Hopefully the absurdity of me writing in English about something that is currently only available in German will not be too distracting. I’ve just decided…
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There are mixed opinions about mixed tapes (or playlists), which offer a collection of mp3s as free downloads. A big advantage of such mix tapes…
View More MusicMonday: Skream & Example “Shot Yourself In The Foot Again”100 Bus – In A Berlin Minute (Week 45)
100 Bus – In A Berlin Minute (Week 45) from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. Fasten your seat belts… you’re about to embark on a super…
View More 100 Bus – In A Berlin Minute (Week 45)Create A YouTube Partner Click-able Image Map Banner
This post refers to the 2011 YouTube channel layout. It is now outdated. “Create YouTube Partner Click able Image Map Banner”… that’s quite a complicated…
View More Create A YouTube Partner Click-able Image Map BannerMusicMonday: R.E.M. – “Überlin”
It all fit so perfectly: this past week was Scott’s birthday, he returned to Berlin and Collapse Into Now, the new album of his old-time…
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Komische Oper – In A Berlin Minute (Week 44)
This week I saw the opera Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák at the Komische Oper with new friend, book critic and Book Slut editor-in-chief Jessa Crispin.…
View More Komische Oper – In A Berlin Minute (Week 44)Asterix Recommends: Erik Hassle “Are You Leaving”
My brother Asterix recommends a new song by Swedish singer Erik Hassle called “Are You Leaving”. It was co-written by Jocke Berg of Kent. This…
View More Asterix Recommends: Erik Hassle “Are You Leaving”Berlin Musical “Hinterm Horizont”
My family is just not a musical family. And I don’t mean that we don’t like or play music; there’s a cellist and singer, a…
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The new Bright Eyes album The People’s Keys is finally out – and I think it’s fantastic. I also enjoyed the Conor Oberst and the…
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Berlin Angels – In A Berlin Minute (Week 43)
There are angels all over Berlin. For this video I concentrated only on ones found in cemeteries. The inspiration for this video comes from three…
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When, 43 weeks ago, I spontaneously decided to make a one-minute video every week while I’m in Berlin, I wrote on this blog that “I…
View More YouTube PartnerRadiohead / Thom Yorke – Lotus Flower – Beyonce – Single Ladies – Genuwine – Pony
Thom Yorke in “Lotus Flower” video Chances are, if you live anywhere in the Western world you’ve seen the video for “Lotus Flower” the new…
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Now streaming: New Lykke Li album – ‘Wounded Rhymes’
If by chance you’ve read some of my recent music posts, you may know that I’m ridiculously excited about next week’s release of the second…
View More Now streaming: New Lykke Li album – ‘Wounded Rhymes’Music Monday: Peter Bjorn and John – “Breaker, Breaker” + “Second Chance”
The Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John are about to release a new album in March called Gimme Some. So far I can’t see a…
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Berlinale 2011 – In A Berlin Minute (Week 42)
The Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale (2/10 – 2/20/11), is such a big, layered event that it’s impossible to participate in everything or even…
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Berlinale – “Utopia, Ltd.” and “Life In A Day”
The 61st Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) is going on right now. So far I’ve seen a handful of great movies, attended a few overcrowded…
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