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Talking Deserts With Rupa and the April Fishes

Rupa and the April fishes, this mixed-bag of musicians from San Francisco, like many things including: hypersweet Turkish deserts, mixing various folk, latin, and alternative pop influences, and giving intense explosive performances. See what they ...
Talking Deserts With Rupa and the April Fishes
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Erotik Karate, Istanbul's Newest Martial Art

I've been stalking this band for 4 years and actually it's worth to see them on stage. Their main frame is based on banana, and if i ask to Erotik Karate "why banana?", their answer would be like "banana is nice". This band is beyond the basics. Th...
Erotik Karate, Istanbul's Newest Martial Art
New Post-rock Band From Izmir 69400004_square
ISTANBUL, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Sep 23, 2009 by underday

New Post-rock Band From Izmir

Underday is a Turkish post-rock band from İzmir, formed in 2009. A vast majority of recordings of the band are based on a raw, non-sophisticated and sli...
Recaping Rock n Coke Festival Day 2 Alexmazonowicz_300_square
ISTANBUL, , Aug 05, 2009 by alex

Recaping Rock n Coke Festival Day 2

So, on the second day, there I was again, in the blistering heat, wandering (or wondering?) around bugging the hell out of the audience and rocking out ...
Linkin Park DJ Joe Plays Backgammon, Thrills 45... Image_square
ISTANBUL, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Jul 29, 2009 by luce

Linkin Park DJ Joe Plays Backgammon, Thrills 45,000 Fans

DJ Joe Hahn has many skillz, but did you know he can throw some dice, and play a little backgammon too? SPIN Earth caught up with Joe in Istanbul, wher...
Aylin Aslim Lives Turkish Rock Everyday Image_square
ISTANBUL, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Jul 23, 2009 by luce

Aylin Aslim Lives Turkish Rock Everyday

We met Aylin Aslim first by seeing her on stage at Rock'N Coke in Istanbul. It's Turkey's largest music festival of the year, and she was there represe...
The Prodigy Revs Up the Crowd In Turkey Image_square
ISTANBUL, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Jul 22, 2009 by luce

The Prodigy Revs Up the Crowd In Turkey

The Prodigy closed out the first night of the Rock'N Coke music festival in Istanbul with a dance-fueled energy-filled rave of a performance before 25,0...
Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction Talks Turkey,... Image_square
ISTANBUL, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Jul 22, 2009 by luce

Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction Talks Turkey, Tolerance & Lollapalooza

SPIN Earth sat down with Perry Farrell after Jane's Addiction thrilled fans in Istanbul during the Rock'N Coke festival, Turkey's largest music event of...
Rock n' Coke: Funny Name But Seriously Good Stuff Istanbul_turkey_sera_gillow_square
ISTANBUL, POP, Jul 22, 2009 by ats2

Rock n' Coke: Funny Name But Seriously Good Stuff

Without a doubt Istanbul has some of the most random, diverse grouping of people. Students, expat teachers, musicians from all over the world seem to fl...
If You Don't Already, You Need To Know Janelle ... Image_square
ISTANBUL, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Jul 21, 2009 by luce

If You Don't Already, You Need To Know Janelle Monae... She's Amazing

Much of the music at the Rock'N Coke festival in Istanbul, the country's biggest annual music party, centers on hardcore, metal, driving rock, rap and f...
Ricky Wilson Doesn't Let Up, Kaiser Chiefs play... Image_square
ISTANBUL, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Jul 21, 2009 by luce

Ricky Wilson Doesn't Let Up, Kaiser Chiefs play Istanbul

Of all the hardcore, rap, rock and fusion acts performing at the Rock'N Coke music festival in Istanbul, only one person took it into the front row. Ri...
Nine Inch Nails Rock Istanbul Image_square
ISTANBUL, METAL/PUNK/HARDCORE, Jul 18, 2009 by luce

Nine Inch Nails Rock Istanbul

Nine Inch Nails played the headline act at the Rock'N Coke festival first night just outside of Istanbul, Turkey. What a show it was. Here's just a li...
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ISTANBUL, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Jul 18, 2009 by luce

Rock'N Coke ARTIST gallery

Photos: Jane's Addiction, The Prodigy, Nine Inch Nails, Linkin Park, Kaiser Chiefs, Juliette Lewis, Manga vs. Cartel, and more. The Rock'N Coke festiva...
Turkish fans rockin' out to The Prodigy in Ista... Image_square
ISTANBUL, METAL/PUNK/HARDCORE, Jul 19, 2009 by luce

Turkish fans rockin' out to The Prodigy in Istanbul

The first full day of the Rock'N Coke music festival in Istanbul ended with The Prodigy, and these die-hard fans stayed all the way to show their love...
Day 2: One Love Festival Keeps The Love Coming Alexmazonowicz_300_square
ISTANBUL, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Jul 06, 2009 by alex

Day 2: One Love Festival Keeps The Love Coming

The second day of the Istanbul One Love Festival saw Starsailor, Portecho, Röyksopp and Kim Ki O, amongst others, take to the stage. The second and last...
Day 1: Istanbul's One Love Festival Brings Lots... Alexmazonowicz_300_square
ISTANBUL, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Jun 30, 2009 by alex

Day 1: Istanbul's One Love Festival Brings Lots of Love

The One Love Festival in Istanbul took part on the 20th and 21st of June 2009. The festival is now in its 8th year and showcases some of the best bands ...
Janelle Monae Paints a Picture and Throws Into ... Alexmazonowicz_300_square
ISTANBUL, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Jul 20, 2009 by alex

Janelle Monae Paints a Picture and Throws Into Audience, Along with Herself

At every music festival there's always one hidden jem; this is why we go to them, to discover music we haven't heard before. At Rockn'Coke Istanbul I wo...
Portecho Sparks Electro Controversy in Istanbul Alexmazonowicz_300_square
ISTANBUL, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, May 11, 2009 by alex

Portecho Sparks Electro Controversy in Istanbul

The leading lights of the Istanbul electro scene, Portecho caused much controversy with the video for their recent single "Studio Plastico". Istanbul co...