miloš hroch
@miloshroch.bsky.social
sonic nurse • the wire magazine • the quietus • respekt ❘ media studies at charles university ❘ nadšením nájem nezaplatíš
‘Addiction is not only caused by weak will’: how a talking pigeon got Czechia to face up to its alcohol problem
‘Addiction is not only caused by weak will’: how a talking pigeon got Czechia to face up to its alcohol problem
Director Pepa Lubojacki’s heartbreaking film chronicles the lives of her brother as he struggles with drink and homelessness – and her own shame in the face of societal prejudice
theguardian.com
It was a pleasure to interview the filmmaker Pepa Lubojacki for @theguardian.com about pigeons, systemic injustice, and the importance of writing, as her heartbreaking documentary is at times essayistic. If Pigeons Turned to Gold deserves all the acclaim & more. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
‘Addiction is not only caused by weak will’: how a talking pigeon got Czechia to face up to its alcohol problem
Director Pepa Lubojacki’s heartbreaking film chronicles the lives of her brother as he struggles with drink and homelessness – and her own shame in the face of societal prejudice
theguardian.com
Boots Riley's new movie, I Love Boosters, is like afrofuturism meets Švankmajer.
WATT ON EARTH?!? It’s the Oct 2026 issue of your friendly neighbourhood @thewiremagazine.bsky.social
The Wire Magazine@thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Wire 512 is out now! Featuring Mike Watt on the cover, plus an Aphex Twin primer, Kaja Draksler, a You and Me Festival report, Truck Violence, Finn Loxbo, Pamela Z’s Invisible Jukebox, and much more. Order your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
New issue alert. Mike Watt on improv and poetry in punk and more (by Alan Licht). @derekwalmsley.bsky.social guides through the Aphexian maze in the Primer. I talked to Montreal band Truck Violence (@theflenser.bsky.social) about monster trucks, masculinity and banjo-powered hardcore.
The Wire Magazine@thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Wire 512 is out now! Featuring Mike Watt on the cover, plus an Aphex Twin primer, Kaja Draksler, a You and Me Festival report, Truck Violence, Finn Loxbo, Pamela Z’s Invisible Jukebox, and much more. Order your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
The Wire 512 is out now! Featuring Mike Watt on the cover, plus an Aphex Twin primer, Kaja Draksler, a You and Me Festival report, Truck Violence, Finn Loxbo, Pamela Z’s Invisible Jukebox, and much more. Order your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
K-drone by Šimanský Vaľko Podracký (mappa) is the Album of the Week at @thequietus.com: I wrote about their heady psychoaccoustics, k-time, magic flutes and hurdy-gurdy drones soaked in acid thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Fuzzy Logic: K-drone by Šimanský Vaľko Podracký | The Quietus
Three explorers from the Czech-Slovak experimental music scene burrow deep into the woodland in search of some heady drones and – just maybe – a new experience of time itself
thequietus.com
🗣️new wire!!!🗣️ i had a hoot speaking with jennifer herrema (royal trux/black bananas) for this month's issue, feat. tales of pro wrestlers, seeing van halen live aged 10, meeting mark e. smith and not understanding what he was saying, &c. i also reviewed releases by felicia atkinson + dinosaur jr!
The Wire Magazine@thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Wire 511 is out now! Featuring Space Afrika on the cover, plus Nuno Canavarro, Lucy Liyou, Jad Atoui, Rump State, Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra, Darla Quintana, Jennifer Herrema’s Invisible Jukebox, and much more. Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
🚨 new @thewiremagazine.bsky.social 🚨 Feat. @monsterbobby.bsky.social on Nuno Canavarro (!), @lucythraves.bsky.social's Space Afrika cover story, and a bunch of other great stuff. On my end, I reviewed four albums from the Deerhoofiverse, plus brill new music from Kassel Jaeger and BIG|BRAVE.
