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Thomas

I just stopped wanting.

About Me

I work, I teach, I do research, I play. Pretty normal.

My Interests

Music and politics.

I'd like to meet:

... a lot of people at 7stern on March 13th, 8 pm. The future of rock'n'roll has finally landed.

Music:

PLAYING WITH: The Brain Managerz , Vulgo Nebel, Gruppe aus dem Tartarus

PLAYED WITH: Alias Sandwich Hunter, The Barnicle Bernie Big Band, Unter den Lebenden, The Battle of the Mongoose and the Snake, Nar Malik, The Leach Boys, The Slumberland Band, The Moët Mustangs, Das Mulp, Die Gebrechlichen, Geräteturnen, The Never, the Less, The Nichts

SUPPORTING: Dit le chat, Thalija, the Unisound Walls, the Unknown Lovers, Fisherman's Love, Die Stimme der Praxis, Rat Farmer, Stand

CONSTANTLY LISTENING TO: Asexuals, Basement Apartment, Beat Happening, Damon & Naomi, Girls Against Boys, the Go-Betweens, the Hold Steady, Mark Lanegan, the Lucksmiths, Luna, Reid Paley Trio, Porcelain Bus, Shudder To Think, Sleater-Kinney, Steel Pole Bathtub, and the Walkmen.

Television:

Put the damn thing in the basement five years ago.

Books:

CURRENTLY READING:
Marlene Streeruwitz, Jessica, 30.
Witold Gombrowicz, Pornographie
Wassermair/Wegan, Rebranding Images

ON THE BEDSIDE TABLE:
Karl Marx, Das Elend der Philosophie
Volker Ullrich, Der ruhelose Rebell

My Blog

Shoe-Bert

So, my friend Hanno and me we've got a new project going. This time, the task is to do a contemporary cover version of a Franz Schubert lied. That should be interesting since neither of us can sing or...
Posted by Thomas on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:37:00 PST

Rock Music Doesn't Necessarily Suck

Well,there was this Thalija show the other night at Rabenhof theater, Vienna.While I admit it doesn't say a lot dubbing them the best Austrian rock band ever (I mean, who else could one possibly come ...
Posted by Thomas on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 07:39:00 PST

Rock Music Sucks

Boy, there was this terrible open-air show yesterday at the Arena. The sound was awful throughout the show, the bands sucked, and the audience was desperately trying to be cheerful despite the tempera...
Posted by Thomas on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:16:00 PST

1993 songs

Well, you know, there was life before The Brain Managerz or Vulgo Nebel. It may sound unbelievable, but it is true, I assure you.Those were the days when our only goal in life was to become a rock sta...
Posted by Thomas on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:37:00 PST

Vulgo Nebel mp3 after all!

So, you've probably all asked yourself that same question: No doubt Vulgo Nebel are an awesome band, but what do they sound like?Well, here is my first answer to that question, the evergreen Lychee Li...
Posted by Thomas on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 09:57:00 PST

Friday Frenzy

I do hope this day will be over soon. I could listen to "Steady Rollin'" all day long. I won't, though.Anyway, Two Gallants are the coolest band around these days....
Posted by Thomas on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 03:35:00 PST

The Leach Boys Rule!

So, my friend Hanno and me, we have this musical collaboration going. This year's task was to record a song that was originally released in 1967. Check out what we did to Simon & Garfunkel's Fakin' It...
Posted by Thomas on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:48:00 PST

Some Brain Managerz Tunes

    The Brain Managerz are the coolest band on the planet. Everybody knows that. Here is one of their greatest hits: T-Shirts Are Really Cool. This one's for Gerhard....
Posted by Thomas on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:35:00 PST

Boredom

Das wird noch eine verdammt lange Woche.
Posted by Thomas on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:04:00 PST