wrong with this crowd.
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Lykke Li Wounded Rhymes LL Recordings Indie popstrel Lykke Li is well known inside her native Sweden after the success of her 2008 debut album Youth Novels, but its successor Wounded Rhymes could gain the singer an international following. That Li has a gift for melody is beyond doubt, but now minimal arrangements and saccharine vocals have been replaced by pounding bass, off-kilter drumming, muscular 60s organ riffs and delicious girl group harmonies. Written in Los Angeles in the aftermath of a painful break-up, the album is brimming with hurt and raw emotion—but self-pity is not one of them. Witness the ironic stoicism of the line “Sadness is my boyfriend/Oh, sadness, I’m your girl” from “Sadness Is a Blessing”, or the phrase “I’m your prostitute” from “Get Some”, with Li becoming master of her own exploitation. While the album’s retro-chic Phil Spector vibe does seem a little too self-conscious at times, Wounded Rhymes is explosively fun, irresistibly melodic and chock-filled with steely sentiment.
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Justin Bieber Tues 5 Apr Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, C/Jorge Juan, 99 (Metro: Goya/O’Donnell). Tel: 91 258 60 16. www.palaciodeportes.com. 40 from www.ticketmaster.es The Justin Bieber phenomenon happened so fast that you would be forgiven for missing it. I almost did. Seventeen yearold Bieber truly embodies the Youtube generation. After being discovered on the video-sharing website back in 2008, he has now become so breathtakingly famous in the western pop world it’s hard to pick up any piece of modern media without coming across the latest gossip on his music, or his fans, or his girlfriends, or his dreadful oft-copied hair. Forgetting the fact that his music is, quite frankly, totally forgettable, if you would like to spend your evening in the Palacio de Deportes surrounded by hordes of over-excited teenage girls, then Bieber on the 5th is your best bet. Good luck!
live listings COMPILED BY OLIVIA WATERS
Rock/pop SALA BOITE, c/ Tetuán, 27 (Metro: Sol). Tel: 91 522 96 20. www.boitemadrid.com 1 Apr: Hechizo + DJ Oscar 8 Apr: The Midnight Travellers + Madre 13 Apr: Steve Poltz 14 Apr: Kim Lenz & the Jaguars 15 Apr: Cres + Chekenblanko 18 Apr: Stacie Collins 28 Apr: Cyan 29 Apr: Clouds Over Normandy + No Frequency + Memories
Madeleine Peyroux Fri 6 May, Teatro Auditorio de Alcobendas, C/Blas de Otero, 4 (Cercanía: C1 Alcobendas). Tel: 91 659 77 21. www.teatroalcobendas.org. 13 from www.entradas.com The Human League Thur 5 May, Circo Teatro Price, Ronda de Atocha 35, (Metro: Embajadores). Tel: 91 528 81 22. 20 from www.entradas.es McFly Sat 7 May, Palacio Vistalegre, C/de Utebo 1, (Metro: Vista Alegre). Tel. 91 563 94 93. www.palaciovistalegre.com. Black Lips Sun 8 May, Sala Heineken, C/Princesa, 1 (Metro: Plaza de España) Tel: 91 547 57 11. www.salaheineken.com. 15 from www.ticketmaster.es. The Wombats Sun 22 May, Joy Eslava, C/Arenal, 11 (Metro: Sol). Tel: 91 366 37 33. www.joy-eslava.com. 20 from www.ticketmaster.es Shakira Fri 3 Jun, Estadio Vicente Calderón, P° Virgen del Puerto, 67 (Metro: Vicente Calderón). www.clubatleticodemadrid.com. 45 from www.ticketmaster.es Foo Fighters Wed 6 Jul, Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, C/Jorge Juan, 99 (Metro: Goya/O’Donnell). Tel: 91 258 60 16. www.palaciodeportes.com. 40 from www.ticketmaster.es