The Wire Magazine@thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Wire 511 is out now! Featuring Space Afrika on the cover, plus Nuno Canavarro, Lucy Liyou, Jad Atoui, Rump State, Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra, Darla Quintana, Jennifer Herrema’s Invisible Jukebox, and much more. Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
It's new issue of The Wire time! This month, I interviewed reclusive mystery man of Portuguese electronic music, Nuno Canavarro and reviewed a festival of sound art in the suburbs of Copenhagen on the hottest day in Danish history.
The Wire Magazine@thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Wire 511 is out now! Featuring Space Afrika on the cover, plus Nuno Canavarro, Lucy Liyou, Jad Atoui, Rump State, Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra, Darla Quintana, Jennifer Herrema’s Invisible Jukebox, and much more. Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
V Respektu mám profil Jakuba Jansy, který letos reprezentoval Česko na největší světový události ve světě umění. Jeho film je inspirovaný Müllerovým Krtečkem i Kafkou a poukazuje na kulturní propagandu. Už od sportovního gymnázia Jansu zajímá taky výkonností kultura, kterou zesiluje internet.
Týdeník Respekt@respektcz.bsky.social · 2mo agoJakub Jansa běhal závodně a snil dokonce o olympijských hrách, dnes se role obrátily. Ale sen se mu svým způsobem splnil. V sedmatřiceti letech je autor z Prostějova na vrcholu – bienále je svým způsobem olympiáda pro umělce. 👉 https://rspkt.cz/300011868
Meet the man whose groundbreaking book is being devoured by the left
Meet the man whose groundbreaking book is being devoured by the left
Anton Jäger has been lauded for his exceptional ability to make sense of these strange political times – and he’s only 32. The writer and academic explains why we’re living in an age of hyperpolitics
theguardian.com
This is a precious Tiny Desk Concert. Napalm Death's Barney Greenaway wears a Crass t-shirt and speaks in between songs about how important it is to support public service broadcasting. Closing song: Scum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e81L...
Zápisky z Creepy Teepee pro Seznam Zprávy: dočasné útočiště v Praze bylo přirozené, ale festival dostal jiné tempo. Víc se moshovalo na emo hardcore. Snová devadesátková linka v kytarách a triphopu byla silná. Taky trance. Jawnino—B0yg1rl—Truck Violence www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/kultu...
Reportáž: V oku moshpitu. Creepy Teepee je po přesunu do Prahy kontaktnější - Seznam Zprávy
Poprvé v centru Prahy a nikoliv v Kutné Hoře se poslední tři dny konal festival experimentální a elektronické hudby Creepy Teepee. Čechům dříve objevil globální hvězdy alternativní scény, jako jsou Bl...
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Check out this massive midyear @thequietus.com list of best records so far. I'm glad to see a couple of my entries there too, including this year's great album by Wendy Eisenberg. There's much more to explore inside!
The Quietus@thequietus.com · 3mo agoThe Quietus Albums Of The Year So Far chart is here! But who is at number one? @normanrecords.com buff.ly/z3lSmCv
The new Wire with a blazing cover story on the wild digital tapestries of Fire-Toolz written by @saving-throw.bsky.social is out. I had the pleasure of reviewing Still in a Dream, an excellent new book by @simonreynolds.bsky.social which is the closest to a frontline music journo memoir.
The Wire Magazine@thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Wire 510 is out now! Featuring Fire-Toolz on the cover, plus DeForrest Brown Jr., Franck Vigroux, Tokyo Rockers, Carlos Giffoni, Labake Sabbath, Phil Coy, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s Jukebox, The Wire Tapper 71, and much more. Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
Global Ear: Palermo To accompany his report in The Wire 509, Alexander Samuels compiles an annotated playlist from across the last few decades of Palermo’s underground music scene www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...
