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I already reviewed the 21st edition of the Zurich Film Festival in 3 previous Gimme a Beats: in November 2025, with a focus on the movie Hedda , in January 2026, with a focus on the movie Cuerpo Celeste  and in March 2026, with a focus on the movie Calle Malaga. As listeners of the Gimme a Beat know, after exploring the *female factor* of the Zurich Film Festival , I adapt my radio shows to the re...

I already reviewed the 21st edition of the Zurich Film Festival  in two previous Gimme a Beats: in November 2025, with a focus on the movie Hedda , and in January 2026, with a focus on the movie Cuerpo Celeste . As listeners of the Gimme a Beat know, after exploring the *female factor* of the Zurich Film Festival , I adapt my radio shows to the releases of the movies I focus on. This year, I have...

Back in 2024, while scrolling through my social media, I came across Longstreet Unchained concerts (which I immediately renamed Longstreet unplugged as they reminded me of the original: MTV Unplugged ). Longsteer Bar, where these concerts are held, used to be one of my favorite spots in Zurich, back in the day when I was still DJ-ing and going out. So, I was glad to see it still reinventing itself...

In November 2025 - Gimme a Beat , I reviewed the 21st edition of the Zurich Film Festival. This year, I have seen more than 30 movies this year, and I had the opportunity to interview 4 female filmmakers and 1 music composer. As in previous years when I had this many interviews, I break my review of the Zurich Film Festival into several Gimme A Beat s, the second one happening tonight, and a few o...

In 2025, Zurich Film Festival celebrated its 21st year. Over 11 days, the festival attracted an impressive 135’000 visitors. A total of 115 films were shown, including 140 World and European Premiers, 16 of which were Swiss movies. The whole city was buzzing with good vibes, filled not just with movie lovers, but also with international and national stars. First held in 2005,  Zurich Film Festival...

Primavera Sound (commonly referred to as simply Primavera) is an annual music festival with the main location in Parc del Fòrum , a park situated directly at the Mediterranean seafront in Barcelona, Spain. The festival takes place between the end of May and the beginning of June every year since 2001. In addition to the best-known edition in Barcelona, since 2012, Primavera Sound has expanded to P...

Primavera Sound (or simply Primavera) is an annual music festival with the main location in Parc del Fòrum , a park situated directly at the Mediterranean seafront in Barcelona, Spain. The festival takes place between the end of May and the beginning of June, every year since 2001. The 2025 edition of Primavera Sound has been an edition of superlatives: maximum attendance with 293,000 visitors and...

In the October 2024,   February 2025 , and March 2025 editions of Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 20th edition of Zurich Film Festival. As many of the listeners of Gimme a Beat know, I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival  for several years now. In 2024, similar to 2023 , I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to (again)...

In the October 2024 and February 2025 editions of Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 20th edition of Zurich Film Festival. As many of the listeners of Gimme a Beat know, I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival  for several years now. In 2024, similar to 2023 , I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to (again) breakdown my re...

In October's Gimme a Beat , I reviewed the 20th edition of Zurich Film Festival. As many of the listeners of Gimme a Beat know, I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival  for several years now. In 2024, similar to 2023 , I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to (again) breakdown my review of the ZFF into several sho...

It's Xmas time 🎄🎄and I am back again with my favourite NPR Tiny Desk concerts! There were so many awesome Tiny Desk this year, that, after Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2024 , I couldn't resist doing one more before the year wraps up - for my special Xmas Gimme a Beat. This session will feel like you have been invited into my home to celebrate Xmas with me. Some moments will be cozy and warm,...

2024 was an even more successful year for Zurich Film Festival than its organizers expected. It was an important year as the  Zurich Film Festival  festival celebrated its 20th year. The dates moved to the beginning of October, but that didn't stop the visitors. This year the festival attracted 140’000 visitors (even more than the previous year). A total of 107 films were shown, including 17 world...

