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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Make an Effort
It's been a while since I've actually written something on this. lack of time, school/work getting in the way, just life as it is happening.
Another year has passed. And it has been a weird couple of months, positive and negative. And that's the one sentence that pretty much sums up my life as of late.
I haven't made my top 10 end of the year list like I do every year, I still might do it tho.
A record and band that would definetly be in there is 'THE EFFORT' with their latest effort (yes pun intended) 'Wartime Citizens'.
I met these dudes in the summer '09, having them over in my former shithouse that was apparently haunted, so said the band hahaha. I didn't see them play until august of that same summer at Ieperfest where they played most of their first LP 'Iconoclasm', which blew me away.
So now about 1,5 years later they're out with their second LP that carries on the political themed flag throughout the album. When I heard the demo/mini prior to the release I wasn't that stoked, but it turned out even better then I hoped.
They played halfway January in Belgium and invited them in my new home to stay the night and hung out with some of them together with Stephanie for the biggest part of the night strolling around Ghent.
I remember Tony saying during the show in between songs, "Some people consider us to be a way too political band...'. I believe there aren't enough political bands around and support how they stand their ground on the topics theysing about and would like to see changed in their country and the rest of the world.
Looking at my point of view, this past thursday my 'country', Belgium has been celebrating the fact that we are now officially world champions because we broke the worldrecord in forming a government (you should know that this is the 3rd year in a row they tried to form a government, and we yet again failed), which was 249 days by former champion Iraq.
I must say I liked the idea, an ironic message to our country's politicians but the way it turned out was more like going to the 10 day Ghent festival, people getting together and getting out of their mind wasted as fuck as if it was just one big joke, one big party.
First world problems.
If you only look at the state of the world today, we've got the whole of Northern Africa and the Middle East rising up against their government after Tunesia and Egypt were revolting for weeks causing the fall of their current government/dictatorships.
Now we have unarmed people dying in Libya, Bahrein, Yemen, Iran, Algeria... because they want Change
The number of casualties in Libya has risen to over 200 killed and 900 wounded. "Ninety percent of these gunshot wounds [were] mainly in the head, the neck, the chest, mainly in the heart" Benghazi doctor quote through BBC
This is just way beyond every way of rational thinking.
People are actually dying or even risking the fact that they might get shot because of the fact they want CHANGE, they want a government/leader that doesn't fill his pockets off of their suffering, they want what every human being wants, equal rights, healthcare, education for their children, a stable country, a job, a future.
This is exactly what the people of Belgium want although our problems are more of a luxury problem than the fight for basic human rights. And how do we 'revolt'? Joining a fucking herd that went beyond 10.000 in crowds and celebrating the fact we are world champions and getting shitfaced.
The risks the Belgian people faced to do this: paying a 60 euro fine if you were caught peeing in public and not using the proper facilities the city council had issued for the event.
yes you read that correct, the city council supported the event 100% (thinking off all the news coverage they would receive of course).
My sympathies and respect for the Arab people grow each day, yet so does my disgust for my own country(men).
who ever is even reading this if you're into hardcore punk, or even if you're not, check out this band and their latest record, if you don't like the music, al least read their lyrics.
Do yourself a favour, educate yourself, raise awareness, be a catalyst for change. Make an effort.
The Effort - Wartime Citizens lyrics
The Effort myspace
Going out to Marwann! hope to see you soon!
Another year has passed. And it has been a weird couple of months, positive and negative. And that's the one sentence that pretty much sums up my life as of late.
I haven't made my top 10 end of the year list like I do every year, I still might do it tho.
A record and band that would definetly be in there is 'THE EFFORT' with their latest effort (yes pun intended) 'Wartime Citizens'.
I met these dudes in the summer '09, having them over in my former shithouse that was apparently haunted, so said the band hahaha. I didn't see them play until august of that same summer at Ieperfest where they played most of their first LP 'Iconoclasm', which blew me away.
