tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139960842012-01-04T16:11:21.224-08:00EuroBureau is a weekly radio magazine of music and news from Europe.<br> It's, uhm, kind of exclusive, because it's only on the air every Wednesday afternoon from 2:30 to 4:00 (PST)<br> on Redwood Community Radio, that's KMUD FM 91.1/88.3/90.3/99.5 in Northwest California, and <a href="http://www.kmud.org/programs/audio.html">online</a>.Simonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger961100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-42377245827642420092011-08-31T09:57:00.000-07:002011-08-31T10:01:15.851-07:00

Set up in 1936 primarily as a tool to counter propaganda from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, Radio Prague itself long served as a mouthpiece for communist propaganda. Since the 1990s however, the station is the only Czech public news service, providing information about the Czech Republic in six languages to audiences around the world. Marking Radio Prague’s 75th anniversary, the Czech-born

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Thousands of Citroën 2CVs or deux chevaux flooded the streets of the town of Salbris in central France this weekend, in the biggest-ever rally to celebrate a vehicle which is synonymous with France.click on the image for more pictures and an audio report by RFI's Clea Caulcutt

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Here's a link to the Tinguely Museum in Basel, Switzerland.http://tinguely.ch/en.htmlIf you ever have a chance to go see it, you should!

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This playlist does not reflect the news, features, PSA's and other announcements made during the show.The show started a half hour early, time for more features...

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Artist Leo Bassi has created this ever changing nativity scene, called El Belén de Lavapiés, that asks the question: What if Jesus Christ was born today?Here are a couple of linksEl Belén de Lavapiés

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This playlist does not reflect the news, features, PSA's and other announcements made during the show.The show started a half hour early, time for more features...

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Swissinfo has an interview with graphic artist and comic book creator David Boller hereThe audio interview is on Eurobureau of December 29, 2010, and you can hear it on the Swissinfo site.David Boller's website Zampano

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If you don't want to eat meat but would like to have a rosted turkey on your thanksgiving table then the inflatable turkey is for you. Doesn't it look delicious? Eurobureau co-host JJ Crashbang brought this to the show on 11/24/2010 and it certainly brought a festive atmosphere to the studio. It smelled wonderfully aromatic like vinyl, too.

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caganer.com

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Huge music festival this week in Budapest held on the "Old-Buda Island" on the Danube. Sziget.hu - Festival 2010. Nina Hagen's performing? Wow, wish I could be there.

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A man who has been on a hunger strike since his imprisonment for growing and trading in cannabis continues to confuse the authorities about how they should react.Bernard Rappaz is now in Bern’s Insel hospital and doctors have been told by Esther Waeber-Kalbermatten, a member of the Valais government who is responsible for the dossier, to force-feed him to keep him alive.Concern over cannabis

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-83626819551869670202010-06-16T08:29:00.000-07:002010-06-16T08:37:23.084-07:00

Is it a Porsche? It's the Ferdinand GT3 RSIt's so light because it does not have an engine. It's quiet. It has lots of cargo room. It's slow. It's beautiful. If you can, watch the video. It's amazingly funny.

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This past weekend, the Champs Elysées in Paris has become a farm. Here are some images from BBC.

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Just follow this link

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The Basel-based pharmaceutical giant Roche and the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) are this year’s recipients of the Public Eye Award in Davos.Presented on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in the Swiss resort, the annual awards are intended to remind big global players that socially and environmentally destructive business practices have consequences – in this case for the image

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Christmas feast, and calculating your carbon footprint

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“It’s the kind of photograph you get to take once in a lifetime – if you get lucky” that’s how Czech photographer Václav Šilha describes the photo that millions of people admired on the web within hours of it being posted. On a three-day trip around Serengeti National Park in Tanzania Šilha captured a herd of hippos devouring a crocodile. The photographer says that this is something that rarely

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Leeuwarden, Netherlands (CNN) — “This is the outfit our parents wore when they used to go out to dance. It’s a traditional outfit,” jokes Riemelmeester Malde. Malde is addressing a theater audience in Friesland in the northern Netherlands where he and his bandmates are about to perform in their native Low German dialect at Liet International, a song contest for European minority languages. But

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Are soaring towers on mosques a threat to Swiss culture or a sign of tolerance and democracy? Currently there are only four minarets in the whole country.This election poster has been banned in several cities because it was deemed to be racist.On November 29, the Swiss will decide on whether to ban the construction of minarets. As the debate heats up, swissinfo.ch explores the issues behind the

