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Caravaggio is my favorite painter. Painting in the beginning of the era known as "Counter-reformation," Caravaggio is known for his realism, his use of light and shadow and the dynamic scenes he depicts in his pictures. He was definitely a contemporary artist, in the current sense of the word. Whereas his contemporaries were still painting angels and prophets in heaven in the Renaissance style, Caravaggio chose his models from the slums of Rome, and painted Biblical scenes in contemporary Rome. This struck a chord in the illiterate masses, whom the Catholic church were trying to "protect" from the influence of the Reformation coming from the Teutonic world. Not similar to contemporary artists of today, he was very popular among the masses. There was something very "modern" in Caravaggio's attitude and style, that I could feel and see in his paintings, and was not able to name. Yesterday, I started reading Michael Focault's review of Kant's sho...

"We sit here stranded, though we're all doin' our best to deny it." Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna "Forget your perfect offering, There is a crack, a crack in everything, That's how the light gets in. " Leonard Cohen - The Anthem "And nothing's forever not even five minutes When you're headed for the finish line" Lou Reed - Finish Line "Savaslar birbirine benzer, Kazanan olmaz, Kazandigini sanma, Kaybettiklerine bak biraz" "All wars are alike, There is no victor, Don't think you've won, On your losses should you ponder. " Bülent Ortacgil - Biraz Umut Ver "Ölümle yasami ayiran o cizgi, Siyahla beyazi ayiramaz ki" "That line separating death and life, Cannot separate black and white." Besiktas Supporters - Football Chant

We are living in the information age, where you can listen to any tune that catches your mind almost instantly. It is easy to forget, that this is the reality of the last 5-10 years. Go a hundred years back, the opportunity to listen to a great composition was almost once in a life time. I can only imagine, how deep the craving could have been, to listen to a timeless tune. I have a certain tune in my mind when I am writing these lines. I was fortunate enough to listen and watch Wagner's Isolde and Tristan live couple of weeks ago. That haunting melody, that goes nowhere, but makes you hope and long for it to go somewhere has been in my mind ever since. I cannot tell you how grateful I am, to be living in this information age. Inspired by a middle age tale of two lovers' tragedy, the libretto covers a wide range of human suffering, the pain of love, the pain of betrayal, pain of hopelessness, pain of longing. What struck me the most was the pain of King Marke, who was betrayed ...

Alban Berg - The romantic side of 12 Toners Oscar Wilde - The romantic social critic

The Rolling Stones review read "What is this shit?" after Dylan released a hard to understand and listen to album in 1970 titled "Self Portrait." After 2 successful -perhaps the most successful in Rock History- Trilogies he was bored of the attention and the meaning people were putting to his songs. The album was a joke more than anything. After what might be called his new millenium trilogy - Time Out Of Mind, Love and Theft, Modern Time- and a very "pop" Together Through Life, Dylan pulled another Self Portrait at us. His new album is called Christmas at Heart and features the voice of generations sing songs of generations, the Christmas songs. All the artists' royalties are going to World Food Programme, helping the organization that feeds hungry children around the globe. My personal favorite from the album is the first single, with this delightful video which has Dylan in a wig, dancing, drinking and singing:

My Bloody Valentine, the big guns of shoegazing are on tour after 15 years of hiatus. This is their performance from Fuji festival in Japan of their song To Here Knows When, from Tremolo EP, one of my favorites. They are on tour, however following the festival season they will be doing US gigs mainly. So unfortunately it is highly unlikely that I will loose my self among guitars listening to You Made Me Realize...

1. Music On the Streets, that is as good as Portishead: 2. 2 beautiful parks, and one waterfall: 3. Germans, Turks and tourists celebrating the Turkish win over Croatia on the streets the Turkish style: