Chris von Rohr of the rock band Krokus I recently had the chance to visit Krokus founder and bass player Chris von Rohr in Solothurn, Switzerland. We chatted about the band’s history as well as von Rohr’s plans for the next few years. You can listen to my audio feature on swissinfo.ch — but make [...]
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A chat with Krokus founder Chris von Rohr
Posted in Music, People, tagged Culture, entertainment, Krokus, music, rock, Switzerland on June 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Call it the blues”
Posted in Music, tagged art, blues, Culture, music, Switzerland on May 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Musician Philipp Fankhauser talks about how he turned blues into Swiss gold in this audio feature for swissinfo. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/audios_podcast/Call_it_the_blues.html?autoPlay=y&view=podcastDetail&cid=29703234
One in four shuns religion in Switzerland
Posted in Current affairs, tagged charity, Christianity, church, Culture, religion, Switzerland on April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The role of organized religion in Switzerland is an increasingly small one, according to a publically funded study. Through hundreds of questionnaires as well as dozens of in-depth interviews with individuals across the country, researchers have found that the Swiss population has distanced itself from organized Christianity as well as traditional spirituality in recent decades. [...]
Bridging the gaps in Zurich
Posted in Culture, Food, Shopping, tagged Culture, design, Food, shopping, Switzerland, Zurich on December 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The viaduct across Zurich’s industrial neighbourhood has been a landmark for more than century. Today, its arches shelter a variety of small businesses, making it a gourmet temple, funky shopping strip and cultural meeting point. It is also home to the city’s first covered market hall. Click here to read the whole story, published in the [...]
Zurich hosts its first “fashion days”
Posted in Fashion, tagged Culture, design, Fashion, Switzerland, Zurich on November 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
While other cities have fashion weeks, Zurich has been making do with a single night. That changed this year when the city hosted its first Fashion Days. The four-day event has expanded to include a business forum, award presentations and seven blocks of fashion shows at the Puls 5 cultural center. “Switzerland is quite known [...]
