Media & Reviews

I wanted to complain about farmers spoiling milk or our "Grand" Duke receiving a prize by the vatican for being a good christian and protecting religious freedom (anybody say contradiction?) but then I found it's much more fun to talk about which music… more »

One of my favorite music artists, especially live, is indie rocker John Vanderslice. I covered previous albums and concerts on this blog, now there's a new album out, called Romanian Names. You can tune into it at his site, and when you pre-order the al… more »

The Decemberists, one of my favorite bands just released their latest album, The Hazards of Love. And it is gorgeously magnificent! I can't figure out how one single band can produce such an immaculate record of fantastic albums, each one feeling a bit… more »

Here are the dates, I haven't decided on one yet, but I can guarantee you that I won't miss this one! Apr 24      Bourges, Fr      Theatre Jacques Coeur Apr 25     Rennes, FR     Ubu… more »

I'm usually not a huge fan of these blog memes but this one sounds like fun. Basically the question in the Luxembourgish blog scene arose whether or not mix tapes are still the way to go. So I just got the request from Joel to add the 4th track, and it… more »

During my breakfast, I like listening to classical or jazz music. I always tune in on a German radio station that features a good selection of music (right before they turn to the "Wort zum Tag" by some church dude) and it sort of gets me in the right m… more »

I recently purchased two albums, namely Chinese Democracy by Guns 'N Roses and 4:13 Dream by The Cure. And I don't care what critics say, I like both of them. Sure they're not the same than they used to be, but at least they don't embarrass themselves (… more »

If you've ever been to Tokyo, chances are you took the Yamanote line, which, complementary to the Tokyo Metro lines circles the "center" of the city in a big circle. Anybody using this line will probably remember the fact that each station has its own e… more »

  One of my favorite bands, the Decemberists, are continuing to issue new songs from their singles' album Always the Bridesmaid... There are a total of 7 songs and so far they released two volumes with a total of 5 songs, culminating on he final… more »

The Rock um Knuedler, one of Luxembourg cities most important rock concert series of the year was yesterday a couple of meter next to where I live. However, since I'm not a big connoisseur of the Luxembourgish music scene (also I had better things to do… more »

Ever since I listened to my first Bjørk disk, I became enchanted by Icelandic music. There is just something that encapsulates you and touches you deep inside. Well anyhow, after numerous endorsements by my fellow blogbuerg bloggers, I finally decided t… more »

I've seen a couple of tweets excited about the alledged iPhone 3G release in Luxembourg. Now I don't really know what I should think about this.Not that the phone doesn't look all glorious shiny, and offers a lot of interesting tools and features in an… more »

Finally, after the semi-cancellation of last year's tour, the Decemberists are coming to Europe again. And this time, I won't miss them! 07.03.08 Kristiansand, Norway @ Quart Festival 7.05.08 Arvika, Sweden @ Arvikafestivalen07.07.08 Paris, France… more »

A couple of days ago, I saw somewhere on the web a sales comparison between the iTunes store and Amazon (and others) MP3 downloads. The most important difference being that the MP3s you buy at iTunes are copy-right protected, or DRMs while some of the o… more »

I started this a little more than a year ago, and thought I'd give it a new try to see how much would change (also I watched High Fidelity). So the idea is if you had the opportunity to do one last CD (80min), what would you put on it. I hope this time… more »