City of Reading 2012

Munich is transformed into a living room: city have read 2012Ganz short term we have an announcement. Contrary to our habits here to read press release from the city 2012th We keep our fingers crossed for good weather!
Stop reading the lonely in their own homes: 2012 transformed the city this summer reading 21 urban places in a wonderfully comfortable reading lounges. In Munich, a guest lounge, the reading of 31 May to 03 June, daily from 9:00 am until dusk at the Odeon Square. About 3,000 books from all genres are - absolutely free - ready to browse. Read seduces city to wasteful use of time and imagination ...Concentrate fully on an activity is luxury that we enjoy very often. Bookworms know how nice it is to forget time and context in reading, everyone else can try it at City Read 2012 comfortably. "We want to show that reading is enjoyable," said Sebastian Mettler, founder of City Read 2012 and director of the Salzburg Innovation Workshop, the cultural project. The success of his unorthodox ideas pretty. What began in 2009, Austria's nine sister cities, is touring now as large-scale literacy event by 21 European cities. Attractive targets in addition to Berlin, for example, Vienna, Saarbrücken, Stuttgart, Salzburg, Bregenz, Bolzano and in time for the Frankfurt Book Fair.In the Bavarian capital city of Reading is a guest at the Odeon Square and turns it every day from 9:00 clock until dusk in a communicative reading room. From Thursday to Sunday there is anything in the sign of the joy of reading: A book to borrow books at the tower, grab a bean bag and dive into the world of literature - the city is reading. Warm blankets are ready for cool evenings reading and sun umbrellas provide shade during the day. At the Reader's Corner may be read from his works. On Integrationslesetag on Friday 01 June, are all citizens with an immigrant background invited to present themselves in their native language written texts. Read city becomes a stage for intercultural understanding. Sunday, 03 June is Familienlesetag: Children's literature is increasingly found in the book towers, parents are invited to read and children can browse through uninhibited.The event is held under the auspices of the German UNESCO. "Reading is the key to education. Reading helps to understand the world around us and to rediscover. The promotion of literacy and cultural education is therefore one of the central concerns of UNESCO. The project supports the city reading experience "reading" in the public domain, this can be on the reading - whether alone or in groups - act and can also stimulate temporary for them to read. The reading of interesting books to beautiful places also offers a special opportunity to slow down. We want to encourage more open access to education, culture and information. Therefore, we support our town read 2012 through patronage, "said Dr. Roland Bernecker, Secretary General of the German UNESCO Commission.

Mad Season: McCready and Martin played together in Seattle

Gradually the stars are aligning for all fans of Mad Season. If at the time I discussed the intention of Mike McCready to record new album, we now turn to elaborate on the theme to mark the historic moment when the guitarist of Pearl Jam and Barrett Martin, the only two members still alive Season Mad , sharing the stage again. This happened at the Showbox in Seattle, and together they came to play an emotional 'River Of Deceit'.

A Mike seems that he has between his eyebrows that to pull ahead with Mad Season. Gradually the legendary band member Eddie Vedder is moving to getting your proposal but ... get find a singer who comes to live up to our beloved and never forgotten, Layne Staley? The answer to this question surely we can give the end of the year ...

Band radar - Stealing Sheep

Publish with "Into The Sun Diamond" Stealing Sheep on her debut album on 17/08/2012 Heavenly Recordings / Cooperative Music.

Stealing Sheep, which are the three girlfriends Becky Hawley, Emily and Lucy Mercer Lansley, who were found only in 2010 and since then as a band together to make the local folk clubs uncertain. Raised in Liverpool coined the popular local music scene, the Three Graces since the early days of childhood. Musically Stealing Sheep focus on psych-folk with charming lo-fi elements, polyphonic songs, psychedelic guitars and hypnotic beats grabbed the robe of the wonderful sounds of the 60s.

After the release of singles such as "The Mountain Dogs" and "I Am The Rain," which they recorded in the historic Abbey Road Studios, the EP finally saw "Noah & The Paper Moon" for attention. Now Stealing Sheep lay with the first studio album "Into The Sun Diamond" and to inspire with the already pre-released single "Shut Eye".

The Mynabirds - Buffalo Flower

The Mynabirds knew through the theme - 'Generals' - that we present a few weeks ago. Today, after listening to and reescuchar his second studio album I can say that we are in the best Laura Burhenn has produced to date. With a sleek sound but with different nuances that refer directly to the Caucasian roots rock artist has managed to make a fairly complete album in which we find such brilliant pieces as 'Buffalo Flower'.

