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Monthly Archives: August 2009

ICONS OF POMO

Saturday, August 15, 2009

A little something for the weekend: 61 essential reads of postmodern literature – featuring the Jest (“fat”), the Log ( “thin”), and The Universal Baseball Association, Henry J. Waugh, Proprietor.

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FROM BEIRUT WITH LOVE

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Berlin is in for a musical treat next week, starting off with Beach House coming to town, closely followed by Beirut next Tuesday at Astra Lounge. What sounds like a full-fledged Balkan combo that has been watching too many Godard movies, is actually the brainchild of Zach Condon, a 23-year-old kid from the deserts of [...]

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IS HE, OR IS HE NOT?

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Rumor has it that no other than our most admired racing-driver and no less than seven times world champion, Michael Schumacher, also appeared as the Stig, a kind a mystery driver who tests high-performance hyper-cars at the world-famous British Motor Show Top Gear.
But is he, or is he not? Maybe yes, maybe no.

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WHEN ANDY MET ADAM

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

While we’re generally skeptical when it comes to the often proclaimed but all too often superficial interaction between art and fashion, here’s a gesture that we like: Adam Kimmel, a New York-based menswear designer well worth watching, persuaded Gerard Malanga, Andy Warhol’s assistant in the 1960’s and an artist in his own right, to recreate [...]

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HERE & THERE

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Call us naive, but it’s still a kick for us to see mono.kultur on the shelves on the other side of the world – for instance at Tower Records in Tokyo. Thank you, Utrecht!

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HOLY DANCING IN BERLIN

Monday, August 10, 2009

Mark your calendars, Berlin people: the incredible Beach House are going to perform at Magnet on Sunday, August 16! In case you’re into Vetiver… even better for you, as they’re going to be on the same ticket. Holy Dances!

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WES ANDERSON’S FIRST ANIMATED FILM

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Fantastic Mr. Fox is Wes Anderson’s (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) first animated film using classic handmade stop motion techniques, featuring the voices of Anderson’s recurring cast members Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman, joined by charming George Clooney as Mr. Fox. The story was written by Roald Dahl and [...]

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STILL REMMIDEMMI

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Maybe seen for the last time. Since Sebi Hackert surprisingly passed away earlier this year, future work of the popular Remmidemmi-Gagaists seems uncertain. But for now the show goes on: Tonight’s gig at Tempelhof Airport was a perfectly staged spectacle as usual. The classic Clip of Freddy’s I Want to Break Free turned the crowd [...]

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ALTE HASEN

Friday, August 7, 2009

If you ever wondered who the people beind the big names in the art world are, and if you are curious to see them in person, come to KW in Berlin and see them live at the Alte Hasen conversation series – in dialogues they narrate the stories of contemporary art, offering an insight into [...]

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HE’S OH SO BRILLIANT!!!

Friday, August 7, 2009

If you enjoyed our David Shrigley issue as much as we did, don’t miss his first comprehensive solo exhibition in Germany, at Kunsthalle Mainz, from August 22 to November 8, 2009!
Artwork by David Shrigley

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