Every week, for about the last 2 years, I get messages from people asking me questions about Berlin, where to stay, where to go etc
As much as I would love to show everyone the Berlin I know and love, unfortunately there are not enough hours in...read more
Every narcissistic hipster club kid gets a secret little back-handed thrill out of spotting what looks like themselves out on the Berlin dance floor. It may sound absurd, but with a limited array of standardaised ‘club looks’ out...read more
The dreary-eyed man in the dull grey suit caught you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 7am on the morning train as you drifted home from the club – your cheeks glowing with satisfaction, the mischievous remains of a grin lingering softly...read more
Chasing your weekly dose of thrills can start to feel a bit like perpetually perusing the child within. Reaching for that repeated rediscovery of the curious little dreamy-eyed creature with shoulders free of the weight of responsibilities,...read more
The dawn broke on the 1st of January last weekend, and so began a new year. At some point during all the action your dancing energy hit its peak and broke, your bank account reached its limit and broke and now you’re, well, broke. But...read more
If you hail from outside of Germany (and surrounding areas of Europe), it’s a possibility that the first thing that springs to mind when you hear the word ‘Silvester’ is a washed-up, over-muscled action movie star dubbed...read more
In the city where everyone comes from everywhere, there occurs a kind of mass evacuation phenomenon come Christmas time. Hordes of Berlin-based stowaways scurry home obligingly to blander pastures and provincial German towns, or to their...read more
Somewhere on the mantelpiece of a cosy Berlin living room, an advent candle burns brightly. Somewhere amongst the tethers of your lustful party-loving heart, the desire to dance burns a little more fiercely. While a mythical Santa Claus packs an...read more
Sandra Amarie (a Canadian-born New Yorker) has been doing a lot of gigging around on the cool club + bar scene in Berlin and she's been getting herself noticed by all the right people (including BANG BANG BERLIN, ha!). Together with her four-piece...read more
Tomorrow night, OneBeat's experimental sessions goes into its second round, as beatmaker KYSON squares up against visual artist RTZ23. Expect a concert-length audiovisual experience as Kyson's atmospheric downtempo beats blend with RTZ23's animated...read more
By Mike T West.
It is not hard to see why Skindred are popular with the Germans. However, it is clearly hard for them to understand frontman/legend Benji Webbe’s onstage banter. He is, after all, Welsh.
What language the audience does...read more
When you arrive in Berlin as a foreigner, you are greeted with all the sparkling wonders of big city living, which extend generously into the music / party scene. Funnily enough, when you delve wholeheartedly into the Berlin party scene, you...read more
By Mike T West.
Battles return for the last time for a very long time so while they might be winding down after a hectic year supporting their utterly fantastic second album, Gloss Drop, here are 10 bloody good reasons why you should see them...read more
The weekend tends to come and go like good weather or comfortable cash flow: you forget to appreciate just how lovely it is while its happening, it disappears all too quickly and then before you know it, suddenly its back again ready to relax the...read more
The Antlers meandered onto the Magnet Club stage one by one last Friday night, submerged in a soft radiance of blue-green lighting to serenade Berliners with a well played split-personality set. At times adhering to the rich, melodic waves of...read more
Last week’s 27th International Short Film Festival in Berlin featured a stellar line-up of short films that certainly maintained the city’s world-renowned reputation for high-calibre film festivals showcasing both emerging and...read more
BLIND DATE SWINGERS CLUB - mix cd exchange ✦ NO.13 ✦
This Wednesday, 30th November, the clubnight that the cool kids love to love is back! It's arty, it's hip, it's flirty fun, it's time for another Blind Date Swingers Club! Emil...read more
Somewhere buried deep beneath a pile of books and a weighty conscious was the plan of getting things done over the weekend. Genuine plans of reading books, big ideas of making calls abroad, wishful thinking about cleaning bedrooms, bathrooms (ha!)...read more
Seasoned expatriates are eternally sick and tired of new kids on the Berlin block looking all over-eager, dripping with enthusiasm and excitedly barraging them with questions about what to do and where to go (i.e cramping their style). By the same...read more
For those of you who like to have fun with your looks, who think creatively and express that through your visual aesthetic, this party is for you.
SPARKLE ARMY, at Monster Ronsons this Saturday is home to all things that glitter and shimmer...read more
Within the next two weeks (starting from today!), brace yourselves for some serious film festival action! Berlin is simply spoilt for choice when it comes to internationally renowned, esteemed, and much-loved film festivals, from the mainstream...read more
By Mike T West.
The Death Set (TheDeathSet, Death Set or The DeathSeat or however you spell their name) are back in Deutschland!! YAY!
Rejoice as these TransAltlantic art-rockers cannot clearly get enough of Germany. Visiting earlier...read more
Brace yourselves for something fresh and exhilarating to thunder its way into Berghain this weekend. Not quite like anything that has yet to occur within bh's towering walls on a Friday night, ≠ (not equal) is a bold new audio adventure that will...read more
There is a new Tee-shirt label that has caught my eye lately in Berlin - and that is JA BÖRNSKI. Their beautifully illustrated Tees are seriously eye catching and very unique. Once i got my hands on their 'madonna' Tee, (see opening image) I...read more