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Kim Kelly and Kim Nelson are modeling the handknit scarves from Switzerland. Eurobureau host Simon received the scarves from his cousins who knit and knit and knit some more. Last year it was socks for the pledge drive, this year it's two scarves. They're over 6 feet long and about 10 inches wide, and were knit during the first part of 2009.A sustaining membership of $120 or more will make one of

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-31251258183159658522009-07-08T13:58:00.000-07:002009-07-08T14:05:08.646-07:00

I'm excited to present you with the new album by Schnitzer. Very catchy, cool guitar work. There's only one song I can't play on the radio due to some f-words. Check 'em out on their Myspace page.

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Bertrand Piccard's latest venture, a solar plane to circle the globe with, has been unveiled. Find out much more on the website solarimpulse.com

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A simple, cool video by Swiss reggae artist Phenomden:

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Haydamaky from Ukraine, currently on a tour of Europe. I just listened to their album "Kobzar" and I'm impressed with their blend of traditional and modern sounds.Here's some text from their myspace page, where you can hear a bunch of their tunes:HAYDAMAKY – well known Ukrainian band through whose artwork you can hear and feel the great mixture of traditional motives and modern musical tendencies

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Read the story on Radio Netherlands website

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At a meeting of ambassadors of the 27 European Union states, most countries came out in favour of a total ban on importing seal-related products because of Canada's controversial slaughtering methods. Click below for the article on France24.And to read the rest for the story, get more here now.

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One of these women returned from vacation in Mexico. Which one?from Cyberpresse.ca

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found on boingboing.netVideo of police in Denmark stopping bicyclists, hugging them, and giving them helmets. Happiness all around.

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Check them out on their Myspace page 

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Amsterdam is inviting people from all over the world to come to the Queen's Day festivities on April 30, celebrated by hundreds of thousands of orange clad partygoers. But not everybody is amused by the poster campaign that comes with the invitation.Read the rest of the story on the Radio Netherlands website

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A friend of mine sent this:"My butt hurts !!!" "WHAT?"

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Swedish opera singer Malena Ernman won the Melodifestivalen contest and will represent Sweden in Moscow for the Eurovision Song Contest.

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The Eurovision Song Contest reference group has reviewed the Georgian submission for the 2009 competition and, earlier than expected, has issued a decision. The song selected in Georgia's national final, We don't wanna put in by Stephane and 3G will not be allowed to participate at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow.The song appears to have clear political meaning and is has been widely seen

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-57889978198004588422009-02-18T08:29:00.000-08:002009-02-18T08:33:06.413-08:00

Karl-Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg is the new German Federal Minister of Economics and TechnologyWikipedia link

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From Magazine on Radio Prague: The Brno Technical Museum is offering a look at the lighter side of life with an exhibition of nonsensical inventions. The exhibition features a tandem bike for married couples - with the man and wife sitting back to back and pedaling in opposite directions, glasses for Peeping Toms with an opening designed to fit a keyhole, a candleholder for a light bulb, a

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"There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." That message, on British buses for just over a month, is coming to Switzerland.The Swiss freethinkers' association launched a campaign on Monday to collect donations to "give a voice to those people who feel plagued by the missionary slogans" plastered around the country."We did it because so many people asked us to do it," Reta

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-88901890369199410002009-01-25T09:22:00.000-08:002009-01-25T10:40:57.858-08:00

World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week.How to pronounce Davos? Wikipedia has this: English-speaking broadcast journalists covering the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting, along with many speakers at the meeting itself, commonly mispronounce the town's name by emphasizing the first syllable and shortening the o to make the word rhyme with "moss", i.e., DAH-voss ([ˈdaː·vɔs]). The

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-23651631806463643142008-12-24T10:53:00.000-08:002008-12-24T11:01:41.562-08:00

Jane Birkin's official websiteCarla Bruni's official websiteCharles Aznavour's official websiteRadio Sweden, Christmas feast page

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This feature is from Polish Radio, External Servic, presented by Peter Gentle. The songs played in this week's show are listed below. Here's the link to the original webpage.MALOWANY CHLOPAK - Janusz Radek (Universal)PARZYDELKO - Pustki (Pustki)MIASTO BRZYDNIE - Pudelsi (Agora)ALARM CYKLICZNY - Hurt (Luna Music)BUDZIC SIE I ZASYPIAC (Z TOBA) - Dorota Miskiewicz (Sony BMPO PROSTU PASTELOWE -

