young folks

hard partying was our aim as Johan, a good guy from Sweden who was as an exchange student in Linz during spring 2003, payed his former domain a visit. now working in the capital of beer drinkers, Munich, he was well prepared and willing to join Jürgen and me to conduct investigations in Linz nightlife. which ended up in being rather weird, but nice, somehow.

starting with preparty in Jürgen's (ikea-)flat, we were watching a concert of obviously higly popular Swedish, ahm, rock(?)band "Gyllene Tider" (golden times, as i learned). very interesting band. now i know what you(!) listen to when you're amongst yourselves!!!

our investigations finally led us to Remembar. yeah, shame on me. not much to say about that place. i still dislike it. mostly. why we went there? baser human instincts. maybe.





on the pictures from above: Johan, 28; Jürgen, 29+x; the girls were friends of Jürgen. all more or less wasted.

hmmm, not the usual way of going out (for me, i mean), but nice, from time to time.

Per Gessle

Kant is still running the world

it's one week before month's end and i am completely broke. maybe this is due to last weekend's adventures in Linz and Vienna's nightlife. if only spending heaps of money could be more often linked to having heaps fun...

anyway, as you can also read here http://majafia.blogspot.com/2007/01/you-only-get-to-see-lights.html, some very nice people and me spent an awsome weekend in Vienna attending my favourite radio station's 12th birthday. we really were at home there. and Jarvis, yeah, Jarvis may not be Jesus Christ, but still, they share the same initials. if THIS is not a sign.


a fashionably unfashionable Jarvis explains the world [Pic (C) Radio FM4]

also remarkably good: Sophia (the band...humhum) doing their last song with 5 guitars on stage. shoegazers are back. of course we had to go out after this overdose of modern hipster music - vienna's 7th district is still (and despite it's Bobo-people) a cool place to hang out.

so, as music became main topic in this post, i also have to do some propaganda for my friend Dominik's girlfriend's brother: everybody listen to his music. no excuses.
http://www.myspace.com/thewesternstatesmotel

generally, when it comes to musical terms, 2007 is already a great year:
Happy Mondays, Jesus and Mary Chain and Rage are gonna reunite for a concert.

and maybe, maybe there will be more than just this single event...so light a candle in your indie-shrine and say some prayers to the adress of Saint Morrissey!

aditionally, Sigur Ros have announced they will release a new album, and finally new Arcade Fire record will be out soon. the first outtake of Neon Bible, Intervention, is...mighty. Turn up the volume when you hear it! You can find some more cool stuff here: http://myspace.com/asobiseksu and here: www.yourtenmofo.com

stay tuned!
bernie

unsolved mysteries of mankind

why does this:

always happen on Sundays?

Friday i'm in love

weekend has arrived, so it is party time. yeeeha. gonna visit a friend for dinner first and will then switch to my favourite bar to get, ahm, dizzy. this time they have a special, namely this one:


ahhh, French disco....

now something out of context: i recently received two pics from last summer's trip to France and Spain, which i don't wanna withhold from you.


this pic was taken on a rooftop in wonderful Barcelona. it shows a reunion of exchange students who were in linz in the study-year 04/05.


DJ Shantel makes people do the Cosack's dance in Cartagena, Spain. Picture was taken during another Erasmus-reunion, this time of the people of 05/06.

that's all for the moment, see ya soon
Bernie

i will be with you again

the first working week in 2007 is almost over, surprisingly my return to reality was less difficult than i initially expected it to be. i'm so far enjoying a quiet and calm week, luckily, as i am in pleasant anticipation of week-end and the forthcoming week (University Ball! Jarvis Cocker!). anyway, here's a late photo-story on my trip to Sevilla and Portugal:


Maribel and Adrien looking forward to having a good time


a 7 nation army


Polymnia and me making noise


New Year's Eve with some of the nicest people i know


the Polish combination in Portugal ;)

enough pics for the moment, i probably gonna put up some more on the REFI homepage later this week

a bientôt,
bernard et sa bouteille de vin rouge

Get behind me, 2006

2006 was a a rather weird year, probably the one with the most turnarounds ever, and a sometimes very depressing one, reaching its low point in june. nevertheless, there were unforgettable moments, and, above all, i made so many new friends like never before. Not to forget, i never saw so many beautiful places all over Europe in one year. Alors, here's a little review of my own private 2006:

Best song: Beirut - Scenic World (Version)

5 best records (in no special order): ...Trail of Dead - So divided; Beirut - Gulag Orkestar; Clap your Hands say Yeah with their self-titled album; TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain; Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show your bones; i definitely forgot some, but those were the first which came to my mind, so they must be the best. Anyway, 2006 wasn't one which striked for it's outstanding musical innovation. Best shown by the fact, that all the songs and bands i listened most are from the 80ties and early 90ties (Joy Division; Talking Heads; and newly discovered: Ride). Generally, 2006 was more a year to discover music from past decades, which isn't too bad either.

Most disappointing records: Placebo - Meds; Muse - Black Holes... I don't know what this Muse-hype is all about. It doesn't happen yery often that i turn off the radio when hearing a song i don't like. Muse made me do so. When i want to listen to Queen i'll stick to the original.

5 best concerts: Number 1 were, no doubt, Belle & Sebastian at Frequency Festival, Salzburg. In no special order: Radiohead at Sziget Festival, Budapest; Calexico at Frequency Festival; Saint Morrissey at Rock en Seine Festival, Paris; Shantel doing an awsome open air DJ-set in Cartagena, Spain.

Craziest moment: Tens of thousands enthusiastic Italians celebrating their squads victory over France in the streets of Zürich. Steff an me right in the middle. And, of course, Zidane headbutting Matterazzi. Des excuses, mai pas de regrets, il disait apres. Zizou, you are the greatest!

Most beautiful moment: Me standing on the terrace of a Spanish friend's summer residence in Spain, una cervezita in the one hand, a fag in the other, watching the sea, and praying this moment not to end. Or was it the KHG-Sommerfest, me DJ-ing and making people dance???

Low point: One major defeat in love matters and a second in job matters, both suffered within a period of three weeks.

Best book: Juri Andruchowitsch - Moscoviada

Best city: all of 'em. Be it Lisboa, Sevilla, Madrid, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Lyon, Montpellier, Paris, Zürich, Praha, Budapest or Wien.

2007, here i come.

so let's form a blog

so, a new year has begun, i'm back in austria, weather is grey and dark and so totally different from the sunny and warm days i enjoyed in southern spain. a good time to start a blog, isn't it? i dunno, if this is of any use, or if i will keep it up for some time, but anyway, we will see. basically, there is nothing special to expect, a couple of weird stories of my daily life, some even weirder pics, that's all. music will be a big topic, but for those who know me, should this be clear anyway.

in the next couple of days i hope i got the time to write a few words about my magnifique trip to the iberic peninsula and post some pictures as well. at the moment you have to be satisfied with this one:


Comrade Ziegler hails Comrade Kyyrö of Finnish Red Army

so far, have a nice day, a late happy new year to everyone,
Genosse Ziegler