"has fulfilled that mission for many years, including the world premieres of many plays by Sam Shepard. There is also a theater in Chicago named after the novel, Steppenwolf Theater. Throughout Germany, many schools are named after him. The Hermann-Hesse-Literaturpreis is a literary prize associated with the city of Karlsruhe that has been awarded since 1957. Since 1990, the Calw Hermann Hesse Prize has been awarded every two years alternately to a German-language literary journal and a translator of Hesse's work. The Internationale Hermann-Hesse-Gesellschaft (unofficial English name: ""International Hermann Hesse Society"") was founded in 2002 on the 125th birthday of"
"Siddharta (band) Siddharta is a five-piece Slovenian alternative rock band formed in 1995. They are named after a novel by the German writer Hermann Hesse, ""Siddhartha"". Siddharta was formed in 1995 when four friends – Tomi Meglič (vocals, guitar), Primož Benko (guitar, back vocals), Primož Majerič (bass) and Boštjan Meglič (drums) – got together and named themselves after a well-known Hermann Hesse novel because they liked the sound of it. Their earliest work was first performed in front of an audience on 17 March 1995. The band had 40 visitors packed in their rehearsal place at Šentvid High School in"
"Steppeulvene Steppeulvene (Danish language for The Steppe Wolves) was a Danish rock band which despite its short life has become the icon for the Danish hippie music scene. The name of the group was taken from the 1928 novel ""Steppenwolf"" by German Nobel laureate Hermann Hesse. Also in 1967, in California, the band Steppenwolf named itself after the novel. Their only album ""Hip"" (1967) was the first rock album with original Danish lyrics, and has attained near-mythological status in the history of Danish rock. The group was the result of a collaboration between lead singer , who had traveled in"
"after a drug-induced suicide. Back in Denmark the rest of the group attempted to carry on, but, lacking the characteristic Skaløe as a front figure, quickly dissolved. Steppeulven is a 2014 film about them. Steppeulvene Steppeulvene (Danish language for The Steppe Wolves) was a Danish rock band which despite its short life has become the icon for the Danish hippie music scene. The name of the group was taken from the 1928 novel ""Steppenwolf"" by German Nobel laureate Hermann Hesse. Also in 1967, in California, the band Steppenwolf named itself after the novel. Their only album ""Hip"" (1967) was the"
"he decided to go to the U.S. There, he worked as a waiter. He got to know Hermann Hesse's novel Steppenwolf, on which the protagonist run into a man who is advertising the ""Magic Theater"". From that he got the name for the album he was working on. Fernando Anitelli said in an interview that their influences goes from the bands and singers Secos e Molhados, Dave Matthews Band, Antônio Nóbrega, Chico César, Tom Zé, Silvério Pessoa, Raul Seixas and Legião Urbana to the writers Hermann Hesse, Mário Quintana, Clarice Lispector, Denise Stoklos, Plínio Marcos.<br> The group is not only"
"Ahab (band) Ahab is a German funeral doom metal band founded in 2004 by Midnattsol guitarists Christian Hector and Daniel Droste. The band is named after Captain Ahab, a character in the novel ""Moby-Dick"" by Herman Melville. Along with its name, the band also draws thematic and lyrical inspiration from ""Moby Dick"" – some songs even feature direct quotations from the book. Near the end of 2004, with one song already written, Christian Hector and Daniel Droste decided to form a band and recorded their first single, ""The Stream"". On 15 April 2005, after several months of rehearsing, the band's"
"Stephen King. In keeping with his literary background, Jollett named the band after a section of the postmodern novel ""White Noise"", which won the National Book Award in 1985. In the book, a chemical spill from a railcar releases a poisonous cloud, dubbed by the military and media as an ""airborne toxic event."" The reason for choosing this as the name of the band, he has stated, is that the event described in the novel triggers a fear of death and a sense of mortality that fundamentally alters the protagonist's outlook on himself, his family, and his life. The band"
"Samsas Traum </small> Samsas Traum (""Samsa's Dream"") is a band from Germany fronted by Alexander Kaschte. Their music consists of elements of Symphonic metal, Neue Deutsche Härte, Black Metal and Cantastoria. The name is derived from the protagonist Gregor Samsa in Kafka's ""The Metamorphosis"" (1915). Samsas Traum started in 1996 when Kaschte released his first solo tape. Three years later the solo project became a group of three, and their official debut ""Die Liebe Gottes - Eine märchenhafte Black Metal Operette"" ""(The Love of God - A fairy tale-like black metal Operetta)"" divided the scene: Some people said that ST"
