New review on Cairo360: Two Door Cinema Club - Beacon

They substituted 'crack' for 'ecstasy pill' and edited out my last sentence, which said something along the lines of 'remember kids, drugs are bad'. Still pretty proud of myself for getting a bunch of drug reference in a music review on a big Egyptian website though.

Read the full review here.

Pictures: Eid Al Adha

Eid Al Adha, a set on Flickr.

Some more pics of Tahrir

Some more pics of Tahrir, a set on Flickr.

Pictures taken Friday October 19th, 2012.

New review on Cairo360: The xx - Coexist

'Indie pop band, the xx, were the musical revelation of 2009 with their debut album xx. A foursome barely out of their teens, the Londoners arrived onto the music scene with a very grown-up sound that somehow managed to marry the characteristics of Joy Division and American crooner, Chris Isaak, into a new genre. 

In eleven songs, they built a unique sound that you couldn't quite put your finger on: slow beats dressed in austerity, accompanied by enigmatic lyrics and lone wondering guitars. With a Mercury music prize under their belt and almost every music critic at their feet, they started work on their sophomore album. '

New music review on Cairo360: Minus the Bear - Infinity Overhead

"American four-piece band, Minus the Bear, have been around for over a decade. Hailing from Seattle, Washington, the quartet has little to do with grunge, but craft their musical endeavours in sophisticated time signatures around guitar tapping and electronics.

Infinity Overhead is their fifth album, and the overall adage for it seems to be 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'. Don't be fooled by the first 20 seconds of album opener ‘Steel And Blood’: the opening riff might sound as if you've just put on a new Metallica album, but then a bright organ and vocalist Jake Snider's light voice kick in and the band takes you into the all familiar land of intelligent and slightly progressive rock."

Read the full review here. 

New book review for Cairo360: Damien Echols - Life After Death

Read the whole review here. 

Nieuwe column voor DeJaap en De Buitenlandredactie: 'Ha ha, de Holocaust. Dat is nooit gebeurd natuurlijk.'

Lees hier (of hier) de hele column. 

Merde!

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To this:

Egyptian cheese and an angry panda

"In this collection of commercials for Panda Cheese — a product of Egypt — people who say no to Panda Cheese learn that the decision comes with repercussions. Specifically, an asshole panda shows up and ruins their day."

Picture post (23): Trip to Fayoum and Tunis

Trip to Fayoum, a set on Flickr.

Went on a day trip to Fayoum and Tunis. Very nice (and quiet!) places, wonderful to be out of Cairo for the day!