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Beardyman (UK), A38 Ship Budapest, 5 September
- 1 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- entertainment
Chances are, you already know Beardyman. He’s the lovable beatboxing champion, the festival favourite last heard playing the charismatic stoner on Fatboy Slim’s global smash ‘Eat Sleep Rave Repeat’, right? Well, yes, that was Beardyman. But the musician emerging from hiding on his startling new album Distractions is virtually a different species altogether.
See What Happened @ Wine Book Launch & Tasting With Robert Smyth
- 31 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- food & drink
The fact that many of Hungary’s winemakers have turned out high quality wines in the supposedly "horror" vintage of 2014 shows how far the industry has come, declared Budapest-based wine writer Robert Smyth at the launch of his new book.
Tamás Füzesy, Former MD, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary
- 25 Aug 2015 12:00 PM
I am an open-minded person who like new challenges. A “builder” some friends say. I am very sensitive to others living with mental or physical disadvantages. Living in balance is my motto.
'Swinging Amy', Festival Theatre, 29 August
- 25 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Legendary British soul singer Amy Winehouse was also wonderful as a jazz performer, covering some of the best-known songs of the age. Although she released only two albums in her lifetime, her music has inspired numerous singers - among them Hungarian audience favourite Gabi Szűcs.
Hungarian Archbishop Paskai Dies Aged 89
- 18 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Retired Archbishop of Esztergom László Paskai, former head of Hungary’s Catholic Church, died aged 89. Hungary has lost a priest who loved his church and country, the Christian Democrats said, expressing deep condolences over Paskai’s death in a statement. Paskai headed the Catholic Church in difficult times and he was a dedicated and wise leader and a good diplomat, the statement said.
Gergő Gullner, Former Executive Chef, InterContinental Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 12:00 PM
For the last 20 yearsm Gergő Gullner has worked for well-known international chains of hotels ‒ Kempinski Baltschug in Moscow, Marriott in Zurich, The Monarch Dubai, and the Al Wazzan Group in Kuwait ‒ building his career as an Executive Chef. Working his way up from an apprentice, his last position was as Executive Chef at Al Wazzan Group, Kuwait, where he was in charge of kitchen operations ...
Bad Religion (USA) + Mad Caddies (USA), Budapest Park, 18 August
- 15 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1980. The band makes extensive use of soaring 3-part vocal harmonies (which they refer to in their album liner notes as the "oozin' aahs"), guitar solos and lyrics that often contain religious and political commentary.
Goran Bregovic @ Sziget Budapest, 15 August 9.15 pm
- 13 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Roots in the Balkans where he stems from, head in the 21st Century which he fully inhabits, Goran Bregovic's music marries sounds of a gypsy brass band with traditional Bulgarian polyphonies, those of an electric guitar and traditional percussion with a curious rock accent…. all against a background of a bedevilled string orchestra and deep sonorities of a male choir, creating music that our soul ...
Ellie Goulding (UK) @ Sziget Budapest, 13 August 9.30 pm
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Never likely to be one of those singers who is content just to turn up, lay down a main vocal part and leave, Ellie’s approach to writing and recording is, she admits, borderline obsessive – but then, anything less, she says, would be a waste of time. As her debut album, Lights, made so thrillingly clear, Ellie Goulding uses her voice as a texture in much the same way that a skilled ...
Beardyman (UK), A38 Ship Budapest, 5 September
- 1 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- entertainment
Chances are, you already know Beardyman. He’s the lovable beatboxing champion, the festival favourite last heard playing the charismatic stoner on Fatboy Slim’s global smash ‘Eat Sleep Rave Repeat’, right? Well, yes, that was Beardyman. But the musician emerging from hiding on his startling new album Distractions is virtually a different species altogether.
See What Happened @ Wine Book Launch & Tasting With Robert Smyth
- 31 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- food & drink
The fact that many of Hungary’s winemakers have turned out high quality wines in the supposedly "horror" vintage of 2014 shows how far the industry has come, declared Budapest-based wine writer Robert Smyth at the launch of his new book.
Tamás Füzesy, Former MD, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary
- 25 Aug 2015 12:00 PM
I am an open-minded person who like new challenges. A “builder” some friends say. I am very sensitive to others living with mental or physical disadvantages. Living in balance is my motto.
'Swinging Amy', Festival Theatre, 29 August
- 25 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Legendary British soul singer Amy Winehouse was also wonderful as a jazz performer, covering some of the best-known songs of the age. Although she released only two albums in her lifetime, her music has inspired numerous singers - among them Hungarian audience favourite Gabi Szűcs.
Hungarian Archbishop Paskai Dies Aged 89
- 18 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Retired Archbishop of Esztergom László Paskai, former head of Hungary’s Catholic Church, died aged 89. Hungary has lost a priest who loved his church and country, the Christian Democrats said, expressing deep condolences over Paskai’s death in a statement. Paskai headed the Catholic Church in difficult times and he was a dedicated and wise leader and a good diplomat, the statement said.
Gergő Gullner, Former Executive Chef, InterContinental Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 12:00 PM
For the last 20 yearsm Gergő Gullner has worked for well-known international chains of hotels ‒ Kempinski Baltschug in Moscow, Marriott in Zurich, The Monarch Dubai, and the Al Wazzan Group in Kuwait ‒ building his career as an Executive Chef. Working his way up from an apprentice, his last position was as Executive Chef at Al Wazzan Group, Kuwait, where he was in charge of kitchen operations ...
Bad Religion (USA) + Mad Caddies (USA), Budapest Park, 18 August
- 15 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1980. The band makes extensive use of soaring 3-part vocal harmonies (which they refer to in their album liner notes as the "oozin' aahs"), guitar solos and lyrics that often contain religious and political commentary.
Goran Bregovic @ Sziget Budapest, 15 August 9.15 pm
- 13 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Roots in the Balkans where he stems from, head in the 21st Century which he fully inhabits, Goran Bregovic's music marries sounds of a gypsy brass band with traditional Bulgarian polyphonies, those of an electric guitar and traditional percussion with a curious rock accent…. all against a background of a bedevilled string orchestra and deep sonorities of a male choir, creating music that our soul ...
Ellie Goulding (UK) @ Sziget Budapest, 13 August 9.30 pm
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Never likely to be one of those singers who is content just to turn up, lay down a main vocal part and leave, Ellie’s approach to writing and recording is, she admits, borderline obsessive – but then, anything less, she says, would be a waste of time. As her debut album, Lights, made so thrillingly clear, Ellie Goulding uses her voice as a texture in much the same way that a skilled ...