Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Nada - no longer than necessary

Why is a band from New York, "Nada Surf" is, I can not explain it even after the concert in Munich. . But nothing more - but that indeed is a minor matter 
 What counts, the presence with which they have met on the stage on Saturday evening, the audience's expectations.

The nice thing about concerts in the backstage, the absolute punctuality. At exactly 20:15 clock as usual opening band was on stage. Well, this was not so common now. Although the name says, a "Waters" probably not something immediately, but which delivered the guys who recorded their album in Dallas, was simply sensational. One or two came the voice before actually known as singer Van Pierszalowski was formerly the frontman of the band Port O'Brien.

Although he has a voice that might seem a bit weak and sometimes shaky, but he yells in the chorus its live text neatly into the microphone, so it pretty safe and satisfied by the large backstage work resonates. With "Mickey Mantle" he met with audiences exactly into the countryside, because this is screaming on the song's body from the soul.

Shortly after the appearance of "Waters" it was already over. With only three minutes late then finally came the New York boys of "Nada Surf" on the stage. Actually, you could even write almost "masters", because with one or another band member of the hairline is now even further back than a few years ago. Irritated by the still very dark voice of the singer as he welcomes the band began with the first song from their new album. Incredibly, that frontman Matthew Caws 1992 the foundation of the band opted to sing very high. But now it is so to speak, the band's trademark: Helltönige guitars and clean vocals to match the guitar. Of course, you wait to blast from the previous album, "Lucky". And the willing audience got what he wanted: "Whose Authority" slammed through the halls and filled within a few minutes, all the expectations of Munich.

Conclusion, however, is that Nada Surf did not do more than fulfill what was expected.
 But they have the necessary? The music is good enough.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Jonathan Jeremiah live in the Muffathalle

Jonathan Jeremiah occurs on 15.03.2012 in Munich Muffathalle aufMit his eponymous radio hit of the soul-pop-Rookie Jonathan Jeremiah widespread in this country in 2011 "Happiness". On 15/03/2012, the Briton with this and other songs from his chart-winning debut album "A Solitary Man" live guest in the Muffathalle in Munich. 2011 enthusiastic Jonathan Jeremiah as a promising newcomer already several German concert halls. A sold-out tour of his later orchestrated mix chart is awarded exquisite soul, folk and pop songs and the unabated demand for performances by the charming Brit with the velvety baritone. For this reason, the singer expanded his quintet, including sovereign concert tour by a total of eleven stations and would so his first album "A Solitary Man" in this country to present to the public nationwide.

Versed as the musicians live while those "who fell from the time of soul-pop that sounds acoustically best" (Rolling Stone) and in the long run on radio rotation. The intimacy of the sold-out club shows will be preserved in spite of the popularity spurt in the major concert venues. This is ensured by Jonathan Jeremiah's deep "incredibly powerful, soft voice, with which he conjures up an incredibly warm sound, with which he combines the folk of Cat Stevens with the soul of Motown" (possibly).

Jonathan Jeremiah became effective on 15.03.2012 in Munich Muffathalle aufJeremiahs taste in music significantly influenced by his parents, who heard in his childhood, musicians like John Martyn, Scott Walker or even Cat Stevens. At the age of six years, Jeremiah first began with guitar lessons.

When he was 20 years old, Jeremiah decided to make a trip to the USA. After this several months he returned to Britain to further his career as a singer and songwriter. In 2010 he finally signed a contract with the label of Iceland Records, which released the following year "A Solitary Man." Meanwhile, it certifies the British music press has a bright future. For example, the London newspaper The Mirror wrote of Jonathan Jeremiah: "This newcomer has a great future ahead of him."

Come and visit the Jonathan Jeremiah concert on 03.15.2012 in the Muffathalle in Munich. The team from Munich Blog wishes much fun.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Metric strike again with "Synthetica"

We were biting our nails since we knew in September that Metric had entered a new album. It makes sense: after enjoying the euphoria as possessed electropop of "Fantasies", the expectation to hear new material has grown to unimaginable. There are real thirst for tasty riffs electric, the sinuous vocal Haines and if I may say, to the great "savoir-faire" that has the group in choosing art that characterizes the album, video, etc. ... All this amalgam of illusion fortunately enjoy again next June 11, when it goes on sale permanently "Synthetica" successor "Fantasies".

