FREE! 44 FFEB/MARCHEB/MARCH 0088 READ ANYTIME- READNOW Prague’s citymagazine Made You Look INTRO So, welcome to the (Chinese) year of that unjustly maligned Plastique, Caribou, Dead Kids, Black Lips, Whitest Boy denizen of laboratories, treadmills, and sewers—the rat. Rats Alive, etc.; and, of course, the Saint Patrick’s Day and Easter are truly given the short shrift of things in the west—it’s the Celebrations to liven things up. You’ll fi nd more about every name given to you if you ‘squeal’ on your partners in crime one of the above events in this very magazine. You’ll also or betray a cause, they’re considered dirty, are frequently still fi nd us taking a look at things such as the new Starbucks, the blamed for the spread of bubonic plague (the fl eas and the Tranzitdisplay Gallery, Diesel’s latest collection and more. squalid conditions were the actual culprits) and are subjected There are the usual critiques of fi lms (this will be an excellent to all kinds of nasty experiments in the name of a science month to hit the cinemas by the way) and a number of Woody they never get any benefi t from. What a deal. Fortunately, Allen fi lms available on video. You’ll also have a chance to the Chinese see the rat-people (those born in a rat-year) as meet and learn about the very interesting Seattle-based leaders, organized, intelligent and cunning, but likely to face designer and illustrator Shawn Wolfe and fi nd out why he a crisis of suff ering at some time. should be on your list of people to pay attention to. Much like 2008, March should be a very interesting month, with festivals including the Sperm Festival and the One Have a great Easter/Spring celebration World Film Festival; gigs like the Radioclash Tradeshow, and see you next month! 6-7 8-9 10-11 14-15 16-17 18-19 22-23 24-25 26-27 28-29 30-31 34-35 5 Radioclash Tradeshow Prague is not merely cheesy tourist shops selling overpriced crystal to brain-dead tourists. A whole world dedicated to alternative shopping is bustling beneath the 3/3 kitschy city center shopping universe. The Radioclash tradeshow aims to bring together the proprietors of underground records shops, out-of-left-fi eld fashion stores, American Citizens and bizarre bookstores for a day out in Žižkov’s prime subterranean hotspot Parukářka. So if you’re looking for that perfect 60s cocktail dress your mama never gave you or that rare 12” that you’ve wanted for ages, go no further. And after you’ve shelled out some pocket money, seek out the fi ne beats and grooves that will be part Schengen Forum URBANITE of the aff air. Municipal Library URBANITE prague.usembassy.gov One World Film Festival The 10th One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will grace Prague’s relatively peaceful and humane venues from March 5th – 13th. The 138 fi lms from 40 countries will pry open the frequently forgotten realms of poverty, dictatorship, oppression, injustice, torture, and the like. There is no doubt that much of the content will be disturbing and unlikely to have you singing a merry song to yourself as you leave, but mayhap viewers will remember that if we don’t do something sometime about the unbelievable mass of suff ering out there, it’s only going to grow heavier. A variety of themes will be explored in this year’s festival, 5–13/3 including the promising category ‘Putin’s Russia’. A screening of Lisa Jackson’s Sundance Film Special Jury Prize winning documentary The Greatest Silence: Rape in One World Film Festival the Congo will get things started at Lucerna and Světozor. www.oneworld.cz 11th Annual Irish Music festival Possibly the best known, or at least best liked, of saints would be a fellow named Patrick who was lucky enough to have the Irish decide that he would be the patron saint of the Irish National Day. Here in Prague, the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and Irish music known as the 11th Annual Irish Music Festival will begin March 14th at Caff rey’s Irish Bar. Musicians from Ireland including Station 65, Dave Morrissey, and Jodavino will be joined by Czech artists such as Coisceim, Dun an Doras, et al. ALFREDVEDVOŘE theatre There will be an additional celebration of music and beer on March 19th at Plzeň Brewery that will include a tasting of Irish whiskeys. Finally there will be the 7th Františka Křížka 36, P7 annual Czech Rep. Oyster Opening Championship on the 23rd. Miss it all and risk an attack by vengeful leprechauns! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! www.alfredvedvore.cz HANDA GOTE research & development During the month of March ALFREDVEDVOŘE theatre will present three no language barrier performances by HANDA GOTE research & development. Handa Gote is 29/3 a project concerned with the research and development of movement theatre, design theatre, music, and sound design and the integration of science and technology Dead Kids (UK) in art. Each member of Handa Gote functions as technician, musician, actor, and performer at the same time. Red Green Blue performance explores the world of colors + The Uniques (SK) using minimalist movement and live music merged with interactive video. All nuanced by ambient chiaroscuro. Computer Music is a bizarre retro-future concert for the lovers of 8-bit computers and Extra-terrestrial music accompanied by projection. Silence is a no-technology trip to the edge of desolation; an attempt to Palác Akropolis meditate in motion. You will be listening by headphone to four separate performance soundtracks created by four diff erent alternative music makers. Enjoy. www.recyclit.cz Americans: Don’t Panic! You’ve no doubt heard about the Schengen rules. The new regulations appear to require foreigners to stay out of the EU three months for every three months in. What the vast majority of people, both in positions of authority and living here illegally, seem unaware of is a potential loophole: citizens from countries exempt from such obligations 14–23/3 (according to an agreement from 2004) won’t necessarily have to wait 90 days to re-enter the EU. These countries include the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, and several others. You now have to leave the EU instead of just the Czech Republic, but according to our sources, you can probably come right back (unlike the scores of Ukrainians, St. Patrick’s Day Serbians and other non-EU immigrants). You may also be able to get yourself a long-term visa without proof of employment if you can show that you have enough money for Caff rey’s Irish Bar a longer period. Already, two Americans were arrested for staying longer than 30 days and deported. But word has it they mouthed off to the cops… plus they were part-Roma. www.irishmusicfestival.cz Dead Kids They’re bad-ass, they’re punk with some actual musical skill thrown in for good measure, they’re even a little bit art-rock and dance music. Dead Kids mix a whole lot of sound with provocative lyrics and energy like they’re Energizer Bunnies on crystal meth. A Dead Kids’ concert is defi nitely a must see for anyone interested 5/3 in what’s on the post-punk fusion horizon, as they are one of the movers and shakers in this particular world and they’re not afraid to let the world know that their Radioclash Tradeshow hard-core addictive sound is as good as it gets. Don’t miss it. Bunkr Parukářka www.myspace.com/radioclashtradeshow 6 7 6–8/3 La Fabrika, Abaton www.sperm.cz THINK TANK Text by Lucia Udvardyová Joakim Bouaziz, or simply Joakim, has been immersed in the world of music ever since he started playing piano as a six year old. His eclectic journey continued in 1999, when he released his jazz- infused debut LP Joakim Lone Octet followed by a largely electronic dance album, Fantomes. With a live show with his Ectoplasmic Band on the way, we thought it might be a good moment to have a chat with the in-demand remixer, producer, and owner of the record label Tigersushi about smoky bars, Bach, and the best places to visit while in Paris. What was your fi rst encounter To make it simple, this is approximately are no boundaries in music. Every style with music? how it went: is connected to every other, every period It was in a tiny, smoky bar down my Classical -> cheesy rock -> 70s rock -> is linked. If you’re only listening to street. I was looking for some company indie rock -> indie pop -> electronica drum’n’bass or indie rock, then you have on a full moon night a few years ago, -> jazz -> house & techno -> disco -> a problem, and we’re here to help you. maybe fi fteen or even twenty-fi ve years new and no wave -> experimental and ago. I met music there in the corner of contemporary. I usually avoid doing How do you see the future of the backroom, lying on a velvet sofa. She music that fi ts a genre that I feel independent music labels in an was completely drunk. And we instantly comfortable in because it is boring. I era of fundamental change in how became friends forever. prefer trying things I don’t know. music is produced, distributed, and consumed? You are classically trained in Your latest album Monsters & Like beautiful fi reworks.