CAFÉ LA PALMA, c/La Palma, 62 (Metro: Noviciado). Tel: 91 522 50 31. www.cafelapalma.com
29 Apr. Marc Miethe Digeridoo 30 Apr: Reikiavik
1 Apr: Izal + Focusin 2 Apr: Jimbo 7 Apr: Te In Fusión + Dos Ideas 8 Apr: Michelle & The New Spielbergs 9 Apr: Beat Vitamine 14 Apr: ÉA! 15 Apr: The Widow Makers 16 Apr: Betamotion 20 Apr: Fon Roman + Aerostato 21 Apr: Microfusa Reload Music 22 Apr: DJ MC Perez 23 Apr: DJ Ross Curry 27 Apr: Indio Zammit & Poesía Urbana 28 Apr: El Hombre Elegante
CLAMORES, c/Alburquerque, 14 (Metro: Bilbao). Tel: 91 445 79 38. www.salaclamores.com
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1 Apr: The Imperial Surfers 2 Apr: Festival Escuela Popular de Música 3 Apr: Héctor 6 Apr: Stanley Jordan 7 Apr: Edoardo Plana 8 Apr: Caramelo Latin Jazz del Bueno 9 Apr: Bringuel 14 Apr: Pancho Amat y su Cuarteto 15 Apr: Gene Taylor + Red House 16 Apr: Gene Taylor + Red House
17 Apr: Mopane Jazz Trío 20 Apr: Niña Pija 24 Apr: Pedro Iturralde Quartet 26 Apr: Ara Malikian 27 Apr: Amaury Gutuerrez 28 Apr: Pablo Carbonell y Amigos 29 Apr: Andy Chango-Norman Hogue y Amigos
COSTELLO CLUB, c/Caballero de Gracia, 10 (Metro: Gran Vía). Tel: 91 522 18 15. www.costelloclub.com 1 Apr: Toulouse + Escándalo 2 Apr: Tania Head 4 Apr: Soroa 7 Apr: Uno
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8 Apr: Carlos Vudu y el clan Jukebox 9 Apr: Alado Sincera + Challenger 14 Apr: Ping Pong City 15 Apr: Joan Colomo + Mau Boada 16 Apr: Desvelados 21 Apr: Modelo de Respuesta Polar 22 Apr: Camino a la Santidad Musical: Tom Bennet 28 Apr: Diecisiete + Javier Ferrás 29 Apr: Neuman + Shusi Keller 30 Apr: Maryland
GALILEO, c/Galileo, 100 (Metro: Islas Filipinas). Tel. 91 534 75 58. www.salagalileogalilei.com 1 Apr: Napoleón Solo 2 Apr: Los Limones 3 Apr: Teresa Tomás 4 Apr: Septeto Santiaguero 5 Apr: Joana Amendoeira 6 Apr: Dayna Kurtz 8 Apr: Bigott 9 Apr: Andrés Suarez 10 Apr: Orient Express 11 Apr: Broadway Baby 13 Apr: Lucas 14 Apr: Sole Jimenez 15 Apr: Concierto Solidario Brindo Por Tí 16 Apr: Rash 17 Apr: Arena y Oro 19 Apr: Canción de Autor 20 Apr: Ndono Herencia en Evolución 21 Apr: Grupo Alturas 22 Apr: Quequé 23 Apr: Antonio de Pinto 24 Apr: Atmarama Dasa-Mantras 25 Apr: Homenaje a Gabriel Celaya 26 Apr: Alvaro Fraile 27 Apr: Javier Krahe 28 Apr: Cuchillo 29 Apr: Noche Sabinera 30 Apr: Prímital
GRUTA 77, c/Cuclillo, 6 (Metro: Oporto). Tel: 91 471 23 70. www.gruta77.com
JOY ESLAVA, c/Arenal, 8 (Metro: Sol). Tel: 91 366 54 39. www.joy-eslava.com 7 Apr: Second 14 Apr: Kevin Johansen + The Nada + The Liniers 17 Apr. Peter Doherty + Ezrabeats 28 Apr: Miguel Campello 30 Apr: Luis Ramiro
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
Thur-Fri-Sat midnight-6am. www.independanceclub.com. Enjoy popular, danceable indie-pop 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 11pm5.30am. 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. Super-kitsch 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
32nd Anniversary of the Flor de Pasión @ Sala Siroco
PALACIO DE DEPORTES DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID, c/Jorge Juan 99 (Metro: Goya/O Donnell). Tel. 91 401 91 04. www.palaciodedeportes.com
San Dimás, 3 (Metro: Noviciado). Fri 8 & Sat 9 Apr, from 9.30pm.
