Rock'n Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Punk. All mixed up!
Ben Friday, das ist Akustischer Folk-Punk, nur mit der Gitarre.
Ab und an vielleicht auch mit einem Kontrabass.
Trotzdem immer auf der Suche nach dem perfekten Country-Song geht's um weltbewegende Themen: Mord und Totschlag, die verkommene Gesellschaft, die Liebe zu Frauen, den Rock'n Roll und warum niemand Nazis mag.
Nachdem Ben jahrelang in diversen Bands an der Gitarre und an den Backingvocals zu sehen war, hat er Ende 2012 beschlossen, sich alleine auf die Bühne zu stellen, um seine Geschichten zu erzählen, wie er sie für richtig empfindet. Beeinflusst und inspiriert von Musikern wie zum Beispiel Chuck Ragen, Dave Hause und im Besonderen Johnny Cash ist er seitdem mit eigenen Songs unterwegs.
Donnerstag, 13. März 2014
Freitag, 7. März 2014
Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2014
HEUTE
Auf Initiative von Bundesfamilienministerin Kristina Schröder wurde 2011 die Extremismusklausel in Kraft gesetzt. Die neue Bundesregierung ist nun auf dem Papier von dieser Doktrin abgerückt. Welche Konsequenzen hat das für die politische Bildungsarbeit des demokratischen und antifaschistischen Spektrums?
Die abstruse Extremismustheorie stellt sehr vereinfacht die politische Realität als Hufeisen dar. Dieses besagt, dass es eine demokratische Mitte der Gesellschaft gäbe, die durch extremistische Ränder bedroht sei. Diese klare Aufteilung verharmlost Rassismus, Antisemitismus und andere Ungleichwertigkeitsideolog
Zudem werden linke Gesellschaftskritik und antifaschistischer Widerstand mit dem Denken und Handeln von Nazis gleichgesetzt. Dies stellt eine Verhöhnung für viele linke und/oder antifaschistische Gruppen oder Initiativen dar, die für eine befreite Gesellschaft einstehen. Es sind Faschisten, die zum Teil unter staatlicher Beobachtung und Bespitzelung seit 1990 über 200 Menschen ermordet haben. Und in Rostock-Lichtenhagen oder Mölln wurden Pogrome unter Beifall der bürgerlichen Mitte verübt.
Welche Auswirkungen hatte die Extremismusklausel in der bisherigen Praxis konkret? Ist mit der aktuellen Reform auch die Extremismustheorie erledigt, die links und rechts gleichsetzt? Oder wirkt sie in anderer Form weiter? Das diskutieren wir mit Dr. Salvador Oberhaus (Heinrich-Heine-Universitä
Mittwoch, 26. Februar 2014
Mittwoch, 19. Februar 2014
Coffeehouse Tour Blog
Please check out our TOUR BLOG that chronicles the adventures of representatives from the three GI
Coffee Houses,The Clearing Barrel, Coffee Strong and Under the Hood, as
they travel along the west coast sharing their story and seeking
support.
Saturday's event was great.
Before the tour stop event at the Culver City Peace Center in LA, we visited Arlington West Memorial at the Santa Monica Pier, where volunteers from the Santa Monica Veteran's for Peace chapter have constructed the memorial every Sunday for the last ten years. This weekend being the ten year anniversary of the memorial, volunteers are keeping the memorial up through the weekend. No doubt it is pretty emotionally heavy work. We really appreciate the crew's diligence to reminding the
pier's visitors of the cost of war.Here is a film about the project.
LA traffic challenged us but we made it to the Peace Center just in time. The support of the stops sponsors, LA Veterans for Peace, March Forward! and ANSWER LA, made this stop a good success. After our presentation we had a lively discussion about current military developments, including Obama´s "Pivot to Asia," the increasing US military presence throughout Africa, and the building of a deep water naval base at Jeju Island, strongly resisted by the local population.