"Strict Confidence, L'Âme Immortelle, Pain, P·A·L, Wumpscut and unreleased songs and material from Alexander Kaschte's archives. The band has covered many songs including: Weena Morloch Samsas Traum </small> Samsas Traum (""Samsa's Dream"") is a band from Germany fronted by Alexander Kaschte. Their music consists of elements of Symphonic metal, Neue Deutsche Härte, Black Metal and Cantastoria. The name is derived from the protagonist Gregor Samsa in Kafka's ""The Metamorphosis"" (1915). Samsas Traum started in 1996 when Kaschte released his first solo tape. Three years later the solo project became a group of three, and their official debut ""Die Liebe Gottes"
"where he became active in the local music scene. As drummer and lead vocalist, he joined the Boston-based psychedelic rock group The Bead Game, named after Hermann Hesse's novel ""The Glass Bead Game"". The group built a local following before attracting the attention of Avco Records and producer Gary Kannon, later known as Gary Katz. Their first album, ""Baptism"", was cancelled, though it would receive a posthumous release in 1996 with a limited run. In 1970 they appeared in the film ""The People Next Door"" in which they performed two songs, and soon thereafter recorded the album ""Easy Ridin""' as"
"Hermann Hesse Hermann Karl Hesse (; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include ""Demian"", ""Steppenwolf"", ""Siddhartha"", and ""The Glass Bead Game"", each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Hermann Karl Hesse was born on 2 July 1877 in the Black Forest town of Calw in Württemberg, German Empire (Deutsches-Kaiserreich). His grandparents served in India at a mission under the auspices of the Basel Mission, a Protestant Christian missionary society. His grandfather Hermann Gundert compiled the"
"the lyrics from the successful TV show ""Green Acres"" sung to the tune of Jimi Hendrix's ""Purple Haze"" and was a college radio hit. Due to the resistance of having a band with the name Hitler in the title, regardless of its intent, the band released one album under the name ""Splatter"". The band and their song ""Green Haze"" are mentioned in Thomas Pynchon's 2013 novel ""Bleeding Edge"" (pg. 177). Disgraceland (1988) Hellbilly (1989) Supersadomasochisticexpialidocious (1992) ...From Hell To Eternity (1994) Elvis Hitler Elvis Hitler is an American psychobilly/hellbilly band from Detroit, Michigan. The band was named after the moniker"
"widely known of these is Steely Dan, a group named after a dildo in ""Naked Lunch"". Also from ""Naked Lunch"" came the names Clarknova, The Mugwumps and The Insect Trust. The novel ""Nova Express"" inspired the names of Grant Hart's post-Hüsker Dü band Nova Mob, as well as Australian 1960s R&B band Nova Express. British band Soft Machine took its moniker from the Burroughs novel of the same name. Alt-country band Clem Snide is named for a Burroughs character. Thin White Rope took their name from Burroughs' euphemism for ejaculation. The American extreme metal band Success Will Write Apocalypse Across"
"tour in original line-up. Blumfeld Blumfeld () was an indie-pop band from Hamburg, Germany, formed by singer and songwriter Jochen Distelmeyer. The name of the band was taken from the main character of the short story ""Blumfeld, ein älterer Junggeselle"" by Franz Kafka. Blumfeld are counted among the most significant representatives of the Hamburger Schule (""School of Hamburg"") and are considered to be one of the most successful combos of the German indie scene. Blumfeld's lyrics are characterized by a distinctive disdain for human life in the context of modern consumer society. Fears, depressions, uncertainty, lack of orientation and love"
"Dragon Tattoo"", the first novel in the Millennium series. It was featured in the background during a scene when the titular character, Lisbeth Salander, is hacking Mikael Blomkvist's computer and does background checks on Dirch Frode and Hans-Erik Wennerström. The latter becomes an important part of the plot in the series as the story progresses. Belfegore Belfegore was a short-lived German gothic new wave band, formed in the early 1980s by Meikel Clauss. The group released several singles and two albums, initially for the German independent label Pure Freude and later for Elektra. Belfegore are probably best known now for"
"To date, Ahab has released four studios albums and has performed across Europe. The band is currently endorsed by several music gear manufactures including Framus Guitars, Laboga Guitar Amplifiers, Neunaber Audio, and Agner Drumsticks. Ahab (band) Ahab is a German funeral doom metal band founded in 2004 by Midnattsol guitarists Christian Hector and Daniel Droste. The band is named after Captain Ahab, a character in the novel ""Moby-Dick"" by Herman Melville. Along with its name, the band also draws thematic and lyrical inspiration from ""Moby Dick"" – some songs even feature direct quotations from the book. Near the end of"
"by Peake's work. The British progressive rock group Strawbs feature a Ford/Hudson composition called ""Lady Fuschia"" (sic) on their 1973 album ""Bursting at the Seams"", about one of the protagonists of this trilogy. Northern Irish progressive rock band Fruupp included a song called ""Gormenghast"", inspired by the novels, on their 1975 album ""Modern Masquerades"". The 1960s folk rock band ""Fuchsia"" was named after the character in the novels. The song ""Room of Roots"" on Al Stewart's 1970 album ""Zero She Flies"" is inspired by the chapter in ""Titus Groan"" about the tree roots painted by the sisters Cora and Clarice"
