The following documentary trailer is French spoken only, my apologies for that to the international readers, but the premise of it was fascinating enough to share it with you. Better even: there are 3×2 tickets to be won for the avant-première Fridaynight at Bozar, Brussels.
‘La Domination Masculine‘ is the new film of director Patric Jean who’s aim is to have people leaving cinemas heavily discussing the sensible topic of male dominance in society and equality amongst the sexes. Watch the trailer:
Send me a mail if you want to go to the avant-première tomorrow (Friday) night at 8pm, in Bozar, Brussels. First come, first served, though you can always add a personal message to me, if you want to motivate why this film is a must-see to you… Continue Reading »
Ushuaia, aka the Southernmost city in the world, at the tip of Argentina. Quite a strange place that was to visit. Overall quite a desolate vibe throughout the town actually. And dogs, lots of dogs, running in the streets. Dogtown, if you will..
Since our J&B-sponsored visit to the place was a very short one – take in account we took six planes in six days and it’s clear all of this went quite fast – we only had one big walk in town, refusing to take a much-needed powernap actually.
The following is a collection of snapshots of this walk, again, a strange place, yet utterly fascinating to say the least:
On our last day in Buenos Aires, we took a little time out to walk the streets of the city. A frustrating experience to be honest to you, as you can feel there’s obviously loads of things to explore and discover, but our time was limited, as we had a twenty-hour trip back home ahead of us…
As you’ll notice, no fixed gear bikes in Buenos Aires. That being said, the rest of the city feels extremely European:
During my recent trip to Ushuaia for J&B’s ‘Start A Party’ we had a little stay in Buenos Aires, during which a little sightseeing was of course to be done. The following posts are a collection of snapshots I took during our walks and rides through ‘the city of good air’.
Football is life, at least in Argentina it is. With our local guide being an avid supporter of La Boca, he took us to La Bombonera the home of Boca Juniors, one of the world’s best known football clubs. We were told this was in fact quite a dangerous area, mostly at night, and mostly to people wearing the colors of that other Buenos Aires team: Riverplate. Do so, and you’ll get jumped within ten minutes… Continue Reading »
Yup, that would be me, representing WUK?, sipping J&B cocktails with Argentinian celebrities on a boat:
Photo by Vice magazine’s finest: Ringo Gomez-Jorge, you know, from the Brussels troops and all.
True indeed, there’s moments in life where you don’t hesitate to confirm when asked ‘so, you’re a blogger?‘. Especially not when three minutes later an offer has been made, which is basically some sort of crazy dream: ‘Well then, mister On-Point,’ the dame continued, ‘what if we’d celebrate your greatness, on the very point of the world, would you like that?’.
‘Euh… I beg your pardon? Ma’am?’ The lady went on, whilst I drew me a little version of the world…
On the southern point of Latin America there is a place called Ushuaia, the southernmost city of the world. On a secret location on this special place at the end of the world, whiskey brand J&B’s is throwing an unexpected party, which yours truly was asked to attend.
An offer I couldn’t resist, so off I go, packing the bags, which has me wondering what people wear at the end of the world…
Wuk? do they wear?! All I know is my system seems to be made up to the red:
I will be back next wednesday already, and by that time you’ll know all about this adventure to the end of the world, which will feature a stop in Buenos Aires, some wicked boat action, maybe some penguins, some Latin superstars, a lot of photos and possibly a small video report. Allow me to thank the fine people of J&B’s for this experience: thankyouverymuch!
Argentine, here I come!
Current TV has been around for a hot minute now, and just when I thought they’d dry up, they come back with a killer concept putting them straight on the map again. From what I’ve been reading, Current is an independent media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt.
“After the 2000 U.S. presidential election, Gore and Hyatt wanted to start a conventional cable news network. They were disenchanted with the existing networks, especially CNN. The plan evolved into making a viewer-generated channel aimed at an audience demographic age 18–34.”
“Since its inception in 2005, emmy award-winning current tv has been the world’s leading peer-to-peer news and information network. current is the only 24/7 cable and satellite television network and internet site produced and programmed in collaboration with its audience.”