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Find out where the toolbag is at this moment.During STS-126 mission astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station to do repair work, but lost a bag of tools they had taken along. Capt. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper of the Navy, an astronaut on a mission to the station, was on the first spacewalk of the mission, which involves cleaning and greasing a balky rotary joint, when she

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-6494901707765572682008-12-03T10:33:00.000-08:002008-12-03T10:38:02.806-08:00

Check out this story and photos from The Telegraph...The Santa Llucia Christmas market in Barcelona sells everything you could need for your nativity scene. Little statues of Joseph and Mary? Check. A little baby Jesus? Check. Donkeys, sheep and cows? Check. Defecating world leaders? You what?

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Our radio station is in the Fall Pledge Drive, so there will be a bit more talk on the show today. But also I'll finally air the interview I did with DJ Dunkelbunt at the Earthdance festival in mid-September. And a play some of his music, and some other Balkan inspired tracks, in particular from the Putumayo compilation Gypsy Groove, which is actually a pledge premium, yours with a $50

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-74182304889816861532008-10-22T14:13:00.000-07:002008-10-22T14:23:44.283-07:00

Today: Peter Fox of SEEED has a new album, we'll hear a couple of tracks. Check peterfox.deAlso, a new album from Thievery Corporation, more from Phenomden and Patent Ochsner from Switzerland, and some news and stories, and a chance to learn another Czech phrase.Tune in at www.kmud.orgThanks!Looking for nice fall colors? Swissinfo has a slide show with some beautiful pictures.

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/02/bullfighting_campaign/

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"Thousands of people take photos every day," reads the advertisement being run in London's major newspapers. "What if one of them seems odd?"http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/04/london-cops-declare.htmlhttp://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/05/remixing-the-london.html

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I found this lovely seasonal picture today on boingboing.net, in an essay on Christmas in Serbia. Here's the link:

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A movie about Swiss composer Paul Burkhard started playing in cinemas in September. Paul Burkhard enjoyed worldwide success with his song O Mein Papa.Here's a link to the trailer on YouTube. And here's a link to the movie's website. Both are in German.

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The Trabant was a cheap car made in the German Democratic Republic. In German the car is known as Trabi, and it's now a collector's item. You can make your own (miniature) Trabant by downloading a file that you can print, cut, and fold. Here's the site: http://www.trabi-freunde.net/download.htm Look for Trabant Bastelbogen near the bottom of the page, under the category "Sonstiges" (various). Or

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-64539354608102705592007-05-29T21:15:00.000-07:002007-05-29T22:47:40.645-07:00

A couple of fun items today that deserve an entry on this website.First, from Radio Prague's "Magazine" is an item about the Czech prime minister visiting Pakistan.Is that a Czech flag or a checkered one? Sometimes it's hard to tell. The controversial exhibition showcasing preserved human bodies is turning out to be a hit in Prague - and, a Czech student invents an automated fishing rod! Find out

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from swissinfo:Christian fundamentalists are calling for Switzerland's Eurovision Song Contest entry to be banned because of its allegedly satanic content.On Tuesday the Federal Democratic Union (FDU) handed in a 49,000-signature petition to the government condemning DJ Bobo's "Vampires Are Alive" as an affront to people's religious convictions.more

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PARIS (Reuters) - You don't need to speak French to understand the Parisians. You just need to know how to gesture. Or so claims a new guide issued by French tourism officials to help foreign tourists understand Parisians with a list of commonly used gestures with meanings like "shut up"."Blend in by using them the next time you're in Paris. People will start mistaking you for a native in no time

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1168458339950624262007-01-10T11:43:00.000-08:002007-01-10T11:46:15.573-08:00

Giant Poo as seen from space

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January 5, 2007 Associated PressOslo — An Oslo hotel owned by the U.S.-based Hilton Hotel Corp. faced protests, a boycott and a police complaint this week after refusing to book rooms for a Cuban delegation because of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba.The Cuban delegation, set to attend a travel fair in Oslo this month, planned to stay at the Scandic Edderkoppen Hotel in the city centre, as

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1166027066763364312006-12-13T08:18:00.000-08:002006-12-13T08:28:59.066-08:00

Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey has been elected Swiss president for 2007, only the second woman to hold the office in the country's history.The joint session of the two parliamentary chambers on Wednesday also named Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin vice-president. Calmy-Rey will keep her foreign ministry portfolio when she takes over the ceremonial one-year post from Moritz Leuenberger,

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from Swissinfo:Drilling work for a planned geothermal power plant in Basel triggered a small earthquake on Friday that caused minor damage to buildings.The canton Basel City prosecutor has launched an investigation to find if the company behind the Deep Heat Mining project should pay for repairs.The tremor was felt shortly before 6pm and measured 3.4 on the Richter scale according to the Swiss

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1165984700949935312006-12-12T20:35:00.000-08:002006-12-12T20:38:20.950-08:00

Why not stay at the Ice Hotel in far northern Sweden?from their website: "Over the past seventeen years, we have built a new hotel of snow and ice every winter. It sounds like a fairy tale, but in fact, it is a dream – a dream turned into reality year after year.ICEHOTEL is situated in the village Jukkasjärvi, 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. The heart and backbone is the

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from Radio Sweden:A town north of Stockholm is hoping this year to protect its annual giant Christmas goat from vandals.Every year the town of Gävle sets up a 13 meter tall version of the traditional straw Yule goat. And almost every year the goat has been destroyed, usually by fire, but once run over by a car, and another year having its legs cut off.But for the 40th anniversary of the custom

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From BBC News:Curators say a Norwegian exhibition on homosexuality among animals has been well received, despite initial indications of strong opposition.The Oslo Natural History Museum opened the show last week and says it has been well attended, not least by families.Organisers reported early criticism of the project, and being told by one opponent they would "burn in hell".But there has been

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Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1163568968558731532006-11-14T21:33:00.000-08:002006-11-14T21:36:08.570-08:00

LONDON (Reuters) - Two lost paintings by Italian Renaissance master Fra Angelico have turned up in a modest house in Oxford in a discovery hailed as one of the most exciting art finds for a generation. The works -- two panels each painted with the standing figure of a Dominican saint in tempera on a gold background -- are expected to fetch more than 1 million pounds at auction. They were

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1163564413417327272006-11-14T20:16:00.000-08:002006-11-14T20:20:13.433-08:00

From Reuters UK: MADRID (Reuters) - A gay rights group on Tuesday blasted the top authority on the Spanish language for failing to recognise same-sex marriage in its latest dictionary. Marriage continues to be defined as a union between a man and a woman in the Real Academia Espanola's Essential Dictionary of the Spanish Language published this week, ahead of the appearance of the full version in

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1163224638596648002006-11-10T21:49:00.000-08:002006-11-10T22:12:21.850-08:00

The EuroBureau mugs (see a couple posts down) have materialized and are awaiting dispatch to your domain. All we need is a $50 pledge to KMUD.Who would want such a mug? You could literally be the only one with a EuroBureau mug in your entire state! How's that for individualism?KMUD certainly could use your support, and the EuroBureau crew would be happy to send you one of these mugs.Thank you,

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1163049271386843142006-11-08T21:02:00.000-08:002006-11-08T21:21:04.380-08:00

You heard about it on the EuroBureau:The Tomatina -- a picture gallery from cyberpresse.ca

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1163048456425244152006-11-08T20:54:00.000-08:002006-11-08T21:00:56.436-08:00

The Royal Mail's 2006 X-mas StampsLondon - Santa looks like he has stopped for a toilet break on one of this year's Christmas stamps.The collection, on sale on Tuesday, shows Santa sitting on top of a chimney.The collection has upset the Church of England, which claims they contain no Christian message. There are snowmen, reindeer and a Christmas tree but no Three Wise Men, no manger and no baby

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1163001319069364672006-11-08T07:52:00.000-08:002006-11-08T21:25:48.250-08:00

Finally something for the closet EuroBureau fan, too shy to advertise his or her taste for the program with the bumper sticker, yet capable of sheltering their coffee cup from surprise visitors, in the intimacy of their own home, keeping their 'penchant' for the exotic private.So how do you get one? Make a pledge for a regular membership ($50) with KMUD and this cup can be yours!Truth is: KMUD

