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I first heard these guys last spring downstairs at the Pesti Est Cafe.
When I heard them at Pesti Est, they were just plain too loud and I couldn’t really appreciate them. When I heard them last night, I was impressed with what a tight, polished sound they have developed in the past 9 […]

Last Saturday, after looking at Tamas Waliczky’s animations at Millenaris, I went to Godor Klub to hear Balaton Club - creation of Hungarian film score composer (Bela Tarr’s films), singer-songwriter, and writer Mihaly Vig.
I had never seen himperform - mostly because anytime they were playing before 2:00AM I was somewhere else.
Balaton Club is a […]

‘Sculptures’ Tamas Waliczky
A 20-year retrospective of Hungarian media-artistTamas Waliczky’s work opened this evening (Saturday) at Millenaris Park. It’s his first major exhibition in his home town, having left Budapest many years ago for the advantages of living and working in London, Paris, Tokyo and Berlin. Tamas is currently a professor in […]

Saw the documentary film ‘The Corporation’ last evening. I am sure there are some who call it left wing propaganda, and others who call it catastrophic. I found it uplifting and inspiring.
It truly shows the power of the individual to shape their world by how they think, and […]

Since first writing this, I’ve thought about both films some more and really, what I’ve written here is quite pathetic, and both films deserve a much deeper discussion.
Wim Wenders/Sam Shepherd ‘Don’t Come Knocking’ has a young man singing with a wonderful voice, and he has an equally vibrant actress playing his girlfriend. d […]

…I went to Kultiplex tonight. Gimmeshot had about 8 MCs on the program and I thought it would be a great way to get to know some of Budapest’s mikers. Besides, Senna - who fronts Kamu - was on the bill and I wanted to hear her in this version. […]

Very masculine, mostly cerebral, yet at times intensely visceral (thanks to the guitar, but also occassionally the voice) and sometimes downright boring, especially in the beginning.
That’s An Index of Metals in a nutshell. Composed by the late Fausto Romitelli, performed by Flemmish Ensemble Ictus, with Georges-Elie Octors […]

His guitar has inspired some of the most beautiful poetry I’ve written here in Hungary. Private Little Gold Mine is one poem from that collection.

I’ve also written about Zoltan Lantos here (do a search) and a link to an article I wrote about him is on my non-fiction links page. (01 November, 2004, 21 String Violin Opens …) Zoltan’s violin has inspired me to write some very unusual nature poetry.

So, in true anarchistic style, they had a party and invited everybody to come down to the Gödör Klub - which has its own political cross to bear- and find out what they are all about.

The Budapest (Őszi) Autumn Festival, dedicated to showcasing avante garde art, has already presold 25% or double the number of tickets than last year.
I haven’t yet gone through the program to choose the events I want to see, but my first cursory glance has zeroed in on a sitar concert at Trafo.
The […]

I saw Cinderella Man tonight and it exhausted me. I am sure it will also inspire me.
If you want to be motivated to do something tough, go see that movie and be prepared for an onslaught of tension. I was alternately clutching my gut and covering my eyes - and dying […]