"Blumfeld Blumfeld () was an indie-pop band from Hamburg, Germany, formed by singer and songwriter Jochen Distelmeyer. The name of the band was taken from the main character of the short story ""Blumfeld, ein älterer Junggeselle"" by Franz Kafka. Blumfeld are counted among the most significant representatives of the Hamburger Schule (""School of Hamburg"") and are considered to be one of the most successful combos of the German indie scene. Blumfeld's lyrics are characterized by a distinctive disdain for human life in the context of modern consumer society. Fears, depressions, uncertainty, lack of orientation and love as main motive are"
"name is inspired by the poem ""Das Lied von der Glocke"" (Song of the Bell) by Friedrich Schiller from 1799. Christopher von Deylen, one of the producers of Schiller, had just read ""Die Glocke"" by Friedrich Schiller before the song was released. The band's name was also inspired by Friedrich Schiller. The official music video for ""Das Glockenspiel"" was shot in the USA by German director Marcus Sternberg. It has a length of 3:11 minutes. The video features a few dancers, four older Asian persons, who are playing a Mahjong game, and a woman in a traditional Asian festival costume."
"category of Best Original Score. DAAU DAAU (short for Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung) is a music group from Antwerp, Belgium. The band was founded in 1992 and borrowed its name from the novel ""Der Steppenwolf"" (1927) by Hermann Hesse. The current line-up consists of Roel Van Camp (accordion), Han Stubbe (clarinet), Hannes D'Hoine (upright bass) and Jeroen Stevens (drums, marimba). Founding members Buni Lenski (violin) and Simon Lenski (cello) left the band in 2006 and 2013. In the course of DAAU's history, other musicians have joined the quartet for a limited period: Adrian Lenski (piano), Janek Kowalski (drums), Angélique Willkie (vocals),"
"""Magic Theatre"" of the novel, and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, founded in 1974 by actors Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise, took its name from the novel. The lengthy track ""Steppenwolf"" appears on English rock band Hawkwind's album ""Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music"" and is directly inspired by the novel, including references to the magic theatre and the dual nature of the wolfman-manwolf (lutocost). Robert Calvert had initially written and performed the lyrics on ""Distances Between Us"" by Adrian Wagner in 1974. The song also appears on later, live Hawkwind CDs and DVDs. Danish acid rock band Steppeulvene"
"The Bohemes The Bohemes are a Dutch band from The Hague who have been compared to British bands such as The Libertines and Arctic Monkeys, and The Who. The band's name is taken from Arthur Rimbaud's poem ""Ma Bohème"". The band is known for its energetic live performances. In early 2011, the drummer Fabian Dophemont was replaced by Detlef Villerius, who in turn was replaced by the manager Gabriël Huisman in early 2012. Léon Huisman and Milan Weekhout met in 2003 while still in high school. They shared a love for British music and bands and began jamming in their"
"""The Velvet Underground"" by Michael Leigh was a contemporary mass market paperback about the secret sexual subculture of the early 1960s that Cale's friend and Dream Syndicate associate Tony Conrad showed the group. MacLise made a suggestion to adopt the title as the band's name. According to Reed and Morrison, the group liked the name, considering it evocative of ""underground cinema"", and fitting, as Reed had already written ""Venus in Furs"", a song inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's book of the same name, which dealt with masochism. The band immediately and unanimously adopted ""The Velvet Underground"" as its new name"
"of the German football team Hannover 96, as Scorpions originated from the same city. The team formerly used the song as entrance music. The song is referenced in Dave Eggers' 2002 novel ""You Shall Know Our Velocity"", in which the main characters attempt to anonymously distribute money on a round the world trip by taping parcels containing cash and bearing the line ""Here I am Rock You Like a Hurricane"" onto houses, animals and other objects. Band members Production Rock You Like a Hurricane ""Rock You Like a Hurricane"" is a song by German rock band Scorpions. The song was"
"– in English for the first few albums and then in German. The band's name is borrowed from the title of the movie ""The Element of Crime"" by Lars von Trier. Element of Crime Element of Crime is a German rock band that plays melancholic chanson, pop and rock music with guitar, bass guitar, drums and voice/trumpet. The band was founded in 1985 by Sven Regener who subsequently became known as the author of the books ""Herr Lehmann"" (2001) (English title ""Berlin Blues""), ""Neue Vahr Süd"" (2004) and ""Der kleine Bruder"" (2008) and as the screenplay writer of the film"
