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Artist, busker, GIF, meme: Musician Stephen Paul Taylor on his unusual rise to notoriety

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    Artist, busker, GIF, meme: Musician Stephen Paul Taylor on his unusual rise to notoriety Dina Elsayed

Note: This recording contains strong language that may not be suitable for young listeners.

 

A few years ago, Stephen Paul Taylor became an internet sensation when a tourist filmed him busking on the street with his ironic pop song “Sh*t’s F***ed.” The video went viral, and Taylor became a celebrity in his own right, with an album, memes, and regular appearances on German TV.

Marlene Melchior caught up with Taylor to discuss his soon to be released album, “Synthpop is Dead,” his recent tour through the Baltic States, and how it feels to be an internet meme and GIF. Taylor also discusses the demise of the street music scene in Berlin as the city enforces tighter restrictions on amplification.

Photo courtesy Stephen Paul Taylor.

Written by: Dina Elsayed

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Andres Barlesi brings introspective, improvisational guitar sound to solo project ‘Atalaya’

  Andres Barlesi first picked up a guitar when he was just five years old, was in his first band by the age of 12, and went on to play and tour internationally with the Argentinian indie band Los Alamos. Today the 36-year-old musician from Buenos Aires lives in Berlin and is working on his solo project, "Atalaya." Barlesi's music for Atalaya isn't confined to particular song structures. When developing […]

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