Amsterdamize » music http://amsterdamize.com With love, from the certified Bicycle Capital of the World Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:08:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Jammin’ On A Bike In Amsterdam http://amsterdamize.com/2010/08/01/jammin-on-a-bike-in-amsterdam/ http://amsterdamize.com/2010/08/01/jammin-on-a-bike-in-amsterdam/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:12:23 +0000 Amsterdamize http://amsterdamize.com/?p=1081 post thumbnail

I just had a most chillin’ Sunday, joining friends at the Appelsap HipHop Festival in Oosterpark in the eastern part of Amsterdam, enjoying some good munchin’ and good…well, let’s just say at some point somebody put Stevie Wonder on, but generally just extremely relaxed, and half the city seemed to have gathered there.

Halfway dinner (mussels, yum!) I got a text message from one good friend of mine, Wiendelt, asking me whether I had checked another friend’s Facebook page yet, in this case Gabe’s. Of course I hadn’t, and couldn’t resist, so I checked…

Suffice to say, I love it when friends get together, whip out their guitar and camera, and have a good laugh. Totally jammin’, making my day truly complete!

]]> http://amsterdamize.com/2010/08/01/jammin-on-a-bike-in-amsterdam/feed/ 5 Keep Pedalling [Rap Update] http://amsterdamize.com/2009/07/22/keep-pedalling-rap-update/ http://amsterdamize.com/2009/07/22/keep-pedalling-rap-update/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:44:22 +0000 Amsterdamize http://amsterdamize.com/?p=244 “The worlds of hip hop and cycling finally collide in Keep Pedalling, the new film clip from Hugo and Treats. Filmed on one sunny day in Brunswick, North Melbourne, Australia, at the Brunswick Free Ride. No politics, just Bicycles. Directed by Colby Welsh, Josh Beahan and Hugo.

Keep Pedalling, people.”

For more info about Hugo go to myspace.com/hugo1love or find him on facebook.

For more music go to musicfromspeakers.com

Update: after posting this @ig_fahrrad on Twitter pointed me to something far more funkier: the bicycle-rap-video by Skero ft. Kamp, from Vienna, Austria. Check out ‘Fuss vom Gas! (Foot off the throttle!):

Wicked! Can you say ‘Pimp My Ride’? Ganz genau!

]]> http://amsterdamize.com/2009/07/22/keep-pedalling-rap-update/feed/ 0 Things I Saw While Cycling http://amsterdamize.com/2008/08/21/things-i-saw-while-cycling/ http://amsterdamize.com/2008/08/21/things-i-saw-while-cycling/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:48:24 +0000 Amsterdamize http://amsterdamize.com/?p=246 Last night I pedaled my way downtown to meet a friend. As I approached Leidseplein, which is known for its buzzing business in the evening, I saw people dancing to what turned out to be the Lindy Hop, some in vintage style clothing. Accompanied by a live singer/bass player, it was good fun. Sure enough, a bike was also part of this scene. Part promotional (link to the Lindy Hop website), part coat hanger, part sound system (speakers in the front basket & panniers), these people found good purposes for an old transport bike. Lovely. Also, it’s no wonder James Howard Kunstler used Leidseplein as an example in his 2004 TED presentation of a public space where people want to be.

Lindy Hop on Leidseplein

‘Things I Saw While Cycling’, and go to Amsterdamize Bicycle TV to watch this and every other video posted on Amsterdamize, for your viewing pleasure!

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