HBO often feature excellent music, so it’s not surprising that the vampire show True Blood doesn’t just have a fittingly steamy title song (“Bad Things”…
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Ciao Kreuzberg – In A Berlin Minute (Week 14)
Ciao Kreuzberg – In A Berlin Minute (Week 14) [HD] from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. This week we said Ciao to Kreuzberg – for now…
View More Ciao Kreuzberg – In A Berlin Minute (Week 14)MusicMonday: Beach House – “Zebra”
With all the moving from Kreuzberg to Mitte and setting up an office and home all over again and trying to get work done in…
View More MusicMonday: Beach House – “Zebra”MusicMonday: Arcade Fire – “Ready To Start”
Another Arcade Fire song? I know. Seems boring, since I already picked them in June. But I didn’t get to hear the US single “Ready…
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“True Blood” Ritual – In A Berlin Minute (Week 12)
Weekly “True Blood” Viewing Ritual. And no, don’t worry, there’s no actual blood shedding involved. True Blood Viewing Ritual – In A Berlin Minute (Week…
View More “True Blood” Ritual – In A Berlin Minute (Week 12)MusicMonday: The Divine Comedy – “Indie Disco” (+ LCD Soundsystem)
Ah sweet sentimental sounds… wasn’t it just like that? With their song “Indie Disco” the Irish band The Divine Comedy evoke wonderful memories for me…
View More MusicMonday: The Divine Comedy – “Indie Disco” (+ LCD Soundsystem)MusicMonday: “Too Darn Hot” Ella Fitzgerald and Erasure
There really is no other musical way to put what is going on here in Germany right now but sharing this Cole Porter song with…
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4th of July – In A Berlin Minute (Week 10)
4th of July in Berlin. We managed to find all the necessary ingredients that traditionally make up this American National Holiday (alternatively known as Independence…
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MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 2nd 1/4 of 2010
Time to slim down my list of favorite songs of the last three months so I can make a new mix CD. As usual I…
View More MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 2nd 1/4 of 2010MusicMonday – Hamburg
I just spent a wonderful weekend in and around Hamburg – to show my New York friend Jessica (who is currently visiting from Thailand) where…
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Dancing in Berlin – In A Berlin Minute (Week 8)
Dancing in Berlin: in clubs, in stores, on tables and on the street… There has been a good amount of it since I’ve been here…
View More Dancing in Berlin – In A Berlin Minute (Week 8)MusicMonday: Arcade Fire
Just a quick hurried music post because I’m running way late to the Fete de la Musique that is going on today in Berlin and…
View More MusicMonday: Arcade FireMusicMonday: Nouvelle Vague
Last week, I finally got the third studio album by Nouvelle Vague (danke, Papi): “3” – released in 2009. Nouvelle Vague are a collective of…
View More MusicMonday: Nouvelle VagueMusicMonday: Girls – “Hellhole Ratrace”
Another song from the vault (2008): “Hellhole Ratrace” by San Francisco duo Girls with a video directed by Aaron Brown and Ben Chappell. I love…
View More MusicMonday: Girls – “Hellhole Ratrace”MusicMonday: Nada Surf – “Blankest Year” (& Marina and The Diamonds)
Nada Surf released “The Blankest Year” already in 2005 on the album “The Weight Is The Gift”, but for some reason I just can’t get…
View More MusicMonday: Nada Surf – “Blankest Year” (& Marina and The Diamonds)MusicMonday: Agnes Obel
During my first few weeks in Berlin, I’ve already been to a few really outstanding concerts. The most beautiful must have been Danish singer and…
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