Recently, Current launched their ‘Embedded with…‘ series. Clearly fitting the company’s vision, explained by the music team in this interview:
‘What we’re looking to do in both the US and the UK is really make sure that when we present music, we’re presenting music in a way that you wouldn’t see or experience anywhere else, so really in-depth profile views into artists that go beyond a passion for music, so whatever informs then as a person and artist because their audience is into that.’
Let’s watch Embedded with Common:
Or Embedded with Mos Def in Japan: Continue Reading »
2010 will mark the return of one of the greatest musicians and writers of our times : Gil Scott-Heron is back in full force, with his new album ‘I’m New Here’ soon out on XL Records.
The first teaser track has leaked today, together with a video of the recording, but let’s watch Newsnight first, for those of you not in the know about this man. BBC2 tracked Gil down for an indepth talk about what has happened to this man we’d easily call a living legend.
Though there is virtually no doubt about you being my favorite fan, I’d still want you to tell your friends and extended family to become a fan as well. Deep down inside they are so already, they just don’t know how much they can help their favorite site grow bigger and bigger.
By simply becoming a fan. Or by following on twitter, for that matter.
Because by checking the site every other day.. to be honest.. you’re only getting half of what we put out there, sorry for that, but that’s 2009 for you.
If you want to see this grow, give us that extra push, and start putting links up on your facebook page or on your twitter. You’re all part of it really, for those who didn’t realize it yet, I’m just saying… you are! So don’t be selfishly absorbing all that goodness, and start spreading the word. We will be very thankful for that.
Third eye vision in this third installment of the storyboard-still-without-a-story series. As it seems, the story must have taken a slight esoteric angle in this very chapter. As always, nobody has a clue what this is all about. Sure enough we get some new character popping up and some out-of-town scenery…
Logically thinking this should be linked to the murder case we saw in part one and two… But how?
Watch this next photo closely please. Especially if you’re familiar with the city of Brussels:
Photographer Ringo Gomez-Jorge made a report about Brussels’ Independent Troops for Vice Magazine. Captain Sergej Culumarevic (who you might know as one of the participants to Release) and his friends play warfare in the streets of the capital city. But that’s not all there is to it. On a first degree level the concept is highlighting Belgium’s ever-lasting political troubles with two communities arguing over language, culture and the country’s future in an international context.
On a second level degree, think about the absurdity of eight grown men disguised in military outfits – Kalasjnikovs included – walking past a guardian police man at the former financial tower, at the time squatted by so-called sans-papiers (people staying in the country illegaly if you will).
Soon the troops will launch a campaign through-out the city, with posters screaming: ‘Brussels Needs You!’. Now this got me wondering if I’d apply, it seems like there definitely are helmets for a vast battalion… Continue Reading »
Last Friday Da Bluefunk District was honored to receive Dâm Funk at Le Tavernier in Brussels.
If you were there you’ll have to agree he tore the roof of and it was funky like that:
Shout-out to Oemebamo of BeyondJazz fame for the killer photoset ( check his entire photo set collection), and Kenson for the little video. More video will be online soon, so keep an eye on the on-point facebook page, there might be too much to blog… Continue Reading »
Preparing their gig alongside the infamous ambassador of modern funk tomorrow Friday the 13rd at Le Tavernier, Brussels, the OndaSonora team prepared you one tasty selection of boogie and 80’s funk. A special dedication mix to mr. Dâm Funk if you wish.