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1162395070405941532006-11-01T07:27:00.000-08:002006-11-07T20:43:54.196-08:00

from www.metro.co.ukFriday, October 13, 2006Viktoriya Shtefano, in puffsValentyn Shtefano, a baker in the Ukrainian town of Uzhhorod, gave his fiancé a wedding to remember- when he made her wedding dress out of 1,500 cream puffs.Shtefano – rapidly gaining fame for his confectionery creations, which have included a 2-foot-long 1920s-era Cadillac made out of caramel and cream puffs, and cakes

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1162394604953797252006-11-01T07:16:00.000-08:002006-11-06T12:31:33.130-08:00

EuroBureau reported on this a few weeks ago. Original article from www.metro.co.ukA German plastic surgeon hunting women who never paid for their operations has produced what may be the greatest 'wanted' poster in history. He's published pictures of their enhanced breasts.He hopes that publicising the pictures of the breasts will help police track down the women, who absconded from the clinic

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1162393613945422052006-11-01T07:04:00.000-08:002006-11-01T07:11:20.433-08:00

People in major Dutch cities, including Amsterdam, will find themselves using pencil and paper to cast their votes in the elections in three weeks time. It's emerged that around ten percent of the computerised voting machines are not secure enough and have been withdrawn.Thirty-five cities are affected and although some may be able to find alternative voting computers, most will have to revert to

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1152744580133025952006-07-12T15:44:00.000-07:002006-11-07T20:35:16.803-08:00

Happy 200th Birthday, Liechtenstein!Quick and dirty playlist:The Busters Summertime Global Ska Sampler2Raumwohnung Spiel Mit Es wird morgenLes Matchboxx fauché comme toiOpen Season What Have I done wrongJovanotti Soleluna Lorenzo 1994Marie Fredrikson Summer MeadowBüne Huber HonigmelonemondBanabila/Idrissi dodovoizDon Willard Opa TjakaStephan

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1150311334647702682006-06-14T11:49:00.000-07:002006-06-14T12:03:30.833-07:00

This is from Radio Prague's "Magazine" of June 10, 2006. Karel Marek pulled a Nissan Patrol for 27 metres with his penis.

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1149640669032976322006-06-06T17:33:00.000-07:002006-06-06T17:47:50.450-07:00

AMSTERDAM, May 28 (Reuters) - A group of Dutch women, fed up with their partners' obsession with soccer, have joined forces to revolt against the World Cup."We, the Women for Football-free Netherlands, have rebelled against the World Cup ... Get rid of the World Cup once and forever," their website (www.wegmethetwk.nl) says."Women are threatened with being overwhelmed with...read more.And check

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1149213812342220712006-06-01T18:58:00.000-07:002006-06-01T19:09:27.313-07:00

The Swiss Tourist Board put out this TV ad, trying to entice the ladies who want to escape the Soccer World Cup madness to come and spend some quality time in Switzerland.Check out the short video.

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1139413761909253982006-02-08T07:47:00.000-08:002006-02-08T07:58:12.830-08:00

Most of Switzerland's glaciers have continued to melt away, according to the latest measurements published by the Swiss Academy of Sciences.Researchers said on Wednesday the results showed that glaciers were suffering from the effects of warmer and drier weather over the last years.read the rest of the story on swissinfo.org

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1138854951229530352006-02-01T20:35:00.000-08:002006-02-07T21:55:13.426-08:00

Mathieu Boogaerts, Kayornew, Le Pop 3Jovanotti, La cattiva strada, Faber - Amico FragileAlain de la Simone, J'ai changé, Le Pop 3Andrea Parodi, Astrolicamus, Rough Guide to Meditarranean Café MusicDuo Liebestoll, spe'l clavau (why don't we do it in the road), Lain Fabular (Los Beatles per rumantsch)Sens Unik, Adam et Eve, Mea CulpaYonderboi, Riders on the Storm, Shallow and ProfoundYonderboi,

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1138853827142493522006-02-01T19:55:00.000-08:002006-02-01T20:43:51.850-08:00

Nuova Compagnia dell Canto Popolare, Stann Arrivando, La Voce Del GranoThomas Fersen, Les Cravates, la Cigale des grands joursSalsa Celtica, Fuerte, Salsa EuropeLuca Carboni, Onda, MondoPflanzplätz, Chachacha Calzado de cerro, Pflanzplätz liveJovanotti, Un po di F.U.N.K., Buon Sangue (Bonus CD)MC Solaar, Hijo de Africa, Mach 6Amadou & Mariam, Senegal Fast Food, Dimanche à BamakoNek, Tu me das, La