The fifth LP from the Canadian band, which was produced by Jimmy Shaw, was recorded both at Electric Lady Studios in New York and Giant, study Metric members have built in the city of Toronto. According to Emily Haines exact words that can be read in Ilovemetric, this album "sounds like a culmination of everything done so far. Synthetica is about: insomnia, fuck all, fashion, all devices and gadgets we have engaged our brains, get drunk, watch people die in other countries, dancing, police questioning, poetic justice, put up by yourself, sex, apocalypse, do something stupid and regret it later, but people discuss and feel strong to say, leave the city as a solution to every problem and know your actions and your time. "

Knowing all this information (which in fact seems to us too ... we're up so saturated buzzword!) And we can go towards settling ourselves to expect the new Metric. Who knows, maybe it sounds different from "Fantasies". Maybe not. What we are sure of is that this LP is one of the most hear in the course of this season we'll start inviting you to enjoy from June. Summer: come now, please! Metric is still much to discover.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Gorillaz, James Murphy and Andre 3000 collaborating on 'DoYaThing'

We are fully accustomed to seeing artists working in production work. You know: Krist Novoselic contributed his bit in "Wasting Light" by Foo Fighters, Fun Janelle Monae sang in 'Some Games' ... there are millions of cases very different. To which we are all familiar (and love) is the fact enjoy proposals like the Converse brand clothing / footwear that has initiated a proposal entitled 'Three Artists. One Song 'in which three artists get to collaborate on areas totally different musical styles.

The next three "victims" of this particular experiment were Gorillaz, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem (this man is in all the soirees) and Andre 3000. Together they have produced a curious song that will come out February 23 through the Converse website.Eager to see are the end result of this veritable clash of the titans!

Monday, February 20, 2012

"But viewed from the other side there is also a comedy"

"But viewed from the other side there is also a comedy"


In every tragedy, they say, is indeed the humor buried: So Armin Petras staged a bitter-sweet John Gabriel Borkman at the intimate theater.

Frida Foldal (Hanna Plaß) sits with her flirtatious Glühwürmchensonnenschirm at the piano in front of the stage and sings Rio Reiser.

Behind her, forcing his way through the narrow aisles of a sloping bergwerkanmutenden stage design (stage: Olaf Altmann), a tall, slim, immaculately person: Wiebke pulse enters as Ella Rentheim after a long time, the house where her sister lived together with man.

While John Gabriel Borkman (Andre Young), according to his social decline in total isolation in the lives upstairs, is the quirky Mrs. Borkman (Christian King) sitting on the ground floor, together with her husband only by the scraping sound of his footsteps. Between the sisters began a wonderful conversation that oscillates constantly between feigned joy of reunion and sarcastic nastiness. Wiebke Puls and Christian King going on here seen in their roles, in jagged, durchchoreographierten movements affect them like figures in a dream world.

Ella suffers from an incurable disease and wants Erhart (Lasse Myhr), the son of Borkman, she once took at the time of "crisis" as the pupil himself, seek emotional support. This has been different: he sets off with his mistress, a lot of them older Fanny Wilton (Hildegard Schmahl).

"Yes, yes, you were to me the most expensive thing on earth, but if it must be unconditional, can be replaced by another woman."

Told in sarcastic conversation, the tragic past of the family Borkman: Because Ella, Borkman's the real true love, is this drive, he says, in financial ruin. In fact, he has speculated in, directed to a bank and there is little reason to other values, like love or fidelity. (This is especially harped on the critique of capitalism Petras')

Once dismounted imprisonment isolated Borkman is almost entirely from the outside world.

Chained to his desk on the upper floor (probably also due to the safety instructions), is Andre Young from a Kafkaesque picture which he plays beautifully.


The strange, sad joke on the floor all the characters are aware of the bizarre nature of their statements at any time and thus provoke many an audience laugh. - It seems that Petras had worked out in his version of Ibsen's play all the ambiguous scenes and questioned them on their comic way. But despite these sometimes hysterically funny conversations already are wearing an invisible gravity through the production, which is primarily expressed through tonal underpainting and the audience again and again to the hidden tragedy of the story recalls that remains present in every utterance.

Rarely, you leave the theater with lasting impressions. That evening remained above all the wit and the symbolic imagery of the stage design in mind, if one disregards the capitalism debacle. This may perhaps be too many a lot to me, at least the three hours went by too quickly.

Friday, February 17, 2012

The sparing of Klitschko and Chisora ​​is transmitted as live stream from the Mercedes-Benz Center Munich

On 18/02/2012, the WBC heavyweight champion Vitali "Dr. Ironfist "Klitschko his title at the Olympic Hall in Munich against the Zimbabwean-British challenger Dereck Chisora ​​jeopardize (as reported). The tickets for this fight are already sold out, as well as the spectator seats three days earlier, on 03/15/2012, when the two opponents in the Mercedes-Benz Center Munich are preparing for battle. The Mercedes-Benz Center, where else are really only beautiful cars, that day is also a boxing ring will be constructed to hold the Klitschko and Chisora ​​succession, a total of a half-hour session to be sparing.