Getting tired of all the harsh beats and obscene rap that fill clubs these days? Do you wish to go back to simpler times? This month Sala Siroco is celebrating the 32nd Anniversary of Juan de Pablos’ radio show in which he plays a mix of rock and pop classics from the sixties, including songs by Sylvie Vartan, Françoise Hardy, Wilson Pickett and Arthur Conley. He has kept his radio show planted in the swinging sixties since 1979. The party will also be joined by indie and tech pop groups La Monja Enana, Cola Jet Set, Santi Campos, and more. Join the nostalgia for 10. The event is merely one of a series from 31 March to 16 April in honour of Sala Siroco’s 21st Anniversary. Other nights include a Reggae party on 14 April with entrance and a beer for 5, and a concert by Spanish rock-pop band Pereza on 15 April.
2 Apr: La Noche de Cadena 100 5 Apr: Justin Bieber 14 Apr: Malú
LA RIVIERA, P° Bajo de La Virgen, s/n (Metro: Puerta del Ángel/Príncipe Pio). Tel: 91 365 24 15. www.salariviera.com 1Apr: Live To Be Free 2 Apr: Adele 9 Apr: The Australian Pink Floyd 10 Apr: Manowar 14 April: Deerhunter 15 Apr: La Fuga 29 Apr: Dropkick Murphys
SALA HEINEKEN, c/Princesa, 1 (Metro: Plaza de España) Tel: 91 547 57 11. www.salaheineken.com 1 Apr: Gritando En Silencio 2 Apr: Koma 6 Apr: Abyssinians + The Congos 7 Apr: Shout Out Louds 8 Apr: Asfalto 9 Apr: Northern Lite 10 Apr: Entombed 14 Apr: La Musicalité 15 Apr: Dark Moor 16 Apr: FM 17 Apr: New York Dolls 20 Apr: Diplo 24 Apr: Obituary 29 Apr: IAMX 30 Apr: PS I Love You
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
Pereza music. €€ KAPITAL, c/Atocha, 125 (Atocha). Thur-Sat midnight-6am. Overthe-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 postpunk. €€ OUI MADRID, c/Jorge Juan, 99 (Goya). Thur-Sat midnight-3am. 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). Fri-Sat 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 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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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).
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 CAPOTE, c/Santa Teresa, 3 (Alonso Martínez). Tues-Sat 10pm5am. This little gem of a bar puts on a good show with resident DJs Timo and Roberto Jean. Enjoy some tasty house music to whet your appetite. €€ CASSETTE CLUB, Sala Boite, c/Tetuan, 27 (Sol). Sun midnight6am. 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). Fri-Sat 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
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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 Pirandello, c/ Martin de los Heros 14 (Plaza de España) With the new year, a new chapter unfolds for Twist Club, Madrid´s N*1 weekly drum&bass night: the club moves to a new venue, still in the centre of Madrid though with more capacity and a bigger sound-system! The music policy stays true to its roots, with a selection of (inter) national dj’s playing across the full dnb spectrum. €€
reggae, funk, jazz & world music BERLÍN CABARET, c/Costanilla de San Pedro, 11. Mon, Tue, 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 10.30pm3.30am. 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 6pm-3am. 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 GOA Traffic Party @ FABRIK, (Cercanías: Fuenlabrada), Sun 3 Apr, from 1pm. www.goaclub.es/goa-madrid/ Sick of those traffic signs telling you what to do, or forcing you always to slow down? Well this month, Fabrik club features the GOA Traffic Party where the only stop sign you’ll see is preceded by don’t and followed by dancing. This party is dedicated to all of those times you were forced to stop and wait at a sign—so the only rules here are no pouting and never stop dancing. Electronic, house, and techno music can be found throughout the main room, Upper Floor and Crystal club to help you keep moving, provided by guest Djs Josh Wink, Mark Antona, Ian Pooley and more. Order tickets through their website, €30. Calvin Harris DJ Set @ Sala La Riviera, Pº de La Virgen del Puerto s/n (Metro: Puerta del Angel/Principe Pío). Fri 29 Apr, from midnight. lowclubday.ticketea.com/ Everyone loves the chance to meet a celebrity, to be around success and talent. La Riviera is going to give you that opportunity. Calvin Harris, composer and producer for popular acts such as Kylie Minogue and Dizzee Rascal, will DJ for Low Club Day 6. Harris, who has been making music since he was 15 years old, will be spinning a mix of electronic from the 80s and pop. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to catch this legend. €16 con dos copas when you buy your ticket online, or €20 at the door. Viña Rock, XVI Festival Arte-Nativo @ Recinto de Festivales de Villarrobledo, Fri 29 Apr, Sat 30 Apr, Sun 1 May. www.vina-rock.com. Calling all rock fans—if you fancy heading out of the city this month, you can experience three straight days of your favourite bands in concert. Starting 29 April, over 40 rock bands ranging from heavy metal to punk, will take the stage for a weekend of nonstop rock‘n’roll. Artists such as La Fuga, Madball, The Locos, Avalanch, and Dark Moor are among many scheduled to appear. Check out a video of the madness at last year’s event on the website, then if you’re ready to rock out, three-day tickets are €70 online or €85 at the door.
