Alt-J – An Awesome Wave ~ Me Myself And My Music

Friday, 15 January 2016Wednesday, 1 February 2017 / afortnightaway / Leave a comment

Hello, I am back again 🙂 Thank you for not letting me down and sticking to my blog. I really needed these weeks in order to focus on my upcoming exams. However, now I have more spare time to invest in blogging, writing and taking photographs – really looking forward to it. I wondered what this post should be about. And after giving it some thoughts, I realised that a new music review was due and why not presenting an album which I listened often while studying for my tests.
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The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas By John Boyne – A Book Review

Monday, 28 December 2015Monday, 28 December 2015 / afortnightaway / 3 Comments

Touching. Breathtaking. But also disturbing.

Date of publication: 5th January 2006
Language: English
Country of the author: Ireland
Plot set in: Berlin, 1942
My personal rating: 9/10

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Katatonia – Viva Emptiness ~ Me Myself And My Music

Sunday, 22 November 2015Thursday, 21 January 2016 / afortnightaway / 2 Comments

Imagine yourself in an environment where colours have been banned. The entire world is just monochrome – black, white and different shades of grey.
Imagine dark clouds at the sky and rain is pouring down on you.
Imagine you are walking on a deserted little path. You feel alone. You feel left out. Continue reading →

Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes ~ Me Myself And My Music

Friday, 13 November 2015Tuesday, 8 December 2015 / afortnightaway / 4 Comments

I have no idea how I stumbled upon this amazing band. It could be that I heard a song on television. However, I hope that I can awake in you, my dear readers, the same huge enthusiasm for this band like I have. I absolutely love this album. This indie-rock band from Canada, to be more precise, from Montreal, consists of four men and was formed in the year 2010.
By now, most of my reviews in this blog series were guitar dominant albums, this, on the contrary, is known for a heavy use of percussion. As a music lay person, I would say that percussions are drums, but please feel free to correct me 🙂

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club– B.R.M.C. ~ Me Myself And My Music

Saturday, 7 November 2015Tuesday, 10 November 2015 / afortnightaway / 3 Comments

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In the German language, we have the term “Verpackungsopfer”. If one translated this term word for word into English, it would be something like “packing victim”. This means that if you are a so-called packing victim, you will buy stuff only based on the nice and appealing wrapping. And unfortunately, I am one… I saw this album in our schools media library and was immediately attracted by the album cover. A monochrome photograph of three “bad boys” in leather jackets – this just screamed for independent rock, punk, grunge and alternative rock. But little did I know, when I borrowed this CD, that this band will become one of my absolute favourite ones. Continue reading →