Local Matters is in Serbia this week, for today’s interview, we went to the “Lab”. While many centres for alternative culture in Novi Sad were shut down in recent years, the "Lab" has opened only five years ago.
Interview with Dry Cleaning
Dry Cleaning are a post-punk band from London that have been hailed by Rolling Stone Magazine as 'the most exciting band in rock music'. On Thursday 14th they arrived in Luxembourg to play at Rotondes and Valentina caught up with lead singer Florence Shaw for a chat.
Local Matters goes East: Novi Sad Alternative art scene
Novi Sad guitar player “Bale” about the struggles of the alternative cultural scene with the organization of the European capital of culture.
Local Matters goes East: Novi Sad
The Serbian city Novi Sad is European capital of culture this year, along with Kaunas in Lithuania and Esch. Local Matters took a trip to Serbia.
Sahasa: Interview with Jill Crovisier
Jill Crovisier joined Tom on The Breakfast Show this morning to talk about her practice as a choreographer and dancer and her new performance for young audiences, Sahasa.
Delano Top Of The Week
Cordula joined Tom on the Breakfast show for Delano's Top Of The Week. Up for discusssion was the recent closure of the maternity ward in Ettelbruck hospital as a result of specialist staff shortages.
Bee Together: actively educating
Bee Together offer a host of courses such as theory class on Beekeeping Techniques and a practical session on Beehive Systems.
Local Matters: Road safety in urban spaces
The collective Center for Urban Justice advocates for more equality in the distribution of urban space. In our interview, they explain why 475 crossings in Luxembourg City are dangerous for pedestrians.
Interview With Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand begin their greatest hits tour at the Rockhal in Luxembourg on the 14th of April! Tom at down with band-member Bob Hardy over zoom for a chat about how they put their greatest hits album 'Hits to The Head' together, being excited to tour again after the pandemic, a look back at their beginnings, and what's coming next for the band.
Local Matters: Cycling in urban traffic
Daniel Erpelding organizes the Critical Mass events in Luxembourg. We discussed road safety for cyclists with him.
Interview with Out Of The Crowd Festival
The 18th edition of Out of The Crowd festival is taking place On the 30th Of April. This Morning Festival programmer Nicolas Przeor came on the Breakfast Show to chat to Tom about this year's line.
Local Matters: Cycling class for adults
Many people, especially women, never had the chance to learn how to ride a bicycle. The association ProVelo provides classes for adults.
Delano Top Of The Week
Teodor Georgiev was in the studio this morning for Delano's Top of the Week. Up for discussion were the meetings that are being held this week between the Trade Unions LCBG and OGBL and the Luxembourg confederation of commerce to discuss Sunday work in the country.
Interview With Voices International
On Saturday 2nd of August, Voices International will celebrate their 25th Anniversary by performing at the Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg. Director, James Libbey came on to the Breakfast Show this morning to talk with Tom about the upcoming performance and how people can get involved with the Choir
Petition For A Paediatric Oncology Ward In Luxembourg
Tom's guest in the studio this morning was Julia Dauphinee, who came on the show to discuss the petition she has launched to get a paediatric oncology ward opened in Luxembourg.
Julia's daughter Caroline was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of twenty months. Upon Caroline being diagnosed, Julia and her husband were told that there wasn't the possibility for her to receive the necessary chemotherapy here in Luxembourg because the infrastructure does not exist here. Instead, Julia and her family were recommended to a ward in Paris and had to take regular car journeys with Caroline in order for her to receive her treatment.
Luxembourg currently does not have a children's chemotherapy ward. Families are reimbursed for the cost of having to travel for treatment but the long journeys can be exhausting and stressful for children who are already undergoing so much.
Now that Caroline is in remission, Julia has decided to launch a petition for a ward to be opened here in Luxembourg so that other families whose children have cancer might have an easier experience than she did after Caroline's diagnosis. She has received support from medical professionals working here in Luxembourg and the petition requires 4500 signatures before it is discussed in front of the Chambre des Deputées.
The petition can be signed and shared here: www.petitiounen.lu/en/petition/223…af1c6df16a50a73
Local Matters: Towards better lighting
Daniel Gliedner advises municipalities, companies and private people on how to adjust their lighting to reduce health risks and light pollution.
Interview With Nicolas Van Elsué From Pride Luxembourg
Pride Luxembourg will celebrate its 22nd Edition this year in Esch-sur-Alzette between the 1st and 10th of July. Nicolas Van Elsué from Rosa Lëtzebuerg joined Tom on the Breakfast Show this morning to discuss what the festival has in store this year.
Local Matters: Light pollution
Light pollution has increased rapidly in the past few decades. Even in Naturpark Our, animals suffer from the lack of darkness.
Acid House to Aaliyah: A look at The Roland TB303
Today's Lost in Music on the Breakfast Show had a bit of a twist. Instead of focusing on a genre, theme or decade of music, tom focused on the sound and legacy of the Roland TB303 bassline synthesizer for international 303 appreciation day (the 30th of March).
Delano Top Of The Week
This week Cordula Schnuer from Delano joined Tom on the Breakfast Show to talk about the Tripartite discussions that are being held in Luxembourg this week in response to the energy crisis that has been sparked by the invasion of Ukraine.