Monday February 12th was International Epilepsy Day. I have two types of epilepsy, photosensitive – in my case affected both by light, and certain types of sounds – and atonic (my muscles suddenly lose contraction and I fall or things slip from my hands). For many people with epilepsy the condition is like traversing mountains and Valleys. In my case that happens mostly with photosensitive epilepsy.
Through mountains and valleys is also, literally, what me and my friend Matt do. Me when walking up and down the more, or less, urbanized areas of Porto – Porto is at the end of a mountain range. Matt lives in Los Angeles and if often at places like Laurel Canyon where, in the 60s and 70s, many musicians lived at, including Neil Young who has epilepsy.
The songs selected for the programme comprise those from musicians with epilepsy as well as those from bands and artists that lived at Laurel Canyon
Trackist: 01 – Antony & The Johnsons – Epilepsy is Dancing 02 – Joni Mitchell – Michael From Mountains 03 – Chris Knox – Grand Mal 04 – The Byrds – Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is A Season) 05 – Spandau Ballet – Gold (HD remastered) 06 – The Mothers of Invention – Anywhere The Wind Blows 07 – The Streets – Dry Your Eyes 08 – Nirvana – Heart Shaped Box 09 – Neil Young – Cinnamon Girl 10 – Joy Division – Transmission 11 – Prince – Purple Rain 12 – Elton John – Bennie And The Jets 13 – The Olympic Symphonium – Thanks a Lot 14 – Jimmy Reed – Too Much 15 – Black Light White Light – Epilepsy
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights #54 – The Ascend-Descend edition is now on mixcloud. You can read about the show here.
Tracklist: 01: Rafael Toral – Intro + Changes (except) 02: Cabrita – Todo Torto 03: Helado Negro – I Just Want To Wake Up With You 04: J. Masis – Can’t Believe We’re Here 05: King John – The Water 06: Mary Timony – Dominoes 07: MOORIS -04 08: O Gajo – Corrosão 09 – Swansea Sound – Paradise 10: The Lemonheads – Fear of Living 11: The Smile – Wall Of Eyes 12: Ty Segall -My Room 13: Vince Clarke – The Lamentations of Jeremiah 14: youbet – Carsick 15: Francisco Sassetti – Sara Is Happy
Gustavo Hochman photographed Wave-Gotik-Treffen Festival 2023, in Leipzig, for Mondo Bizarre Magazine. What better time to showcase is amazing photos than the mourning and festive season of Halloween/All Saints Day/Dia de Los Muertos?
You can see more of Gustavo’s photos from Wave-Gotik-Treffen on our Instagram: Instagram.com/mondobizarremagazine over the next few days.
My Amazing Songs & Other Delights #50 – The Start of the Season edition can now be listened to on mixcloud.
This show is packed with beautiful novelties and a couple of recent discoveries.
Tracklist: 01 Rita Braga – Illegal Planet 02 Big Thief – Born From Loving You 03 – Bill Rivers & Simon Hayward – The Busy Body Brigade 04 Animal Collective – Gem & I 05 Helen Svoboda – Honeybee Warfare 06 Ty Segall – Void 07 Devendra Banhart – Nun 08 A. Savage – Elvis In The Army 09 Tiwiza – At u Azeka 10 Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter – I Will Be With You Always 11 Hidden Horse -Efeitos da Ampola Flutuante 12 The Wreckery – Smack Me Down 13 Pierre Omer’s Swing Review – Tropical Breakdown 14 Al Jardine – Waves of Love 3.0 Ocean Mix 15 Swansea Sound – Twientieth Century 16 Wilco – Cousin 17 David Holmes – Necessary Genius) featuring Raven Violet
Podendo, é ir. Não podendo, é partilhar, protestar, fazer ruído! If you can, go. If not, share, protest, make noise! Cultura não se cala! STOP | Culture does not shut up! STOP Segunda feira, 24 Julho | Monday, 24th July Porto: Concentração às 15h em frente a CMP | Gathering 3pm in front of Porto’s City Hall Marcha até ao STOP 19h20 | Marching until STOP (Rua do Heroísmo, 329) 7:30pm
Lisboa: Concentração às 15h em ao Teatro Dona Maria II | Gathering 3pm in front of Teatro Dona Maria II
As the name says, this was the my last show of the season (Amazing Songs & Other Delights will be on repeats until mid September, returning with a new edition September 18th). An ecletic selection in genres, sounds and time periods, somehow giving the effect of a ride on a giant wheel, on a rollercoaster on in another amusement at a funfair.
