{"id":1580,"date":"2021-04-14T06:10:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/march-2012-page-3-of-3-uberlin\/"},"modified":"2021-04-14T06:10:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:10:02","slug":"march-2012-page-3-of-3-uberlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/march-2012-page-3-of-3-uberlin\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2012 &#8211; Page 3 of 3 &#8211; \u00fcberlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2012-03-06T13:58:09+0000\">March 6, 2012<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/winter-is-over\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Winter is Over<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">Zo\u00eb Noble<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Winter is Over\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7068\/6812772188_b7cdc3969a_o.jpg\" title=\"Winter is Over\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-3999 defualt\" post_id=\"3999\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"\/\/web.archive.orghttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/winter-is-over\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\"> \t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/winter-is-over\/\">Tweet<\/a>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/photos\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photos<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/street-art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Street Art<\/a><\/div>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/winter-is-over\/#comments\">3 comments<\/a>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2012-03-05T09:43:00+0000\">March 5, 2012<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/feeling-gloomy-bowie-special\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"\/>It&#8217;s been over a week since <strong>Feeling Gloomy \u2665 Bowie<\/strong>, so we&#8217;ve just about recovered. The London-import indie disco celebrated the ultimate Berlin expat with Bowie tunes aplenty, professional facepainting (I went with the Ziggy Stardust) and the drinking of beers and virgin&#8217;s tears*. You can see all of Zo\u00eb&#8217;s amazing photos in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/feelinggloomyberlin\/384281371599824\/\">Feeling Gloomy Berlin Facebook group<\/a>, but they&#8217;re so good that we couldn&#8217;t help sharing some here. If you&#8217;re sore you missed out, FGB are doing another of their sehr fun Bowie Walking Tours this Saturday- see their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/feelinggloomyberlin\/384281371599824\/\">Facebook group<\/a> for deets. <\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special 1\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7206\/6807145186_4310ef84c8_o.jpg\" title=\"Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special 1\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special 2\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7054\/6807146724_295a320953_o.jpg\" title=\"Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special 2\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special 3\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7187\/6953262415_6cbece84f1_o.jpg\" title=\"Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special 3\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special 4\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7057\/6953263869_c18eb627fe_o.jpg\" title=\"Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special 4\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special 5\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7061\/6953265035_9fd4a62002_o.jpg\" title=\"Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special 5\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special 6\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7181\/6953267081_cc50052d8f_o.jpg\" title=\"Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special 6\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"\/><\/p>\n<p> *No, not really.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-3973 defualt\" post_id=\"3973\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"\/\/web.archive.orghttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/feeling-gloomy-bowie-special\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\"> \t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/feeling-gloomy-bowie-special\/\">Tweet<\/a>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/david-bowie\/\" rel=\"tag\">David Bowie<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/feeling-gloomy-berlin\/\" rel=\"tag\">Feeling Gloomy Berlin<\/a><\/div>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/feeling-gloomy-bowie-special\/#comments\">1 comment<\/a>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2012-03-05T08:01:39+0000\">March 5, 2012<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/metal-montag-norma-jean-the-chariot\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Metal Montag: Norma Jean, The Chariot<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Norma Jean The Chariot\" src=\"http:\/\/www.goodfightmusic.com\/images\/chariot_norma.jpg\" alt=\"Norma Jean The Chariot\" width=\"650\" height=\"327\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tenuous Berlin link here, but it&#8217;s my birthday and I&#8217;ll post metal if I want to! OK, so the big day&#8217;s not until Sunday, but that&#8217;s also when the gods(?) of Christian metalcore, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventim.de\/norma-jean-the-chariot-stray-from-the-path-admirals-arms-tickets-berlin.html?affiliate=EVE&amp;doc=artistPages\/tickets&amp;fun=artist&amp;action=tickets&amp;key=670089$1767029\"><strong>Norma Jean<\/strong> and <strong>The Chariot<\/strong><\/a>, roll into town. If a lot of what I&#8217;ve just said intrigues yet confuses you, scroll down to read a blog post I wrote when I first discovered the oft-overlooked subgenre that no one really calls &#8220;white metal&#8221;. And if you want a taste of metal&#8217;s most self-righteous (and therefore, best) niche, listen to this <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/mostlikelyto\/playlist\/2rErqNGes9yStKjAAOL41d\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/mostlikelyto\/playlist\/2rErqNGes9yStKjAAOL41d', 'Spotify playlist');\" title=\"Storm the Gates of Hell on Spotify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify playlist<\/a> and check out the following: Norma Jean&#8217;s Sledgehammer nightmare of a video for &#8220;Deathbed Athiest&#8221; and The Chariot&#8217;s &#8220;Then Came to Kill&#8221; &#8211; a collaboration with, of all people, Paramore cutie pie Hayley Williams.<\/p>\n<p>\u2020 m\/ \u2020<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pywj3rLVuWY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"471\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sI8uQfks__g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Highway to Heaven<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Life was tough as a teenage Christian metal fan. That is, a Christian who was also a fan of metal, not a fan of Christian metal &#8211; although they must&#8217;ve had it really hard, as the scene at the time pretty much consisted of <a href=\"http:\/\/maxgrace.files.wordpress.com\/2007\/08\/stryper.jpg\">Stryper<\/a>, four gay ponies in spandex wasp outfits.