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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World Cup 2010 / Germany vs. England 4:1 – In A Berlin Minute (Week 9)
Watching the FIFA Soccer/Football/Fussball/Fútbol/etc. World Cup in Germany is best done outside. It seems that every bar, cafe, restaurant and public place has a TV…
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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…
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Over the last few weeks Scott has been working for Bright Red Pixels to produce several very funny videos for funnyordie.com and Lipton Brisk Iced…
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Alexanderplatz – In A Berlin Minute (Week 7)
Alexanderplatz – In A Berlin Minute (Week 07) from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. Berlin Alexanderplatz. A big square right in the center of Berlin –…
View More Alexanderplatz – In A Berlin Minute (Week 7)MusicMonday: 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…
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Günter Westphal Photo Exhibit – In A Berlin Minute (Week 6)
This week I took another trip to the countryside north-west of Hamburg to visit my parents. The opening of my dad’s photography exhibit entitled “Wiesenkerbel…
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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…
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Landwehrkanal – In A Berlin Minute (Week 5)
Still from the video Landwehrkanal – In A Berlin Minute (Week 5) The sun finally came out! And following closely behind came everyone eager for…
View More Landwehrkanal – In A Berlin Minute (Week 5)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…
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Karneval der Kulturen – In A Berlin Minute (Week 4)
On Sunday (the holiday Pfingstsonntag in Germany) was the 15th annual “Karneval der Kulturen” parade as part of an entire weekend of events celebrating world…
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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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Please help Dirty Excuse, three amazing, rocking Brooklyn ladies and one lad, to become the 101.9 RXP House Band by winning the radio station’s “your…
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Pavement – In A Berlin Minute (Week 3)
So the night finally arrived: Pavement played in Berlin! I had bought the tickets for the show long before I booked my flight to Berlin…
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