Who is now annoyed to have received none of the highly coveted tickets for this event may rejoice, because on the facebook page of Mercedes-Benz in Munich, is the press training of Klitschko and Chisora​​, which from 2010 to 2011 Commonwealth and British champion was transmitted as live stream. They can then home in front of your laptop or computer, make yourself comfortable and watch the two heavyweights in how they prepare for the boxing fight of the year.

Those who were fortunate enough to have received one of the very limited press tickets for the training are asked to arrive by public transport, there is no parking available. The Mercedes-Benz Center Munich is located on the S-Bahn station Donnersbergerbrücke.

Treat yourself to an extended lunch break on 15.03.2012 and watch the live stream of the press training from Vitali Klitschko and Dereck Chisora​​, which may be transferred from the Mercedes-Benz Center Munich. The team from Munich Blog wishes much fun.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Balloon Pilot - Band Radar

Balloon pilot celebrate music with which one can meet their own melancholy without worry. Here, the soul does the moon walk is a big step in itself - and for once just a small step for mankind.
The debut CD from a total Ballloon pilot convinced by unobtrusive arrangements, carried by the rhythm section of Andrew Haberl (drums, also known as the drummer of the notwist) and Benny Shepherd (b), which are already in the jazz combo "max.bab" a name have made​​. The taste-instrumentalist Radi safe Radojewski (guitar) and Tobias Koark-Haberl (keys, vocals) shape the sound of this new formation around the singer, songwriter and head of the band: Matze breast man.

As a result, timeless songs that blows the mind of Elliot Smith.

"Balloon Pilot" is an interesting band, and really like is for "in between".

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Find of the week 2009/48

So my dears,
long it was quiet here, but lately my humble self had also unfortunately far too little time to take over the blog idea. Now is the weekend and my first order of business is you "nachzureichen" The Find of the week. The week is not over yet but we wanted to actually put the thing so regularly in the beginning, which unfortunately just does not work always.
This is the found object is a real cracker. It comes from Wolfmother, who have even produced their new album Cosmic Egg again a very good and worth listening piece of music. This song, however, comes from her last album and a song in the original well-known real all. If not from the first album, then made ​​several feature films, or maybe from a car commercial. Before now I had seen this video, I was personally convinced that it is actually implemented as an unplugged-piece is not really good. But these guys can simply give to Andrew Stockdale also with their acoustic guitars gas so so that I can simply say: "I am impressed!"
And whoever says to a 12-string, you can not play solo ... well ... you see yourself

Wolfmother - Joker and the Thief

Have fun! :-)

Monday, February 13, 2012

Museum night into the morning

Congress has once again met: On January 27 the first party of the new year rose at the Munich City Museum.

The green light on the nocturnal visitors Oberanger has his way. The stairs and you find yourself in a different world: the nightlife. Left and right of the long corridor hung huge pictures of the snapshot chroniclers August CC.Menschen in different positions of the nightlife can be seen:

Time is extended towards one of the Finger Fuck, then lights up the tattoo. Or alternatively, the breast in a bra. In small groups, visitors stand around and drink their beer. The equipment for the band and DJ is already promising ready.

Links you go down the stairs and you find yourself in chilled club atmosphere. The internationally famous designer Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram have shown a good eye. Warm light is used sporadically and specifically, the disco ball dominates the room. The bar offers various drinks. Casually, the seats are distributed in space.

A very mixed crowd is in - one might even say already - in the living room: the tourist of the shoes off, the man in the jacket, the sneaker fraction or the trendy girls. The age varies.

Adriano Prestel and friends is on the agenda, Benjamin Fröhlich and the brane. Sound as the first sounds of the saxophone, the audience rushes to the center of attention. The band is all about Adriano Prestel (Christopher Holzhauser on drums, Thomas Roth on saxophone, Sebastian Gamble on keyboard, bass and Igor Kljujic the Austrians Julian on guitar).

For Funk and Soul 70s is mitgegroovt. Audiences are thrilled to sing with schonmal. In between jam session is always fashionable and chill. A good concept, but may be more hättens a few visitors. Munich, where are you?

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On 3 And 4 February's the opportunity again in the museum night until the wee hours of the morning to celebrate. Munich and Histlers Autonomica Club are on the program. So, let's go!

