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Rammstein - Du Hast
Tomorrow evening, I’ll be ticking off one of the bands on my list that I’ve always wanted to see live: Rammstein. They’re on at Wembley Arena, and thankfully a mate of mine managed to get a couple of tickets.
Rammstein are famous for their live shows, which are usually full of explosions and incredibly pyro-maniac in nature. I read somewhere that they do this because they expect the general (non-German) audience not to fully understand the lyrics. Thus the music and the visuals become more important to the experience of the live show.
I’m biased, because I speak German, but I love this band. The lyrics are actually really clever in their use of puns and wordplay, and the themes they cover aren’t the usual ones you find in music. Put this together with some absolutely pounding industrial metal, and it’s a match made in heavy metal heaven.
I’m really excited about tomorrow night, and can’t wait. After Rammstein, the only two bands that I desperately want to see live: Korn, and Faithless. Sometime soon, sometime soon…
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It’s been a while since I posted about Julia Allison, but that German article doing the rounds today tickled me. It’s relatively scathing and has a real disbelief element ingrained throughout.
[Sidenote: I knew that years of learning German in school and then living there for a while would eventually come in handy.]
The premise is that our lovely JA is a “real life” Carrie from SATC, and that she has modelled her life on the character. I can’t be bothered to translate the whole article, but there’s some choice parts to it:
The Cream-cake/tart Factor [This is the title of the piece. It actually works better in English, as “tart” in German isn’t quite as dual-meaning/nasty as it is in English]
… Julia claimed, “If there’s a Carrie of my generation, I’m it!”
… And Julia has already found her Mr Big: “We drove through New York in his Mercedes cabriolet, and he showed me everything. I’ll never forget how he bought me my first ever pair of Manolo’s at Barneys.”
… That she only goes out with rich men is something she acknowledges: “Ambition and success are the criteria which fascinate me.” It’s just that successful men tend to have the most money.
… Tip: Let yourself be bought/sponsored. “My Mr Big financially supported me for two years.”
… Omnipresence is the key to success.
It just amuses and amazes me to hear of people that live in a completely different world to me and everyone I know. But that’s enough JA for one day.