Mike Prysner provided us with a home stay in the historic Alexandria Hotel in downtown LA now turned into low income apartments. The Alexandria was built in 1905 and its iconic Palm Court ballroom
is a protected Los Angeles landmark. It also is known for being the
most haunted hotel in LA. Unfortunately we did not run into any of the ghosts
of two former Mafiosos, Larry and Gus, an angry young man in Charlie Chaplains old suite or a mysterious partially transparent woman in black wandering the halls around Rudolph Valentino´s chambers...
Saturday's event was great. Before the tour stop event at the Culver City Peace Center in LA, we visited Arlington West Memorial at the Santa Monica Pier, where volunteers from the Santa Monica Veteran's for Peace chapter have constructed the memorial every Sunday for the last ten years. This weekend being the ten year anniversary of the memorial, volunteers are keeping the memorial up through the weekend. No doubt it is pretty emotionally heavy work. We really appreciate the crew's diligence to reminding the
pier's visitors of the cost of war.Here is a film about the project.
LA traffic challenged us but we made it to the Peace Center just in time. The support of the stops sponsors, LA Veterans for Peace, March Forward! and ANSWER LA, made this stop a good success. After our presentation we had a lively discussion about current military developments, including Obama´s "Pivot to Asia," the increasing US military presence throughout Africa, and the building of a deep water naval base at Jeju Island, strongly resisted by the local population.
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| Picture Wikipedia (we didn't get to see the ballroom because it is sooooo protected that residents are not aloud to see it.) |
of two former Mafiosos, Larry and Gus, an angry young man in Charlie Chaplains old suite or a mysterious partially transparent woman in black wandering the halls around Rudolph Valentino´s chambers...
Mittwoch, 12. Februar 2014
Freitag, 7. Februar 2014
HEUTE/TODAY: Fr.7.2.14 21.00 MCN e.V. presents FRONT
"TANZ DEN PRADA MEINHOF!"
FRONT
machen Punk. Sperrig, kantig, schnörkellos - von den 80er Jahren
inspiriert, aber nicht darin zurückgeblieben. Alte Hörer fühlen sich an
ihre Jugend erinnert und wippen mit dem Fuß, Junge tanzen.
http://front-punk.de/
http://frontpunk.bandcamp.com/music
Donnerstag, 6. Februar 2014
Mittwoch, 29. Januar 2014
Samstag, 25. Januar 2014
Samstag, 18. Januar 2014
HEUTE ! MCN e.V. presents Wille Zur Macht
post-structuralist dreamscapes from Germany
https://www.facebook.com/ willezurmacht
EINTRITT wie immer FREI
https://www.facebook.com/
EINTRITT wie immer FREI
Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2014
HEUTE Do.16.1.14 Projekt I-ON
Nun ist es offiziell:
Die Präsentation der Beiträge und die Verleihung der Gewinner aus dem bereits abgeschlossenen Foto-Wettbewerb Project I-On findet am DO. 16.1. um 19:30 Uhr
The Clearing Barrel, Richard-Wagner-Straße 48 statt.
Wir haben dieses Jahr durchweg qualitativ hochwertige Fotos erhalten. Danke dafür!
Wir freuen uns jetzt schon auf einen schönen Abend in gemütlicher Atmosphäre.
Die Präsentation der Beiträge und die Verleihung der Gewinner aus dem bereits abgeschlossenen Foto-Wettbewerb Project I-On findet am DO. 16.1. um 19:30 Uhr
The Clearing Barrel, Richard-Wagner-Straße 48 statt.
Wir haben dieses Jahr durchweg qualitativ hochwertige Fotos erhalten. Danke dafür!
Wir freuen uns jetzt schon auf einen schönen Abend in gemütlicher Atmosphäre.
