Almost two decades since Exit the Dragon (Geffen) and. Take Germany’s 2014 World Cup jersey for example, made by Adidas and costing the aforementioned whopping € 85,00. They are the Guardians of a Galaxy gone awry, where globalization is nothing more than a politically correct extension of colonialism: brown, black and yellow skinned majority still slaving and laboring away to supply a privileged white minority (and their increasingly non-white co-religionists) with luxury consumer goods and collectibles that these people are brainwashed into desiring. 24,215 people like this. Tortured or imaginative, these sexual puns (“sex sells” is a key marketing strategy of neoliberalism, at least in the Western world were the degree of one’s freedom is measured in one’s level of willingness to get naked) definitely paved the path for a stuffy transport company to make its way to hipster greatness. Although they draped their quest for stardom in a cloak of ironic detachment, it's quite clear the trio members expected that if they acted like stars, they would become stars. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. Forgot account? And readily answering Wowi’s call to reinvention towards more hipness in the face of chronic broke-assness is our beloved BVG, probably one of the most affordable mass transit systems of a capital city in the Western World, where a monthly pass will cost you less than 60 Euros, provided you don’t use it before 10 a.m. (which is a spot-on non-stipulation for late-sleeping, party-hard hipsters, the unemployed and “creatives” who make up a key part of the city’s demographic, and gentrified Berlin’s mythology for that matter). Read Full Biography. Klaus Wowereit, our former long-term mayor, to my knowledge the first openly homosexual leader of a Western capital — sans the narcissistic affectations, depraved exhibitionism and sexualized hedonism of many a member of his social group here in party-hardy Berlin — coined two phrases that have since gained legendary status: the rhetorical eloquence of his coming-out when being elected to office (“Ich bin schwul, und das ist gut so”, I’m gay, and that is ok, even rhymes in English), and his prophetic realization that Berlin is “arm aber sexy”, poor but sexy, successfully capturing the incapturable vibe of this grand and shabby city, apology and rallying cry rolled into on, and a call-to-arms not to bow one’s head in the face of despondency but to be proud of this idiosyncratic place steeped in Cold War history and post-reunification financial ruin. Urge Overkill, cтиль: Alternative Punk Создателями этой группы являются двое жителей одного из пригородов Чикаго: Нэш Като (Натан Катрууд) и Эдди «Кинг» Розер. Chicago alternative rockers of the '90s who distinguished themselves by adding wicked power pop hooks and the attitude of stylish, hip swingers. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. And the fact that a broke-ass city like Berlin, broke partly because of neoliberalism, and represented by its state-owned public transport authority, is on this day at the forefront of said celebration of systemic injustice, follows its own warped logic. Just a few hours ago I took a pre-dawn stroll towards Overkill in the mushy sleet to see how these self-disciplined Nerds of Neoliberalism with the falsest of priorities and most myopic of mental eyesights were holding up: the sun had still not come up and some of these Martyrs of Materialism were sitting on fold-out camping chairs, wrapped in thick sleeping bags, listening to music on ear pods and patiently burning down the that midnight oil, weary and wet but stoic, making me wonder if that kind of symmetry in life occurs where these members of the Order of the Phreaks — in keeping with the occasion — might actually be listening to the “Ist mir egal” ditty. Not Now. What's the matter with you? 4 more photos, Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Ever since having teamed up with the advertising firm Jung von Matt, the BVG is following Mr. Wowereit’s unofficial city slogan to a fault, with ad campaigns bordering on the hilarious, be it through their merchandise or Twitter feed. The pinnacle of a societal civilization where “having” not only trumps “being”, but goes to the absurdist of lengths to even further alienate oneself from who one is up to the point where who you are is solely defined by what you have and what you will readily do to have it, even if that means camping out in the cold and dark of night for something you don’t need. EVERY SINGLE SONG IS A CLASSIC. Not to mention having alienated its long-term core customer base, and former employees like myself. Urge