gimme a beat with babymonster
since 2006, every 3rd monday of the month, gimme a beat radio show, hosted by babymonster, shares the beat rich music with interesting guests and trivia, with radio lora listeners. focused on everything female.
Episodes
Back in 2024, while scrolling through my social media, I came across Longstreet Unchained concerts (which I immediately renamed Longstreet unplugged as they reminded me of the original: MTV Unplugged).
Longsteer Bar, where these concerts are held, used to be one of my favorite spots in Zurich, back in the day when I was still DJ-ing and going out. So, I was glad to see it still reinventing itself, attracting new crowds.
One of the ...
In November 2025 - Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 21st edition of the Zurich Film Festival.
This year, I have seen more than 30 movies this year, and I had the opportunity to interview 4 female filmmakers and 1 music composer.
As in previous years when I had this many interviews, I break my review of the Zurich Film Festival into several Gimme A Beats, the second one happening tonight, and a few others later on. In most cases, and wh...
Back in January 2024, Rolling Stone released their 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the 21st Century. The list created lots of buzz; some people loved it, others pointed out what was missing, and the artists featured in it, celebrated.
I have always been a huge fan of R&B, so I decided to do my own response.
In January 2024, I created my own list and dedicated the whole Gimme a Beat to it.
Since the list was very long, I broke th...
In 2025, Zurich Film Festival celebrated its 21st year. Over 11 days, the festival attracted an impressive 135’000 visitors. A total of 115 films were shown, including 140 World and European Premiers, 16 of which were Swiss movies. The whole city was buzzing with good vibes, filled not just with movie lovers, but with international and national stars.
First held in 2005, Zurich Film Festival established itself very quickly on the n...
Primavera Sound (commonly referred to as simply Primavera) is an annual music festival with the main location in Parc del Fòrum, a park situated directly at the Mediterranean seafront in Barcelona, Spain.
The festival takes place between the end of May and the beginning of June every year since 2001. In addition to the best-known edition in Barcelona, since 2012, Primavera Sound has expanded to Primavera Sound Porto Edition as well...
Primavera Sound (commonly referred to as simply Primavera) is an annual music festival with the main location in Parc del Fòrum, a park situated directly at the Mediterranean seafront in Barcelona, Spain. The festival takes place between the end of May and the beginning of June, every year since 2001. In addition to the best-known edition in Barcelona, since 2012, Primavera Sound has expanded to Primavera Sound Porto ...
In the October 2024, February 2025, and March 2025 editions of Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 20th edition of Zurich Film Festival.
As many of the listeners of Gimme a Beat know, I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival for several years now. In 2024, similar to 2023, I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to (again) breakdown my review of the ZFF into sev...
In the October 2024 and February 2025 editions of Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 20th edition of Zurich Film Festival.
As many of the listeners of Gimme a Beat know, I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival for several years now. In 2024, similar to 2023, I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to (again) breakdown my review of the ZFF into several shows. S...
In October's Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 20th edition of Zurich Film Festival.
As many of the listeners of Gimme a Beat know, I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival for several years now. In 2024, similar to 2023, I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to (again) breakdown my review of the ZFF into several shows. Since I am adapting the timing of the ...
Every year, before I step into the new year, I like to take some time to stop, smell the flowers, and reflect. Not just on the past year, but my personal and professional journey, to inspire myself for the year ahead.
Music is always part of that reflection 🎶🎧
It is impossible for me to look back on my experiences without "the soundtrack" of that time playing in the background.
I am not sure how it happened but somehow this yea...
It's Xmas time 🎄🎄and I am back again with my favourite NPR Tiny Desk concerts!
There were so many awesome Tiny Desk this year, that, after Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2024, I couldn't resist doing one more before the year wraps up - for my special Xmas Gimme a Beat.
This session will feel like you have been invited into my home to celebrate Xmas with me. Some moments will be cozy and warm, others bursting with energy, a...
2024 was an even more successful year for Zurich Film Festival than its organizers expected.
