The German magazine Rock Hard wrote about Traitor, that the band “is playing the most persuading new-old-school-thrash, which I have heard since quite a long time”. Sounds like a perfect listen for a review, doesn’t it? The German band releases…

One of facts that underline that my March 2022 trip supporting the Pittsburgh Penguins had some organizational challenges is that I was in fact dealing with three different car rental companies. While I had a one-day rental with Budget in…
The Bergisch Coffee Table (Bergische Kaffeetafel) is a traditional meal, somewhere between a brunch and an afternoon tea. And: it is very local. You typically find it only in the Bergisches Land, the region Northeast of Cologne (named after the…
In June 2022, I had a night at the Premier Inn London Paddington Basin. The booking was quite short-noticed after I had to alter my trip plans. I aimed to look for a spot which is good to explore the…
While supporting the German ice hockey national team at the Ice Hockey World Championships 2022 in Helsinki, my wife and I had some time to explore the Finnish capital. One of the places we visited has been the Helsinki Design…
In the early 1990’s I visited Malta for the first time, going on a summer vacation with my parents. The Popeye Village was already a key tourist attraction at that time. For the 1980 movie starring Robin Williams as Popeye,…
This week, I had at least an easy time determining the leading track of my Songs of the Week. I listened to the demo of Look Up – and loved the new song by Systems in Blue. This week’s edition comes with…
Even though Jonny Houlihan and his songs rather frequently pop up in my country playlists, I had quite some trouble gathering bio information about him for this posting. His 2022 album Coffee and Jesus has been released on 1st July 2022.…