I’ve been told this band from the north Swedish town of Luleå represents a new kind of hip-hop, albeit one with origins several decades before the accepted birth of hip-hop and several time zones away from the Bronx. But they do rock the cadence, and that counts for something, socio-political commentary or not. These guys [...]
This post (currently with 3 comments) was created on October 10, 2009 at 20:19 and categorized under Jazz, Music, Sweden, Video.
When you turn your fourth decade, that phrase, usually, is the printed tribute you get from your friends in my local paper, the Chillicothe Gazette. (And this is probably the only time I’ll ever get to use it.) The gigantic landmark that is the TV Tower, a k a Fernsehturm, turned 40 last Saturday. At [...]
This post (currently with no comments) was created on October 8, 2009 at 21:15 and categorized under Berlin, History, Life, Religion, Sweden.
I read an incredible story yesterday about a man who emigrated from Somalia to the U.S. at 22 years old, ended up getting a degree in management information from Minnesota State at 37 and returned to his homeland last year for what he thought would be two weeks helping the town of Adado get through [...]
This post (currently with 2 comments) was created on October 4, 2009 at 21:38 and categorized under Africa, Hip-hop, Music, Tuna.
This is cute. Are these buildings from around Jannowitzbrücke? via spreeblick
This post (currently with no comments) was created on October 2, 2009 at 23:27 and categorized under Berlin, Video.