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1 Apr: Lil Esther & Tin Stars + Uncle Charlie 2 Apr: Maybe Tonight + Mallory Knox + Collection 3 Apr: Vohoo + Nenes Rock + Ornitovacas 4 Apr: Cancer Bats + Veracruz 5 Apr: Rastro y Gramola 6 Apr: Carbono 14 + Piece of Change 7 Apr: T.e.P + Space Weirdo + Fake Souls 8 Apr: Vikxie + Platos Rotos 9 Apr: The Boys + The Government 10 Apr: La Kinky Beat + Eu Libre 12 Apr: Martes loco de Rastro y Gramola 13 Apr: The Razorblades 14 Apr: Aslandticos + Javi Osorio 15 Apr: Malditos Bastardos + Matando Gratix 16 Apr: Cuartos de Final XI Concurso de Rock 17 Apr: Trapos Sucios + Afterglow 19 Apr: Martes loco de Rastri y Gramola 20 Apr: ExCuchalarma + Señor Mamut + Chocolate Sexy 21 Apr: Thee Wylde Oscars + The Flinchers 22 Apr: Los Tikinautas
23 Apr: Only Eagles 26 Apr: Martes loco de Rastro y Gramola 27 Apr: The Milkyways Express Band + Delta Hot + Siete Doctores 28 Apr: Niños Velcro + Noiah 29 Apr: Soweto + Back in Band 30 Apr: Los Creyentes
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moviereviews
Gabrielle Easter previews the big-screen releases heading to Madrid this month
I am Number Four (Soy el número cuarto)
bookbuzz Monsieur Pain Roberto Bolaño Picador When is a mystery novel not a mystery novel? I’ll tell you— when the mysteries remain unsolved, the victim may or may not have been the subject of foul play and the protagonist searching for that all important whodunnit (if anyone did anything at all) appears incapable of doing so. That pretty much sums up Monsieur Pain, the latest book by Roberto Bolaño to be translated into English. But really, don’t let that put you off. The late Chilean writer’s wizardry with the pen shines brightly in every scene, and the surreal fragment-like experience he takes readers on at times feels like a Hitchcock or David Lynch film translated into print. The action follows Pierre Pain, a war veteran who now makes his living as a mesmerist in Paris. He’s shyly in love with the beautiful young Madame Reynauld, so naturally, when she requests his help in treating a friend’s husband, he accepts. But after he arrives at hospital to treat Oscar Vallejo, a Peruvian poet who is hiccupping himself to death, things soon go awry. He is bribed by two thuggish Spaniards to walk away from his patient, Madame Reynaud disappears and he slips further and further into the realm of the surreal. Fans of Bolaño—particularly The Savage Detectives—will delight in exploring this earlier work, where his themes and obsessions can be found in raw form. And new readers may too, as long as they’re not put off by unconventional fiction, torrents of detours and generous helpings of ambiguity. Katherine Robinson
The Gordian Knot Bernhard Schlink W&N Bestselling author Bernhard Schlink wrote this novel back in 1987, ten years before he wrote The Reader, but it has only
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A ridiculously good-looking and twenty-something “teenager”, aptly named John Smith (Alex Pettyfer), is fleeing the evil Modagorians while trying to live a normal, stereotype-filled teenage life. The reasons he’s fleeing? Back on John’s home planet Lorien, the evil Modagorians invaded and massacred the inhabitants. As a result, the last remaining nine Lorien teenagers, all of whom possess special legacies (that’s superhuman skills to you and me) fled to planet Earth in order to survive. These special alien teenagers have numbers as names, and the Modagorians are tracking them down one by one and killing them. John has a vision of Number Three being I am Number Four murdered, and since he’s Number Four he knows tise their vocal talents, and the sheer number of he’s up next, although his guardian Henri (Timothy songs in Country Strong appear to serve little other Olyphant) is doing all he can to protect him. Instead purpose. Performing “Coming Home” at the Oscars of keeping a low-profile, he enrols in his local high last month does little to battle this idea, not to menschool, falls in love with a young and pretty student tion a guest appearance on hit music series Glee, and journalist Sarah (Diana Agron) and befriends a nerdy, surprise surprise, rumour has it that Gwyneth is also extraterrestrial-obsessed school mate. Director D.J. set to release an album later this year. Fans of counCaruso, who has the thrillers Taking Lives and try music will enjoy this song-filled movie, which is Disturbia to his name, offers a teen action film that bearable if you’re prepared