Overkill signed to DGC Records in 1992, although they were still contracted to record another album for Touch & Go. Urge Overkill - Saturation (1993) in the Rock category for sale in Johannesburg (ID:498767118) Buy Urge Overkill - Saturation (1993) for R40.00. Masochistic consumers — especially the gentrifying elements of Berlin society who finally feel included into a city narrative that couldnt care less about them — might fall for this cheap trick of a public transport company diversifying its portfolio of selling mobility by hawking lifestyle, but true Berliners, especially the ones true to themselves — to quote Public Enemy — don’t believe the hype. The song enjoyed a second life when it appeared on the 1994 Pulp Fiction soundtrack, performed by rock band Urge Overkill. or. Nash Kato once sang, “only booze improves with age,” on all-time tearjerker “View of the Rain”, but as vocalists, he and King Roeser come off the rack perfectly intact… Not only a song befitting the situation, but the slogan of an entire social group of loveable degenerates I feel some kind of compassion for, as I — even though I have never camped out for a shoe, an iPhone or a Star Wars flick before — used to be kind of one of them. Log In. Yup, ’cause boy oh boy, what a shoe this is: black mesh and a white leather application, with the key design element being the signature swatch of our U-Bahn seat covers (enjoying similar cult status like the former carpet pattern at Portland International Airport, also featured on an Adidas shoe). Nike and Adidas men’s football jerseys currently sell at € 85,00 a pop, which is shockingly too much for a piece of mass-produced cloth made entirely of plastic, but far too little when factoring in the human toll of it all. And no one is forcing you to keep managing and expanding a sneaker store in an increasingly gentrified neighborhood where the only existential constant is the rise in rent: if you can’t do the time, then don’t do the crime. The show starts at 7:30PM sharp. “Rock & Roll Submarine finds them sounding like themselves, which is refreshing if only because no one else does. And I’ll be damned: even in their self-imposed waiting for a not-so mass-produced sneaker there seemed to be a meditative quality to this superficial idiocy, one that was totally at peace with the philosophical absurdity of a meaningless, human existence, their vacuousness almost dada-like. According to t-online.de, € 15,88 of those € 85,00 went to Adidas, € 13,59 to the German state in form of VAT, € 8,24 were used for the actual manufacturing (cloth, stitching, transport), € 5,10 went to the German football association DFB in licensing fees, € 2,25 were used for marketing and € 1,90 for distribution. abi) that poked fun at stereotypical clichés regarding passengers and BVG-employees alike and the madness that is a Berlin U-Bahn ride. Urge Overkill Merch. Featured Deal of the Week Digital Vouchers Covid Kits Weekend Specials. See more of Urge Overkill on Facebook. 24,829 people follow this. Urge Overkill is an American alternative rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States, consisting of Nathan Kaatrud, who took the stage name Nash Kato, and Eddie "King" Roeser. 129 Followers. September 28, 2018 King Roeser – New York City. The opening track of Urge Overkill’s fourth album, Sister Havana seems – on the surface – to be about a come on to a girl singer Nash Kato is infatuated with. Create New Account. Chicago. And last but not least, a gimmick so gimmicky and original it makes your creative collarbone tingle with excitement: the sneaker moonlights as a one year U-Bahn pass as it features an integrated ticket stitched into the tongue, hence the word “Jahresticket” written on the latter. Such is the success and range of this reinvented Berlin, which in reality is more of a renaissance than a reinvention, as this in-your-face attitude culturally typical for pre-gentrified Berlin has the indigenous BVG realizing the full marketing potential of the indigenous language of “Berliner Schnauze” (Berlin snout), the loveable Tourette-like and tough-love variety of speaking your mind, regardless of the other person’s sensibilities who you address on a first-name basis, employing the driest of humors to shamelessly humor your victim. Paint It Black: 7 Dark & Moody Kitchens to Enjoy All Year Long, 21 Web Discovery Questions to Ask Before a Site Redesign, How Our Designers Successfully Collaborate, The Most Valuable Hires of the Next Decade Will Be Designers, Developing for equality and building inclusive apps, Car-related logo designs from Apple’s Brooklyn event, Getting Started with CSS Media