Sorrel Moseley-Williams

Getting DNI is like starting a whole new relationship so be prepared for rejection.

If only to protect you from the nectar’s spray as revellers get into the Oktoberfest spirit from October 2 in Villa General Belgrano…

Matt Ashley decided to set up his own weekly slot in December 2008 because he was fed up of hearing reggaetón and it simply wasn’t floating his boat. By getting a residence at Kika, it’s given him and his friends the liberty to play electro, rock, hip hop, drum ‘n bass and dubstep or whatever they damn well please, and he invited Argentine percussionist Ramiro Scalzi (photo) along for the ride.
Photo by Mariano Fuchila

Buenos Aires in English – BA live on the airwaves Thursdays from 9pm.

A chat with one of The Gutter Twins, a bluesy rock band, featuring Greg Dulli from The Afghan Whigs and Backbeat Band while Mark Lanegan fronted Screaming Trees.

In a twist on your bog-standard music reviews, I attended two rather different events in June, first a concert performed by the National Symphony Orchestra downtown and second, a Swedish folk singer in San Telmo (yes, this musical genre as a concept exists).

British pop punk band got a sold-out La Trastienda in a whirl, an intimate venue in Buenos Aires neighbourhood San Telmo.

After trying — and failing — to be a stunt double in the UK, Hugh MacDermott worked on two estancias then ended up riding around Argentina with his horse Pancho — for two years.

Essex-born DJ Darren Emerson isn’t sure whether he’s coming or going. Chatting over a few pints of London Pride conveniently enough in a pub in the British capital, he says: “I think I’m playing Buenos Aires at the end of June.”

Times have been tricky thanks to a national lockdown on socialising and swine flu during winter 2009, and I have been wracking my brain and burning the midnight oil to come up with some fabulous ideas to keep you amused during these complex times.