for none-too-subtle lyrics doesn’t quite live up to the superhero standard of the and endless guitar twangs. Out 20 April Spiderman or Batman variety. This is yet another story of an attractive young man with superhuman powers who falls for the girl-next-door while fighting Limitless (Sin Límites) off evil and trying to save the world. Entertaining, but Ignore those dismissing this as a middling fantasy better saved for a rainy day. Out 8 April thriller, Limitless is a peach of a movie, an exhilarating, suspenseful and satirical ride into the heart of Country Strong our success-driven culture. The Hangover’s Bradley Nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Cooper is spot-on as a schlubby writer who encounOriginal Song for “Coming Home”, Gwyneth Paltrow ters a new super-drug that lets him use 100 per debuts her country singing talents in the story of cent of his brain capacity, rather than the regular 20 recovering alcoholic and fallen country star Kelly per cent. After dashing off his novel in four days, he Canter. Kelly is taken out of rehab by her overbearing employs his enhanced mental powers—signposted husband-cum-manager James (Tim McGraw) for a by turned-up colours and trippy extended zooms—to comeback tour that’s set to send her back to the top. conquer languages, supermodels and the stock marWith on-the-side lover and small time country singer ket, bringing him to the attention of tycoon Robert Beau (Garrett Hedlund) by her side, they set off on a De Niro, before a few side effects become known. tour of America’s mid-west. Up and coming country Directed by Neil Burger, who made the unfairly overstar Chiles, a former beauty queen played by Gossip looked The Illusionist in 2006 with Edward Norton, Girl’s Leighton Meester joins the tour, fighting her own it’s a similarly tricksy tale, full of precisely plotted dilemmas of how to get over stage fright and not twists that resist wrapping anything into a neat come across as a “Country Barbie.” Battling alcohol, moral bundle. In an age in which we all want to be personal issues and the stress of living up to her forspecial ones picked out as pop icons, raking in bilmer image as a superstar singer, Kelly struggles to lion-dollar bonuses as hedge-fund managers or laudfind her feet, especially in the face of younger, prettier ed as the best writers of our generation, Limitless and talented Chiles. Lasting just short of two hours, hands it all over on a plate with a chilling side order Meester and Paltrow have ample screen time to adver- of unease. Out 8 Apr. Nick Funnell
Gnomeo and Juliet British-US animation that reworks Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet with a cast of garden gnomes. To an Elton John soundtrack. In 3-D. With voice work by Michael Caine. And Ozzy Osbourne. And Hulk Hogan. And a happy ending. Worringly, it’s also probably not the strangest film of the month. Out now There Be Dragons (Encontrarás Dragones) There be indeed. Tread carefully young adventurers, for director Roland Joffé’s (The Killing Fields, The Mission) story of two childhood friends separated by the Spanish Civil War— Manolo (Wes Bentley), who becomes a fascist spy, and Josemaría Escrivá (Charlie Cox), the priest who founded the Opus Dei movement— is a clichéd mess of a movie. Out now Howl James Franco plays Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg in this experimental biopic from directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. The film mixes animated sequences with reconstructions of a tape-recorded interview, a coffeehouse recital of his famed poem “Howl”, and the 1957 obscenity trial against the poem’s publishers. No Elton John-singing gnomes, mind. Out now No Strings Attached (Sin Compromiso) Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher play best friends who start a “no strings” sex relationship—no expectations, no jealousy, no flowers, and definitely no falling in love—in this comedy directed by Ivan “Ghostbusters” Reitman. Out now Sucker Punch Locked up in a 1950s mental asylum, teenager Babydoll (Emily Browning) recruits four other young inmates (Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung and Abbie Cornish) to machine-gun their way to freedom against samurais, robots, serpents and the like in a fantastic dream world. Directed by Zack Snyder, whose last film, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, featured talking fascist owls. Out now
