Made it back to Germany just in time for my dad’s birthday. A present I brought him back from New York was the first solo…
View More MusicMonday: A.A. BondyMusicMonday: Lykke Li is back (!!!) with “Get Some”
The incredibly charismatic and energetic* Swedish singer Lykke Li is finally coming out with her sophomore album Wounded Rhymes. Unfortunately it won’t be released until…
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MusicMonday: Live Music, No: Live *Performance* (Der Familie Popolski, Bonaparte, Peaches)
Someone may have noticed that there hadn’t been a MusicMonday post in a while. In the last two weeks I’ve been quite busy with moving…
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Go, See Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
Seriously, go see Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings play live. They’re currently on tour. They’ll be in Hamburg tonight and in NYC on New Year’s…
View More Go, See Sharon Jones and The Dap-KingsMusicMonday: Agnes Obel “Just So”
As I’ve mentioned on this blog before, I’m a big fan of the music by Danish singer Agnes Obel, who had a big hit with…
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MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 3rd 1/4 of 2010
My favorite songs (or at least the ones I could fit onto one CD) for the third quarter of 2010. In this order for playability,…
View More MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 3rd 1/4 of 2010MusicMonday: M.I.A. and MIA.
One of my recent album purchases was Maya, the new album by M.I.A. – not to be mixed up with MIA. . The devil is…
View More MusicMonday: M.I.A. and MIA.MusicMonday: Fol Chen and Miss Kittin
While I impatiently wait for the online premiere of a certain video by an artist who plays beautiful analog music, I’ll share some current favorites…
View More MusicMonday: Fol Chen and Miss KittinMusicMonday: Nils Koppruch – Kirschen (Wenn Der Sommer Kommt)
Nils Koppruch, a visual artist and the singer of the Hamburg band Fink*, just released an excellent second solo album: Caruso. The song “Kirschen (Wenn…
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Berlin Festival 2010 – In A Berlin Minute (Week 20)
This past weekend the annual Berlin Festival, 2 days of music, took place in the hangars of the former airport Tempelhof. In the words of James…
View More Berlin Festival 2010 – In A Berlin Minute (Week 20)MusicMonday: Junip – “Rope and Summit” (+ “Always”)
Erica, this song is for you! Miss you already! The performance of Swede José González with his new band Junip at this weekend’s Berlin Festival…
View More MusicMonday: Junip – “Rope and Summit” (+ “Always”)MusicMonday: The Postelles – “White Night”
Looks like Brooklyn in the winter. Sounds like Liverpool (and Hamburg) and New York. Feels like youth with its fun and complications and hardship –…
View More MusicMonday: The Postelles – “White Night”MusicMonday: Of Montreal and Arcade Fire
Yes, yes, this post is about bands and songs that I’ve already mentioned recently. But really, who reads all my blog posts anyway? And there’s…
View More MusicMonday: Of Montreal and Arcade FireMusicMonday: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – “Sink / Let It Sway”
I’m going to patiently wait for yet another week before posting a link to the video for “Coquet Coquette” by Of Montreal, because it’s still…
View More MusicMonday: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – “Sink / Let It Sway”MusicMonday: Sleigh Bells – Rill Rill
The song “Rill Rill” by Brooklyn-based duo Sleigh Bells has been around since last year under the title “Ring Ring”. Apparently it was remastered under…
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Porkfish Animation & Alex Brüel Flagstad & Agnes Obel
As expected, since moving to Berlin I’ve met some really cool creative people. Also not very surprising, they come from all over the world –…
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