Monolith by Astral Taurus – contemporary alternative rock twist – EP Review
Monolith from Astral Taurus is the self-produced creation of German solo artist Andre Kretschmar. This is the second offering after his first demo back…
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Must Be A Mistake by Last Days of Elvis – less-is-more-ism and quiet excellence
Must Be A Mistake is a study in less-is-more-ism and quiet excellence. Listen to this accomplished debut from the Last Days of Elvis, just…
VÖS brilliant new single Tide – cleansing/beautiful/destructive/dangerous
A favourite art teacher of mine once told me, “In order for art to be considered good it must make you feel something. If…
We’re just here to see our Angel, and what a voice… Angel Olsen live at Heimathafen Review!
One of the most remarkable things about Angel Olsen is how unremarkable she could come across. Pass her on the street, chat to her in…
Aporia Live Review: Anti-cool Kiwi sound to float you away
Step through an innocuous doorway in Schönhauser Allee and you’ve gone through the looking glass. The most elusive sound of the evening comes from…
Eleonora – Sleep: Sleepless through Berlin – Single Review
A lot of people land up sometime or other in Berlin. But for the Russian artist Eleonora Zaripova it wasn’t the lifestyle that drew…
Ride by Azzurra Traficante – The Woman With the Angel’s Voice
Azzurra Traficante landed in Berlin from her native Italy just a few short months ago. But the woman with the angel’s voice is also…
The Otherness Double Single Release: ‘Give That Face Back to the Dog’ and ‘The Roundabout’
Hailing from La Patagonia, Argentina, The Otherness are aptly named. Why so? In a reversal of the British invasion tradition, where bands such as…
Kidaphex1975’s Hunger Streets – Indy with Grit and Depth
Allow me to introduce Kidaphex1975. No, it’s not an AOL IM account from the late 90’s but is in fact an exciting and new…
Raus aus der Stille: Tua am 12.09. im Bi Nuu
Johannes Bruhns, a.k.a. Tua – Rapper, Sänger, Produzent, Instrumentalist – ist zurzeit eine der interessantesten Erscheinungen im deutschen Hip Hop – und eine der…
EP Review – Murmur Tooth and The Room
I’m a song man, really. For me a piece of music stands or falls from the song structure and content, regardless of genre, and…
I Drew A Ghost from All These Animals – EP Review
Mike Wilson aka All These Animals is a man bewitched. With a gravelly voice that you know means every word he sings, the EP…
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at SO36 review
On tour promoting their eighth album Nonagon Infinity, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s seven members played one of the most misleading sets a…
Thee Oh Sees live review
Anyone ready to go to see Thee Oh Sees in concert knows what to expect, John Dwyer has been releasing some of the heaviest…
Ich Bin ein Berliner – Keine Angst review
For all of us non-Berliners and perhaps Berliners alike, what does that world-famous term ‘Ich Bin Ein Berliner’ really mean? Berlin is like an orphan…
Slow Steve and Morgan Delt Kantine concert review
Set after Franco-German act Slow Steve’s concert, Californian psych rocker Morgan Delt played the Kantine am Berghain yesterday. On a chilly and windy Monday…
Carolina Meleán’s Everything – Warm, Sparse and a touch of Darkness
The first thing to say about Carolina Meleán is that she’s got a great voice, in the style of Sade. Her jazz schooling comes…
Oblivians at Lido – a review of punks not dead
Oblivians played the Lido last night to a half full venue. The Memphis, Tennessee outfit made a strong impression, giving up on the usually rigid…
Beirut Live in Berlin – Eine indieberlin Konzert-Kritik
Beiruts Bandkopf und Songschreiber Zach Condon hat sich einen festen Platz im Herzen der europäischen Musikgemeinde mit seinem 2006 erschienen ersten Album “The Gulag…
Ty Segall & the Muggers live in Berlin – a masquerade
Zentralheizung Of Death Des Todes opened up for Ty Segall and his band, the Muggers. They have a ton of energy and catchy riffs….