Click on the image to start downloading, burn it on a cd, and drive slowly to Da Bluefunk District on fridaynight…
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Make sure to download the cd cover, and start memorizing this here tracklist:
OndaSonora – We Play The Funk Electric
Wuf Ticket – Ya Mama ( Prelude )
Macattack – Art Of Drums ( BCM )
Material – Don’t Lose Control ( Celluloid )
Trouble Funk – Trouble Funk Express ( Harmless )
The Gunchback Boogie Band – Funn ( Prelude )
Sparque – Take Some Time / Big Beat Mix ( Injection )
The Jazzie Ladies – Blowin’ Your Mind / Instrumental ( Prelude )
New York Citi Peech Boys – Life Is Something Special / Special Edition ( Island )
Cheryl Lynn – High Fidelity / Dub mix ( Columbia )
Cardell Funk Machine – Shoot Your Shot ( People’s Potential Unlimited )
Oran “Juice” Jones – The Rain ( Def Jam )
Baron Zen – Burn Rubber / Dâm-Funk Remix ( Stones Throw )
Mtume – Tie Me Up ( Epic )
Kleeer – Tonight ( Atlantic )
OndaSonora is: BLA and Disco Dalglish, and they are on a quest to promote quality music. Seducing people by gently teasing them off the mainstream path into severe addictions to raw, deep and soulful music. By all means necessary: parties, radio shows, a blog, podcasts and more.
If you’re a regular visitor – and thus staying allmighty on-point – you might know OndaSonora from this previous podcast: Disco Dub, where they were challenged to bridge the gap between disco and reggae, if there ever was one..
There are times in your life where you just want to bang your head against many walls for screwing things up so heavily even Murphy and his law are laughing at you. After figuring out technicalities and arrangements, the other night I finally got to do a webcam interview with my favourite artist of the moment – and of times to come, without any doubt – mr. Dâm Funk.
For half an hour Dâm talked to me about how he experienced the past year, touring the world, digging through records in different continents. On why he decided to take his live act to the next level playing the Axis Keytar. On learning the bass and on multi-instrumentalists and on how he’s not faking the funk.
We talked about the recordings he did before his Toeachizown album that’s now in stores. On the recordings even PeanutButter Wolf didn’t get to hear, and on his forthcoming Adult Funk album. We talked about future collaborations with Theo Parrish, Mazter Blaster and on his appreciation for the 18-year old Kyle Hall.
The talk went to conclude this may have been one of Dâm’s last interviews, as he’s about ready to hit the studio again and music isn’t being made by talking about it, of course.
All of that, and more. Continue Reading »
Now that it’s been more than a year since the infamous ‘the scarfed llama is here to stay’ blogpost and I figured it was about time to hit you with some straight up llama action one more time.
This next documentary trailer will do nothing short than amaze you and yours.
The Running of the Llamas is an annual llama race in Hammond, Wisconsin. The documentary celebrates this unique small-town event and the people who make it happen:
(30 minute documentary available on DVD at runningllamas.com)
So there you go, acting all cool on your Rouli Roulant, thinking you’re so next level? Think again, because in comes the circle board. Madness at its most beautiful point:
Let’s pray to the gods and the lords above that the on-point headquarters will never come to be a mess like this. Packed with vinyl, magazines and books, I’m trying to keep things arranged, though it is far from evident.
Recently decided to take my boogie records out of the disco section where they mistakingly were put, yet now I need to set up a new section for these boogie records… And where to put my recently bought Permeke catalogue, next to Spilliaert, or rather leaning towards Emory Douglas?
Dilemmas of a collecting mind, that’s what it’s all about. Luckily I’m collecting, not hoarding. Apparently some people suffer of an extreme hoarding obsession. Sign of the times?
“Ever wondered what the dubstep scene in Belgium lookes like from the inside? Are you curious about who our own dubstep dj’s and producers are? And you wonder how they are working?”
To be honest.. not really, no. Then again, being the documentary enthusiast that I am, this sure looks like a must-see film to me. Though I feel to much wobbling in this teaser, and on the rare occasions that I do listen to the dubstep genre, it’s definitely not to the wobbling kind.
That being said, 2009 is definitely the year I came to appreciate dubstep, so I’m far from fronting, I’m just saying…
‘dBstep – the documentary‘ is hitting screens on various occasions, starting this Saturday with the official premiere at the Untitled party on Fri 6 Nov 2009 at Trix Antwerp. For more dates: Continue Reading »
Following chapter one which was all about secret Versailles documents, strange Polish trucks and murder in the Marolles, it is still not clear exactly where this storyboard is going, but clearly, there must be a story to this.
Please, feel free to drop your theories on this one. Not sure if I can tell you the whole truth and nothing but the truth to this one. (Though the phone seems to be re-occuring..)