Queries for Responsive Design. No more nasty fumbling for your wallet and such. Which makes the whole affair pretty damn unconscionable. This Full Camp-Out, as such shindigs are apparently called, follows strict procedural guidelines, and the related post on Overkill’s blog outlining the logistics of waiting is reminiscent of the TSA security screening information page in its anal-retentiveness: no reservations possible, first come first serve, having to put one’s name on a sign-in sheet, random checks to see if the signee is actually present, and if not, you are off the list and lose your spot in line (only bathroom breaks qualify as reasons for non-attendance at check time). You've been down all day What happened to you To make you feel that way? THERE IS NOT A BAD SONG ON THIS RECORD. Urge Overkill’s first studio album in over 15 years! Unable to resolve this internal conflict, under Wowi’s (as he is affectionately known) hipster politics (and economics), Berlin has at least learned to party away its financial woes and dispensibility, using the lemons handed down by life to make not lemonade, but gin & tonics. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. These die-hard cohorts of adolescents and (wo)manchilds, absurdly waiting for the most godless of Godots, are the unsung heroes of capitalism’s most radical sect, the Neoliberals, staunchly defending it’s core tenets of a hierarchical world society strictly divided into haves and have-nots, and of bland consumerism and seething inequality, devoid of any spiritual meaning. And on a more macro-level note: by proactively promulgating a Berlin identity to tourists, investors and other cash-strapped visitors through official image campaigns like “Be Berlin” (also initiated under Mayor Wowereit as a means to lure even more tourists to town), “Weil wir Dich lieben! All the singles and albums of URGE OVERKILL, peak chart positions, career stats, week-by-week chart runs and latest news. You just hop on a train (not the S-Bahn though) and should a ticket inspector show up along the way, simply point to your sneakers and your not only good but golden. But in the end, even the Adidas/BVG collabo is nothing more than an ode not to consumerist joy, but to the narcissistic, hedonistic and reckless nature of neoliberalism and the extra miles its blind followers will go in defending this insult to human decency that is our prevailing economic order and lifestyle. It will happen on Friday September 28th, 2018 at the Knockdown Center in Queens, NY.Doors are 7:00pm. Of all the people involved in the production and selling of such a jersey, the highest profit margin is hauled in by the retailer. Urge Overkill, a name taken from a Parliament song, was created by guitarist Nate Kato and his long-time friend and bassist Eddie Roeser in 1985. Contact Urge Overkill on Messenger. But what makes the whole affair problematic: limited and innovative as Adidas/BVG marriage of convenience may be, and despite it’s bargain nature when one factors in what a one-year U-Bahn pass regularly costs, the sneaker is still an overpriced luxury consumer product manufactured under the unfairest of international trade regulations and poorest of worker conditions, in factories far away from the consciousness (and conscience) of the few privileged (Western) consumers they are meant for. There used to be plain-clothes cops parked in front of the store monitoring the comings and goings of customers/would-be felons buying their tools of the trade. Graffiti is to Berlin what Hip Hop is to the Big Apple and surfing to Hawaii. But ever since online shopping has become a cultural norm, this argument is rendered somewhat obsolete. The clip was so popular that it got more than 12 million hits on YouTube, still makes me laugh out loud every time I watch it, and even had a stuffy and obese professor of mine at uni, known for her dictatorial style of teaching and highly immobilizing stick up her butt, suddenly do a rendition of the refrain in some topical context related to the class. Kato and Roeser both play guitar and sing lead and backing vocals (depending generally on which of them wrote the song). Browse 120 urge overkill stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Urge Overkill Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine + Follow Artist. Urge Overkill. But Capitalism’s Night’s Watch, selflessly camped out on the cold sidewalk of Köpenicker Straße in the service of materialistic self-love, couldn’t be less concerned with these socio-critical matters of mine. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 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