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25th Airguitar WC 2022: France the big winner

2022-08-272022-08-28 Klaudia Weber 25th Air Guitar World Championships, 25th Airguitar WC 2022, Air guitar, Airguitar, Airguitar Championships, Airguitar Event, Airguitar World Championships, Feature, Finland, Kirill Blumenkrants – Guitarantula, Lifestyle, Oulu, special

The 25th Air Guitar World Championships World Final took place in Oulu, Finland, on Friday 26th August in Oulu Rotuaari

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Drag Artist Mademoiselle Bijou: The jewel of the night life

2021-12-052021-12-07 GastmitarbeiterInnen / guest contributions androgyny, Bijou, Bohème Sauvage, Burlesque, Cologne, drag, drag artist, Drag Artist Mademoiselle Bijou, drag king, drag kings, drag queen, drag queens, Drag Race, dressed as girls, fashion, Freakademy, Freakademy Haunted Houses, Gallery, gender-bending, Germany, Interview, interviews, Köln, life style, Lifestyle, photo gallery, photos, special, vintage fashion, visual art, visual artist

Thanks to several popular TV- and streaming service shows, the genre of drag (“DRessed As Girls”) is so popular that

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Fantasy Basel 2021

2021-10-112021-10-11 Klaudia Weber 501stLegion, Artists, authors, Avengers, Batman, Cara Dune, Comic, Comic Con, Cosplay, Cosplayer, cosplayers, Darth Vader, Enie Cosplay, event, event photography, event photos, event report, Events, FaBa 2021, FaBa2021, fair, Fantasy, Fantasy Basel, Fantasy Basel 2021, Fantasy Con, Fantasy Convention, Fantasy-Film, festival report, films, Game of Thrones, Gamer, Games, Geeks, Ghostbusters, Harry Potter, Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Mandalorian, Marvel, Messe Basel, Messen, movies, music, Nicoles Art, Review, Schweizer Autoren, Sounce Cosplay, Spiderman, Star Wars, Stormtrooper, Superman, Swiss 501st Legion, Swiss Comic-Con, Switzerland, Wonder Woman

08.10.-10.10.2021 @ Messe Basel, Switzerland When you see Batman listening intently to the Dark Side of the Force, perhaps to

Editorial Specials

Fuck 2020: Stung by Shelob, saved by four-legged therapist

2021-02-06 Klaudia Weber antidepressant, anxiety relief, cat, cat purr, cat video, Covid-19, depression relief, editorial, fall asleep, insomnia remedy, Korpsepaint Kitten, Meditation, meditative sound, mental health, purring cat, relaxation, relaxing, relaxing sound, remedy, resident therapist, sleep inducing, snoring cat, soothing sound, special, therapy animal, therapy cat, Therapy?

Time to introduce a new feature here, named after a thought we all probably had: “Fuck 2020”. Probably no need

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Quo vadis, Jon Schaffer?

2021-01-122021-01-12 Timo Pässler attack on capitol, attack on democracy, capitol, Demons & Wizards, editorial, Iced Earth, Jon Schaffer, Washington

A very short time after writing this, I plug my iPhone into the radio in my car and press the

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RIP Alexi Laiho

2021-01-042021-01-05 Klaudia Weber Alexi Laiho, Children of Bodom, Finland, Finnish Band, Finnish Metal Band, Obituary, RIP Alexi Laiho

This is something I hate to write about – therefore I hardly ever do it and stick to social media

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“Great memories are worth the pain”: The Story Of 2 Rockumentaries

2020-12-072020-12-07 Klaudia Weber concert documentary, concert film, crowdfunding, documentary, Film, filmmaker, filmmaking, Finland, Finnish Band, Finnish Bands, Finnish Metal, Finnish Metal Band, Finnish Metal bands, Japan, Kimmo Kuusniemi, Korpiklaani, Lifestyle, live documentary, Live in Japan, Made in Russia, Metal documentary, Rockumentary, Russia, Siberia, special, special report, tour documentary, travel, travel documentary, Waltari

A very special year that has forced us to enjoy concerts and festivals via “second hand” digital means. Many people

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Buhurt knight Joona Hämäläinen: “You have to be a little bit loony”

2020-09-142020-09-14 GastmitarbeiterInnen / guest contributions armor, armour, Buhurt, Buhurt Sport, combat sport, Finland, Häme Medieval Festival, Hämeen keskiaikafestivaali, Historical Medieval Battles, HMB, IMCF, International Medieval Combat Federation, Interview, interviews, keskiaikafestivaali, knight, Lifestyle, MCSF, medieval armour, medieval combat sport, medieval weapons, Mittelalter, Mittelalter Waffen, Muurinmurtaja, Ritterduelle, special, sword, sword and shield, sword fight, swords, Tampere, Turniere, weapons

Whilst visiting the medieval festival in Hämeenlinna in Finland (full report here), I discovered a new and magnificent sport of

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Häme Medieval Festival: A feast for a timeless romantic

2020-09-082020-09-08 GastmitarbeiterInnen / guest contributions battle riding, battles, Buhurt, duels, festival, festival report, festival review, Festivalbericht, Festivalreview, fights, Finland, fire performance, fire show, Häme castle park, Häme Medieval Festival, Hämeen keskiaikafestivaali, Hämeenlinna, horse performance, horse show, keskiaikafestivaali, knights, live, Open Air Festival, open air performance, Review, Rohan Stables, summer festival, Taikatuli, tournament, Vikings

14-16 August 2020, Hämeenlinna, Finland Coming from Germany and having experienced themed high-end events at renowned Gothic castles throughout Europe,

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FAME: Heavy Metal as museum-material?

2020-08-032020-08-03 Klaudia Weber editorial, FAME, Feature, Finland, Finnish Metal, Finnish Metal bands, Finnish Metal Export, Finnish Music, Finnish Music Hall of Fame, Finnish Music Museum, Heavy Metal exhibition, Heavy Metal Museum, Helsinki, Lifestyle, Metal Export, Metal Export exhibition, Museum, Musiikkimuseo, special, travel

In Finland, where Metal is mainstream, you can indeed get surprised. For example during a visit to the National Museum

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