OK fellas,
I guess I'm done here.
http://groovie86.tumblr.com/
-> that's my new Blog.
Why? Well, because I realized that I don't really want to write about my personal life. I enjoy telling people about new music I like or sharing some other stuff. And tumblr makes that stuff perfectly easy. That's why I probably won't write here anymore.
m.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Better late than never
Funny. It all started with a movie - no, not Inception. I watched the italian comedy "Mine Vaganti" ("Loose Cannons" in english/ embarrassingly "Männer al Dente" in German). First of all, the movie is really good - funny and tragic and the Soundtrack is SO italian! Not "Eros-Ramazotti-vacation-in-Rimini-Italian...more like i-drink-wine-like-water-in-tuscany italian. Hope you know what I mean.
Anyway, I was looking for similar songs, since I will go to Tuscany in a few weeks and I thought that a mix-tape would be a good thing to have. So, obviously I checked my music library first and I found the "Everything is illuminated" soundtrack. If you don't know this movie - watch it, it's brilliant (so is the book, by the way). And the soundtrack consists of Leningrad, Gogol Bordello, Csokolom...not italian at all, but a very nice kind of music, perfect for traveling. I remember listening to it when I flew to Ireland - it added a very nice and somehow surreal feeling to the whole trip.
However, thanks to last.fm I found out that this kind of music is often tagged as "gypsy", same goes for some of the songs on the Mine Vaganti Soundtrack. Clicking on the Gypsy-Tag lead me to more artists - and one name caught my eye - BEIRUT. I've heard of them before, I even have some of their songs in my library, but somehow I never really cared much about them. I'm sure most of you know that - either you're not really interested, or you don't have the time, or you just forget about it.... In the back of my head I knew that Owen Pallett, one of my favourite musicians, had some kind of connection to BEIRUT and covered one of their song.
So, I checked the band out - and I loved it! I loved it so much, that I went to the record store to buy their debut album.
Check out ELEPHANT GUN
btw - bought this book today:
http://www.amazon.de/Wreck-This-Journal-Keri-Smith/dp/039953346X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books-intl-de&qid=1281291626&sr=8-1
m.
Anyway, I was looking for similar songs, since I will go to Tuscany in a few weeks and I thought that a mix-tape would be a good thing to have. So, obviously I checked my music library first and I found the "Everything is illuminated" soundtrack. If you don't know this movie - watch it, it's brilliant (so is the book, by the way). And the soundtrack consists of Leningrad, Gogol Bordello, Csokolom...not italian at all, but a very nice kind of music, perfect for traveling. I remember listening to it when I flew to Ireland - it added a very nice and somehow surreal feeling to the whole trip.
However, thanks to last.fm I found out that this kind of music is often tagged as "gypsy", same goes for some of the songs on the Mine Vaganti Soundtrack. Clicking on the Gypsy-Tag lead me to more artists - and one name caught my eye - BEIRUT. I've heard of them before, I even have some of their songs in my library, but somehow I never really cared much about them. I'm sure most of you know that - either you're not really interested, or you don't have the time, or you just forget about it.... In the back of my head I knew that Owen Pallett, one of my favourite musicians, had some kind of connection to BEIRUT and covered one of their song.
So, I checked the band out - and I loved it! I loved it so much, that I went to the record store to buy their debut album.
Check out ELEPHANT GUN
btw - bought this book today:
http://www.amazon.de/Wreck-This-Journal-Keri-Smith/dp/039953346X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books-intl-de&qid=1281291626&sr=8-1
m.
Monday, July 19, 2010
The Hidden Cameras @ Poolbar, Feldkirch
Sooo, first of all, let me say: I'm a HUGE Hidden Cameras fan. I've been following their career since the beginning. I downloaded "Smells like happiness" many many years ago because I've read the lyrics on some random message board. The lyrics grabbed my attention (I was around 16 at that time...a confused, gay teenager) so I downloaded the song...and really liked it. I tried to buy the album, couldn't find it anywhere (and remember, that was before everybody was ordering stuff from amazon...). So, lucky enough, I went to England shortly after I discovered them - and there I bought the album (I even remember where*lol*) and I was instantly hocked. It was a new kind of music for me. And the shameless lyrics really inspired me and actually helped me to be more open about who I am.
I was so obsessed, I even wrote them (well, Joel Gibb) an e-mail telling him about how great they are and so on...and he even wrote back.
Anyway, I grew older, they released more and more albums...and I loved every single one. It became easier to get the albums and they toured through Germany and Austria quite regularly. But I never managed to see them live...either it was too far away or I was too busy/not around at that time.
So, a few years ago, in 2007, I finally managed to see them live (also at the Poolbar Festival in Feldkirch) and it was an amazing concert...so I was really excited to see them again, 3 years later, in the same location.
Well, to put it into one sentence: It was f*cking amazing!
The last time, I went there alone - none of my friends were interested in the music. This time, I bought 2 tickets - one for me and one for my best friend. I told him, that I'd invite him to the concert. Since he came along, his girlfriend also joined us...and 2 other friends.
The support act (A Thousand Fuegos) was quite good. An electro band from vienna and, as it turned out, one of the guys was also part of the support act in 2007.
The Cameras had a great setlist - they played mostly fast songs that were great to dance to. It had at least 40 degrees in the hall and pretty soon everybody was very sweaty...some band members opened their shirts, Joel was just wearing short trousers, Jamie took off his pants...and the people in the audience followed. More and more guys took off their shirts...I didn't mind at all :P but my best (straight) friend seemed to feel a bit uncomfortable...though I must add that not all of the shirtless guys were gay ;)
Anyway, it was a great gig...lots of fun and lots of dancing. My shirt was soaking wet after the gig...and you don't want to know how smelly my jeans were the next day. I woke up in my bed, thinking "what's that disgusting smell?...Oh...that's me...".
What I liked the most about the gig - EVERYBODY seemed to have a great time. Dancing, feeling good, feeling sexy, having fun, being sweaty, dancing with strangers, singing along, screaming, clapping...the heat made it even more special, in my opinion.
I'm so glad I had the chance to be there. And I hope they will come back soon. :)
m.
BTW: I updated the picture list on the right (finally). Still haven't had the time (and motivation) to change the layout...but hopefully soon.
I was so obsessed, I even wrote them (well, Joel Gibb) an e-mail telling him about how great they are and so on...and he even wrote back.
Anyway, I grew older, they released more and more albums...and I loved every single one. It became easier to get the albums and they toured through Germany and Austria quite regularly. But I never managed to see them live...either it was too far away or I was too busy/not around at that time.
So, a few years ago, in 2007, I finally managed to see them live (also at the Poolbar Festival in Feldkirch) and it was an amazing concert...so I was really excited to see them again, 3 years later, in the same location.
Well, to put it into one sentence: It was f*cking amazing!
The last time, I went there alone - none of my friends were interested in the music. This time, I bought 2 tickets - one for me and one for my best friend. I told him, that I'd invite him to the concert. Since he came along, his girlfriend also joined us...and 2 other friends.
The support act (A Thousand Fuegos) was quite good. An electro band from vienna and, as it turned out, one of the guys was also part of the support act in 2007.
The Cameras had a great setlist - they played mostly fast songs that were great to dance to. It had at least 40 degrees in the hall and pretty soon everybody was very sweaty...some band members opened their shirts, Joel was just wearing short trousers, Jamie took off his pants...and the people in the audience followed. More and more guys took off their shirts...I didn't mind at all :P but my best (straight) friend seemed to feel a bit uncomfortable...though I must add that not all of the shirtless guys were gay ;)
Anyway, it was a great gig...lots of fun and lots of dancing. My shirt was soaking wet after the gig...and you don't want to know how smelly my jeans were the next day. I woke up in my bed, thinking "what's that disgusting smell?...Oh...that's me...".
What I liked the most about the gig - EVERYBODY seemed to have a great time. Dancing, feeling good, feeling sexy, having fun, being sweaty, dancing with strangers, singing along, screaming, clapping...the heat made it even more special, in my opinion.
I'm so glad I had the chance to be there. And I hope they will come back soon. :)
m.
BTW: I updated the picture list on the right (finally). Still haven't had the time (and motivation) to change the layout...but hopefully soon.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
New Directions
I've been thinking a lot lately.
Thinking about the use of a blog.
When I was in Sweden, blogging had a sense - I blogged to share stories & pictures with friends at home and people I got to know in Sweden. And I had something to write about - almost every day had a new surprise or a new experience to offer.
Now, that I work & live in Germany I don't really have to tell that much. Actually I don't want to tell that much about my life. First of all, it's not very exciting, and second of all, I doubt that anybody's interested :P
But lately I felt like blogging. I thought I should change my blog to something else. There are fashion blogs, sex blogs, video blogs, music blogs, football blogs, film blogs,... I visit a lot of blogs on a regular basis, mostly music blogs but also some fashion/fashion photography blogs.
I won't do an exclusive music or photography or art...blog. But I think I will try to blog something once or twice (or even more often) a week. Things that I like - music, pictures, films, videos... And maybe somebody's interested in that or finds inspiration.
I will keep the name of the blog but I will try to change the design...
m.
Thinking about the use of a blog.
When I was in Sweden, blogging had a sense - I blogged to share stories & pictures with friends at home and people I got to know in Sweden. And I had something to write about - almost every day had a new surprise or a new experience to offer.
Now, that I work & live in Germany I don't really have to tell that much. Actually I don't want to tell that much about my life. First of all, it's not very exciting, and second of all, I doubt that anybody's interested :P
But lately I felt like blogging. I thought I should change my blog to something else. There are fashion blogs, sex blogs, video blogs, music blogs, football blogs, film blogs,... I visit a lot of blogs on a regular basis, mostly music blogs but also some fashion/fashion photography blogs.
I won't do an exclusive music or photography or art...blog. But I think I will try to blog something once or twice (or even more often) a week. Things that I like - music, pictures, films, videos... And maybe somebody's interested in that or finds inspiration.
I will keep the name of the blog but I will try to change the design...
m.
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