Friday, February 10, 2012

Make mistakes. And pass.

The art of arcades in the center of the city are particularly suitable to refer to a vulnerability that is in the Triad "production, advertising and consumerism" often overlooked:
Overlook the people who hold these three systems, with their labor and purchasing power going to help easily for yourself with every effort to discover ever new river courses for capital. Self-criticism of consumerism can sell long sales strong as a commodity.

The data compiled from the works of artists want to run these courses and the ironic look not so much to take proper functionality, but more generally on the weak points of activity.

Those who no longer works is mentally, therapy, physical breaking points are bandaged. However, hidden just where seemingly nothing is running in automatic noise sources and human weaknesses - in the "Burn Out" - the beauty of failure: Make a mistake, all errors, Neat make mistakes!
The exhibition transformed the premises of the art arcade in a "breaking point". For the individual works are conceptually interesting, above all, largely unused, forgotten niches, such as for example, pipes, heaters, or closets. The sound performances and installations, glass-like to invite the visitors to have some.

On March 10, increases of 14-18 Clock, a textile workshop with sound Vornica Burnuthians (Tasty Tea - link) and Stephanie Mueller (Rag Treasure). Applications are to 1 March received under rag_treasure@gmx.de
Brunch concert with Tasty Tea, to fashion performances and sound experiments draw on 17 March from 14 clock. Brings together the wires, pipes and walls of the art arcade to sound!


Make a mistake, all make mistakes, make mistakes neat!
Participating artists: Klaus Erich Dietl, Mari Ishikawa, Masayo Oda, Stephanie Mueller, Mirei Takeuchi, Gülcan Turna

Opening on Tuesday 21 February, 19 clock with an introduction by Thomas Glatz (for archive use and Benutztexte)
Exhibition of 22 Second to 24 3, each Tues-Sat 13-19 Clock
Admission free

Munich art-arcades
Savings Bank Street 3
U-/S-Bahn Marienplatz

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Max Raabe and the Palast Orchestra live at the Philharmonie

On 29 on 03.30.2012 and the Philharmonic presents the Gasteig in Munich two very special concert evenings, as the baritone singer Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester say: "kissing may not be alone." This is not just the name of the upcoming tour of Germany, but also the current Max Raabe albums (and one of the songs from that album), which he recorded together with the German pop singer and music producer Annette Humphrey. You have to imagine it this way: One day in late 2008, calls to Annette Humphrey with Max Raabe. The two have known each other at that time not so long, a few months. Annette says she recently had a song line occurred to a great song line, so good, and yet so true, so, one wonders, that yet no one has come out. The line is: "you can not kiss myself". But it sounds like a song title from the 20s. But it sounds like - Max Raabe!

The album was produced by Annette Humphrey and she has co-written with Max Raabe all the songs. For 25 years, makes Max Raabe music, and he certainly has already composed a few songs himself, as the great success of "Do not call me pig," but never a whole plate. In this respect, "you can not kiss myself" a first. A third artist was also involved in this project, namely the long-time Max Raabe pianist Christoph Israel, which is also active as an arranger of the Palast Orchester.

Annette Humphrey became famous with "ideal", New German Wave, with I + I was, so to speak a second time and has seen the famous autumn of their careers. As a producer, she has collected, among other things DÖF, Rio Reiser, Udo Lindenberg experiences. If someone sings in German, and has a distinctive style, then this is clearly a case for Annette Humphrey. With Max Raabe connects the common sense of irony, for sensitive nuances, and a world view which we might call 'serene melancholy. Maybe you could call this worldview but also completely different.

Max Raabe played in late March along with the Philharmonic Orchestra at the Palace in Gasteig MünchenDas album "Kissing can not be alone" contains twelve songs, most are about love, many tell a story, all of which are surprising. Among them is that with high probability, the first German love song which occur in other than passion, a pope, Günter Grass, the polar bear Knut and Günther Jauch. ICE also stewardesses whose erotic appeal the passenger so overwhelmed that he needs medical help, do not belong necessarily to the cliches of love poetry. Max Raabe can occur when a secret agent, then this is obviously not a casual seducers like James Bond, but a shy man who revels in his whole career. There are songs, balancing on the thin line between humor and melancholy. They amuse and please the ear and still contain an idea of ​​how much pain love doing when it occurs in the absence of that second person, it is often not enough can be said for kissing is urgently needed.

