I suddenly noticed that Konzerthaus Berlin hosted a work I never heard by a composer I admire: Steve Reich’s “video opera” Three Tales – the video part created by his wife Beryl Korot. The work interprets the development and failures …
Finally managed to get in to the very popular Gerhard Richter exhibit at the Neue Nationalgalerie. Strangely, I did not come away as impressed as I expected I would. I do admire Richters technique – and especially his insistence on …
Gerhard Richter retrospective, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin Læs mere »
Zen teacher and writer Brad Warner tells a story about the origins of this book. When Warner was visiting Montreal to deliver a talk on Zen, a rather eccentric member of the audience asked him: “Are Buddhists allowed to jack …
“Sex, Sin and Zen,” by Brad Warner (book review – in English) Læs mere »
I know, I know: I keep raving about LCD Soundsystem. But I just happen to think that they’re one of the greatest live acts around these days. And tonight’s sold out gig atDR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen just proved my point. …
I went to see Olafur Eliasson’s Innen Stadt Außen exhibit in Martin-Gropius-Bau. Thankfully, the long line of visitors was for the much hyped exhibit of the utterly overrated Frida Kahlo. Well, speaking of overrated, I’m still not sure what to …
A few days ago I discovered that the opening night of the CPH PIX film festival also featured a sneak preview of the long-awaited French Serge Gainsbourg biopic Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque). So I went – attended the opening reception and a …
For me, TV On The Radio was one of the highlights of Roskilde Festival in 2004, playing as if their lives depended on it. And after listening to their brilliant new album “Dear Science” for a couple of weeks, I …
I’d already caught the excellent Eagles of Death Metal live at Vega (review here), but still – or precisely because of that – I wouldn’t miss the chance of seeing them again. And their humorously down-to-earth rock’n’roll was just the …
One would think that pleasant pop melodies and tribal rhythms on acoustic instruments was a winning combination. But somehow The Dodos managed to grind to a halt too often, rather than induce the expected trancelike state. And eventually, they left …
I skipped the Thursday of Roskilde Festival, arriving just in time for the reunited Faith No More on the Orange Stage on Friday. Disappointingly plagued by keyboard trouble (apparently a Macbook/software synth setup) they delivered all the raw energy and …