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1138774697262010612006-01-31T22:10:00.000-08:002006-01-31T22:36:30.180-08:00

You may have heard of it. You may know a lot about it. Did you know you can listen to some of the speeches and presentations from it on your computer, or as a podcast?I listened to Bill Clinton's talk (he's so eloquent compared to...), and I was going to listen to Angela Merkel's presentation, except I find it extremely difficult to listen to her in German in the background while someone

Simonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1137886284448854182006-01-21T15:24:00.000-08:002006-01-21T15:33:34.183-08:00

Element of Crime, Mittelpunkt der Welt, Mittelpunkt der WeltThomas Fersen, Deux Pieds, La Cigale des Grands Jours,Roberto Ferri, La romance de Marinelle, Faber -- Amico FragileFiorella Mannoia, Khorekhane, Faber -- Amico FragileOpen Season, Time to RunOmalaAutour de Lucie, L'autre nous, ImmobileAmadou & Mariam, La Realite, Dimanche a BamakoLittle Big Men, Kater, Extra LargeZweiraumwohnung, Es

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1137460510446115842006-01-16T17:02:00.000-08:002006-01-16T17:15:10.493-08:00

Ah, the highway at Confusion Hill was open long enough for J.J. to join me again. He brought a short stack of LP's. Since we had a death in the KMUD community the previous weekend we pulled a few songs dealing with life and death.Gemma Barra and Louis, Arragon Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent, by Leo FerréNana Mouskouri, ?, from a Greek albumLittle Big Men featuring Polo Hofer, Rote Wy, Extra

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1136701366149152422006-01-07T22:22:00.000-08:002006-01-16T17:20:11.813-08:00

I'm just listening again to the two-CD tribute album to Fabrizio de André. It's wonderful. Although Fabrizio sang his own songs better than some of the folks in this concert (it's a matter of taste, isn't it) there is so much emotion in this recording. Highly recommended!You can read about it in Italian here.

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1136673659478799292006-01-07T14:38:00.000-08:002006-01-07T16:03:47.203-08:00

Another show by myself, JJ was facing an hour wait in either direction at Confusion Hill, which could make the trip four hours total. Better to spend that time outside, where the sun was shining between the clouds, and the soggy ground was slowly draining.So here's what I played:2raumwohnung, Wolken ziehen vorbei, es wird morgenLes Matchboxx fauché comme toi from a promo singleTinu Heiniger,

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1136672397187788802006-01-07T13:49:00.000-08:002006-01-07T21:42:27.280-08:00

The last show of the year, and Simon's in the studio by himself, because US Highway 101 at Confusion Hill is closed.So here's the music I played:Yello, Blender, BabyArticolo 31, Come una pietra scalciata, Masked and AnonymousPascal Parisot & Frédérique Dastrevigne, Tout va bien, Pop en duoLes Rita Mitsouko, Evasion, La femmeSigur Ròs, Takk, TakkSigur Ròs, Glösöli, TakkDzihan & Kamien, Airport,

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1135639546748149882005-12-26T15:14:00.000-08:002005-12-26T15:25:46.763-08:00

Happy Solstice!Jane Birkin & Mickey 3D, Je m'apelle Jane, Rendez-VousTosca, ? (cut #1)Katie Melua, 9 million bicyclesCurschellas, Hendrix & Stern, Cuch'i piova, Beatles per rumantschTosca, cuts 2 & 3 (while reading weather, etc.)MC Solaar, Bling bling, Mach 6Frigg, Mäenpään Heikin Valssi, OasisPatent Ochsner, Ave Verum Corpus, Fischer Hoven Droven, Malört, HippaElement of Crime, Im Himmel ist

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1134701308151566092005-12-15T18:46:00.000-08:002005-12-15T18:48:28.163-08:00

MC Solaar, La musique adoucit les moeurs, Qui seme le vent recolte le tempoSpaccanapoli, O'mareAmadou et Mariam, Camions Sauvages, Dimanche à BamakoNeffa, Mistiche VibreCantoma, MerisiElement of Crime, Die letzte UBahn geht später,Patent Ochsner, FrüecherRenaud, Le père noël noirUlla Meineke, Ein Schritt vorwärts, zwei zurückTosca, Out of olivesBel Canto, Le temps dégagé

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1134001424515438282005-12-07T16:16:00.000-08:002005-12-07T20:17:14.233-08:00