That’s right, mr. Mayer Hawthorne is back in Belgium. And as a lot of you cats were either not hip to it at the time, or celebrating the old school in another venue, this is your chance to see the Mayer in action, live on stage, with the County.
A lot has changed since Mayer’s first passage in Europe last year. Our man has been shouted out by Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys, did gigs with The Roots, was on the cover of just about any magazine and got phonecalls from Ghostface Killah and Snoop Dogg themselves.
Just to say, our man is pretty hot since his debut album ‘A Strange Arrangement’ dropped.
Now, of course, you know where you saw him first, and where you got that exclusive track to download (which didn’t make it to the album, although it’s his best cut, in our humble opinion), and now you’ll know who to buy beers this week in Ghent or in Leuven once you’ve won your duotickets, as I’ve got 3×2 tickets for the show in Make-Up Club in Ghent and 3×2 tickets for the show in Het Depot in Leuven.
All you have to do is mail me the answer to the following question: ‘What is Mayer Hawthorne’s DJ name?” A fairly easy question, isn’t it? Hell, the answer is even in the video:
The other day had me reminiscing over our recent NYC trip, and most especially our little chat with renegade filmmaker, novelist, musician and theater impresario mr. Melvin Van Peebles.
‘How To Eat Your Watermelon In White Company (and enjoy it)’ is a full feature documentary on this Renaissance man, watch it:
A look at the prolific filmmaker, writer and performing artist Melvin Van Peebles. Best known as the director and star of Sweet Sweetback’s Badasssss Song he’s been causing a commotion since the late 1950s. Joe Angio’s film uses excellent clips and good interviews to chart Van Peebles’ career, from studious kid to his present position as an elder statesman of gentle provocation.
Playing tomorrow at Brussels’ ‘Festival des Libertés‘: African Underground : Democracy in Dakar, which is not only a multi-award-winning documentary, but an entire project that made my jaw drop, ‘reflect before you elect’ is the motto, watch it:
I’ve fallen in love with vinyl almost exactly 10 years ago, my first records were second-hand copies of U2 and R.E.M. albums. So there you have it, my wednesday music confession for you. Now, I’m not a purist, but I can’t deny it’s been vinyl love since day one.
Much like one of the interviewees explains in this next video, it all seemed like a wonder to me, to make a piece of plastic spin, put a needle on it and you have sound. Marvellous, I thought, and shortly after I broke the record players needle and belt. Little did I know…
Anyhow, Vinyl People shows the type of people I came to admire, them true record afficionados, those that are truly hip to it, in a Robert Crumb or Jules Deelder way even, if you wish:
It seems like the Ultraboys silently opened WeBringJustice a couple of weeks ago, a group blog with contributions of the crew’s members.
Sozyone Gonzalez posted a couple of previews of his new work, highly dynamic these are:
Playing this saturday at Brussels’ ‘Festival des Libertés‘: Bomb It!. Jon Reiss travelled around the world to report on the graffiti phenomenon and the discussion it has sparked since it’s birth.
A profound debate about the neutrality of public space, the freedom of expression, the visibility of minority groups and protection of private property:
Through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action on 5 continents, BOMB IT tells the story of graffiti from its origins in prehistoric cave paintings thru its notorious explosion in New York City during the 70’s and 80’s, then follows the flames as they paint the globe.
Featuring old school legends and current favorites such as Taki 183, Cornbread, Stay High 149, T-Kid, Cope 2, Zephyr, Revs, Os Gemeos, KET, Chino, Shepard Fairey, Revok, and Mear One.
This cutting edge documentary tracks down today’s most innovative and pervasive street artists as they battle for control over the urban visual landscape. You’ll never look at public space the same way again.
The film is shown to public at Théâtre National, centre of Brussels this saturday at 7.30 pm, for a mere 5 euro entrance fee.
BUT – ATTENTION! ATTENTION!! ATTENTION!!!
For the people who’ve read all the way to the bottom of this little write-up, I have 3×2 tickets to give away, and while I don’t feel like being difficult today, the tickets will go to the first three people that mail me their name (the address is alex[at]on-point.be, in case you didn’t know already).