Monday, July 3rd, 3-4pm (gmt +1)
Running time: 59:29
Tracklist: 01 – Albert Hammond Jr – Old Man 02 – Damien Jurado – Magic Number 03 – David Christian And The Pinecone Orchestra – The Ballad for the Button-Downs 04 – Anjimile – Father 05 – Death in Vegas feat. Liam Gallagher – Scorpio Rising 06 – Ethan P. Flynn – Abandon All Hope 07 – Faith No More – Evidence 08 – Las Robertas – Steet Feelings 09 – Lael Neale – White T-Shirt 10 – Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers – It’s Not Enough (remastered) 11 – P.J. Harvey – I Inside the Old I Dying 12 – Sweeping Promises – Good Living Is Coming for You 13 – Lucinda Williams – Stolen Moments 14 – HotWax – A Thousand Times 15 – Me Lost Me – Heat! 16 – Sonic Youth – The Burning Spear 17 – The Good, The Bad & The Queen – History Song
text: Neno Costa (freely translated by Raquel Pinheiro); photos: Telma Mota
After a fasting tour of the sun, Salgado’s party returned for its 9th edition at Maus Hábitos. As usual in previous editions the line-up presented an appealing variety of musical proposals, making for choices between the concerts that took place on the three stages of a sold out venue. As usual, the people turned out in droves, filling the night with a friendly atmosphere, tinged with reunions and …beer. The highlight goes to 10000 Russos, a band from Porto that opened the evening, with themes from their latest album Superiertia (2021) in a renewed psychedelic incursion, dense and rich in sound textures and healthy evocations. On the Stockahusen stage, the most breathable, the Gãrgoola were a good surprise, in a shamanic performance that left a taste for more. Salgado Stage crowded, suffocating. In the background, Samuel Úria (Um Gajo Com Pés De Roque Enrole) emerged from the human barrier that prevented progression, and the chords of a well-behaved punk set the audience on fire. Stage change. Inescapable for lovers of full-bodied rock with contagious psychedelia, Gator The Alligator electrified the Super Rock Stage before another good surprise, the creative and irreverent performance of Unsafe Space Garden. Return to Stockhausen stage for O Manipulador, where Manuel Molarinho orchestrated the pedal mattress that unfold and transfigured, with creative singularity, a well-manipulated bass guitar. With Salgado Stage overflowing with Pluto (Manuel Cruz and Peixe), Super Bock stage was an alternative for a dip in emotions unconfined by the punk energy of Galician Kings Of The Beach, closing the set of performances which program had to undergo some readjustments due to circumstances. A note of recognition is required for Maus Hábitos’ workers, for their professionalism and friendliness, on a laborious and particularly demanding night. Happy birthday to Salgado.
Depois de uma volta ao sol de jejum, a festa do Salgado regressou para a sua 9.ª edição nos Maus Hábitos. O programa, como tem sido usual nas edições anteriores, apresentou uma variedade apelativa de propostas musicais, obrigando a escolhas entre os concertos que se desenrolaram nos três palcos de uma casa esgotada dias atrás. Como tem sido hábito, o público acorreu em peso, tingindo a noite com um ambiente simpático, tingido de reencontros e…cerveja. Destaque para os portuenses 10000 russos com temas do seu último álbum, Superiertia (2021), numa incursão psicadélica renovada, densa e rica de texturas sonoras e saudáveis evocações a abrir a noite. No palco Stockahusen, o mais respirável, os Gãrgoola constituíram uma boa surpresa, numa performance xamânica que soube a pouco. O Palco Salgado apinhado, sufocante. Ao fundo, Samuel Úria (Um Gajo Com Pés De Roque Enrole) emergiu da barreira humana que impedia a progressão e os acordes de um punk bem comportando incendiou o público. Mudança de palco. Incontornáveis para os apreciadores de um rock encorpado de psicadelismo contagiante, os Gator The Alligator eletrificaram o Palco Super Rock antes de mais outra boa surpresa, com a atuação criativa e irreverente dos Unsafe Space Garden. Retornou-se ao palco Stockhausen para O Manipulador, onde Manuel Molarinho orquestrou o tapete de pedais que desmultiplicaram e transfiguraram, com singularidade criativa, um baixo bem manipulado. Com o Palco Salgado a transbordar com Pluto (Manuel Cruz e Peixe), o palco Super Bock foi alternativa para um mergulho nas emoções desconfinadas pela energia punk dos galegos Kings Of The Beach, fechando o périplo de atuações cujo programa teve que sofrer alguns reajustes por força das circunstâncias. Impõe-se uma nota de reconhecimento para os trabalhadores dos Maus Hábitos, pelo profissionalismo e simpatia, numa noite laboriosa e particularmente exigente. Parabéns ao Salgado.