Hey, thanks for checking out this post. I tried to put as many useful links to artists as possible, because listeners keep asking where they could find the recordings. Hope this helps!Format is Artist, Song/Title, AlbumJolly and the Flytrap, Vulcano Beat, Electric PolkaCulcha Candela, Una Serenata, Next GenerationFrigg, Daavid Ja Minä, OasisModena City Ramblers, L'unica superstite, Appunti

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1133991008387541712005-12-07T13:18:00.000-08:002005-12-07T13:41:34.296-08:00

Yonderboi, Ohne Chanteuse, album Shallow and ProfoundFrigg, Jokijenkka, album "Oasis"Zucchero, Ho Vista Nina Volare, album Faber: Amico FragileCulcha Candela, Who got the key?, album Next GenerationMax Lässer, Siyakhala, album BafoVäsen, Calles Vals, albut Live in JapanLuca Diriso, Calma e sangue freddo, album Gran Premio della Musica ItalianaPatent Ochsner, Schlächtä Verlüürer, album Liebi, Tod

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1132799544106544482005-11-23T18:21:00.000-08:002005-11-23T19:25:36.573-08:00

Amadou et Mariam, Sénégal Fast Food, Dimanche à BamakoJovanotti, La Valigia, Buon SangueLa Rotta, Harfenflocken, Marco Polo's RückkehrMax Lässer, Voralpeglüe, Steilüten, from the album UeberlandElement of Crime, Wenn der Winter kommt, Mittelpunkt der WeltVäsen, Flippen (The Flip), Live in JapanMarco Zappa, i dat sulegl (here comes the sun) Lains Fabular (ils Beatles per Rumantsch)Tryo, Monsieur

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1132718443440320662005-11-22T19:55:00.000-08:002005-11-22T20:00:43.456-08:00

I just recently discovered the album by Amadou and Mariam, produced by Manu Chao, and I like it. Very much. For several years I've paid attention to Manu Chao's music, and now here's this album. It's not strictly European, but much of it was recorded in Paris, and it's just so beautiful I have to tell you about it.Read an interview with Manu Chaou on the website of Radio France International here.

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1132517934392523202005-11-20T11:59:00.000-08:002005-11-20T18:34:16.573-08:00

The latest installment Radio Sweden's monthly program J and J Lifestyle with Judi Milar and Juan Navas has a recipe for chocolate cookies. Sounds good and pretty easy to make.

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1132188463962173712005-11-16T16:35:00.000-08:002005-11-16T16:48:59.473-08:00

Today we didn't play that much music, it's still pledge drive time at KMUD, but these are the pieces we did play:Modena City Ramblers La Guerra di Piero, album: Appunti PartigianiGemma Barra, Ainsi comme les hommes viventGino Paoli, La canzone dell amore perduto, album: Faber- Amico FragileHoven Droven, Syen - Psychic, album: HippaMax Lässer, several cuts from the album UeberlandJovanotti Tanto,

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1132116287520998782005-11-15T20:37:00.000-08:002005-11-15T21:21:39.626-08:00

On Gemsstock near Andermatt at 3,000 metres above sea-level, a gigantic piece of fleece protects the ski ramp, which consists of ice and perpetuated snow. ETH glaciologists measure the loss of thickness (Picture: Andermatt Gotthard Sportbahnen AG).The article accompanying this picture is from August 18, 2005. Since then, the fleece has been removed and preliminary success was declared. It's

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1131848609327543742005-11-12T18:21:00.000-08:002005-11-12T18:30:04.956-08:00

Nuntii Latini - News in Latin - is a weekly review of world news in Classical Latin, the only international broadcast of its kind in the world, produced by YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company. http://www.yleradio1.fi/nuntii/There's also an RSS feed available for this site, and you can listen to the news with RealAudio.

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1131591530820154852005-11-09T18:53:00.000-08:002005-11-10T14:36:11.376-08:00

We had a good time on the show today, thanks to all the callers who showed their support of KMUD, thanks to the folks who called with more information about the British fox hunting tradition, congratulations to Andy for picking up the EuroBureau T-shirt. JJ brought his chicken hat and the other fun stuff. We had lots of laughs, and one listener called and pledged some money because of that. Great

Simonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13996084.post-1131230673221728632005-11-05T14:39:00.000-08:002005-11-05T15:03:17.686-08:00

From the November 5, 2005 edition of the Basler Zeitung, Basel, Switzerland

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