Last night I returned from a wonderful 4-day road trip with my friend Judith. In Germany it was a long weekend due to the holiday…
View More MusicMonday: Road Trip to the Sea (Clara Luzia, Philip Poisel, Cara Beth, Fanta 4, Okkervil River, Fettes Brot)MusicMonday: “America” – Bill Callahan
“America” by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan (aka Smog) is maybe another great expat song – or maybe an appropriate Memorial Day song or an Anti-Memorial…
View More MusicMonday: “America” – Bill CallahanMusicMonday: “Live Alone” – Debbie Harry Does Franz Ferdinand (and so does LCD Soundsystem)
“Live Alone” is a beautiful cover by American singer (of incomparable NYC band Blondie) Deborah (Debbie) Harry of a song by Scottish band Franz Ferdinand.…
View More MusicMonday: “Live Alone” – Debbie Harry Does Franz Ferdinand (and so does LCD Soundsystem)MusicMonday: “Wordy Rappinghood” (Uffie, Chicks On Speed, Tom Tom Club)
Three versions make this a timeless classic – but I suspect there are even more covers out there… Just heard the very fun song “Wordy…
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forgetters at Schokoladen – In A Berlin Minute (Week 54)
This past week, Brooklyn band forgetters played at Schokoladen and gave me just the right reason to finally check out (and film) this former squat…
View More forgetters at Schokoladen – In A Berlin Minute (Week 54)MusicMonday: “I Want The World To Stop” – Belle & Sebastian
A Music Monday post on Tuesday – after having skipped a week or maybe even two? Life and work are quite time-consuming right now. So…
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Tschüß Mitte – In A Berlin Minute (Week 52)
After 52 weeks (one entire year!) it’s time to say goodbye again – but not quite yet to all of Berlin (although it was a…
View More Tschüß Mitte – In A Berlin Minute (Week 52)MusicMonday: “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.” – Noah and the Whale
It seems that a song like “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.” by British band Noah and the Whale always seems fitting – maybe some days a little more than…
View More MusicMonday: “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.” – Noah and the WhaleMusicMonday: “T-Shirt Weather” – The Lucksmiths
Unfortunately there’s no video for this song, so I went with an amateur live recording that doesn’t look great – but the sound is pretty…
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MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 1st 1/4 of 2011
Can’t fight time – a quarter of 2011 is already over. But you can sweeten everything with a little bit of music. Here are some…
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Crosstown Train – In A Berlin Minute (Week 48)
Alexanderplatz seen from the S-Bahn Back by popular demand: another trip through the heart of Berlin. When I realized how many of you liked the…
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MusicMonday: “Ich Bin Ausländer (leider zum Glück)” – Torpedo Boyz
Just discovered this song today and couldn’t wait to share it (even though I already had something else planned for MusicMonday). “Ich Bin Ausländer…
View More MusicMonday: “Ich Bin Ausländer (leider zum Glück)” – Torpedo BoyzMusicMonday: The Kills “Satellite” (+ “Something Wild”)
“Satellite” is the first single from Blood Pressures, the new album by the British-American duo The Kills – coming out the first week of April.…
View More MusicMonday: The Kills “Satellite” (+ “Something Wild”)MusicMonday: Skream & Example “Shot Yourself In The Foot Again”
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”MusicMonday: 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.…
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