Somehow I seem followed by Danish beer here in Russia. Yesterday, when I opened the fridge at the Norwegian University Center, a can of Tuborg smiled back at me. And on the Marshrutka going home two men were drinking beer – one had a bottle of Carlsberg and the other a bottle of Tuborg. But…Continue reading Why drink Danish beer in Russia?
Berlin, Obama and Russendisko
i just spent 2 1/2/ weeks vacationing in berlin. while primarily uneventful, i did attend obama’s speech at the siegessäule – which was kind of disappointing. after reading about his charisma and aim to overcome partisan divides the reality presented an eloquent politician giving a well formulated speech which main message was for everybody to…Continue reading Berlin, Obama and Russendisko
Website: Budget Travellers Guide to Sleeping in Airports
Not only has air travel become more of a hassle, but public transportation to the airport can also be a problem (as I experienced during my trip to Oxford 2 weeks ago). The site The Budget Travellers Guide to Sleeping in Airports offers some help by giving advice (including a ranking of the 10 best…Continue reading Website: Budget Travellers Guide to Sleeping in Airports
Nazi extermination in Russia
A new Russian site focuses on the Nazi extermination of Jews living within the borders of Russia during World War 2. Unlike countries using concentrations camps the form of extermination here was through executions on the spot which made the process easier to “overlook” (plus it was not really included in the collective Soviet memory).…Continue reading Nazi extermination in Russia
Food: Cooking For Engineers
While looking for a Tsatsiki-recipe I stumbled upon this site, which seems quite cool: Cooking For Engineers – Step by Step Recipes and Food for the Analytically Minded.
Prison concert
Just got back from playing with Hotel Desperado in Vestre Fængsel (The Western Prison) in Copenhagen. The concert was in the prison chapel where about 50-60 inmates (both male and female) were present. We were kind of nervous before the gig (we had no idea what the audience would be like and what kind of…Continue reading Prison concert
Back in Vienna
I am back in Vienna, this time for a month visiting the Institute for Folk Music Research and Ethnomusicology (Institut für Volksmusikforschung und Ethnomusikologie) which is part of the University of Music and Performing Arts (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien). During my visit I will both be doing research as well as presenting…Continue reading Back in Vienna
strobist preliminaries
a good introduction to off-camera flash can be found here: strobist preliminaries explaining the basics and giving good examples it can be used as a tutorial before starting the lighting 101 at the strobist.
Greenpeace’s Sea the future
Eating fish is not necessarily better for than the environment than meat, especially through the risk of overfishing. Greenpeace Denmark has a new campaign called “Sea the future” which focuses on the dangers of overfishing. See also the article “For få sælger bæredygtige fisk” in today’s Politiken – especially for a list of supermarkets which…Continue reading Greenpeace’s Sea the future
Vigdal’s Tonereise
In my master’s thesis Signifyin’ Vigdal: Aspects of the Ragnar Vigdal tradition and the revival of Norwegian vocal folk music which I finished in 2003 my main point of focus was the Ragnar Vigdal tradition and how vocalists today interpret him (his style is known for it’s nasal timbre, ornamentals and special tonality). As a…Continue reading Vigdal’s Tonereise
Cactus blossom and off-camera flash
My cactus decided to blossom which was a good opportunity to try different kinds of flash photography. All pictures are taken with a Nikon D70s, a Nikkor AF-S 18-70mm 3.5-4.5 G ED DX lens and a Vivitar 285hv off-camera flash. The first picture is taken with a diffuser (sto-fen omni-bounce): The second picture is taken…Continue reading Cactus blossom and off-camera flash
Next concert with Hotel Desperado
My next gig with Hotel Desperado is on Saturday, January 26th sometime after 18:00. We are playing at Ferie for Fattigrøve (which starts at 14:00) which is located in the Støberiet (Medborgerhuset på Blågårdsplads). Other bands playing are Raggarpack, Mission One, The Good – The Bad, Daniel og Dollars and Pandemonium Steelband. But if you…Continue reading Next concert with Hotel Desperado