So now about 1,5 years later they're out with their second LP that carries on the political themed flag throughout the album. When I heard the demo/mini prior to the release I wasn't that stoked, but it turned out even better then I hoped.
They played halfway January in Belgium and invited them in my new home to stay the night and hung out with some of them together with Stephanie for the biggest part of the night strolling around Ghent.
I remember Tony saying during the show in between songs, "Some people consider us to be a way too political band...'. I believe there aren't enough political bands around and support how they stand their ground on the topics theysing about and would like to see changed in their country and the rest of the world.
Looking at my point of view, this past thursday my 'country', Belgium has been celebrating the fact that we are now officially world champions because we broke the worldrecord in forming a government (you should know that this is the 3rd year in a row they tried to form a government, and we yet again failed), which was 249 days by former champion Iraq.
I must say I liked the idea, an ironic message to our country's politicians but the way it turned out was more like going to the 10 day Ghent festival, people getting together and getting out of their mind wasted as fuck as if it was just one big joke, one big party.
First world problems.
If you only look at the state of the world today, we've got the whole of Northern Africa and the Middle East rising up against their government after Tunesia and Egypt were revolting for weeks causing the fall of their current government/dictatorships.
Now we have unarmed people dying in Libya, Bahrein, Yemen, Iran, Algeria... because they want Change
The number of casualties in Libya has risen to over 200 killed and 900 wounded. "Ninety percent of these gunshot wounds [were] mainly in the head, the neck, the chest, mainly in the heart" Benghazi doctor quote through BBC
This is just way beyond every way of rational thinking.
People are actually dying or even risking the fact that they might get shot because of the fact they want CHANGE, they want a government/leader that doesn't fill his pockets off of their suffering, they want what every human being wants, equal rights, healthcare, education for their children, a stable country, a job, a future.
This is exactly what the people of Belgium want although our problems are more of a luxury problem than the fight for basic human rights. And how do we 'revolt'? Joining a fucking herd that went beyond 10.000 in crowds and celebrating the fact we are world champions and getting shitfaced.
The risks the Belgian people faced to do this: paying a 60 euro fine if you were caught peeing in public and not using the proper facilities the city council had issued for the event.
yes you read that correct, the city council supported the event 100% (thinking off all the news coverage they would receive of course).
My sympathies and respect for the Arab people grow each day, yet so does my disgust for my own country(men).
who ever is even reading this if you're into hardcore punk, or even if you're not, check out this band and their latest record, if you don't like the music, al least read their lyrics.
Do yourself a favour, educate yourself, raise awareness, be a catalyst for change. Make an effort.
"Did you really think we wouldn’t grow bitter, when you force young students to pray at flags made in China? Are you proud? I’ve spoken of communities, and changing for you and me. I’ve asked people to be as strong as they can, and to lend a helping hand to your fellow man. But I’m still rotting on the inside and the outside all over, with not enough makeup that can even come close to cover, that our minds have been manipulated by the five largest corporations, and then sucked into the vacuum of their occupation."
The Effort - Wartime Citizens lyrics
The Effort myspace
Going out to Marwann! hope to see you soon!
Monday, February 14, 2011
IEPER WINTERFEST 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Monday, November 29, 2010
Yo so..
it's been one month since we left our shithouse and parted ways with my mates Jean and Micha.
Moved into a new house with 2 awesome vegans and 2 carnivore Portugese.. humans.
4 days after I left my shit and went to Barcelona.
following the heart since 1988
at the end of the day, she's really all that matters
Moved into a new house with 2 awesome vegans and 2 carnivore Portugese.. humans.
4 days after I left my shit and went to Barcelona.
following the heart since 1988
at the end of the day, she's really all that matters
Saturday, November 6, 2010
mow arises poli.
doing something I don't hate, with someone that doesn't annoy me, in a city that doesn't know me.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Dear Maxie.