recently been translated into English. You might expect a similar study of post-war Germany, and although The Gordian Knot is also set against the background of the Cold War, most of the action takes place in a quiet village in the south of France. Recovering from a difficult breakup, the protagonist, Georg, lives on his own in a sleepy town in the Provence. He tries to make a living as a freelance translator but has trouble finding enough work to get by. Things take a radical turn when Georg is approached by a certain Mr. Bulkanov with an intriguing job offer. Soon he finds himself hopelessly in love with Bulkanov’s secretary Françoise, and when she mysteriously disappears, he sets off on an intricate mission to find her. The early part of the novel is gripping and fast-paced, leaving you anxious to find out what has caused the secretary’s disappearance. Yet once Georg begins his search for Francoise, the storyline starts to go astray and, disappointingly, both the crime and the romance seem to collapse under their own weight. Laura van de Velde
1222 Anne Holt Atlantic Books The latest in a swarm of Scandinavian thrillers, 1222 was a major bestseller when it came out in Norway three years ago. Anne Holt, who is a former minister for justice, wrote the novel as a modern homage to Agatha Christie. The crime story is set in the midst of a massive snowstorm at 1,222 metres above sea level and is part of a series of eight books about police officer Hanne Wilhemsen. After a train crash, 269 survivors move into an old hotel to shelter from the raging storm and temperatures of minus 20 degrees. The storm makes it impossible for them to leave or for a rescue operation to come to their aid. Luckily the hotel
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is comfortable and the guests slowly start recovering from the shock of the crash. But as dawn breaks, one of them is found brutally murdered. The initial feeling of calm quickly transforms into panic and retired police officer Wilhelmsen is asked to investigate the crime. Her last case ended with her receiving a bullet in her spine, leaving her permanently in a wheelchair, but she reluctantly takes on the challenge and begins to suspect even those closest to her. Just like Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander, the protagonist Hanne is the perfect anti-hero. She convincingly leads the investigation in this locked room mystery and will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. Laura van de Velde
Or The Bull Kills You Jason Webster Chatto & Windus The roar of the crowd, the sweet taste of pumpkinflavoured buñelos, the bloody spectacle of the bullfight, the smell of gunpowder; all these sights and sensations are brought alive in Jason Webster’s first foray into fiction, Or The Bull Kills You. Set at the height of Valencia’s famous Fallas festival, in which firecrackers and fireworks are often set off haphazardly, and huge hand-crafted cartoon-like statues fill the streets, we find Max Cámara, a pot-smoking, hard drinking, Fallas-hating police detective. He is on his way to escape from the dreaded festival when he is called to officiate for something that he hates even more— a bullfight. When one of the fighters is brutally murdered it is up to Cámara to bring the culprit to justice. There’s no shortage of suspects: a rival torero, a secret gay lover, a very public blonde fiancée, a shady political operator and a family member with something to hide, not to mention the animal rights activists. The body count soon begins to rise, and with his bosses breathing down his neck, his relationship with his girlfriend on the rocks and his stash of weed running dry, Cámara has to handle the crimes along with facing a few demons of his own. As the protagonist digs deeper into the bullfighting world, Jason Webster provides a wealth of interesting information about “Spain’s national fiesta” as well as its impact on the culture and history of the country. Or The Bull Kills You is a page-turner and, although some might accuse the author of being too soft on bullfighting, it’s a thought-provoking, entertaining and gripping read. Vicky Knill
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sailing BOATING LICENSES NOW A LEGAL REQUIREMENT IN SPAIN Serenity Sailing RYA Training Centre, Competent Crew to Yachtmaster,Powerboat Level Two, VHF & ICC. Own-boat tuition on sail and power. If you have a yacht or powerboat get qualified and certified. Contact Richard 0034 638056224 / enquiries@serenitysailing.com / www.serenitysailing.com.
