Panel discussion on "intellectual property crime" in the i-Camp

On 06/04/2012 found in the i-camp in Munich, a panel discussion on "intellectual property crime" instead. On stage, Constantine discussed by Notz (network policy spokesman of the Green Parliamentary Group), Bruno Kramer (Copyright Officer of the Pirate Party Germany), Jochen Greve (Drebuch-author, among other things, the crime scene) and Reinher Karl (Association of Independent Music Companies). The event will be moderated by Thomas Pfeiffer (bloggers, Internet activists and board in Twittwoch).
The background to this discussion is that in the March 51 crime writers burst the collar is: In an open letter complaining that the cultural sector, as "green, pirates, and network community," the upgrade "too complicated copyright" or completely abolish wanted. They accused the two parties to agree to place the interests of users far beyond those of the authors and artists. Long before this letter was a veritable war rages over the copyright on the Internet. The battlefields are called YouTube and GEMA, illegal file sharing, recycling and Abmahnindustrie and copyright law. The front line runs along the question of how to live their songs, artists, images and texts can and who can do what to do on the Internet - and what does not.
For example, the right of private copying on the Internet? How long should a copyright retain the power to dispose of his works and he can sell all the exploitation rights for "all the time and also for unknown types of use" to publishers and producers? Or lest the precarious employment situation of authors of a "recovery industry" is shamelessly exploited? May GEMA songs "not available in your country" do? And when you want the copyright protection of music and movies?
In their open letter complaining the scene of the crime-writers, that the proposals by the Greens and pirate to a reform of copyright breach of human rights and that they would indeed over, but do not speak with the authors.
He says: "The existing copyright system leaves all returned unsatisfied. Reform is belligerence.We are the ones who want to allow the creative adequate financial compensation for the use of its contents. At the same time we say clearly: warnings and mass criminalization of users, the blocking of Internet connections and other civil rights restrictions are not to do with us. "

 He says: "The focus must be shifted from short-term, one-for-profit and work towards promoting sustainable promotion of creative power. In the same mass as craft, industry and commerce seminars to its members and provide measures for economic security, authors must obtain help and support for small-scale and direct marketing. "

 
Script-writer, among other things, the crime sceneHe says: "The Leidensmaß is full. The concept of intellectual property rights eroded and is now called intellectual property. Artists will be degraded and dispossessed by umwidmet terms. What will be uploaded on the net most are products of an extremely advanced culture, working in the highly specialized people who can barely live by their art. We want to be involved in the discussion of copyright, because the Net community is not the whole world. "

 Counsel of the Association of Independent Music Companies Association VUT and lawyer specializing in copyright and media lawHe says: "Right on the Internet must be enforceable, or is also a modern copyright only an empty shell. Imperative, therefore, is especially a revision of the Telemedia and the Data Protection Act to ensure that existing monopolies on the Internet and make no further strengthen the rules to their business models. From the perspective of a creative, it is that is does not matter if he does not assert his rights on the Internet 20, 50 or 70 years can. "


Visit also the panel discussion "copyright crime" on 04.06.2012 in the i-camp / Neues Theater in Munich. The team from Munich Blog wishes much fun.

