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As you probably already know, Barcelona is in Spain. Oh yes, it is in fact the second largest city of Spain and has about 1.6 million inhabitants in the actual center of the city. It is surrounded by suburbs which all together include more than 3 million people. Moreover it is the capitol of the independent community of Catalonia and houses the seat of the Catalan government. Barcelona is a major economic center with one of Europe's principal Mediterranean ports.
Facts and numbers would have never convinced me to go there so I decided to check out what's some kind of important for me in particular.

Ok, let's start again.

Remember that Barcelona has a port, which means it is in some kind of way connected to the sea, right? This is good!

Remember that there are lots of people in Barcelona, so nightlife can't be that bad, right? This is good too! To be in accord with that, Barcelona is actually the home of a bunch of my favourite music creating people, The Pinker Tones. Visit their homepage and/or myspace! That is just awesome! :-)

Another criteria is the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. It's a huge university located slightly out of the city which is just fine and their computer science department deals with the topics I'm doing in Vienna. This is perfect! :-)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Considering the day of lovers I have collected 13 songs, songs instead of albums this time.

For those of you who are celebrating this day with their beloved partner there are indeed some songs included that would perfectly underline a lovely evening in pairs. You are welcome! :-)

Those of you who are out there all alone, not part of a wonderful relationship, me included, need to be a little careful today! Some songs might cause serious thoughts of suicide! ;-)

death cab for cutie lack of color
the perishers trouble sleeping
bell x1 eve, the apple of my eye
mando diao ochrasy
the shins phantom limb
nada surf always love
weezer say it ain't so
elliott smith needle in the hay
modest mouse ocean breathes salty
spoon the way we get by
the thrills big sur
of montreal requiem for o.m.m.2
radiohead exit music (for a film)

Silent times are for listening!

Check this out! 13 pieces of excellent music that you should not miss on your iPod, MuVo, WALKMAN, iRiver, whatever...

Neither listed alphabetically nor preferred:

interpol antics
nada surf the proximity effect
mando diao bring em in
nine inch nails with teeth
bloc party a weekend in the city
röyksopp melody am
death cab for cutie transatlanticism
the perishers let there be morning
doves some cities
the shins wincing the night away
polarkreis 18 polarkreis 18
gorillaz demon days
erlend øye dj kicks (2004)

Enjoy! Max

Some lyrics...

Haven't you ever felt like you believe in total agreement while listening to your favourite tune? These little phrases can contain so much of what one is thinking about the whole day long. Just one song can hold so much answers, confidence and especially hope.

Check out the lyrics section to the right. It will contain lyrics I prefer from bands I really like.

Yours, Max