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Ever since word got out about the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act being put forth to the American Congress, the internet has been inflamed with what seems to be the end battle of all battles to protect the freedom we have all come accustomed with. I have been thinking about SOPA, it’s reason, effects and [...]
It really is a testament to the awesomeness ( and bravery ) of the BPMW team that they let me put together a little art thing during the Berlin leg of this seasons (capsule ). I worked with the dudes from The Acid Sweat Lodge in Vancouver. Aside from the fact that they, like this [...]
The (capsule) show in Berlin is about to open its doors- in about an hours time to be exact and I am writing this from the DJ booth to be precise- and before I get into the actual goodness we have to show here I wanted to show you the work of our friends Ply, [...]
Facebook is a part of our lives, whatever you may think of it. It is also not going away, like Myspace did, it’s here to stay and by the looks of it will play a huge role in how our society works and thinks. If it doesn’t do so already. I have to admit, I [...]
The above photo is by and from the best blog on the internet, the Acid Sweat Lodge. It feels a little too early to be signing off on 2011 already, but realistically, I’ll be here for another couple of days- well, really tomorrow and then I am going to call it a year. Like most [...]
I came across this post on reddit this morning that opened up the floodgates of critical thinking on here. So bear with me on this. The link led to a video, entitled: “Behind The Swoosh- What Nike Don’t Want You To See”. Now, like anyone else with half an inquisitive mind I clicked on it [...]
In comparison to the 2009 and 2010, I spent a fair deal travelling this year again. There were a lot of reason why I didn’t travel in 2009. Firstly, my son was born and aside from the romantic modern dad notion of staying at home, in all honesty, becoming a father and the responsibilities that came along [...]
I know I am sort of beating a dead horse here, but I’ll say it again and again. We’re currently going through one of the best periods in heavy metal since the mid 80s. Earlier this year a bunch of releases came out that pretty much laid down the fact that 2011 was going to [...]
It is kind of sad that it has gotten to the point where I feel like I need to address this issue- and the fact that I am addressing the issue makes it even worse- but I’ll get to that in a minute- and if this is a sign of the times then I am [...]
I have been saying this for a good 18 months, heavy metal, or rock music in general hasn’t been in such a good state in a long time- really since the early 90s. While 2010 was a real banger of a year for incredible music, 2011 is shaping up to be the year that kicks [...]
Last week saw the premier edition of the (capsule) tradeshow in Berlin. Some of you may know that our parent company worked for (capsule) to produce the event so bear in mind that my report is by all means totally biased. At least I’m honest when it comes to that. After 4 or 5 months [...]
I was watching the news this morning in the gym and after 90s minutes of continuous coverage of war I really had enough. A lot of people have been talking about popular revolutions akin to what we are seeing across northern Africa and the Middle East and the possibility of them taking place here in [...]
Two weeks ago the annual American Muscle Car, RocknRolling-Beer Drinking-Tiki Girl Dance On Stage-Bullshit-talking took place on the “Heiligengeistfeld” in St.Pauli – in front of the FC St.Pauli grounds- around the corner of the infamous Reeperbahn and conveniently a 10 minute stroll from my house. I intended to be semi professional of this years coverage [...]
I always struggle when it comes to style, especially in regards to fashion. Obviously, I have created the illusion through this site that I know about fashion and even care about it. So let’s clarify this- in an abstract, I do. What I mean by that is that I occasionally like writing about it. In [...]
Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor emeritus in the MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. I have been meaning to come back to this event over the past week, but as per usual, anyone even remotely interested in any political event these days, is automatically bombarded with information, most of which is special interest controlled and paid for. [...]