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Monthly Archives: February 2010

VOCODED DATA

Next month’s recommended read is going to be published here – oh, and here.

CIVIL ACTION

Coming up: the first event at Berlin’s Civilist.

IMAGINING THINGS

If you want to see the LA STAMPA boys live, come this Saturday to:
Pictures Never Stop Record Release Concert 20. Feb Ballhaus Ost 9 pm with Driver & Driver, Nova Huta, DJ Viktor Marek, Staatsakt DJs
more info in German: www.spex.de/2010/01/26/la-stampa-album-auf-staatsakt-remix-contest-stream/

KATY COMPLIMENTS

Dear Katy, whoever you are, thanks for the nice post about us – we’re certainly jealous of your fireplace and what looks like a pretty cozy setting for reading…

DOUBLE FEATURE PART 02: CHRISTOPH HOCHHÄUSLER

We were asked by our colleagues at the excellent art magazine Kaleidoscope to submit a short review on the current German film scene, which has just been published – so in the spirit of the Berlin film festival, we focused on one of the most talented among a new and very exciting generation of young [...]

DOUBLE FEATURE PART 01: WINTER’S BONE

I rarely manage to take advantage of Berlin’s brilliant film festival Berlinale as much as I’d like to, but accidentally stumbled onto a real cinematic gem last night: Debra Granik’s independent feature Winter’s Bone was everything one could hope for when going to a screening based on the four line-description of the festival guide. A [...]

PICASSO VS. OLD SOCKS

Imagine airport security opening wooden crates with art in it just to have a look like they do with tons of bags every day.
This is not too far away as can be seen here.

FUNNY FINDINGS

WANTED

Great video from Menomena’s Brent Knopf’s solo project Ramona Falls. Directed by Stefan Nadelman, winner of a 2003 Sundance prize for his 22 minute film Terminal Bar. The Ramona Falls debut album is called Intuit, was published in 2009 and features 35 guest musicians.

VERY MONO

‘Collapse’ is a documentary that describes our civilisation on the verge of destruction. It follows the course of a single interview conducted over a few days in a basement somewhere in LA, during which Michael Ruppert – a former LA police officer and investigative journalist – sets out a bleak vision for [...]