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June 2009
A Tribute To Die Tödliche Doris
Die Tödliche Doris was a German experimental post punk era art/performance/music group founded by the Westberliners Wolfgang Müller, Käthe Kruse and Nikolas Untermöhlen in 1981. The group existed in different formations until 1987 and was part of the so-called “Geniale Dilletanten” movement (“ingenious amateurs”?) which emergend from the punk scene and it’s do-it-youself-idea as well as the developing new wave scene. It played with pop-band clichees, the ideas of rock and authenticity and gender conventions, trying not to built a constant image of itself. Founder Wolfgang Müller still works as an artist and an expert for islandic arts and everyday culture. If you write a polite Email to root@die-toedliche-doris.de he will return you an Email with links to the complete back catalogue of DTD.
Francois Sagat Classics (I): The Bear Hat
via http://fsagat.blogspot.com (recently shut down)
Weird Underwater Fun
If you click here you are directed to a flickr-directory of someone calling himself “darkseid” containing loads of videos and pictures of athletic guys in tight speedos doing strange but also kind of sexy posing sessions in a swimming pool. I found the link in the weekly video collection of www.queer.de. To me the whole thing seems like the work of someone who is obsessed with guys underwater (and he’s also is into feet as you will easily recognize). Mabye he is a swimmer himself. Conclusion: It don’t really get this but I think I like it, especially because the guys seem to have a lot of fun by doing what they do. Here’s an example.
The Ideal Workout: The Gossip
The first “infomercial” I like.
Ab Soto: Banjee Power
This is a video showing Ab Soto, the guy behind the Dirty Butt blog performing his new song “Banjee Power” live. I must admit that the song hasn’t reached my subconscious yet but i really like the style and the performance of the whole thing. The song can be listened to in a better quality on Ab’s myspace page, he also has a nice video archive on youtube.