Anna Košler reports from Prague on the Czech public broadcasters' strike over the current plans to dismantle PBS for @theguardian.com. The media's monitoring role is described in media studies textbooks as making "the powerful people tremble". Let them tremble. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Thousands of staff at Czech public broadcasters strike over funding plans
Industrial action is biggest escalation yet in months-long dispute with populist government of Andrej Babiš
theguardian.com
I interviewed Václav Havelka about his correspondence songwriting and his new record for Animal Music. As Thor Harris said it, both as musician and one of Prague's busiest promoters, "Václav is a hub for a huge international network of friends.”
The Quietus@thequietus.com · 3mo agoBonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Marisa Anderson, Ben Chasny, and Thor Harris all sing the praises of the Czech leftfield musician and promoter whose networking is part of a vital & necessary practice Czech Artist / Networker Václav Havelka Interviewed buff.ly/ZuwPwxV
👉 https://rspkt.cz/300011451 S francouzským filozofem o politickém rozměru stáří, o mnoha vrstvách studu, jichž se nejde zbavit, a o tom, proč někdejší podporovatelé levice dnes volí fašisty
I had the pleasure of interviewing EarthBall for the cover feature in the new issue of The Wire!
The Wire Magazine@thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe Wire 509 is out now! Featuring EarthBall on the cover, plus DoYeon Kim, Onilu, Jocy de Oliveira, Tomáš Šenkyřík, Eoobe, Aldana Duoraan & Tomáš Niesner, Richard Dawson’s Jukebox, and much more. Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
The new issue has just dropped. It has a two-page profile of Tomáš Šenkyřík by @darylworthington.bsky.social, among other stuff. I spoke to Aldana Duoraan & Tomáš Niesner about their album Plot, which captures their unlikely combination of fingerpicked guitar and mouth harp with open horizons.
The Wire Magazine@thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe Wire 509 is out now! Featuring EarthBall on the cover, plus DoYeon Kim, Onilu, Jocy de Oliveira, Tomáš Šenkyřík, Eoobe, Aldana Duoraan & Tomáš Niesner, Richard Dawson’s Jukebox, and much more. Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
Saying "Sorry, I'm late cause the new Boards of Canada album dropped today" is the most solid and bulletproof excuse you can get.
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"Zajímá nás především poezie, která je ukrytá v tom, co děláme." @pavelturek.bsky.social mluvil s @drewdaniel.bsky.social a @lordchiefjustice.bsky.social aka Matmos před jejich koncertem v Praze, mimo jiný o paměti a o hledání poezie v osobních i veřejných archivech, taky o hrncích a politice.
Týdeník Respekt@respektcz.bsky.social · 4mo ago👉 https://rspkt.cz/300011342 Osobité hudební duo se po osmnácti letech vrací do Prahy s deskou, v níž nezní nic jiného než zvuky kovů
"Lidé musejí vědět, že v Česku zaplatíte z minimální mzdy vyšší efektivní zdanění než z některých obrovských kapitálových příjmů. Že se u nás nejvíc v Evropě liší zdanění vysokopříjmových OSVČ a zaměstnanců sedících vedle sebe v kanceláři." Prokop super o nové knize. denikn.cz/2073886/prok...
Prokop: Bez danění majetku to dál nepůjde. Třeba zdanění nemovitostí je v Česku absurdní
Chtěl Daniel Prokop svou novou knihou naštvat pravičáky, nebo levičáky? A proč Kalouskova daňová reforma připomíná píseň Marka Ztraceného Ztrácíš? S předním českým sociologem o neschopnosti státu prov...
denikn.cz
‘I shared a single bed with my mother for three years’: Sung Tieu on her monument to immigrant workers in Venice
‘I shared a single bed with my mother for three years’: Sung Tieu on her monument to immigrant workers in Venice
At the German pavilion, the artist has re-created the housing estate where she grew up to tell the forgotten history of migrants, including her parents, hired under a socialist agreement between East Germany and Vietnam – then abandoned
theguardian.com