Music is similar to psychotropic drugs. Music brings you into mood. You hear something hot groovy, and the fatigue, bang, gone. It is known that, with the help of music are also happy, sad, ready to move or fidget. The right music can arouse an erotic interest that we did not dare to hope, because everyone has so his memories. Max Raabe has a psychotropic drug over an extremely broad spectrum of activity. Are you melancholic it, it makes you more melancholy, but mentally you're in a happy condition, then that joy can be a dose Max Raabe again increased significantly. The inclined listener does not need a coke and no Valium, Prozac, and he does not need any speed. He needs only Max Raabe.

Come and visit one of the two concert evenings with Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester on 29 and 30.03.2012 at the Philharmonic in Gasteig in Munich. Tickets for Munich are still available, but some of the concerts of the upcoming Germany tour sold out. Anyone wishing to secure tickets should hurry so. The team from Munich Blog wishes much fun.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

In the basement Biedersteiner Carnival!

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Carnival fools beware! Schonmal the false noses try and put together the costume, wig wear test and draw the mask! Preparations for the iconic carnival party in the hostel run at full speed until it is on 11 and 18 February is so far and the dormitory Biedersteiner road opens the door to the largest Carnival bash by and for students in Bavaria.

Since the 60s, going on two Saturdays during the carnival period from the post office, the tickets are in high demand and you have to queue up at the Abenkdasse belongs to the legendary event. From 16 clock cards can be purchased, the first potential exhibitors are already at the lunch hour waiting in line for. It is advisable to bring snacks to sell mulled wine takes care of the student body.

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From 21 clock is when the fun Bear and stormed the dance floor. Each year the students make the bars in the basement again to worry about for a unique party experience. All residents pack to keep up with the tradition.

Biedersteiner basement Carnival
11th & 18 February 2012 from 21 clock (admission with costume!)
Presale from 16 clock (two tickets per person)
Biedersteiner road 24-26
U6 Dietlindenstraße

Monday, February 6, 2012

Now in Mashbox: New tracks from Noir, Pan-Pot + more

Ready to play with music? Beatport has a brand-new selection of pre-cut music packs now available for Mashbox, the app that lets you mash-up your favorite dance music and pop songs on your iPad. This week, we bring you a selection of house and tech house from some of the underground's finest, with a little techno for good measure: Double 99's "Ripgroove" (Skint), Robert Dietz' "Pandemic" (Cadenza), Noir's "Found Out" feat. Richard Davies (Noir Music), Martin Eyerer's "Bells A Go" (Kling Klong), and Pan-Pot's "Captain My Captain" (Mobilee). To download the tracks to Mashbox, just open up the app in your iPad and go to the Marketplace, where you'll find all the content available for the app. (If you don't yet have Mashbox, get it at the iTunes app store here.) Our growing catalog of exclusive, pre-cut music packs includes hits from Fatboy Slim, Josh Wink, Danny Tenaglia, Guy Gerber, Tiësto vs. Diplo feat. Busta Rhymes, Funkagenda & Big Ed, and much more. Read on to check out audio samples of the tracks.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

2012 Grammys gala has now become a welcome-back party for Adele

Singer's first show since undergoing throat surgery will be in front of a primetime TV audience of millions. No pressure, then

Adele has announced her return to live performance after five months away from the stage – and it's a high-profile comeback. Her first show since undergoing microsurgery on her throat in November will be at the Grammy awards on 12 February.

"Ima be, Ima be singing at the Grammys," Adele tweeted on Monday. "It's been so long I started to forget I was a singer!" In a press release, she was a little more subdued: "It's an absolute honour to be included in such a night," she wrote. "[It] is very exciting and of course nerve–racking, but what a way to get back into it all."

The Grammys were already expected to be a historic night for Adele, who has been nominated in six categories. Although she didn't beat Kanye West's record of seven nominations, Adele is in the running for the most important awards, including record of the year, song of the year and album of the year. The singer previously appeared at the 2009 Grammys, where she was named best new artist. "A Grammy is like an Oscar," she said then. "You win an Oscar when you give the performance of your life. I hope this isn't the performance of my life."

The 2012 Grammys gala has now become a welcome-back party for Adele, who cancelled her entire tour in October 2011, complaining of voice problems. Since then, the 23-year-old has been resting; she also underwent an operation for a bleeding vocal polyp.

Other performers at this year's Grammys include Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift and a Coldplay and Rihanna team-up. Paul McCartney will perform a new song, My Valentine, which will be filmed with a single camera. "I want to shoot from a perspective that harkens back to a classic look, when there were only three networks and when colour TV was new," Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich told Billboard. "It's a chance to do something I can't do with Nicki Minaj."