Soundgarden in Madrid

From now on I will always remember the night of May 25, 2012 as a special night, a night out. Many have an opinion contrary to mine - in fact attest that people came out pretty unhappy with that seen in the festival's main stage for Last Tour International - but with this humble chronic want, at least to show what I got to feel in one of the most historically important bowling so far this year.
Soundgarden stepping on European soil and Spanish. It sounded as utopia - do not know if you will be aware that you are more than fifteen years since the last time you went through Europe! - But finally the dream came true at the Sonisphere Getafe (Madrid) at 00:15 pm on Friday / Saturday, when Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron took the stage while sounding background the beautiful introduction of 'Searching With My Good Eye Closed' topic that definitively opened this new stage of Soundgarden in the old continent.
With bright lights and generally look quite soberly, Monty decided to sound his set face toward the conquest of a nostalgic halo, exalted by those singles that have all we usually play on an almost weekly. That choice is that Soundgarden was to attack from the beginning with the size classics 'Spoonman' or 'Jesus Christ Pose', two real hoot castañazos who glimpsed this melancholic know how well define the references of the old scene that emerged in Seattle .
Life, and especially the appearance of these American musicians has changed significantly over the last ten years. Chris and his entourage and begins to collect wrinkles - and even the occasional "tick" in his walk that betrays his nearly fifty years old - but his spirit "grunger" still there, ready to prove that in this rock no age restrictions. And the truth is that seeing the figure of Cornell one understands that this does not matter: his voice is not as transparent as fifteen years ago but his self-confidence, attitude and heartbreaking vocal, has become a visible improvement over the last years. Another such is Matt Cameron, who showed us in Madrid that is even better battery bowling Soundgarden live in the Pearl Jam. The reason for this? The consistency of the items. Almost all the concert required a Cameron delivered, and that's exactly what we saw in 'Rusty Cage' or imposing 'Gun', songs that require a degree of technical attitude frankly greater than that required to interpret pieces of "Backspacer "PJ.
The set, an hour and twenty minutes long, had a few impressive moments. The sound first took shape at the initial score of 'The Day I Tried To Live', a perennial classic that still sounds today with a forcefulness and tenacity - blessed Thayil - hard to find in the rock scene. With 'Blow Up The Outside World' vibrated similarly: the cries of Cornell to the tune of "... I've givin 'everything I want ..." came to cause a multitude of emotions in the audience that had gathered on the main stage Sonisphere. And do not forget 'Black Hole Sun', possibly Soundgarden media production which had a faithful and sensitive interpretation by the creators of "Badmotorfinger" and "Superunknown."
Chris Cornell's band stepped Europe for the first time in a long time to show one of those direct tight, compact and full of hits that both longed staunchest fans of Soundgarden. True, the sound was not far from the best (especially for those at the back of the room) but that of hearing 'Spoonman', 'Gun' and 'Fell On Black Days' was the subject of leftovers that were to my bed outlining a broad and indelible smile. Soundgarden were, had been playing in Madrid and knew, for sure, that this was not a dream. So does that I can go to sleep peacefully.

Would pay 50 million to Shakira and everything would be donated

The singer Shakira received an offer to pose for the U.S. edition of a famous magazine for men, and they could collect 50 million dollars, which would be donated to her Barefoot Foundation.

According to reports, there would be a total nudity, there would be room for imagination. The photographs promise to be sexy, but without falling into a naked unconscious.

So far, the representatives of the artist does not officially confirmed the information.

Recently, the Colombian has been involved in several rumors that jeopardize her relationship with footballer Gerard Pique, who in recent days denied any such comments as posted on his Twitter a picture with the singer.

John Frusciante solo stands out with a new EP

Since I left John Frusciante Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist has sunk his life in the deepest silence. Not one rumor has emerged in all these months that the world, almost inadvertently, has lived more aware of the adventures of Red Hot Chili Peppers that has recently experienced this American rock legend. Now, within just 24 hours, the tables seem to have changed to read that John Frusciante via Exclaim will release a new solo EP in just two months.

This short album is titled "Letur Lefr" will be released on July 9 Music on Record Collection and will include a total of five themes and artwork designed by the musician. It is unclear whether the EP will feature some of the material made ​​with Truth Hurts but we are pleased that at last we will hear something new after that "The Empyrean" I enjoyed just a year before (2009) that the guitarist is permanently separated Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Start an exciting new era for Frusciante. Sure that fans of this iconic artist will not be disappointed to hear that this summer.