<\/p>\n<p>Not that I cared what anyone else thought of me (anyone who&#8217;s seen my photo album can attest to that), especially not small-minded middle-class baptists. They could tut-tut all they liked at my Sunday best &#8211; Faith No More and Pantera t-shirts (a favourite all-over print featured both the words &#8220;Cowboys from Hell&#8221; and, tucked away on the side, subversive messages like &#8220;Sex&#8221;). But, like every good metal fan, I just loved to be hated.<\/p>\n<p>But I did worry about what God thought. Say, when I settled down to pray, having spent the last hour screaming along to Nine Inch Nails: &#8220;God is dead \/and no-one cares \/if there is a Hell \/I&#8217;ll see you there&#8221;. I used to wonder, if this really is the devil&#8217;s music, and I have to give it up for Him, well&#8230; what if I can&#8217;t? And so I&#8217;ve spent half my life convinced that I&#8217;m going to Hell, and not reveling in it the way a Slayer fan should.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s metal fans needn&#8217;t worry &#8211; they can have their crucifix-shaped cake and eat it (although they should worry about indulging in such sacrilegious foodstuffs). Some of the best bands are God-botherers &#8211; Underoath, As I Lay Dying, Norma Jean &#8211; and they&#8217;re as aggressive and uncompromising as the Satanists. In a scene still dominated by people who aren&#8217;t keen on organised religion, being badge-wearing born-agains is the ultimate rebellion. A niche within a niche that defies all expectations, and guarantees that even your fellow Kerrang! readers will hate you? A metaller&#8217;s dream.<\/p>\n<p>Texan metalcore outfit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/ohsleeper\">Oh, Sleeper<\/a> are leading the charge. Their debut &#8220;When I Am God&#8221; became my new favourite album long before I learned of its spritual undertones. (This might sound stoopid, given its title, but the use of religious imagery in metal is usually blasphemous.) The sing\/scream style of Micah (good biblical name) Kinard gives voice to an inner turmoil, a spiritual struggle within, and makes the fairly hymn-book lyrics sound totally badass: &#8220;So when Hell is at the gates \/who will stand and meet the waves \/and take the fight to their graves \/to end the dark campaign?&#8221; They&#8217;re clever too &#8211; just check out Kinard&#8217;s explanation of the broken pentagram symbol that adorns the cover of their new concept album &#8220;Son of the Morning&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bW4EGwqMBQ0&amp;feature=related\">here.<\/a> Smart.<\/p>\n<p>Not so smart is Brian &#8220;Head&#8221; Welch. He dropped out of nu metal goons Korn to do a whole shitload of crystal meth, and then dropped the drugs for God. His music is a straight splicing of his former band with Marilyn Manson, his lyrics the worst kind of &#8220;walk in my shoes&#8221; testimonial, and his only real gift to the world is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kf5WYigZHME&amp;feature=related\">this unintentionally hilarious interview<\/a> (taster: &#8220;So in my head I was like, &#8216;OK, I&#8217;m going to accept Christ in front of everybody right now and I&#8217;m gonna go home and snort drugs until I don&#8217;t wanna do &#8217;em anymore&#8217;&#8230; &#8220;)<\/p>\n<p>Both Welch and Oh, Sleeper headlined Tomfest 2009, the only festival I seriously considered this year. But I only found out about it the day before it started, and flights to Washington state, US, were on the pricey side. The line-up featured over 130 of the brightest and best underground metal acts (plus &#8220;Head&#8221;), and they were all Christians. No doubt it would&#8217;ve been hard to get a drink and I would&#8217;ve had to take my own laughing gas, but even so, I&#8217;m sure it would&#8217;ve kicked Ozzfest and the Warped tours asses (but without using the a-word).<\/p>\n<p>So does that mean you can now worship both God and heavy metal? Hell yeah!<br \/> \u2020 m\/ \u2020<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-3128 defualt\" post_id=\"3128\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"\/\/web.archive.orghttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/metal-montag-norma-jean-the-chariot\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\"> \t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/metal-montag-norma-jean-the-chariot\/\">Tweet<\/a>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/metal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Metal<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/music-montag\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Montag<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/norma-jean\/\" rel=\"tag\">Norma Jean<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/the-chariot\/\" rel=\"tag\">The Chariot<\/a><\/div>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/metal-montag-norma-jean-the-chariot\/#comments\">2 comments<\/a>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2012-03-04T15:30:39+0000\">March 4, 2012<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/fuchsbau\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fuchsbau<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"\/>By night, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/derfuchsbau\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/derfuchsbau', 'Fuchsbau');\" title=\"Fuchsbau on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fuchsbau<\/a> (literally, &#8220;foxhole&#8221;) on Planufer is the smokiest <em>raucherbar<\/em> I&#8217;ve never seen. But on the weekend it becomes one of our favourite brunch spots in Graefekiez, thanks to its soft-boiled eggs on toast with chives, salsa and two types of mustard. I don&#8217;t know if they consider it their signature dish, but it&#8217;s so good that our Irish friends know der Fuchsbau only by their name for it: The Egg. They also have DJs and live music, if you&#8217;re into that kind of thing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Fuchsbau 1\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7053\/6806232962_3ab3e75f45_o.jpg\" alt=\"Fuchsbau 1\" width=\"650\" height=\"736\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-3954 defualt\" post_id=\"3954\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"\/\/web.archive.orghttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/fuchsbau\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\"> \t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/fuchsbau\/\">Tweet<\/a>  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/places\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Places<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/brunch\/\" rel=\"tag\">Brunch<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/food-drink\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food &amp; Drink<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/graefekiez\/\" rel=\"tag\">Graefekiez<\/a><\/div>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/fuchsbau\/#comments\">3 comments<\/a>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"pageNav\">\n<div class=\"prev\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"next\"><a href=\"\/2012\/03\/page\/2\/\">&raquo;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 6, 2012 Winter is Over by Zo\u00eb Noble Tweet Category: Photos Tags: Art : Street Art 3 comments March 5, 2012 Feeling Gloomy Bowie Special by James Glazebrook It&#8217;s been over a week since Feeling Gloomy \u2665 Bowie, so we&#8217;ve just about recovered. 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