Environmental activists of Greenpeace have broken into a French nuclear power station, to highlight the « vulnerability » of atomic sites in France. Greenpeace campaigners entered the site at Nogent-sur-Seine, 60 miles (95km) south-east of Paris, before dawn. The activists climbed on top of a reactor building and unfurled a banner, said a Greenpeace spokesman. The activists …
Woodstock, 40th birthday
Woodstock is the embodiment of the « peace, love & rock n ‘roll » movement. In August 1969, during four days, the festival attracted 500 000 the freaks over the US, against the 50 000 originally set. Faced with shortages and poor sanitation, a general support is naturally implemented, unprecedented in the history of the gatherings. Participants …
Mai 68 : 40th birthday
« Our streets against forgetting and to show how the spontaneous revolution has fundamentally changed the mentality of the generations that followed. The year 1967, key moment in the history of rock marked the success of Cream, Jimi Hendrix … A free music of any format, offering « concept albums » little radio. It is also the democratization …
Eros 69 : 40 years of sexual freedom
Late 60’s, Western society driven at the time by a youth bathed in acid rock, was getting off its taboos. Both a strong opposition to the Judaeo – Christian and an invitation to immersion in multiple bodies without fear of tomorrow. Love is finally freed of narrow minds, the hair pushed a sap flow flood …
Ping Pong Night : 10th Anniversary
Ping Pong has grown substantially since in its inception in 1998 and after ten years decided to celebrate its commitment in the music industry. A brief history. Starting with press relations with every media outlet and music genre particularly for Ninja Tune in France, Ping Pong’s activities have widened to become a cultural marketing agency …
Amon Tobin & Tessa Farmer : Control over Nature
At the Art Roch gallery, Jais Elalouf set up ISAM « Control Over Nature » performed by the visual artist Tessa Farmer and Amon Tobin. Tessa Farmer is an artist based in London. Her work, made from insect carcasses, plant roots and other found natural materials, comprises hanging installations depicting Boschian battles between insects and tiny winged …
[INFLUENCES] Deep Purple – Mandrake Root (Live – 1970)
A huge live in London at Queen Elizabeth Hall , July 28 – 1970. Jon Lord – Ian Paice – Ritchie Blackmore – Ian Gillan – Roger Glover
Amon Tobin – ISAM audiovisual show
Oof and Ping Pong presents : Amon Tobin – Isam Live ! After four years of absence, the pioneer of electro is back with his seventh album entitled ISAM. For first time Amon Tobin will be able to produce a stunning art installation of large-scale (25x14x8m) designed speciall for the album, integrating Amon Tobin and …