Everything is fun on earth

With a new production of Giuseppe Verdi's last opera, Falstaff, the Gärtnerplatztheater first played in the reconstruction phase in which the theater is closed, in an alternative venue, the Prince Regent Theater. At the same time to say goodbye to the director, Dr. Ulrich Peters and many members of the ensemble of the opera for the Munich public.
Falstaff has his best days behind him, once he was a tall, slim fellow at the court, which has brought it to the Knights, now he is an alcoholic and fatty. His self-perception is still somewhat clouded, and he says, his empty wallet could fill when he seduces a couple of rich ladies. So hastily to Alice Ford and Meg Page written, for simplicity an identical letter, with different names. The ladies discover the fraud and decide to play a trick on the braggart and arrange to meet with him. However, it is dicey, as Alice's jealous husband gets wind of it. Then there is also Bardolfo and Pistola, Falstaff's servants, wonderfully true to the Bavarian saying "Here's how the Lord Gscherr". Since they are once gone Falstaff too much on his nerves, he has shown the door. In revenge, they ally themselves with his opponents. Also still mixes with Dr. Caius, who likes the sweet Nannetta, the daughter of Ford's, would marry. The Fenton and loves but it's certainly not giving too much away to him at the end after a turbulent Verwechselspiel, real and fake marriages also get.
So a comedy that thrives on puns. Because unfortunately did not fit, that the opera is played against the tradition of folk theater as Gärtnerplatztheater in Italian with surtitles. The Prince Regent Theatre on the titles are easy to read, but had some really egregious errors in it, and were sometimes too fast, so I am not come along. Unfortunately, I pull over title to whatever magic so that I have almost always look and learn in what is happening on the stage only in passing. Only in opera, which I know very well, I manage to ignore it. As I look at the other seven ideas will look even more, this will change and I can probably still a little deeper into the dramatic action. What is more, a similar material is handled in The Merry Wives of Windsor by Otto Nicolai and I love this opera, the music is so thrilling that I would like to jump up and participate. In contrast, the material comes across a bit dry in Verdi.
What I have noticed, however, has pleased me very well. The stage of Christian Flören is very versatile. The plot is based on the time of origin, but more in London than in Windsor. Part one sees brick building on the horizon on the other side of the river power plant that could be the Battersea Power Station, but it has been taken into operation in 1933. There are many funny little things, such as theater posters and a really wet Falstaff, who rises from the Thames. The costumes, also fit for the era of Christian Flören. Ulrich Peters tells the story for what it is - a comedy. And what says Otfried Fischer: What is slightly heavy. It has pace, slapstick, a bit of Loriot. A feast for all the euro trash damaged opera lovers. If a director is listening to the music and not desperately looking for innovative Interpretionsansätze, you can enjoy as a spectator also be someone with pure plant.
It was a great evening. The acoustics in the Prince Regent Theatre meets the protagonists so you could enjoy the wonderful sound of the Verdi Orchestra under Lukas Beikircher. The star of the evening was undoubtedly Gregor Dalal, the Falstaff of sung not only very honored, but also played well. At his side were still members of the ensemble of Gärtnerplatztheater. It speaks for the ensemble idea, if you can occupy areas to the smallest supporting role and motivated with excellent singers. Unfortunately, you will be able to enjoy the evening occupation in the future, for the most part no longer in Munich, as the new director on a few big names (or whom he holds it) is in the leading roles. Gary Martin, still fresh in your memory as Joseph in the same piece of Detlev Glanert, showed his versatility and gave a brilliant Ford, who was celebrated by the audience. Robert Sellier was not only Nannetta heart beat faster with his singing and wonderful scenic Fenton. Hans Kittelmann embodied the Dr.Cajus fabulous, unfortunately you have to go to Nuremberg in the future, if you want to experience it. Mario Podrečnik than playing tenor in the role of Bardolfo a class by itself. He sings and shows excellent slapstick, which itself would not be ashamed of Stan Laurel. The duo Martin Hausberg as Pistola supplemented splendid. Ulrich Peters has yet invented a character, Dieter Kettenbach occurs as a friend Falstaff in a nearly silent role. He is like Verdi commented on her hair and with his appearances without words what is happening. Nice to be able to experience this again in a sympathetic actor tailored role for him.
The female team leads to Sandra Moon as Alice Ford. She sings beautifully, in the role but it would have done a little more oomph well. I still remember with fondness her Countess Almaviva, who has sung it fantastically and enriched with incredible comedy. Christina Gerstberger enthusiastic as Nannetta with bell-like soprano, Franziska Rabl as Meg Page is acting quite fabulous and Ann-Katrin Naidu takes you from the procuress Mrs. Quickly sight unseen. The fact that she flirts with Falstaff at the end fits her. The choir rehearsed very well by Jörn Andresen, was, as always at its best, but unfortunately had little to do.

The Music of mourning: Donna Summer failed against cancer

Donna Summer, known for three decades as the queen of disco, died this morning after battling hard against cancer, at age 63.

Summer had been diagnosed several years ago of breast cancer, but had not known anything about his fight with the disease until this morning. According to website TMZ, the artist was in Florida at the time of his death.

It was 5 times Grammy winner, thanks to timeless hits comLast Dance, Hot Stuff, Bad Girls and I feel love, many of which were produced by Giorgio Moroder, one of the pioneers of electronic music. At some point in his career, too, his repertoire included this version of Do not Cry for Me Argentina, from the musical Evita.

Versions of Cary Brothers

Today it will release "Covers Volume 1", the first versions of several disks in which Cary Brothers pay tribute to some of the most important artists of the past and present of the alternative scene. For this occasion Cary has decided delighted with the five covers of some of the perennial classics Yeah Yeah Yeahs ("Maps"), David Bowie ('Absolute Beginners'), INXS ("Never Tear Us Apart'), Duran Duran ('Ordinary World') or Matt & Kim ('Lessons Learned'), and this has had the invaluable assistance of Priscilla Ahn, Butterfly Boucher and Rachel Yamagata always welcome.

