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Returning to Swimming in the Atlantic is my new post at The Polymath site.
After more than twenty years away from ocean swimming, I returned to swim in the Atlantic. Returning to Swimming in the Atlantic is a very personal thing, and post, to mr. Sea swimming, bodily memory, presence, the North Atlantic coast of Porto, Foz, rediscovering a relationship that had never truly disappeared. You can read it here.
Why Sessions at The Listening Room HQ Matter. Reading can open a door, but insight needs a place to live. The Listening Room HQ – my men’s practice – sessions offer men a rare space to speak freely and discover clarity through deep, attentive listening. You can book a session at: https://www.thelisteningroomhq.com/p/sessions.html
Good morning with our Middle of the Week Song – Bonnie Prince Billy’s I See A Darkness covered by Alexis Taylor & Mike Simonetti. Have a nice day.
photos: © Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman; edited by Milena Katzman for Mondo Bizarre Magazine.
As usual, Wave-Gotik-Treffen was captured through the lens of Gustavo Hochman this year supported by image editor Milena Katzman.
Wave-Gotik-Treffen is the world’s largest gothic festival. It also includes Punk, Rivethead, Romanticism, Steampunk, Victoriana and other alternative and subcultures.
Gustavo Hochman, our photographer, was the only photographer allowed in a fashion show in a medieval castle.
We also photographed Covenant and She Past Away, the two main bands present at Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026. You can find Covenant on photolog-1 and She Past Away on photolog-2.
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 1
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 2
Wave-Gotik-Treffen – Previous Years photologs
There’s also a photo gallery on our Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mondobizarremagazine/
Hi with Healing Alone by Thin Lear. Have a nice afternoon.
Here’s Wave-Gotik-Treffen, Leipzig, 2026 second photolog
photos: © Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman; edited by Milena Katzman for Mondo Bizarre Magazine.
Wave-Gotik-Treffen is the world’s largest gothic festival. It also includes Punk, Rivethead, Romanticism, Steampunk, Victoriana and other alternative and subcultures.
Gustavo Hochman, our photographer, was the only photographer allowed in a fashion show in a medieval castle.
We also photographed Covenant and She Past Away, the two main bands present at Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026. She Past Away are represented here.
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 1
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 3
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – Previous Years Photologs
There’s also a photo gallery on our Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mondobizarremagazine/
Hi and Happy Sunday with Entropie by Paula Paula.
Good morning with Pep Talk by Death Cab for Cutie. Have a nice weekend.
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights #97 – The Of Sea & Cake edition is broadcasted Monday 1 and 8 June, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com to (or on the app).
You can read my text about the programme here.
Tracklist:
01: The Sea and Cake – Four Corners
02: Dhani Harrison (Live at George Fest) – Savoy Truffle
03: Air – La Femme d’Argent
04: Queens Of The Stone Age – Monsters In The Parasol
05: The Beach Boys – Catch A Wave (Stereo/Remastered 2001)
06: Deerhoof – Milk Man
07: Cake – Distance
08: Stereolab – Lo Boob Oscillator
09: Brian Eno – By This River (2004 Digital Remaster)
10: Lupe Fiasco – Cake
11: Can – Vitamin C
12: Everything But The Girl – Temperamental
13: The Sea and Cake – Parasol
All previous shows on mixcloud:
Yé Yé Radio mixcloud / | Mondo Bizarre Magazine mixcloud
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 phptolog 1 is the first of four photologs covering the festival.
photos: Mondo Bizarre Magazine/Gustavo Hochman; edited by Milena Katzman for Mondo Bizarre Magazine.
We have attended Wave-Gotik-Treffen, in Leipzig, since 2019 – minus the pandemic years – and 2026 is no exception.
As usual, Wave-Gotik-Treffen was captured through the lens of Gustavo Hochman this year supported by image editor Milena Katzman.
Wave-Gotik-Treffen is the world’s largest gothic festival. It also includes Punk, Rivethead, Romanticism, Steampunk, Victoriana and other alternative and subcultures.
Gustavo Hochman, our photographer, was the only one allowed in a fashion show in a medieval castle. We have one photo from the session here. More to come.
We also photographed Covenant and She Past Away, the two main bands present at Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026. Covenant are represented here.
You can find links to all previous photo logs on Mondo’s site: here.
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 2
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 3
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – Previous Years Photologs.
There’s also a photo gallery on our Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mondobizarremagazine/
When Sadness Becomes Mortal – On the Death of Marjane Satrapi is a post on The Listening Room HQ – my men’s practice and The Polymath sister site – prompted by The death of artist Marjane Satrapi, said by those close to her to have followed a year of profound sadness after losing her husband, raises questions about grief, loss, the brain, and the hidden impact of sorrow on men’s lives. You can read it on The Listening Room HQ site: https://www.thelisteningroomhq.com/2026/06/when-sadness-becomes-mortal-on-death-of.html
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