It was an important year as the Zurich Film Festival festival celebrated its 20th year. The dates moved to the beginning of October, but that didn't stop the visitors. This year the festival attracted 140’000 visitors (even more than the previous year). A total of 107 films were shown, including 17 world premieres, 8 international premieres...
It's 2024, and I am back again with a bunch of my favourite NPR Tiny Desk concerts.
NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts were always one of my favourite things to listen to, but with the pandemic, my interest turned into an obsession. In 2020, I did two shows dedicated to them: Obsessed with Tiny Desk 2020 Part I and Part II, in 2021 I did one more, in 2022 another one and last year one as well.
So what is it about NPR Tiny Desk Concert ...
Last month I did the first part of the review of m4music festival 2024.
This month I will continue with the review of m4music festival and share two more artists who were part of my exploration of the "female factor" of the festival.
In tonight's show, I will keep my focus on the Swiss music scene, covering the fascinatingly cool band and music label Sirens of Lesbos and über talented young singer-songwriter Mary Middlefield.
Since 1998, m4music festival takes place every March here in Switzerland: two days in Zurich and one day in Lausanne. This festival is a project from Migros Culture Percentage. This is a flawlessly organised festival at one of the coolest locations in Zürich: Schiffbau; with many concerts happening on the seven (+1) stages, at or close to the main building.
M4music festival is more of a cultural platform than a typical music festiv...
In October's and December's Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 19th edition of Zurich Film Festival.
I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival for several years now. But this year, I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to breakdown my review of the ZFF into several shows.
While I've seen 30+ movies during the festival, I haven't reviewed all of them. But the o...
Last year, sometime in June I got an email from the 57th Montreux Jazz Festival about new names on their programme. The email included Swiss singer-songwriter NNAVY.
She was already well-known to Montreux Jazz Festival audiences, as she performed there earlier. In addition to this, in 2022, she was the first Swiss artist ever to play one of the COLORS SHOWS. And last year, she was celebrating her comeb...
Rolling Stones' 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the 21st Century created lots of buzz since it came out on January 3rd 2024. Some people loved it, others pointed out what was missing, and the artists featured in it, celebrated. But as we know, music is a very personal thing, and what one person likes is not necessarily the other person's favourite.
I have always been a huge fan of R&B, the classic and contemporary one.
What is no...
In my previous Gimme a Beat, I reviewed the 19th edition of Zurich Film Festival.
I have been exploring the female factor of the Zurich Film Festival for several years now. But this year, I had a chance to get together with so many female filmmakers and actresses that I decided to breakdown my review of the ZFF into several shows.
While I've seen 30+ movies during the festival, I haven't reviewed all of them. But the ones that I di...
2023 was another successful year for Zurich Film Festival.
The 19th edition of Zurich Film Festival attracted 130’000 visitors (slightly less than the previous year). A total of 150 films were screened, 52 of them as World or European premieres – more than ever before.
First held in 2005, Zurich Film Festival established itself very quickly on the national and international film festival scene. The formula for its success it's prob...
Popular Podcasts
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Saskia Inwood woke up one morning, knowing her life would never be the same. The night before, she learned the unimaginable – that the husband she knew in the light of day was a different person after dark. This season unpacks Saskia’s discovery of her husband’s secret life and her fight to bring him to justice. Along the way, we expose a crime that is just coming to light. This is also a story about the myth of the “perfect victim:” who gets believed, who gets doubted, and why. We follow Saskia as she works to reclaim her body, her voice, and her life. If you would like to reach out to the Betrayal Team, email us at betrayalpod@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram @betrayalpod and @glasspodcasts. Please join our Substack for additional exclusive content, curated book recommendations, and community discussions. Sign up FREE by clicking this link Beyond Betrayal Substack. Join our community dedicated to truth, resilience, and healing. Your voice matters! Be a part of our Betrayal journey on Substack.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!
Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by Audiochuck Media Company.