A chat with… Felix Kubin
INTERVIEW. Like Kraftwerk's short-panted son that can't be taught his table manners, Dadaist techno-pop visionary Kubin has been soldering and doddering for decades. He helps close out the Worldtronics...
View ArticleSix questions for... Ghostpoet
Bard of the spectral spectrum and a lad talking about mundanity, Obaro Ejimiwe spreads the peanut butter blues with gloomy, mellow sophomore effort “Some Say I So I Say Light” at the latest iteration...
View ArticleBye bye, bb: Mardi Gras.bb
INTERVIEW. Saying goodbye to the band, singer/guitarist Jochen "Doc" Wenz also sighs on music's value nowadays. As part of The Doc’s farewell tour, the band jettisons the sounds of Fat Tuesday for an...
View ArticleA little news from ƱZ
INTERVIEW. At the helm of the trap scene is a man shrouded in a carefully guarded mystery – ƱZ. And he is, it might be added, a man of few words. He’ll be opening up the floor Fri, Jan 3 at Gretchen.
View Article2013: A Top 10 Records
D. "Decks Berliner" Strauss delivers his annual appraisal of 2013's album output – in the usual preferred format of the Top 10.
View ArticleBerlin is stained: Stephen Malkmus
INTERVIEW! Once-upon-a-Berliner Stephen Malkmus waxes poetic and nostalgic about P'Berg and Portland with D. Strauss. Flip your wig for his temporary home homecoming on Mon, Jan 27 at Postbahnhof.
View ArticleBarry Burns' gift to Berlin
Mogwai keyboardist Barry Burns didn't intend to perform in Das Gift – he aimed to own it. And he has since moving here from Glasgow. Now his worlds are about to collide: on Feb 6, Mogwai play Tempodrom.
View ArticleA chat with... Maxïmo Park
INTERVIEW. Emerging on a wave of guitar-led pop bands mid-oughts, Maxïmo Park, featuring vocalist Paul Smith and guitarist Duncan Lloyd, are one of the few to survive Gordon Brown. Match their velocity...
View ArticleFlute/solo: Bill Callahan
The artist-formerly-known-as-Smog's latest, "Dream River", is an exquisite and unexpected blend: Latin American rhythms, Americana and enigmatic lyrics. It’s a trip, so ride his arrow on Sat, Feb 15 at...
View ArticleRaw Nerven
INTERVIEW. Die Nerven are influenced by 1980s punk from both sides of the Atlantic, part New York hardcore and part Ätzer 81. New record Fun is out, but they're a band to be experienced live – the...
View ArticleBurgers & Hip Hop: White meat
For our new series "Ich will nicht nach Berlin", Sam Smernicki checks out the easiest-ever sell Berlin nightlife could possibly offer: Burgers & Hip Hop. The next one is on Sat, Mar 1 at Prince...
View ArticlePositive melancholy
INTERVIEW. Frankfurt electro-duo with great "Body Language", Booka Shade, get all loved up on the tail of their new album "EVE" at Electrified! festival this Fri, Mar 14 at Tempelhof.
View ArticleA chat with... We Are Scientists
INTERVIEW. The nerdy-aber-sexy power-pop duo bounce from self-help lectures to stage. Stay up after hours at Lido on Mar 24 at 8pm.
View ArticleA chat with... Dillon
The former German YouTube sensation returns: delayed by struggle, Dillon's sophomore effort "The Unknown" was released at the end of March. She’ll be bringing abrupt clarity to Heimathafen Neukölln on...
View ArticleShoes on the tracks: Blood Red Shoes
Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell met through the Brighton punk scene. Celebrating a decade together, last year the duo shunned the slick professionalism of the UK and decamped to Berlin for six...
View ArticleStapp reflection
INTERVIEW. With the success of Creed in 1997, Scott Stapp wedged overt religion into rock music, making his public crash all-but-inevitable. After picking up the pieces, he's back with a tell-all, an...
View ArticleWhither Festsaal?
With Festsaal Kreuzberg's role as central music hub of Kottbusser Tor going up in smoke last July, the Berlin music scene has felt the loss. And poured in the support. The future of the venue may be...
View ArticleSupermensch in the supermarket
INTERVIEW: From East German puppeteer to global Youtube star, bearded 58-year-old wanderer Friedrich Liechtenstein is beyond "Supergeil". Catch him performing Silly Love Songs at Haus der Kulturen der...
View ArticleDavid Bowie is the stewed cabbage of rock!
The Bowie exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau opened on May 20! But are you already sick of all the Bowie hype (that we had a hand in as well)? One of our own was sick of it long ago. Jacob Sweetman won't...
View ArticleEXBERLINER TURNS 12!
On Friday, June 6, Exberliner celebrates a dirty dozen! Celebrate with us at indoor/outdoor venue Fluxbau. Crime and Pacs provide the live entertainment. The Distressful DJ and Walter Crasshole will...
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