clubs clubs-general-social KEEP RIGHT ON - THERE WILL BE JOYS AND SOROWS TOO Calling all Birmingham City fans in Madrid. Do you watch the Blues on TV in the various Irish bars in Madrid. Are you interested in a more co-ordinated approach ? If you are interested in gathering in a central location (ie a specific Irish bar) to watch the games please let me know. If there is a genuine interest we could also form an official supporters club backed by BCFC. Please email me at bcfcsupportersmadrid@hotmail.co.uk KRO !!!. PARENT AND CHILD GROUP Parent and Child 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 your 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!.
clubs-sports FIELD HOCKEY - MIXED SOCIAL TEAM Los Naranjas is a mixed social club with all level of players on the team, from complete beginners to seasoned veterans. We play every weekend between September and June. If interested please contact los.naranjas.hockey@gmail.com. MADRID LIONS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB, EST. 1997 Madrid Lions Rugby Football Club welcomes new players of all levels and nationalities. Pub night Thursdays from 8.30pm at Finnegan’s, Plaza de las Salesas (Metro Alonso Martínez or Chueca) where you can find out why we are Madrid’s most popular and successful social rugby club. Check out www.madridlionsrfc.com, email info@madridlionsrfc.com or ring Charlie on 636 067 716 or Paul on 679 225 067. MADRID CRICKET CLUB Madrid Cricket Club is always looking for new players of all levels and nationalities. We hold regular training sessions and friendly matches in Madrid from March to November and we have two teams in the Spanish Cricket League. For more info contact Joss (663 395 058) or Jon (655 069 9 11), send an E-mail to cricketinmadrid@yahoo.co.uk or visit www.cricketinmadrid.com.
counselling 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. 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 Englishspeaking community in Madrid with depression, anxiety, cultural adaptation, couples/relationship problems, sensory impairments, language disorders and more. www.sinews.es. QUALIFIED THERAPIST Qualified Sexual Relationship Therapist and General Counselor. UK trained. British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy standards of practice. You don’t have to go through this alone. Is the right time to deal with it? I would be happy to help. Pablo Díez: 653132932 pablodiez@fastmail.es.
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desperately-seeking ANGLOPHONE FAMILY IN BRITAIN OR IRELAND If you know of an Anglophone family in Britain or Ireland willing to receive an Spanish au-pair girl this Summer, please get in touch:m.jaldon@bei.org.
for-sale GOING BACK TO THE UK? VW GOLF GTI MARK II GIVEAWAY VW Golf GTI mark II for “sale” at symbolic price of 50€. British registered therefore must be registered to UK address. Right hand drive, metallic grey, alloy wheels, sports steering wheel & gear stick, sunroof, immobiliser. Continental & UK headlights. In same family since new. Sturdy & reliable, as Golf’s are. Reason for “sale”: no longer used enough. Good, strong car looking for new home. Current location: central Madrid. Contact: najiavp@hotmail.com or 654 430 940.
health-and-fitness ASHTANGA YOGA ,THAI MASSAGE &THAI COOKING CLASS 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.BAAN-AMORN.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 Shiva-Shakti de Yoga Integral. c/Pelayo 80 1ºdcha (subway stations: Alonso martinez, Chueca). More information: 91 310 51 81 and info@yogaorganico.es.
heart-to-heart hetero JOVEN INGLES BUSCA CHICA DE BUEN CORAZON chico ingles radicado en madrid, busca chica de buen corazon para relacion seria romantica. puede empezar lento, si lo deseas, como intercambio de idiomas o amistad. tengo 30 años. vivo solo en mi piso. cualquier nacionalidad, por ejemplo, española, sudamericana, rumana... movil: 652 473 494. sebcp5@hotmail.com. me llamo Sebastian.
intercambios 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 20:30 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.
