I can't remember where I read this, but there are speculations that the sack of Baghdad (back in the mid-13th century) was so utterly devastating that the region hasn't recovered from it even today. … (View Post)

Surf rock made me think of Messer Chups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_evbR-tSSWg Also, this whole album, Return of Gringo!, with its mix of surf rock, ska and spaghetti western samplings is pretty… (View Post)

Falu gruva, the copper mine in Falun, Sweden, was operational for over a thousand years, closing back in the 1990s. For a long time, two thirds of all copper in Europe came from there. By the 17th ce… (View Post)

Play the what now? (View Post)

"I am mad scientist. It's so cooooooool!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYvhhMjW32k (View Post)