#interview: 2018

[taminoamirfouad]

Why did you choose to call your album “Amir”? -- It was actually quite logical to choose a name that’s very close to me. Amir is just my second name. Also, it’s an Arabic word and means “prince”.

Basique, les sessions 2018

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[wetookanoath]

The Internet's Funniest Ghost Hunters Admit They'll Never Solve Anything

The "goofy lads" of 'BuzzFeed Unsolved' reveal what true crime and supernatrual fans have in common.

The Internet's Funniest Ghost Hunters Aren't Going to Solve Anything

You can define BuzzFeed Unsolved in one viral meme: “Hey there demons,” says Shane Madej, a tall, millennial male with boy next door looks in the basement of a haunted Kentucky bar. “It’s me, ya boy.”

The scene, which has become a widely-shared GIF on Tumblr and Twitter, comes from the Season 2 premiere of BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural. Hosted by Madej and Ryan Bergara, the series bucks the spooky tropes of most paranormal and true crime shows on basic cable, which so often go hard in serious speculation, high-tech gadgets, and professional expertise.

Instead, there’s jokes, friendship, and an array of tools like a bouncy ball, a “Spirit Box,” and, in one episode, a Ouija board (yes really). But the real magic of BuzzFeed’s hit show is its power to appeal to believers and skeptics alike, who come together to laugh with, or at, the pair of charismatic Angelenos. Humor is the real secret weapon against the unknown and it makes for one of the most popular shows of its kind on the internet.

“I don’t think we would have amassed the fanbase we have if people couldn’t relate to us,” Bergara tells Inverse. “People place themselves by relating to either one of us. Neither of us claim to be experts.”

“I’ll give you this exclusive,” Madej interjects over the phone. “We’re never going to solve anything.”

Via Ryan’s twitter on July 28th, 2018:

[danneels-ackles]

Fox 7 Austin Interviews Danneel and Jensen x

[briebellanetwork]

I love being in that ring. It’s so much fun to tell a story and have the crowd react to it. There’s so much creativity in wrestling. It’s fun to have a blank canvas and just create. I really miss being in front of the crowd and letting them in. In WWE the fans are what makes the stories come alive, they have so much energy.

Brie Bella (What is your favorite part about wrestling?)

[taminoamirfouad]

TP: You play some of your songs with your band and some by yourself. How is it in the studio, are you doing everything by yourself?

Tamino: I play almost everything myself, but my drummer plays the drums. However, we also have drums that are programmed on the computer. We have a bassist, but I also play some of the baselines myself. So, most of the time, I'm actually alone in the studio with my producer.

-- Yannick Philippe, The Postie, August 7, 2018 (x)

[taminoamirfouad]

Tamino playing the oud on Ultimas 2018 (x)

[taminoamirfouad]

Tamino interviewed for Ultimas 2018 (x)

[taminoamirfouad]

There are definitely themes that feature throughout the whole album. A very important one is: the conflict between blinding romance and dissipating nihilism.  On one side, there is life-fulfilling romance that makes you float -- so high that you can also fall very deeply. There is this feeling of love that is central, making everything beautiful and anything but love, void. It consumes you. On the contrary, one also deals with overwhelming emptiness and apathy that ground you so profoundly that nothing seems to have sense. Your life is nothing more than a coincidental event that ceases at any given moment, which means that this all is insignificant. Sometimes you can't cope with the impermanence of things. Therefore, you close yourself off from everything that you value. Some songs are more on the romantic side, others more on the apathetic side. In my own life I can look at the world and at life in both ways depending on my state of being. This is reflected in the songs on this album. I also explore how this conflict creates an imbalance. A lot of the album is about finding that balance as well. (...) Even though it might seem like a mature album for a 21-year-old, the themes are in my opinion very relatable to how a lot of people my age feel.

Tamino, Afterlife Magazine, September 2018 (x)