FOOD FESTIVITIES
Thanks to the national ‘Hemelvaart’ holiday tomorrow, we’ll have an extra long weekend. There are quite some nice events during this holiday, one of them ‘Het Weekend van de Rollende Keukens’ (which means ‘rolling kitchens’) at the Westergasfabriek. Dozens of mobile restaurants will gather here to create one big open-air restaurant, cooking the most delicious things for you.
Expect gastronomic pizza wagons, eccentric barbeque campers and soup carts, as well as drinks and music. What’s not to like? You can easily spend the entire weekend there, all we have to do is keep our fingers crossed for the weather!
‘Het Weekend van de Rollende Keukens’ takes place Thursday 17th – Sunday 20th from 13-23hr.
CANNES CRAZINESS
Hooray, it’s that time of the year again! The 65th Cannes Film Festival will start tomorrow, so prepare for new must-see’s, celebs, dresses and awards.
It looks like we’ll be having a small American take-over this year, with new masterpieces from names like David Cronenberg, Wes Anderson and Jeff Nichols and the group of actors that will come with. As for the dresses, the best-dressed title will probably go to Reese Witherspoon, Marion Cotillard or Kirsten Dunst, while we also have high hopes for frenchie Juliette Binoche.
A film we’re looking forward to in particular is Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’, opening the festival. The film, starring Bruce Willis and Bill Murray, portrays two young lovers in the sixties who decide to run away. But they already had us at Bill Murray.
Keep an eye on the website for updates and pictures!
LOVE FROM JAPAN
We know it’s only Monday, but aren’t we all secretly already thinking about the weekend? This Saturday, the Reflex Gallery in Amsterdam is hosting an exciting event: the opening of the solo-exhibition 'Journey for Something' of renowned Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama, where old and new work will be showed prior to a big exhibition he’ll be part of later this year in the Tate Modern in London. Mister Moriyama himself will also make an appearance and sign his new monograph.
Moriyama’s characteristic black and white pictures are known to show his love for Shinjuku, a busy Tokyo neighbourhood where businessmen, tourists, prostitutes and hipsters wander the streets. The images show a mix of rawness and power, trying to have a certain impact on your gut feeling. We can’t wait to experience this.
The opening event is this Saturday the 19th and we’re giving away 5 invitations! Send an email to social@scotch-soda.com and let us know why you would like to attend.
The exhibition will run until the 28th of July, click here for more info.
[Image Daido Moriyama, courtesy Reflex Amsterdam]
INDIESTAD FESTIVAL
From this Monday the 14th, it will be all about the music in Amsterdam. During the 10-day festival Indiestad, over 70 bands will perform on several locations in the city, such as Paradiso, De Balie and the Amstel Church. Some of them are already quite famous, others not yet. Amsterdam is seen as a great starting point for bands that want to make it in Europe, so prepare for a lot of new talent.
An important part of the festival is the Spring edition of mini-festival London Calling in Paradiso. Twice a year the coolest indie bands come to London Calling and play their latest tunes in our “Temple of Pop”, which is the ultimate place for a festival like this.
On www.indiestad.nl you can find all the info you need about the festival, tickets and locations. See you there?
FAVOURITE OF THE WEEK
Speaking of Summertime, we’re back with the Favourite of the Week with this pair of eye-popping neon coloured swimshorts! It comes in a wide range of colours, so you can pick your favourite. We strongly advise you to go for a bright one, neon is só this season. Because they’re not too short, you can also wear them on a warm day in the city or during sultry summer evenings on the terrace. Choose a basic tee to pair it up with, preferably in a matching bright colour (although one can never go wrong with a plain white tee).
The rest of our swimwear collection is now online available too, check it out here and make your Summer wardrobe beach-proof