Maybe see you this saturday, at Theâtre National!
Spending an awful lot of time on twitter and on the facebook fan page, I sometimes forget that a lot of you visitors check only the site (or even its rss version). As I’ve been tweeting photos of my nightly and daily walks through Brussels, I’ve regained a strange love for the city.
From now on, I’ll post selections of these pictures on this site too. If you want to catch the entire vibe, you’ll have to follow me, follow me. Or check the twitpic on the regular.
For now, here’s the first installment of a new series called “Bruxelles-Les-Nuits”, by the look of it, this could make for a storyboard to some grimey movie, wouldn’t it? This just breathes conspiracy theories…
This one is dedicated to all the Madlib fans out there.
If you’re down with Lord Quas, you must be down with ‘La Planète Sauvage‘, the 1973 feature animation by René Laloux. Soundtrack is mostly renowned for Madlib’s use of it in ‘Come On Feet’:
“Set in a far distant world, human beings – or “Oms” – have been domesticated by the gigantic Draags.
Wild Oms however are a problem and are exterminated by the dozen. Terr is able to escape his masters with a headset that puts information directly into the brain.
Armed now with the Draags technology he leads the Oms in an attempt to make life better for them…”
Playing tomorrow at Brussels’ ‘Festival des Libertés‘: Jonathan Ben Efrat’s ‘Six Floors To Hell’, a captivating documentary about illegal Palestinians workers living in an unfinished mall near Tel Aviv, six floors underground, with no electricity and water.
Jalal Hamdan is one of many Palestinians who cross into Israel to find work. With hundreds of others, he spends his nights hidden in the sixth underground floor of an incomplete shopping centre near Tel Aviv. Jalal’s dream is to earn enough money to be able to marry his fiancée.
This film is a journey into the darkness, with only the optimism of this young lover to light the way.
The film is shown to public at Théâtre National, centre of Brussels – in the attendance of the director – tomorrow, saturday at 9 pm, for a mere 5 euro entrance fee.
Playing tomorrow at Brussels’ ‘Festival des Libertés‘: Samuel Lampaerts first long play documentary, an indepth portrait of the culture and tradition that is voodoo.
Taking the pretext of the preparation of a photographic work by Jean-Dominique Burton on the most important priests and priestesses of the voodoo in Benin and their deities hidden in the middle of the convents, the filmmaker Samuel Lampaert proposes a documentary alive, coloured, who explores a complex religion through the points of views of a linguist, an anthropologist and priests themselves.
Click the image to see the trailer:
The film is shown to public at Théâtre National, centre of Brussels – in the attendance of the director – tomorrow, saturday at 2 pm, for a mere 5 euro entrance fee.
Documentary feature “VOODOO the origins”. HD. First copy : Feb 2009.
Final format 35mm and HD. 80 minutes. French with english subtitles.
Filmmaker Samuel Lampaert. Produced by Visu-L.
Playing tomorrow at Brussels’ ‘Festival des Libertés‘: When I Cry My Heart Beats, Annett Shutze’s documentary very reminiscent of Children Underground, which you may have seen on this site a while ago.
Although by the pitch of if wouldn’t know if this is a brighter or a darker documentary… Seems like a must-see film eitherway:
In Bucharest, a group of homeless children live in the sewers. Their lives consist of theft, violence, drugs and prostitution. That is, until they participate in preparations for a Circus Parade organised by a school that offers them a warm meal, clean clothes and classes in exchange for a day’s work. They are also given a video camera with which they can film each other in their underground lives by night.
The film is shown to public at Théâtre National, centre of Brussels tomorrow, friday at 7 pm, for a mere 5 euro entrance fee.
Black Dynamite hit theatres in the States recently. This will probably never happen in Belgium, yet we’ll impatiently awaiting the European dvd-release, and of course the release of the soundtrack.
The recording of which was a special event, as explained in the following video:
Congratulations to Wax Poetics Records (keep an eye on on-point tv for more info on that record label…)
Ow and, as it seems, Black Dynamite will be the best dating film to hit screens in a long time, as this preview clearly proves:
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