
Most of us have listened to Bobby Darin's "Mack The Knife" about a gazillion times, but how many of us know anything about the mysterious 'Lotte Lenya' mentioned in the song? ( clip ) Turns out she was not only the composer's muse, but also a well-known entertainer with a long career that stretched all the way from European ballet to Broadway's Cabaret to a classic role as a James Bond villain with a poisonous kick. Born in Vienna as Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer, she moved to Switzerland as a teenager just [...]
They, only set on sport and play, Unweetingly importuned Their own destruction to come speedy upon them. So fond are mortal men, Fallen into wrath divine, As their own ruin on themselves to invite. - J. Milton, Samson Agonistes [...]
the iTunes playlist: Rufus Wainwright The return of the iTunes playlist features the balladeer from a good family, Rufus Wainwright. We used to want to be one of the Wainwrights before we wanted to be bros with the guys in Hot Chip. His debut and Poses are both phenomenal albums. Rufus is the gay Patti Smith. [...]
7 Means of Movement: Sailing Fairport Convention, A Sailor's Life (alternate take). Clifford Jenkins, The Sailor's Alphabet. World Party, Ship of Fools. As dark night drew on, the sea roughened: larger waves swayed strong against the vessel's side. It was strange to reflect that blackness and water were round us, and to feel the ship ploughing straight on her pathless way, despite noise,

Bei SpOn überschlägt man sich förmlich nach dem ersten Durchhören von "Neon Bible". Zu Recht! Ich halte meine Wette, dass "Black Mirror" erste Auskopplung wird und es ganz weit nach oben schafft bei uns in D. Zum Glück habe ich Karten für Köln – so wird nach 2005 im Knust (HH) ein weiteres Feuerwerk folgen. The Yellow Stereo hat einen exklusiven Remix von Snowdens Anti-Anti (von Treasure Fingers), den ich ihm gönne. mp3: Snowden / Anti-Anti (Treasure Fingers) Nachdem mich Lotte Lenya so sanft in die Federn [...]