Ticket panic
I got up at 5.45 in the morning, in time for the pre-sale of Madonna tickets in a couple of European cities. Ticket panic! As usual, the first day of a pre-sale went horribly wrong. Links that were supposed to work at a certain time were not activated yet, and fans were in panic… until […] Read More
My next project
Here is my next project, for when I return to the real world and join the ranks of the working population again: Madonna’s Rebel Heart World Tour. The announcement came a bit early – I had hoped I had more time to save money – and the pre-sale for some shows start tomorrow, so I […] Read More
Classic Melbourne weekend
I started into the long Australia Day Weekend in the most classic Melbourne way, besides swimming my daily 10 laps in the Fitzroy pool. I first saw a beautiful, short Midsumma play called ‘My pet, my love‘ by Rob Gaetano. A beautiful, thoughtful ‘one-man show about fish, forgetting and the fear of dying single‘, or the […] Read More
Songs of 2014
Just as a child, when I recorded my songs on a mix tape, from the radio, I still keep playlists. Now, as the tape is gone, the mix is potentially endless, so I cut then into yearly playlists. Those songs make up a year for me, and I can go back into the songs of […] Read More
The Art of Asking
I first saw Amanda Palmer in 2007 at a concert in Berkeley, playing a couple of songs with her band, the Dresden Dolls, at Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Tour. I was intrigued by this weird, punk-rock-meets-cabaret singer and her songs, and went right into Amoeba Records the next days to find their records. I kept following […] Read More
(My) Rebel Heart
When I was young and Madonna was super popular in the mid-80s, I actually didn’t like her! I might have listened to some of the songs on radio, but I didn’t like the personae, and the hype around her. That changed in 1989 with the Like A Prayer song, album, and video clip. Suddenly she […] Read More
Cape Town Boys vs. West End Girls
Aaaaand…. here we go, Sven has arrived and I have moved into total luxury. A nice 2 bedroom apartment in Tamboerskloof, a fancy Cape Town neighborhood at the foot of the Lion’s Head, including a balcony with a view over town. It’s something I could NEVER afford on my by now dwindling budget. We first went […] Read More
Thank U, India
The moment I let go of it Was the moment I got more than I could handle The moment I jumped off of it Was the moment I touched down Read More
Voyage Voyage
How on earth, of all songs on the radio, could I have forgotten about this song? It was the summer hit of 1987. For the following carnival I went as Desireless, dressed in black with my hair combed up and yellow. Thank god no photo survived. * * […] Read More
Cabaret La Perla
Jimena took me to one of these pars that you will never find by yourself as a tourist… even if mentioned in a guide book, you’ll probably overlook it and not put it on your list. That’s why I love slow traveling and meeting the locals. They bring you to the spots! La Perla is […] Read More