It's 2024, and I am back again with a bunch of my favourite NPR Tiny Desk concerts. NPR Music 's  Tiny Desk Concerts were always one of my favourite things to listen to, but with the pandemic, my interest turned into an obsession. In 2020, I did two shows dedicated to them: Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2020 Part I and Part II , in 2021 I did one more, in 2022 another one  and last year one as w...

Last month I did the first part of the review of m4music festival 2024 . This month I will continue with the review of m4music festival and share two more artists who were part of my exploration of the "female factor" of the festival. In tonight's show, I will keep my focus on the Swiss music scene, covering the fascinatingly cool band and music label Sirens of Lesbos and über talent...

Since 1998, m4music festival takes place every March here in Switzerland: two days in Zurich and one day in Lausanne. This festival is a project from Migros Culture Percentage . This is a flawlessly organised festival at one of the coolest locations in Zürich: Schiffbau; with many concerts happening on the seven (+1) stages, at or close to the main building. M4music festival is more of a cultural...

In October's and December's Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 19th edition of Zurich Film Festival. I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival for several years now. But this year, I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to breakdown my review of the ZFF into several shows. While I've seen 30+ movies during the fest...

Last year, sometime in June I got an email from the 57th Montreux Jazz Festival about new names on their programme. The email included Swiss singer-songwriter NNAVY .   She was already well-known to Montreux Jazz Festival audiences, as she performed there earlier. In addition to this, in 2022, she was the first Swiss artist ever to play one of the COLORS SHOWS . And last year, she was celebrating...

In my previous Gimme a Beat , I reviewed the 19th edition of Zurich Film Festival. I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival for several years now. But this year, I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to breakdown my review of the ZFF into several shows. While I've seen 30+ movies during the festival, I haven't...

2023 was another successful year for Zurich Film Festival. The 19th edition of Zurich Film Festival attracted 130’000 visitors (slightly less than the previous year). A total of 150 films were screened, 52 of them as World or European premieres – more than ever before. First held in 2005,  Zurich Film Festival  established itself very quickly on the national and international film festival scene....

The first time I heard  Little Dragon  was back in 2007, just after they released  their  debut album . From that moment on, I was completely captivated by their unique sound. A few years later, seeing them live for the first time only confirmed their talent and deepened my interest.  Over the years, I followed their work and saw them live many times, and I even had a chance to interview Yukimi ,...

Primavera Sound  (or simply Primavera) is an annual music festival held in  Parc del Fòrum , a park situated directly at the Mediterranean seafront in Barcelona, Spain. The festival takes place between the end of May and the beginning of June, every year since 2001. In addition to the best-known edition in Barcelona, Primavera Sound expanded to other locations as well: since 2012, there is a Prima...

NPR Music 's  Tiny Desk Concerts were always one of my favourite things to listen to, but with the pandemic, my interest turned into an obsession. In 2020, I did two shows dedicated to them: Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2020 Part I and Part II , in 2021 I did one more and in 2022 another one .  So what is it about NPR Tiny Desk  Concert series that I love? It is very simple, this series brings an i...

I discovered Arooj Aftab , like many others, through her Mohabbat song. After hearing this song, I listened to her's Vulture Prince album and fell in love with it. Then I heard her NPR tiny desk session and loved it so much (I was literally obsessed with it) that I included it in my (latest) *Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2022* Gimme a Beat . From that moment on, I wanted to see her live and feature her...

First held in 2005, Zurich Film Festival established itself very quickly on the national and international film festival scene. The formula for its success it's probably a mix of an attractive location: an international but small city of Zurich a great selection of movies and different programs/events. The best way to explain Zurich Film Festival's success is to quote/paraphrase the sentence I fou...

I had the pleasure of attending and reviewing Flow Festival (commonly known as Flow) this summer.  You can find more details about the festival, my impressions, interviews with Marcia and Helena and selected DJ mixes in Part I: Marcia Carr and Helena Star at Flow Festival 2022 .  You can also check my reviews for each day of Flow Festival 2022: day 1 , day 2 and day 3 , with some additio...