Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Self-blame?

No means no - under the motto of the new education campaign to raise awareness of sexual violence in clubs and discos as well as the problem of knock-out drops. The local women's distress call, the youth culture work and a Munich cultural center have initiated the action - only the municipal police shows little inclination to cooperate and writes to the victims of assaults considerable Mischuld: Too much alcohol (especially for women) favoring sexual harassment.

Here is the press release from the Green Youth Munich:

Victim Blaming in the Munich police

In the Süddeutsche Zeitung, 27.02.2012 of the new poster and flyer campaign to raise awareness of sexual violence in clubs and the problem of knock-out drops reported. A cultural center in Munich, the local women's emergency and the youth culture to work with, "No means no 'encourage female guests in difficult situations to say no and to get help. The Munich police supported the campaign is not, rather, Rainer Samietz explained by the Commissariat to fight sex crimes that give women "'insane drinking a lot and then do nothing'. Would be less drunk, you would have fewer cases of sexual assault. "(SZ, dated 02/27/2012)

This explains Charly Roderer, spokeswoman for the Munich Young Greens, "recalls the statement of the Canadian police, who advised women not to be a" dress sluts "to not be victims of sexual violence. Then began the global SlutWalk movement, with the participation of the Green Youth Munich and the Munich Greens also. Rainer Samietz used the same reasoning and advises women to drink less alcohol, instead of condemning the perpetrators.

Dominik Krause, a spokesman added: "That the police in 2012 is still on the blame and perpetrator-victim reversal is incomprehensible. The blame for sexual assault is never the victim. This claim is an insult to all those affected and a trivialization of sexual violence! "

Even Catherine Schulze, Chairman Green Munich, adds: "I am shocked at the statement by Rainer Samietz: Victim Blaming by a person who works at the police to combat sex crimes at the Munich police, is impossible. For rape and other sexualized assault is the only guilt and responsibility of the perpetrators and not appearance, clothes or alcohol consumption of those affected. I welcome the campaign potential victims to give advice, but also would like a campaign aimed at potential perpetrators! And it looks like, the Munich police can then take part in a campaign to have the same gender sensitization. As a first party, I suggest Rainer Samietz before! "

Monday, February 27, 2012

Fuck it square in the i-camp

Fuck it square in the i-camp
The i-camp Munich presented at the premiere of the play 01/03/2012 "fuck it square", which is then given three more days. Director Gert and his team of nine ETA Theatre in their latest production to go into the question of whether happiness is the absence of fear alone. Virtual analog and parallel worlds of fictional American small town in Central West form the plot, which takes place in the struggle for happiness. All persons in this story are Failed. They are broken at their unattainable desires, to the difficulties of life, to the prevailing circumstances. Each of these fights subscribed to the reflection of the supposed happiness. Everyone is looking for a way out of his personal dilemma.

About the play: "fuck it square" is a study of self-importance and fear and flight. Figures of the director Gert Neuner win often but not even the semblance of fight. That in our world dominated by the electronics to escape into the virtual world is an effective way we know. The fact that the virtual world every day rubbing on the real, we are hardly aware. Even the navigation system in our cars, which leads us conveniently through our city makes us being disoriented. It works, we work.

In "fuck it square" man creates an electronic art figure. His wife loves the creature of the hard disk as if it were their own. She asks her husband to write a 'Heranwachs' program. The child grows and prospers, mother and son love each other very much. The man begins to hate his virtual son, but when he wants to annihilate him, he discovers that his wife, the program has been copied a million times.

Since 1983, the ETA Theatre produced under the direction of Gert Nine experimental theater projects. In this space, form and content, movement, speech and sound are used as equivalent artistic medium. The pieces are created on the basis of a given concept through improvisation. The design is marked on film. Cut, counter-cut, flashback, slow motion and zoom technology composed into an evening of theater that works with grotesque exaggeration, and the scarcity of linguistic and scenic resources.

Also visit the "fuck it square" in the period from 01 munich to 03/04/2012 in i-camp/neues theater. The team from Munich Blog wishes much fun.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Hear the studio version of "Drunk In The Morning '(Lukas Graham)

Week we played over and over Lukas Graham videos that I discussed a couple of weeks ago. These recordings have a special magic but it is undeniable that we were beginning to get nervous as he felt monkey to hear something recorded in a studio. That great time to enjoy an edited and saved, thank God, has already arrived. Need only enter the BETA YouTube Channel to enjoy the hilarious mastered version of that great hit titled 'Drunk In The Morning'.

The thing does not stop there. Digging through the network we have learned that the singer released his debut album in just one month ...!. March 23 is the day we can enjoy the first LP of a guy who is causing the greatest moments of euphoria of the last two months.That rate does not decline, Lukas!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Nada Surf Barcelona (Sala Apolo, 19 February 2012)

The Sunday afternoon can be a sad, especially in this particularly cold winter beset by cuts and reforms. What can turn it around and turn it into a jubilant celebration of good music and oozing good vibes? A direct of Nada Surf, it is. The successful transformation took place yesterday at the Apolo in Barcelona in what was the last appointment of his Spanish tour before embarking for Europe that is causing us so much trouble lately. But how far is the Merkel, Soraya and all his henchmen depressing when Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca and Ira Eliot ─ accompanied, just as they did last year, Doug Gillard of Guided by Voices and Martin Wenk of Calexico ─ break on stage and among guitarrazos and infectious choruses, make us feel young and invincible again.