jobs jobs-offered FINANCIAL ADVISOR SEEKS PERSONAL ASSISTANT This is to work in our busy central Madrid office You would be making telephone calls to clients and new contacts, as well as general office duties. 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. JOB OFFERED ADVERTISING SALES person, for english language magazine, speaking spanish too. Call Violetta at: 91 548 01 07. CONTRIBUTORS AND SALES FOR ENGLISHWAREHOUSE.COM We have created EnglishWareHouse.com as a one stop experience for educational, cultural and leisure interests in English. Interested? Come to the OPEN DAYS EWH is hosting and get informed about this great opportunity, Dates: Friday 8th and Friday 15th of April Times: 1300 – 1400hrs, 1600- 1700hrs Place: TtMadrid Office. C/ General Yagüe, 70 1A. 28020, Madrid JOURNALISTS: 30 euros per article published. SALES: Commission Places are limited so please email your details (name contact nº. Nationality and area of interest, sales or writing ) to admin@englishwarehouse.com.
SPONSORED TEFL COURSE WITH WORK OPPORTUNITIES Oxbridge has two centres in Barcelona and one in Madrid and we teach English to more than 800 students and 150 clients such as corporations, small and large firms, and private students. We provide high quality English classes to all kinds of business people, young learners and adults. We offer one month intensive TEFL courses in English teaching in Madrid. The course is subsidised and costs 400€. There is a short interview for the course. We are also always looking for new, dedicated employees. For further info please send us your CV and a covering letter to tefl@oxbridge.es. ACTOR WANTED Theatre company seeks native English-speaking actor for one-man shows. Dynamic, high-energy, 22-32 years old, self-reliant. Mornings, good pay, great boss. Contact Mike: 918425005.
services ENGLISH HAIRDRESSER Top London stylist worked whith Trevor Sorbie and Vidal Sassoon trained. Available for HOME visits in and around Madrid. for more info, and prices check out: http://englishhairdressermadrid.squarespace.co m or call Sally at: 651481916. LIVELY CELTIC MUSIC Irish musicians available for concerts, functions, weddings and parties. Tel: 654 225 305. N.I.E. SEGURIDAD SOCIAL EMPADRONAMIENTO, ETC. Do you need an “N.I.E.” REALLY FAST? Literally, a few days! (We accompany you to every appointment) Call Richard on: 91-531-4783 or 91-532-9734 for more information. Also, “Empadronamiento, Seguridad Social, Validation of Academic / Professional qualifications with Ministry of Education. LIVE MUSIC Duet of classical guitar + flute / jazz guitar + saxophone will give a touch of class to receptions, parties, weddings, etc. We’re serious musicians with an ample repertoire and lots of professional experience in the jazz and classical fields. There is the option of solo guitar (jazz + classical), duet, trio with double-bass, quartet with double-bass and drums, and formations with singers, trumpet players, etc. Please email: cywilliams@telefonica.net. COMPUTERS / NETWORKS / WEBSITES System administrator offers professional service. Computer / laptop repair, data recovery, password recovery, IT infrastructure planning, software installation and maintenance, network administration, resolving email problems, IT security, backup solutions, web pages. Windows, Linux/UNIX supported. I speak English and German. email: info@jjaeger.fastmail.fm or Mobile: +34 65 335 11 36. MAN WITH VAN FOR HIRE Large van with driver available for 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 and other European destinations. Very good service. English. Call Ian 663 548 418 or guywithvan@hotmail.com. PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES Professional photography services available for weddings, christenings and all occasions. Very competitve prices and very flexible. Enhancements to photo’s and creative designs are also a service that is offered. Choose from black or white, highlighted features or standard colouring. At Starmoments we can provide whatever look you want!!... For any information or to arrange a consultation please contact us: Email :starmoments@ymail.com Mobile:659769785.
tertulias MADSHORTS LITERATURE GROUP We discuss three previously read texts in English: prose fiction mainly, but also poems, translations and papers. We have monthly two-hour meetings in a congenial venue. Social events include restaurants, theatre, film and literary visits. Contact madshortsmadrid@gmail.com.
travel-adventure TRAVEL WRITERS WANTED Looking for travel bloggers who would like to have their articles posted on our website regarding travel in Spain. Please contact for more info at travelwriter@letango.com.
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