This song seems the most logical sequel of the single 'Generals'. With a very direct percussion, and the sinuous voice of Laura, the artist from Washington catches us by the hand and shows us how fragile this duality between the unbreakable and how well defined the sound of this new phase of The Mynabirds. If you are the disks with elegant female vocals and a rhythm section that recalls, at least from afar, the "Metals" Feist, this may be your disk. Pop / rock carat is that a singer has worked that I believe will increasingly over the coming months.

Apart from the studio version I recommend you to take a listen to the interpretation semi acoustic 'Buffalo Flower' that The Mynabirds performed for Soundcheck sessions. Laura's vocal presentation is even more beautiful than the one found in the LP.

Two wins!

The other day was a great KOA third seeing in the Marienplatz.
For those who are not in the Bavarian language use at home, here is the translation: There is no third party and refers to the 3rd Take-off and landing runway at Munich airport. Last fall, the Alliance against the 3rd Munich Runway (www.keinestartbahn.de) launched a public petition and collected 35,000 signatures. Thus, it is at 17.6. the referendum in which the citizens of Munich on the 3rd
What's wrong with the 3rd Runway?
1) Do not ever higher, faster, further - two runways are enough.With two runways will also continue to be at any destination. MUC is designed for already more than 500,000 flights. 2011 409 956, the airport takeoffs and landings. And in the first three months of 2012, the number of aircraft movements decreased compared to 2011 by 2.0 percent. There remains plenty of room for improvement - if the need is growing at all!
2) Aircraft noise causes illness.There are already around 540,000 people in the districts of Freising, Erding, Munich, Dachau, and are affected by aircraft noise. With the third runway to change the routes, so that would also suffer from large parts of Munich aircraft noise. That we do not want! For aircraft noise and exhaust fumes make you sick.
3) save valuable nature on our doorstep.Hardly a state sealed surfaces every year more than Bayern. With the third runway an area as large as the Tegernsee would be lost. The last piece with moss Erdingr rare animals and plants would be destroyed, including 1,000 acres of bird sanctuary.
4) Tax funds invest wisely.The third runway is expected to cost 1.25 billion euros - not the usual cost overruns on public works projects included. Munich Airport is located now at 2.7 billion debt. In the end, hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money will dissolve into thin air. Money that is missing elsewhere: in the formation or expansion of the railway.
5) Munich livability.Munich has been experiencing a boom year. The rising prosperity. But there are downsides: Knapper living room, increasingly high cost of living, lack of childcare and congested roads are threatening the quality of life. The social balance sways. Instead of the 3rd Runway, the only benefit a few, we prefer to rely on the development of an efficient and environmentally sound infrastructure for all. Need for a world city with heart none 3 Runway.
6) air travel is a climate killer.Flying is by far the klimaschädlichste form of travel. Sometimes there is no alternative, but the goal must be to slow the traffic rather than encourage it. We can talk about the protection of the environment not only that we need action!
7) Cheap oil - that was then.The days of cheap oil are long gone. Because of the growing global demand, not supply. The price of oil in the long run knows only one way: Up. The fly is considerably more expensive in future. Those who can, will search for affordable alternatives. The future lies in sustainable mobility.
When it comes to voting on each vote. At least 10% of eligible voters for the referendum held in Munich from the 3rd Runway vote. That is why it pays to mobilize personal environment! It is also a sponsor for the people in surrounding areas are at www.my-munich-stimme.de. The people in the direct surrounding the airport can not vote then, as the airport belongs to us citizens of Munich and the city of Munich with the Bavarian State and the Federal Government on the 3rd Start and runway decides.
If you would like more support, then we can also help financially to the Alliance under the arms. Proponents of the 3rd Runway will have to make from the Munich airport company € 1 million available to advertising, the budget of the volunteer-organized alliance is very much smaller.

LIVE in Gretchen: Foreign Beggars & Dillon Francis on 18/05/2012

Mothers hide your daughters, fathers will take your sons to the chest: Foreign Beggars are on 18.5.2012 in the capital. And when it was not enough, that the London boys who did the rap in the blood ...

Listen to streaming "Born and Raised"

This was enabled last night listening to streaming "Born and Raised", the new album from John Mayer has been a radical change of direction in the musical career of guitarist Minneapolis. That so refined pop blues has given way to a folk roots with John Mayer fully exploited this great attachment to her to Bob Dylan and other greats of the genre. You can listen to the album in full, and to a limited extent through this iTunes link.

I could give you a couple of tracks to the LP and the truth is that I found just what I expected. 'Shadow Days' was just a little - and light - mirage in a record that seems to have enough time, pretty good. As I prepare the review here I leave you with the beautiful video for 'Love Is A Verb "which can already be seen on YouTube.