The Kool Kids

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5 Days Off: Madeon & Huoratron

The Kool Kids were present at day 4 of the 5 Days Off Festival, which took place last week at Amsterdam’s most famous clubs; Paradiso and Melkweg. We attended one of the biggest nights, as French upcoming talent Madeon and Finnish top-notch underground artist Huoratron played at Paradiso. Also playing at Paradiso night were great [...]

Off Centre Festival 2011: Jamie XX, Rustie & more

Off Centre Festival at Melkweg On Friday September 30th we attended the Melkweg for Jamie XX, Rustie & more during the Off Centre Festival 2011! At first only the Oude Zaal was open, where we got all warmed up for the night with some soft and fine disco tunes. Later on we witnessed the sweet [...]

Interview with Bittereinder

Recently we did an interview with South African Hiphop/Rap band Bittereinder. The guys will be playing on Lowlands this year and we asked them some questions about the upcoming show, other shows in The Netherlands and more about South Africa. How have you guys met each other? We’ve all been friends since high school (late [...]

Siriusmo interview

During the 5 Days Off festival, we had a chance to have an exclusive interview with Berlin musical master mind Siriusmo! We asked him about his stage fright, his album release, collaboration with Boys Noize and a lot more. First of all, how are you doing? Did tonight go well? At first I was very [...]

Paul Chambers interview

During the 5 Days Off festival in Amsterdam we had the time to have a talk with 808 master of control, mister Paul Chambers! The Belgian artist, known for the track “Yeah, Techno!” and beloved by the mighty Dewaele brothers of 2ManyDJ’s, talked about his projects, his habits and a whole lot more. First of [...]

5 Days Off Enlightened: 2 Many DJ’s, Modeselektion, Siriusmo, Goose

Next week 5 Days Off Festival will have its 11th edition. 5 Days Off is an electronic music festival based in the city centre of Amsterdam, at the entertainment area of the Leidseplein. The two most renowned music venues Paradiso and Melkweg host the annual festival which doesn’t only focus on electronic music but also [...]

STRP has ended, where are the pics?

Now that STRP Festival has ended, we are very interested in all the recaps flying around the internet. First of all we’d like to show you an amazing video done by our friend Mark Loonen. This video is a great capture of the Soulwaxmas party, one of the highlights this year at STRP Festival. Let’s [...]