It is generally believed that social structure and organization can directly influence music which identifies a social-cultural phenomenon — not only its form but also its thematic elements. As a unique musical genre, Wienerlied also belongs to a socio-cultural phenomena. However, after listening to dozens of Wienerlieder and studying the lyrics, I found an interesting [...]
Pretty much every day since my friend and I started our band, Flïïght with the vague intention of making some kind of space/Krautrock side project, I have started to wonder if maybe, in a past life, we didn’t live in some freaky German art commune in the early 70s. I would never go so far [...]
When learning of the wines of the world (when training to be a server at Olive Garden anyway) you learn “The Big Six”: Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and that other one I forgot. The idea is that most wines fall into one of these six basic categories and if you get [...]
Now, what is in your mind after listening to some Wienerlieder from the station I suggested to you? I guess you must be beginning to understand why Vienna functions as a muse for those musicians. However, I also believe that you might be a little bit confused because of their diverse musical and lyrical features – just [...]
Recently I’ve watched a video, called ‘what can you do with 40 000 RMB’ (6,278.15 US dollar). It talks about a newly married couple, a Chinese girl and a German boy who spent almost 4 months travelling by motorcycle from Shanghai to Hamburg, Germany. I can hardly imagine that someone would give up his job [...]
© http://www.science.co.at “Wien ist anders!” (Vienna is different!) – If you see an advertising slogan like this, don’t be surprised, with its specialties of Wienerlied and Wiener Schnitzel, Vienna is indeed different from other cities, and accordingly, being Viennese means that you are recognized as being different from other folks in Austria. However, my main goal [...]
The 20 “Green Talents” via BMBF Research for Sustainable Development As part of Germany’s annual “Green Talents” competition, 20 young, talented scientists from around the world are being given the opportunity to tour and get hands-on experience at the country’s energy research facilities. The participants won this chance to participate in three-month research projects through [...]
“The next song will be the kind of music that you people gave the name to… after everybody had laughed about it, it became an academic movement, so thank you for the name – “WE’RE GONNA PLAY SOME KRAUTROCK TONIGHT! THANK YOU!!!” Faust’s Jean-Hervé Péron addressing the crowd of Londoners gathered for their gig at [...]
Every experience spending abroad will be different. Even if 2 people go to the exact same place, their experiences will be 2 totally different ones, depending on how a person perceives the environment. They will have different expectations from the place they are visiting, they will have different goals, they will meet different people and [...]
Source： http://www.amazon.com … if you wanna travel to somewhere. But it’s too boring to drive all by yourself, so maybe you want to think about joining a carpool. The first time I got to know this alternative way of travelling was several years ago, when I watched the German movie “Im Juli“. I have never [...]
Source: http://listofairlinesintheworld.com/ If you ask me what’s my first choice of transportation while traveling in China. My answer would be a train. We have various trains at different speeds and prices. And the coverage of railways is very broad. Normally you can take a train any place you want. A train is not just the [...]
Have you ever studied or worked abroad? If so, which program was it that you participated in? In Europe it’s quite common to do a semester abroad with ERASMUS, a program for European students to study at another University for 1 or 2 semesters. Most students choose to stay for 1 semester, so they don’t [...]
When Amy Winehouse first landed in the US with her Neo Soul, Jazz and Blues inspired vocals, we were taken by surprise. Here she was, a Jewish born, UK native with a voice like Billie Holiday circa 1945 and a splash of Erykah Badu. Her music career came to a tragic end after Winehouse died [...]
A look at how Switzerland has taken a big effort to preserve their country by becoming more eco-friendly.