Read β Online
Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19
βMagicβ gloves let acclaimed Brazilian pianist play again
Eddie Van Halen, Virtuoso of the Rock Guitar, Dies at 65
Listened to β Music
Dirty Vegas – Days Go By (Official Video)
Van Halen – Why Can’t This Be Love
Listened to β Podcasts
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Watched β Films and Documentaries
Yohji Yamamoto: Rebel in black: documentary about the man who is singlehandedly responsible for the fact that everybody has been wearing black clothes (as a fashion statement and not to signal mourning) since the 80ies;
Black to Techno: “Black To Techno delves into the origins of the genre in Detroit, drawing parallels between the machine-like production lines of the cityβs manufacturing heritage and the roots of black music in drum patterns and percussive variation. It features contributions from pioneering spoken-word and hip-hop group The Last Poets and Detroit DJs Stacey Hotwaxx, DJ Minx and DJ Holographic. Exploring how the music found kindred spirit in the post-reunification Berlin of the early β90s, the film weaves together a multi-layered narrative, structured with a nod to public access television”;
I Was There When House Took Over the World: “Nile Rodgers, Marshall Jefferson and other pioneers tell the story of how disco’s death gave birth to a house takeover. Emerging from troubled 1970s Chicago, it became dance music’s most iconic sound”;
Watched β TV and Youtube
Buying An $18,000 House: Inside Americaβs Cheap Old Houses
School lies to unlearn in your twenties
Miscellaneous awesomeness
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