You can hear the entire album, though, for it will have to spend half a minute to log-in to Rdio. If you are of those impatient users passing of moves better hear the video recording of the remarkable version of "Never Tear Us Apart 'by INXS to include in this same entry. For streaming, possibly via Soundcloud, although we will wait a couple of days.

Listen to 'Dauðalogn', the theme of Sigur Rós for The Vampire Diaries

Sigur Rós surprise us every day as much for his music in ways that promote it. Far from sticking to the strictly alternative or independent, the band has shown Jonsi part of its music catalog both in film ('A Place To Dream' or '127 Hours'), as in a hit television series. The latest in audio material have Icelandic group was The Vampire Diaries, "soap opera" bearing fictitious cutting televisándose for about three years.

The SR-sounding piece in The Vampire Diaries is titled 'Dauðalogn' and can be heard in the final scene in chapter 22 of the third season. Do not know about you but to me I find it very strange that enjoy the epic vocal ability Jonsi between using a visual context as presented in these four minutes of footage. Vampires, traffic accidents and Sigur Rós. Unheard of.

Pepsi brings back Michael Jackson

It was reported that the "King of Pop" will star in the new campaign for the soft drink in a special edition cans.

To commemorate Michael Jackson, the soft drink company reached an agreement with the agent of the late singer to use his image in a new advertising campaign.

It is said that consumers can get the drink in about 25 countries, a set of collectible edition cans will have the image of the King of Pop, besides having the opportunity to download songs from the album "Bad" to celebrate 25 years record release.

Moreover, in countries like China, also raffle tickets for the show of Cirque Du Soleil Michael, and leather jackets inspired by the style of the performer.

This Pepsi campaign will also be part of another campaign that will support life, and will feature stars like Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj, which in turn will promote his film "Part Of 3D me."

Recall that Michael Jackson and starred in a Pepsi campaign in 1984 when he made an announcement which also took him to live an unfortunate incident that burned his hair.

The Warped Tour returns to the UK

Many of us when we were fourteen, fifteen or sixteen years old, fantasized with all kinds of things. Leaving aside somewhat everything referred to contact with the opposite sex (not doing what we were doing then ... poussin) had a desire that always used to appear on all spring pools, and this was nothing more and nothing less than the witness at least once in life a Warped Tour.

Seeing in one U.S. festival to Blink-182, Sum 41 and New Found Glory was a desire that long ago made ​​us salivate. Now we have become much more greater, and our musical tastes have changed, but we must admit feeling some degree of nostalgia upon reading that the Warped Tour will return to the UK in a more "mini" led by bands like Bring Me The Horizon , Lostprophets, Architects, Bowling For Soup, Less Than Jake Awolnation or.

I attached the dates and other information on the caravan route that made ​​the teenager rock's most anticipated end of year (apparently only be played in London, all other dates will be a "Road To Warped" composed by New Found Glory , Less Than Jake, Man Overboard and The Story So Far). Too bad the thing does not leave the confines of the Anglo-Saxon country.

Warped Tour:

10/11/12 - Alexandra Palace, London

Road To Warped:

04/11/2012 Rock City, Nottingham
05/11/2012 Manchester Academy, Manchester
06/11/2012 Leeds Univeristy Union Leeds
07/11/2012 Barrowland, Glasgow
09/11/2012 The Great Hall, Cardiff

With the book on the mountain top

For those who want to know yet what would be expected in the mountains, but can not rouse themselves for the time being to climb, Dominik Prantl, author of the Süddeutsche Zeitung, a counselor wrote. Summit book, he calls his work, and it is for a book about football and a travel guide already his third non-fiction humorous slant.
Bayern Munich and it was particularly well known, the advantage that the mountains are close enough to touch. And almost everyone who has ever admired from afar the peaks on the horizon at Föhnwetter asked, ever quietly, may seem like the only beautiful from up there. Time of the valley and the distant city look down, hissing at the summit, a wheat beer, it would be a special experience. If only, if only to come up that would not be so cumbersome.
The "Summit Book", which, like his predecessor as humorous slant fiction book to be understood, Prantl delivers 300 pages long facts for the budding mountaineers. From the first steps with a definition of what for climbing at all, is (insert a legal one-night stand) on the tents in the mountains, what kind of behavior during a thunderstorm in the mountains is really useful (Klein do not be a leader, in the shade ), to the question of how one can come down again (jump flying out from the top,), is really any question about mountaineering and its side effects (burning gentian) answered brutally. All tips in the book are sound, despite the humorous approach, and with the help of numerous experts emerged, as can be read in the appendix.
By the time you have all the pages of the tome bound in felt by, you want to up the hill - or not. For those who want to score points after reading only with their knowledge, a council, if it impressed buddy dabeizusein made on the next tour, it is highly recommended to tackle the summit book unobtrusively in your rucksack.