As always, they sound more upbeat in the spotlight but, anyway, his latest album "The Stars are indifferent to astronomy" radiates already feeling very straightforward, with immediate issues and easy to be loved as "Clear eye clouded mind "or" Waiting for something ", with which it arrives. But are the strains of "Happy Kid" who tear the first hangover of my heart palpitations, with its warmth, but also somewhat bitter aftertaste that is hidden under this simple and beautiful letter: "I'm just a happy kid , stuck wih the heart of a sad punk ... "

Interspersed with the nice comments Caws and Lorca ─ the charismatic bassist of the national harvest dreadlocks ─ the new songs are combined with other singles from their previous discography. Nearly 20 years on the road go far and despite the many great songs that sound at the Apollo ─ Weightless, 80 windows (deliciously seasoned with the trump of Wenk), Hi-Speed ​​Soul ... ─ is inevitable that others left out. Echo especially miss the great versions of Bill Fox and his penultimate Depeche Mode album "If I had a hi-fi", which has representation only in the hands of "evolution" of Mercromina.

These small absences are more than offset by the wonderful sound "See These Bones" with its delicate start takes you gently by the hand, its bridge crescendo you squeeze it with firmness and gradual glorious final fee you boot directly to run by the city dotted with night lights of the talking the song. "Always Love" brings together the voices of the audience in singing exalted one, already in the second encore, the poignant "Popular" and the always festive "Blankest year" are responsible for closing the concert in style.

A fantastic evening of unpretentious pop simplicity and honesty which is its strength. If the formula works, do not change, and Nada Surf, with magical melodies, near its staging and its ability to arouse feelings accomplices and chants to the surface, it works. Well if it works.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Class and style in 'See It For Yourself' Sugar & The Hi Lows

I write this while I start to dwell on the imminent review of the debut album Sugar & The Hi Lows, musical duo formed by the always brilliant and affable Trent Dabbs Amy Stroup. There is some magic in each and every one of the issues that make a record that is the final twist in particular "Back to the Future" the friend who has lived Dabbs. A clear example of the above? The stylish music video for 'See It For Yourself' that we can enjoy from now through YouTube.

Amy does a wonderful time on this issue but all the fans know that Dabbs was Trent who has injected an extra dose of originality to this new set. This goes way beyond that discrete EP titled "Love You Good" we enjoy the end of last year.Sugar & The Hi Lows have a dreadful class! And luckily it seems that this will not be a mere experiment time.

Friday, February 17, 2012

80th Birthday of French Truffaut

After almost a month now on a new Google Doodle have to wait, it is now time again. The search engine giant Google congratulates François Truffaut's 80th Birthday and honoring the director and actor with a small but fine Doodle. So reason enough to throw a quick look at the image and honor verbloggen some information about Truffaut.
Director, producer, actor and critic

Profile picture directed by Francois Truffaut was born on 6 TruffautFrançois Born in Paris in February 1932 and died at the age of 52 on 21 October 1984 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a brain tumor. Truffaut was in spite of his rebellious youth, a brilliant French film director and a noted film critic. He practices but also in acting and worked as a producer. But also by literary works, he could handle himself and perpetuate his constant theme of the children.

He received his works even some awards. Thus his 1959 released film "They kissed and she beat him" rewarded with the prize for the best original screenplay. Other awards include "Stolen Kisses" for Best Foreign Language Film (1969) and "The American Night" as the best original screenplay (1975).
Small but fascinating Doodle

Even if the user has that Doodle nothing great in terms of interactions, sounds like or expect, this little picture falls into the category >> << small but nice.

Google Doodle honoring fascinating of Francois Truffaut

With the gray screen and held in a conspicuous writing, Google hits 100 percent of my taste. At the same time it is thought-provoking. And somehow reflects the Doodle back some of his work and takes the same relation to his childhood.

The illustration shows the young (or childish) Directors, as this is at the beach and looks out like a scene from the movie "They kissed and she beat him" on the open sea. This is strongly reminiscent of the boy who is trying desperately to see at the end of the sea and it defies any constraints and principles of society.

Thus, the Doodle is representative of how the work symbolized also, for the chaotic last days of young Frenchmen.
Addition of Doodle Slideshow

For some reason, Google in the early morning hours, the Doodle has extended and expanded to include a slide show with additional illustrations to Truffaut. Use the arrows you can move it between the three doodles.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Rue Royale - Even in the Darkness

The American-British singer-songwriter duo (and couple) and Ruth Dekker Brookln of Rue Royale has covered around 80,000, according to own statements miles for their European concerts - the journey is the destination. One notices that are both convinced of their music and reach fans without a manager or label in the back. They also took the time to take their part, make their own knitted merchandising.

The song "Even In The Darkness" brings the intimacy between the artists, well expressed. Who wants to see both live on stage, has the opportunity to in the following cities:

16.3. Berlin record release show (More detailed information could not muster)
17.3. Erfurt, Franz Mehlhose
21.4. Erlangen E-Werk
24.4. House of Culture III & 70