I could not become a great fan of Dark Tranquility but as far as I can observe, it has a good following in Turkey. Güneş tells me to listen to their earlier albums. I will do that eventually. However, I still attend their concert tonight… The concert Facebook page here.
Another legendary band, Blind Guardian, stops by Istanbul tonight. Their concert begins in an hour… 2011-05-04 Istanbul Refresh the Venue Turkey Add Address: 100. Yıl Oto San. Sitesi, G-52 Çömlekçi Sok. 30 Maslak. Related post.
Johnny got his gun (1971) Joe, a young American soldier, is hit by a mortar shell on the last day of World War I. He lies in a hospital bed in a fate worse than death — a quadruple amputee who has lost his arms… See full summary » and a cinema roundup: A Son?s … Read more
I have recently been invited as a guest to a student show in our faculty radio: Radyo Vesaire.It is a web-based radio, experimental in its first semester of its launch. I liked the experience and since I have been fantasizing about a heavy metal show for a while, I could not resist any more. My … Read more
This is the Children of Bodom concert as the band is the headliner. However, the guest group Ensiferum is one of my best recent discoveries. Only with Ensiferum I drive fast unconsciously (!) (I had reached 140 km/hour). Maçka Küçükçiftlik Park Kadırgalar Yokuşu No.5 Küçükçiftlik Parkı Maçka, İstanbul Türkiye Show in the map More … Read more
official site here facebook event page here. Metalheads are more than happy with the Sonisphere lineup. But the problem is the festival area. Although it is re-designed and enlarged, this doesn’t look like a suitable area for the festival. It is too small, I don’t know why this place was chosen. Küçükçiftlik Park is a … Read more
I have seen the Turkish movie, Kaybedenler Kulübü [the losers’ club], last night. Script, cinematography and soundtrack listing are all good. What else I should expect from a movie? It is definitely provocative with its use of obscene language and sexuality but a few phrases used by the film characters will probably penetrate into everyday … Read more
Our men’s Volleyball team has been relegated to the second league…News in Turkish here. Usual fan fight ensued… In older news: Schuster resigns as Beşiktaş coach from Hurriyet Dailynews by ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News Bernd Schuster has resigned from his post as Beşiktaş coach with immediate effect, the Spor Toto Super League club?s spokesman … Read more
Another band from my initial years at a metalhead comes to town tonight. In fact, in 2 hours the concert starts. I am under the spell of a heavy flue but still I will make it. I cannot miss this punkothrash band… “Dirty Rotten Imbeciles (also known as D.R.I.) are a United States hardcore punk/thrashcore/crossover … Read more
Letter From Turkey The View from the Stands Life among Istanbul?s soccer fanatics. by Elif Batuman Beşiktaş hosts Fenerbahçe in first İstanbul derby of year Today’s Zaman The Beşiktaş Black Eagles entertain the Fenerbahçe Yellow Canaries in their Spor Toto Super League week 22 match at the Fiyapı İnönü Stadium this evening in the … Read more
He is goner. After the miserable Dinamo Kiev loss, Bernd Schuster challenged Beşiktaş fans who asked him to resign. Of course he is not only factor in Beşiktaş’ downward slope as he is working under probably the worst president of Beşiktaş. Still, fans are increasingly anxious with the way he coaches the team. Now he … Read more
Prof. Nezih Erdoğan has been working on this project for a while. It has finally been launched here.It is not user friendly but it contains a treasure. and it is just the beginning… there will be more documents uploaded day by day… and a cinema roundup: A controversial new film — “Valley of the Wolves … Read more
update: and he is disappointed once again. like in the old days, Beşitakş played miserable and the result is a draw. Damn! After a relatively long time (since July, I think) I haven’t been to İnönü Stadium to watch a Beşiktaş game live. Now I am on my way, to meet friends to do our … Read more
Controversial film on Nursi gets İstanbul gala Today’s Zaman ?Hür Adam? (Free Man), a movie that recounts the life of Said-i Nursi, a Muslim scholar who lived in Turkey from 1876 to 1960, was screened in İstanbul on The modernist tradition in Turkish Islam and Said Nursi by ŞAHİN ALPAY Last week a film by … Read more