"a wolf named Harry who is kept in a zoo, and who entertains crowds by destroying images of German cultural icons such as Goethe and Mozart. The name ""Steppenwolf"" has become notable in popular culture for various organizations and establishments. In 1967, the band Steppenwolf, headed by German-born singer John Kay, took their name from the novel. The Belgian band DAAU (Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung) is named after one of the advertising slogans of the novel's magical theatre. The innovative Magic Theatre Company, founded in 1967 in Berkeley and which later became resident in San Francisco, takes its name from the"
"Hesse and began awarding its Hermann Hesse prize in 2017. Musician Steve Adey adapted the poem ""How Heavy the Days"" on his 2017 LP """"Do Me a Kindness"""". Hermann Hesse Hermann Karl Hesse (; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include ""Demian"", ""Steppenwolf"", ""Siddhartha"", and ""The Glass Bead Game"", each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Hermann Karl Hesse was born on 2 July 1877 in the Black Forest town of Calw in Württemberg, German"
"but did not attend, choosing to pursue music instead. Jollett began seriously writing songs following a week in March 2006, during which he underwent a break-up and learned his mother had been diagnosed with cancer. This quick succession of events spurred a period of intense songwriting featured on the band’s first album. In keeping with his literary background, Jollett named the band after a section of Don DeLilo's postmodern novel ""White Noise"", which won the National Book Award in 1985. In the book, a chemical spill from a railcar releases a poisonous cloud, dubbed by the military and media as"
"performed their postmodern program during the years 1988–1989 as well as on the Berlin Jazz Festival and the Jazzfestival Münster.Despite having invitations for upcoming tours to Australia and the United States the group stopped too early when Haage left to join the pop group Rainbirds. The group’s name referred to the characters in ""Waiting for Godot"" by Samuel Beckett. The group's album title was taken from a phrase in James Joyce's ""Finnegans Wake"". Both names were chosen by Harth who had favored Samuel Beckett as a writer from around 1968 on. Harth interpreted the two characters Wladimir and Estragon in"
"derived from the 1955 novel ""The House of Dolls"", which featured a Nazi concentration camp with a sexual slavery wing called the ""Joy Division"". The cover of the band's first EP depicted a drawing of a Hitler Youth beating a drum and the A-side contained a song, ""Warsaw"", which was a musical retelling of the life of Nazi leader Rudolf Hess. After founding Factory Records with Alan Erasmus, Tony Wilson signed the band to his label following the band's first appearance on the TV music show he hosted, ""So It Goes"", in September 1978. This appearance had been largely prompted"
"to be melancholic, but at the same time modernist. The band was founded in 1987 by Markus Reinhardt and Pompejo Ricciardi and was named after Meyer Wolfsheim, a fictional character from F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel ""The Great Gatsby"". Markus' brother Oliver joined the band some time afterward. After co-founder Ricciardi left the band and was replaced by Peter Heppner who had known the band members from mutual friends and from growing up in the same neighborhood in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, they produced their first demo tape ""Ken Manage"" in 1988. Their first performance was at Werkstatt 3, a small club in Hamburg."
"DAAU DAAU (short for Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung) is a music group from Antwerp, Belgium. The band was founded in 1992 and borrowed its name from the novel ""Der Steppenwolf"" (1927) by Hermann Hesse. The current line-up consists of Roel Van Camp (accordion), Han Stubbe (clarinet), Hannes D'Hoine (upright bass) and Jeroen Stevens (drums, marimba). Founding members Buni Lenski (violin) and Simon Lenski (cello) left the band in 2006 and 2013. In the course of DAAU's history, other musicians have joined the quartet for a limited period: Adrian Lenski (piano), Janek Kowalski (drums), Angélique Willkie (vocals), Fré Madou (upright bass) and"
"sanctity of nature. The name of the band is taken from the opening line of the poem ""Gesang Weylas"" (Weyla's Song) by 19th-century Swabian poet Eduard Mörike: ""Du bist Orplid, mein Land."" (You are Orplid, my land). The music is based on lyrics by Nolte and other German poets, such as Friedrich Schiller, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Joseph von Eichendorff, Gottfried Benn, Oda Schaefer, Frank Wedekind and Rolf Schilling. Orplid have rendered a musical interpretation of the ""Merseburg Incantations"" in overtone singing, which Nolte learned from shamans in Russia. In his youth, Nolte was an ardent fan of Manowar, as reflected"