Last Monday, on a working visit to the city of Castelo Branco (Portugal), I was surprised by yet another work by Bordalo IIJust outside the bus station, next to the train station, is the “hedgehog”. Made from garbage, mainly plastic. It's been the watermark of this controversial artist, drawing attention to consumer habits that put the planet at risk. The need to protect endangered species is the basis of his urban work.

June 17th marks the 40th anniversary of Marillion's album Misplaced ChildhoodForty years ago this month, between May and June, Marillion went into the Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin to create a masterpiece produced by Chris Kimsey (who had previously worked with the Rolling Stones). Between Tequila, heroin and LSD trips, “Fish” - the lead singer wrote most of the songs on this album.

This June I'm going for the double. In addition to HPUD, I'm going to focus on option 2 of the Power Up Month. A daily routine, a daily commitment. Scheduled.

If your goal is to spend the weekend relaxing and listening to good music, then this post could be for you.Meet three Portuguese bands with different sounds, from synth-pop to alternative rock. All of them have part of their report in English, which makes internationalization easier.

Last Tuesday saw the inauguration of the mural entitled “Ouvir” (EN: “Listening”) by Daniela Guerreiro, curated and produced by Mistaker Maker. It is located on the façade of the Norton de Matos EB1 School in Coimbra - Portugal.

These photographs were taken at the Lufapo Hub, Coimbra - Portugal, where once stood a prestigious ceramics factory of the same name.After the factory went bankrupt in the 1970s, the building remained empty until 1987 when it housed the Ceramics and Glass Technology Center (CTCV), an entity that provides technical and laboratory support to the ceramics and glass companies sector throughout the country.