MUSIC AND CLUBS-Dec.27

I bought a really cool CD from a Turkish band called MANGA. They’re rock/funk rappers with a bit of a tecno-y sound. I guess I can’t really describe their music but it’s HOT!



The music videos of Turkish Pop all tend to be the same: some kind of love story with a hot girl trying to be overly sexy by giving a smouldering look into the camera for a looong time, guy trying to be overly sexy by staring at the camera and singing about the girl he is pining for……ya that’s about it. I actually like the music but the videos are pretty funny, those singers need to get some new directors or something man cause it’s a bit of overkill. I think I might actually be missing the lack of all things Britney over here…lol.

I feel pretty out of touch with the North America music scene, so y’all need to keep me updated. I checked the top 5 songs on the Hot 89.9 website the other day, and I didn’t know any of the songs. I wish I could listen to it live but I don’t have speakers on my comp at work .

The music at the clubs depends on where you go. The club we always go to here in Taksim, Sawady (5 floors) has different music on each floor (no cover and open until 6am). Generally they play: Euro dance and pop, Turkish pop, 80s, some mainstream hip hop (Black Eyed Peas, 50 cents). They are a few hip hop bars….I’ve been to one…I’m waiting to go to the others. And there’s a Babylon club here too!! (www.babylon.com.tr )Ya, too bad the cover charge is usually around $20 CDN on weekends, which makes it waaayy too expensive for us poor trainees. But for New Year’s Eve we are hitting up that club and it should be a kick ass party!

The nightlife here is insane with Taksim being the centre of clubs, bars, and restaurants. Too bad we are too poor to fully enjoy it! Most places have a cover charge on the weekends (10-20M TL, the same number in CDN dollars) so we usually go to the places which have no cover, and there’s only a few so our selection is pretty limited. Other bars we go to a lot are: Montreal (a nice bar/café with cheap beer) and Madrid (2 M tequila shots baby!!). But we always manage to have fun and dance till the early mornin’.