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…
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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.…
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…
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