Just finished watching Quo Vadis, Aida?. A heart-wrenching story: Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. A film, once again, reminding the complicity of international organizations … Read more
My all-time favorite metal band, Slayer, opened its archive to the public (!) SLAYER UNLEASHES “SLAYTANIC VERSES,” AN UNHOLY MUSEUM Slayer invites their fans to take the plunge into the abyss with the official launch of their new online museum, Slaytanic Verses. Unveil Slayer’s hidden world and explore their personal archives. There’s nothing quite like … Read more
00:01 Lars Ulrich faces criticism from bandmates and others 00:46 Ulrich regrets mistreating Newstead 01:30 Lars Ulrich’s strong influence on Metallica’s sound 02:17 Lars Ulrich’s controversial behavior has not been forgiven by some in the rock community. 03:01 Tension between Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich 03:42 Dave Mustaine refused to release 1982 demo due to … Read more
Hell yeah! 00:06 Women are making significant strides in the metal music scene. 03:28 Women pioneers in metal music 06:05 Metal women can growl, shout, and roar regardless of gender, focusing on technique. 08:57 Women in metal face challenges and discrimination 11:36 Metal scene is opening up for women musicians. 14:03 Women in metal are … Read more
The very first post archived here I came back to Istanbul for the fieldwork in 2004. Chris Kelty recommended blogging as a research tool. He set up the first blog at frazer.rice.edu, which does not exist now. I defended my thesis in 2009. However, I kept blogging. It has become a life-long project and a … Read more
I am not into Turkish serials that much, and some of Netflix’s Turkish products are terrible. However, I could not stop watching Kübra. A strong script- despite many loopholes and some bad acting- that merges AI anxieties with religious communitarian beliefs and social protest. I loved the second season more!
The video is age-restricted and only available on YouTube. I could not embed it here. Here is the video to watch I have seen it trending on TikTok and a restricted form can be found at Youtube. [Intro] Woo Yeah [Verse 1] The people, they won’t leave What is threatenin’ about divesting and wantin’ peace? The … Read more
Toxicity in Turkish football finally lead to a next level of crisis: Attack on a referee The attack was started by a club president. Let’s see what happens to him since he is well connected to ruling party circles. Halil Umut Meler, a Turkish football referee, was the victim of a shocking act of violence … Read more
During the pandemic, I started to follow TikTok. It was the first social media platform where I could not become a real content producer. However, it has become a good venue to follow so much stuff and popular trends I would miss otherwise. A few days ago, I thought, why not list what I have … Read more
I already use VEED to edit my videos from time to time but with the VideoGPT by VEED that is operated through Chat GPT. This was exactly what I was looking for and hopefully I will more videos to come:)
This guy in a Turkish Heavy metal blog prepared a hundred-page study. The title and introduction are misleading and nationalistic but the following pages are fantastic! Here is the link Italian power/progressive metal band TURBOANGEL is one of the bands that focus on Pergamon/Pergamum. The band’s 1999 EP “As Cold As Ice” opens with the … Read more
Since 13, I listen to heavy metal and its derivatives. I never had a close relationship with Turkish music. If I ever listened to it, it was a derivative of Anatolian rock genres. Regarding Anatolian rock, Erkin Koray is a pioneer, and I listened to him a lot. He recently passed away. I am quite … Read more
Music makes us happy. Millions of people can agree on that. But heavy metal? A genre that is often described as deafening and aggressive, how is can that make people happy? Are the headbanging, beer-drinking and blackclad metal fans even happier than other people? Surely, that can’t be.But psychologist Nico Rose argues the contrary. In … Read more
FIFA is corrupt, the West is quite hypocritical when it comes to financial matters, and there might also be prejudices against Arabs and Muslims, but in the last analysis, the World Cup that takes place in Qatar is blasphemy, and I refuse to follow all Tiktok influencers who are bought, and I refuse to follow … Read more
One of the major victims of the pandemic is the coffeehouses. I always found them as a place of refuge. I had spent so much time when I was younger when I was continuously depressive. That’s where I would lose some of the despair by playing cards or other games with my few close friends. … Read more