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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
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. Covenant on Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 1 and She Past Away on Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 2
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 1
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – photolog 2
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 2026 – photolog 4
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 – photolog 4
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 – photolog 4
Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026 – Previous Years Photologs.
There’s also a photo gallery on our Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mondobizarremagazine/
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