Freitag, 10. Januar 2014
Konzert MORGEN/Frühstück
Bis auf weiteres wird es im Moment kein Samstags-Frühstück geben -
For the time being there will be no saturday-breakfast
For the time being there will be no saturday-breakfast
MCN e.V.presents:
Freitag, 3. Januar 2014
Dienstag, 31. Dezember 2013
Mittwoch, 18. Dezember 2013
Military
Counseling Network e.V. The
Clearing Barrel Coffeehouse
Richard-Wagner-Str-48
67655 Kaiserslautern Germany
+49(0)151-56727550
Dear
Friends, December, 2013
The
only GI-coffeehouse outside of the U.S., The Clearing Barrel,
in
Kaiserslautern, Germany, needs your support.
A
representative from The Clearing Barrel has the opportunity to go on
a unique speaking tour in the U.S. between February and March, 2014,
visiting various anti-war and veteran organizations as well as church
and activists groups on the West Coast.
The
tour aims to create awareness concerning the work performed by
outreach centers and promote a network in support of these worthy
ventures.
The
Clearing Barrel, seat of the Military Counseling Network, is part of
the
GI
Rights Hotline. It is the only non-profit and non-governmental
organization overseas providing a place for U.S. military personnel,
veterans and their families to socialize, find support and receive
free, confidential and accurate information on U.S. military
regulations and practices.
The
Clearing Barrel’s representative will accompany the two
GI-coffeehouses located in the U.S. on this tour: Under The Hood
at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, and
Coffee
Strong at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Lakewood, Washington.
In
order to enable a speaker from The Clearing Barrel - Military
Counseling Network - in Germany to take part in this important tour,
we are asking for your donations*. We are aiming to collect
approximately $ 2000. for travel expenses.
Please
help us with your contributions to make it possible for us to be part
of this tour.
Sincerely,
Meike and Chris Capps-Schubert
In
Germany Or
in the US
to:
Donations
can go to : Military Counseling Network Center
on Conscience & War*
intended
use: Speaking Tour
1830 Connecticut Ave. NW
Account
NR.: 6019886400 Washington,
DC 20009-5706
Bank
Code:
43060967 intended use:
IBAN:
DE21430609676019886400 GI-Café-Germany
BIC/SWIFT
Code: GENODEM1GLS Speaking Tour
*Donations
to the Military Counseling Network e.V. are tax deductible within
Germany.
*The
Center on Conscience & War is a non-profit organization
recognized under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. As such,
donations to the Center are tax deductible to the extent of the law.
Via
PayPal to: gi-cafe-germany@gmx.net
Freitag, 13. Dezember 2013
13.12. MOONSCAPE 14.12 JAZZ
I got one new case of very good special belgian beer
from a micro brewery
- Tumulus Nera 8% dark, based on wheat malt, a triple wheat stout
- Tumulus Aura 5,5% a blond -
-Tumulus Magna 9% is a strong wheat beer inspired by the German “Weizen” wheat beers, but with that something extra.
- Tumulus Nera 8% dark, based on wheat malt, a triple wheat stout
- Tumulus Aura 5,5% a blond -
-Tumulus Magna 9% is a strong wheat beer inspired by the German “Weizen” wheat beers, but with that something extra.
And Today
20:00
It has always been one of mankind's
boldest dreams to explore outer space. With the rise of space
exploration in the 1960s, the unfathomable became reality. While several
moon landings took place, no one was ever to return. How do I know
this, you might ask? Well, fine sir, I proudly call it my homeland. In
fact, we used ingenious little baby-giraffe robots posing as Neil
Armstrong and the like to deceive the public. But rest assured, we took
good care of them. That lifeless, stubborn rock high up in the sky you
see every day is actually the home to a thriving music scene. Wandering
through the streets of Serenity City means being surrounded by gentle
sound waves coming from every corner. Music is our lifeblood, literally.
Now we'd like to share. Through use of the human Internet we discovered
a great deal of your music, so it's only fair that you get a slice of
our cake.
We hereby present you moonscape - enjoy!
We hereby present you moonscape - enjoy!
Montag, 9. Dezember 2013
Samstag, 7. Dezember 2013
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