Long since the day, i last saw your face
the distance between gets a little hard to bare sometimes
can't seem to keep my two feet on the ground
constantly wandering, these are the ties that bind
ink in the skin to remind, so defined
never healed and never out of mind
you are always by my side
maps drawn by hand to direct, so complex
lead the way when we're far apart
seas may divide, mountains block our view
so far out of sight, you are always in my thoughts
seas may divide, mountains block our view
you are always in my thought
and though we are so far apart, you are always here in my heart
i'm singing this song for you, you mean so much
you opened my eyes, opened my mind, you changed the world for me
i'm writing these words for you, you mean so much
you opened my eyes, opened my mind, you changed the world for me
singing this song, writing these words for you
i hope you'll hear, i hope you know
and as the sun it sets today, your star will always lead the way, anywhere
and though we're always far apart, you're present here in my heart, everywhere
perimeno posse kai posse na se do
sincerely yours.
cheers Nick
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
hence my self-loathing.
my buddy Fredo just hooked me up with the footage he shot at Ieperfest, this is one of the results, amazing
seeing this makes takes me back and makes all the bullshit worthwhile. I just wish I had more time to spend with friends you only get to see one's a year.
This years Ieper was really intense, most of worked about 20 hours per day for about a week straight and who knows how much more weeks before and after. It's been the third year we've been working with the same steady crew and it has grown on us. We have our differences but we know who's capable for what job and who is the right dude for the other.
I love working for Ieper because to put it in a simple way, we're never content with what we do each year. Whatever flaw we find has to be gone by the next and so on and on. We strive to get the job done as good as we can and give it a full 100%.
some will never know.
(especially the douchebags who trash the campingsite year after year)
but, you choose you lose.
I had my first re-examination 2 days after the fest, considering I hadn't had a decent sleep in weeks and working at the restaurant again I failed all 5 of them, which kinda blows but since I can take 'em up in my second year it's all fine and fucking dandy.
so the past few weeks have been a mental rollercoaster ride, with some highs and some remarkable lows.
Yesterday I had learned through the newspaper and some calls to friends that 3 guys I used to be in high school with crashed their car into a fucking tree, killing them all on impact. I knew JP who was driving the car pretty well, he used to sing and play guitar in one of the first little bands I went to see and of whom I bought my first demo.
"Never thought or wondered why,
bad people live, good people die.
Some will go and others stay,
it’s all fucked up in any way. "
a piece of his lyrics. shit.
it's tearing me up whether I should be sad or angry, knowing JP was most likely under the influence of various substances doing about 130 kph.
he left behind his girl and 2 kids.
fuck this.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
The simple way out of all the little brick dead ends we scratch our nails against.
The following were taken in Norway, July fifth till July thirteenth.
Spiritual make or break, peace of mind, quality time for the mind, thoughts and dreams.
Vegan hiking, packing over 10kg in food, huge nomz.
Best view when taking a dump.
Midnight sun, insomnia.
Listening to black metal in the land of black metal.
Stalked by cows, reindeers and mosquitos, oh how I hate thou.
Women with hair as white as snow, eyes as blue as the fjords, oh how I love thou.
I've started this journey for a reason, it's funny how enough reasoning can put an end to it.
random order.
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DestinedForAnything
"the self-love i can hide or reweld by the biblical saw of losing myself and finding myself."
Spiritual make or break, peace of mind, quality time for the mind, thoughts and dreams.
Vegan hiking, packing over 10kg in food, huge nomz.
Best view when taking a dump.
Midnight sun, insomnia.
Listening to black metal in the land of black metal.
Stalked by cows, reindeers and mosquitos, oh how I hate thou.
Women with hair as white as snow, eyes as blue as the fjords, oh how I love thou.
I've started this journey for a reason, it's funny how enough reasoning can put an end to it.
random order.
.jpg)
DestinedForAnything
"the self-love i can hide or reweld by the biblical saw of losing myself and finding myself."
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