Successful launch of the Munich Dultsaison

From the look around the City Hall 05/07/2012:

"The May Dult Auer is, after nine days of operation on Sunday, 6 May went on Mariahilfplatz over. According to an estimate of the organizing Department of Labor and economy of the state capital Munich, the Munich visited around 100,000 guests traditional event. Operators, market traders and showmen are with the results of the first of the three Auer Dulten this year, very satisfied. Business expert Dieter Reiter says: "With the May Dult we had a perfect start for the Dultsaison 2012, not least because the weather has played perfectly. The citizens of Munich Dult love and tradition. This is shown by the number of guests. For me, the Dulten are among the highlights of Munich's festive calendar. "

An outstanding event was the May Dult the inauguration of the new carillon of Mariahilf Church, the second-largest carillon in Germany. With a gala concert recorded Boudewijn Zwart of the Amsterdam Stadtcarilloneur on May Day for the first time the 65 bells in the tower of the church Mariahilf. The concert of music from Bach to Beatles inspired Dultbesucher and specially traveled concert-goers alike. The ideal festival weather with pleasant temperatures brought to market traders and showmen good sales. Among the new features in the street there was a smokeless charcoal grill with great interest. Were heavily frequented the culinary operations of the "Ice Fairy" on the coffee stalls to Dult beer garden and part of the family-friendly festival with traditional rides such as the Russenrad and a carousel. "

The latest craze of Tenacious D is already streaming

Filtering a few days ago, "Rize Of The Phoenix" by Tenacious D is already on everyone's lips. The latest insane adventure of Jack Black and Kyle Gass has required a total of six long years to come to light but at last the thing has gone ahead and the duo has given us another insane madness of that that we like. So that you can keep track of the achievements of these two crazy characters here you have the album version so you can listen to streaming as you please.

We had time to do a listen to the album. Of all the issues we must admit that made ​​us special grace "Miss" part where Jack Black breaks the spirit blending rock with the stereotypical Mexican mariachi style. Eye at the time 1:50. "Where is my horse?" Priceless.

"Move With Me" Tour: Glass Bead Game live in amperes

Glass bead game live on the amp in Munich last year, the Federal Glass Bead Game Song Contest in Baden-Württemberg at the start and as a support act in the summer of 2011, inter alia, for I & I go. This year they continued success. "What a dream start, weird. We look forward thrilled to have our first single is "real" actually reached gold status, "the two sympathetic Ba-Wülr. With all the success of a tour can not be missed - it bears the same title as the graceful debut album: "Move with me." On 9/5/2012, it pulls into the amp in the Glass Bead Game Muffatwerk in Munich.
It is not so long ago, there were glass bead game, at least for the public a completely blank slate. An album, a single, and extensive tours later, Glass Bead Game on the way up in Germany's pop music's elite. So rapidly that it was fast, thanks to the duo of musical quality and fluency that is inherent in their songs.
Glass Bead Game - The Caroline Niemczyk and Daniel are Grunenberg - named after the great novel by Hermann Hesse. A modern singer / songwriter duo, early twenties, which has been juggling with the big contrasts to the maxim. Simply because it irritates them - the game with the unknown, with the Poles. It is their world: love, people, cities, and the sounds that accompany us. The togetherness, Wegvoneinander, cooperation and conflict. A whole life philosophy that is behind glass bead game, like Caroline Niemczyk says. "We found some aspects of this book simply very apt for us. It's all basically about whether to stay true to not have to be adjusted, but to do your thing. "
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Glass bead game live on the amp in Munch finished artistic approach of Glass Bead Game is clear. Pop music with electronic influences and a clear message: Values, joy, simplicity and authenticity, as well as demonstrated the first single "real" with great success. Up in the top 10 sales charts, they managed to Stockach with this song, and thus laid the bar pretty high.
There was a highly acclaimed performance at Stefan Raab Federal Vision Song Contest, the superior with a 4th Space and glorious attributes such as "winning the hearts," "most promising newcomer" and "Favorites terror" has been rewarded. Then came the debut album "Move yourself to me," which stirred up like the first single from the charts belonging and a place in the top captured 15th
Also visit the glass bead game concert on 09.05.2012 in Munich in amperes. The team from Munich Blog wishes much fun.