Maria Rodés' new album and a series of murders: what you can't miss this week
What you may have missed and what you definitely can't miss: the cultural and leisure offerings of 'Ara Domingo'
The week ahead, with Jordi Garrigós
Some of the things we hope not to miss in the next seven days
I will listen Maria Rodés' new album,What happens to me, one of the great albums that ended in 2025. Since it was presented to the world fifteen years ago, withA way of speakingRodés has established herself as one of the great Catalan singers of her generation. However, it seems that Madrid receives more attention than Barcelona, and whether that's true or not, this injustice needs to be addressed. Her new album, which includes a couple of rumbas, could be the perfect opportunity to do so.
I will visit Casa Sidral, the new bodega on Sant Eusebi street, where Gràcia ends and Sant Gervasi begins. Its owners are the usual suspects: programmers at Upload, members of bands like Los Retrovisores, and the best-dressed fans at Nou Sardenya. Don't expect a tavern. mod Nor is it subcultural: it's a neighborhood bar that aims to play the best music in the area while you enjoy a top-notch vermouth.
I will review With nostalgia, I revisit some of the best music videos I saw on MTV as a teenager. It just closed, and the list of grievances I could express would be endless, but no one can deny that it was the television channel through which we discovered some of our favorite bands. With MTV's closure, a long-gone era of strictly music-focused television symbolically comes to an end.
This past week, with Alejandra Palés
Notes on what we have seen, heard, tasted and, in short, experienced in the last seven days
I have heard David Bowie's songs are on repeat now that it's been ten years since his death. One of the most charismatic and legendary artists of the 20th century left us a musical—and cinematic—legacy that stays with us and always allows us to return to it. If you'd like to discover some of his films, CaixaForum will be screening them this month. Absolute beginners and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.
I bought The Three Kings' Cake at the Baluard bakery, known primarily for the quality of its bread but also for its very interesting sweet offerings. Although the Three Kings' Cake isn't one of my favorite Christmas sweets, their version with marzipan and candied fruit is irresistible. Despite the holiday indulgence, everyone saves a little time to enjoy this cake.
I have reserved January 15th to see one of Netflix's most anticipated premieres, the series Agatha Christie: The Seven Spheres, an adaptation of the bookThe mystery of the seven spheresFrom 1929. Here, the plot unfolds during a party at a country house, where a murder appears to be the result of a prank gone wrong, which a young detective must solve. We will see, among others, Helena Bonham Carter.
I haven't been able to stop thinking In the words of singer Miley Cyrus on the red carpet at the Palm Springs Film Festival awards when a photographer asked her to remove her glasses, "If you tell me to yell, I'll do the exact opposite," said the artist, tired of being told how to pose, a complaint shared by many other actresses and singers, fed up with the demands on the red carpet and at the photocalls
More suggestions for plans and activities: