Na het MAS pakt Antwerpen uit met het ZAS: Zwembad Aan de Stroom

Amper een jaar na de opening van het MAS, kan Antwerpen alweer met een wereldprimeur uitpakken. Een van de grootste, drijvende openlucht- zwembaden ter wereld opent midden augustus op het Antwerpse Eilandje in het Kattendijkdok. Ok, openluchtzwembaden, drijvend op het stadswater, kennen we al van in Berlijn en Kopenhagen. Alleen is de Badboot op geen enkel vlak te vergelijken met die twee Europese voorlopers. De Badboot heeft een grotere omvang, is verplaatsbaar en blijft het hele jaar door toegankelijk. Het platform zal de komende tien jaar elke zomer zwemgasten kunnen ontvangen in de Antwerpse dokken. In de winter wordt het zwembad een ijspiste. Ook voor winterbarbecues en wintersportactiviteiten zoals curling kun je er dan terecht.

 Wat de initiatiefnemers bovendien nog meer siert is het feit dat ze bewijzen dat een grootschalig luxueus project als de Badboot niet slecht voor het milieu hoeft te zijn. Integendeel! De Badboot heeft een waterzuiverend rietveld aan boord. Onder de zwemkuip zit een grote bufferruimte die overdag leeg is, maar ‘s avonds volloopt met het water van het zwembad. Op die manier kan het water niet verdampen en blijft het warm in de buffer. En zowat alles wordt met ledlampen opgelicht, die tot de helft minder energie verbruiken. En dan vergeten we nog te vermelden dat het eigenlijk gewoon een bestaand veerpont is dat men heeft opgewaardeerd tot het hipste project van Antwerpen in 2012. Zeg nu nog eens dat recyclage en ecologie niet cool kunnen zijn.

Celebrating 20 years of Fuckin'Good Music

Above & Beyon, Martin Solveig & David Guetta. Recorded LIVE on April 5th 2012, at the 20th birthday party of Radio FG. Several minutes of Fuckin'Good Music at le Grand Palais in Paris.

Radio FG, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a big party in Paris. For this anniversary the radio - born in 1992 - had enlisted fifteen of the biggest stars DJs like David Guetta, Martin Solveig, Above and Beyond, Steve Aoki, Basto! & Bob Sinclar. They took turns at the decks in the great Grand Palais & transformed it into a giant nightclub. Its dome lit by rays of light colored, copper arches green tinged with pink.

Above & Beyond:

Martin Solveig:

David Guetta:

Forget the sandwich shop! Swedes hit the club on their lunch break.

Instead of grabbing some grub, some Swedes are picking up their dancing shoes when the clock strikes noon. In the newest trend to sweep Sweden, hundreds of office workers are heading to the club for their lunch break, as reported by the Associated Press.

 

Employees get to dance away their frustrations at Lunch Beat, an event that lasts precisely for one hour. Pulsating club music? Included. Then it’s back to the cubicle. Dancers do get to eat during Lunch Beat, though, so they don’t go back to work hungry. A fee for the event, usually around 10 euro, is used to cover rent and basic sandwiches.

Lunch Beat was first held in June 2010 in Stockholm. And even though only 14 people showed up, word quickly spread. Now the monthly event attracts hundreds of office bees in droves. Other Swedish cities have joined in on the fray, while countries like Finland, Serbia and Portugal are also participating.

The organization intends to remain non-profit, and recently opened up a foundation called the Lunch Beat Branch Bank. The funds, according to the group’s website, “will continuously be distributed to new start-ups branches, which are in need of a small funding to get a great start.” Daniel Odelstad, the 31-year-old organizer of Lunch Beat Stockholm, says there are some simple rules that every attendee must follow. “The first rule of Lunch Beat is that you have to dance. If you don’t want to dance during your lunch hour, then you should eat your lunch somewhere else.”

UPDATE:
Belgian Lunch Beats are coming soon...at noon. Follow @Lunchbeat_be on Twitter or go to Facebook for updates.

Fuckin'Good Music: Netsky - Give & Take

Boris Daenen returns to dancefloors and airwaves worldwide via this exclusive digital-only one-track single. "Give & Take" re-establishes Netsky as one of D+B’s leading lights as the buzz starts to build around his second album which will drop later in 2012.

Feel-good dancefloor-driven liquid D&B at its best, with sultry, slo-mo beats giving way to rolling drums, shuddering subs and the kind of soaring asymmetrical synth melodies and shimmying piano keys which make up Netsky's signature sound.

Hank is back! ...to his old ways

Californication is back!

In the Season 5 premiere, a few years have passed and Hank is living in New York but looking for a ticket out of town after his latest breakup. He accepts an invitation from Charlie to come to Los Angeles for a job writing a film starring rapper/actor Samurai Apolcaypse, then reunites with Karen, her former professor and now-husband Richard, and his daughter Becca, who now has a boyfriend named Tyler that is the spitting image of Hank himself ... in the worst possible way.

Every Sunday at 10/30 ET/PT via Showtime USA. Or (less) legal downloads...

Fuckin'Good Music: Basto & Yves V - Cloudbreaker

A brandnew release on Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike's imprint 'Smash The House'! This time a bomb is delivered by two of Belgium's finest artists which both have a history in producing hits.

Basto (known for his worldwide hit 'Gregory's Theme' and currently charting with 'Again and Again') teamed up with rising star Yves V to deliver you a massive bigroom monster that will definitely terrorize those dance floors to pieces. CloudBreaker is one not to be missed!

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Brussels Airlines is going to New York & they want you to be part of it! Fly to the Big Apple at a special introductory price of €399 return!

You can be assured of an excellent on board experience. Enjoy a good rest in the completely refurbished cabins before arriving in the city that doesn’t sleep. Be one of the first to try out the innovative inflight entertainment system. And of course, our friendly crew will be on board to receive you with our customary Belgian touch.

Book your trip to New York at a very special introductory price until 31 January! From only €399 for a return trip as from June 2012. Do it now!