Compact archive June 20, 2008

Snoop Dogg returns to Prague

Friday 20 June 2008 18:51

The Rapper, producer, actor and pimp Snoop Dogg, often labelled as the king of west-coast hip-hop returns to Prague. The well-known rebel, personal name Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. has published a new album called Ego Trippin this spring, and nothing can make it sell better than a world tour.

Snoop is best known as an MC in hip hop scene, and for being one of producer Dr. Dre’s most notable protégés. His catch phrase is “-izzle,” a slang term developed in California.

Last year in July he rocked the O2 Arena in Prague. For 2008, he has his stage reserved in the metropolis on 8th September in Tesla Arena, former T-mobile arena. Ticketpro distributes the tickets, they start at 890 czk and go up to 1100 czk.

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Fourth Prague Cafe Potme serves coffee in total darkness

Friday 20 June 2008 16:50

svetluska logo The fourth café Potme has opened in Prague, with the help of its patron Aneta Langerova and the ex-president Vaclav Havel. The enterprise is special in its settings, as there is total darkness inside, and the waiters are unseeing persons. So the café really works as a role-swapping place; instead of the unseeing would be helped by the seeing, it is swooped.

But really, you can still help the blind by going there – a significant part of the profit goes to the charity project ‘Svetluska’ that helps the unseeing. The total money collected by the Potme cafe projects is more than 800,000 crowns over the past four years. The location is at Ovocny Trh in Prague and it opens July 5.

London Elektricity in Prague Tomorrow

Friday 20 June 2008 15:44

London Elektricity is a by-word for real music in drum n’ bass. Making their mark with the epic ‘Song In The Key Of Knife’, Tony Colman and Chris Goss first threw together their ‘Elektric productions in 1996. Founders and backbone of Hospital Records, they also pursued parallel projects under the monikers Future Homosapiens, Dwarf Electro, and Orkestra Galactica.

Having spent much time developing the label, and nurturing their young Welsh prodigy High Contrast, they got a pause – Tony having perenially been the musical and song-writing hub of the project has taken on the LE mantle solo, whilst Chris has moved over to full-time management of the record label.

Tony and Chris got back together and published their record Pull the Plug, known for perfect vocals and atmosphere which brought excellent critiques. It set a whole new course by which dnb started to head – into very complex brilliant arranges.

You can hear them in Prague Roxy, tommorow.

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Prague Villa of Richter with re-opened Vineyard

Friday 20 June 2008 14:48

One of the dominants of Mala Strana, or Little Quarter, the classicist Richterova vila opens to public probably for the first time in history. So after The Great Fürstenberg Garden was ‘unclassified’ this year, this is the second place with some history that opens to people in Prague.

The renter made from the Vila and the area around a vine theme spot, dealing with vine and everything around it. The important part of the reconstruction was restoration of St. Wenceslas vineyard. In a few years, there may be Prague vine again.

Tradition of the local vineyard goes many hundred years backwards, but the place was never publicly accessible. The area is about 7000 cubic metres. The location is Na Opysi, it is separated from the Stare zamecke schody (Old Castle Stairs) by a wall.

Prague doesn't, but Melnik wants the gift from Sarkozy

Friday 20 June 2008 12:55

Melnik, the city in central Bohemia, especially its mayor have spoken, they would be proud to have the unwanted statue of Jan Palach. The three and a half metre tall bronze monument depicting postmodern impression of the Czech freedom fighter who self-immolated as a protest against Russian despotism in 1969.

Nicolas Sarcosy wanted to bring it as a gift, however Prague representatives said they don’t have a place anywhere in Prague. The leader of Czech diplomacy Karel Schwarzenberg suggested it would stay in France, the name Dijon came in debate.

The mayor of Melnik Miroslav Neuman stated they planned a monument for Palach close to the grammar school where Palach studied. He said they wanted to make a one, but if there is one already, they would accept it. It is now being negotiated.

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