Archive for the ‘Abroad’ Category

I came across this Austrian channel again while browsing through my »Radio« tagges bookmarks and i have to recommend it to everyone who’s into soul-, funk, disco and deep house. Beside a pretty decent daytime program hosted by the Superlfy team itself there are several shows hosted by the local music scene, among others the radio show by the illustrious »Deep House Mafia«. If you’re from Vienna you’ll also enjoy the latest city updates. A nightly show called »98.3 Nightfly« brings you the latest dj mixes by the likes of Carl Craig, Larry Heard, Giles Peterson, Jazzanova and more. Now if that’s not a reason to tune in…

http://www.superfly.fm
98.3 FM for Vienna residents

Last week i went to Denmark to visit my girlfriend who is currently attending university in Roskilde, which is only a few kilometers from the capital town of Copenhagen. Nice occasion to explore the qualities of nordic lifestyle, clubbing, meal and and last but not least shopping. Yeah shopping, going to Copenhagen means to have your credit card with you, because you will be overwhelmed by fashion & design stores on every corner. You need to know (I didn’t) that Copenhagen is the birth city of famous architect Arne Jacobsen, whose furniture is ubiquitous. Also, it is a must-do to check out the Dansk Design Center and the Dansk Arkitektur Center. Both very nice places with varying exhibitions and each providing a good book store to dig in.

Of course there is no way in leaving out the usual sights such as the Radhuspladsen, shopping avenue Strøget, the little mermaid or Amalienbørg, home of the danish royal family. But watching behind the scenes of the city’s main attractions unleashes a way more interesting and also deeper view into the character of the city. If you go beyond the lakes that separate the suburbs of Nørrebro and Østerbro you get in touch with the urban, stylish (more…)