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Pop-Kultur curator on achieving a rare 50-50 gender balance in the festival’s lineup: ‘It was really easy’

  The Pop-Kultur festival is returning to Berlin next month, presenting over 100 events from Aug. 15 – 17 at the Kulturbrauerei. The festival gives musicians space to expand on the artistic currents underpinning much of pop culture and pop music today with a program of performances, new commissions, exhibitions, talks, and workshops. The festival's organizers have assembled a line-up of both international and Berlin-based artists. Finding balance was a […]

todayJuly 7, 2018

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The un-residential resident: Berghain DJ Martyn unveils his new album

    We caught up with Berghain-resident DJ Martyn shortly after the launch of his latest album, "Voids." He tells us about his musical process and the lengthy commute between Berlin and his home in Washington, D.C. Martyn says he took a "back-to-basics approach" with his latest album, reconnecting with earlier work. "For me, it was a moment to sort of look back at the records that really inspired me […]

todayJune 23, 2018

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There’ll be dancing in the Kiez: Fête de la Musique lands on June 21 bringing music to Berlin’s streets

    June 21 sees Fête de la Musique coming to the streets of Berlin. The imported French festival has been a staple of the city's event calendar since 1995 and brings music from over 800 musicians, bands, and choirs, performed in Spätis, Kitas, garden colonies and other unusual locations across the city.  We caught up with Björn Döring, the Curator and Director of the festival. One highlight of Fête de la Musique promises […]

todayJune 16, 2018

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Confessions of a California goth: Bauhaus’ David J pines for the clouds

    This week, we caught up with musician David J, who was both the bassist in the goth rock sensation Bauhaus as well as bassist and vocalist of the '80s band, Love and Rockets. A Los Angeles resident, he admits that he feels uncomfortable with the current political situation in the United States, confessing, “it's in a sorry state, and I'm rather repulsed by it.” David J talks about […]

todayJune 9, 2018

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Music producer Victor Van Vugt is back in Berlin to tap the city’s ‘youthful, anarchic’ energy

    Victor Van Vugt is a producer, mixer, and engineer who has worked with acts including Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Einstürzende Neubauten, and P.J. Harvey. We speak with Van Vugt about his return to Berlin and his plans for the future. Van Vugt made Berlin his home in the 1980s before moving away to live in London and New York. He returned to Berlin four years ago […]

todayJune 2, 2018

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When Axel met Sally: music to show the magical side of the U8

    Berlin's public transport is both loved and hated by residents of the city, and the U8 line pretty much embodies this public sentiment. The line connects the north to the south, running through the heart of Berlin, and it connected an American from San Francisco with a Berliner for a musical homage of sorts. Journalist Sally McGrane and musician Axel Scheele both live on the U8. "The whole […]

todayMay 26, 2018

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From Elton John to the downright bizarre, we preview the Berlin Music Video Awards

    This year’s Berlin Music Video Awards will take place from May 23 and 26. Since 2013, the awards have highlighted the art behind music videos while acting as a networking platform for musicians and filmmakers. Aviel Silook, founder of the event, has always been a huge fan of music videos. In fact, at the age of 14, Silook would wake up in the middle of the night, just […]

todayMay 19, 2018

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‘A little bit organic and electronic’: O-SHiN shares her dreamy pop with us ahead of Berlin gig

    We spoke to Dutch singer-songwriter O-SHiN about her creative and recording processes. She talks about recording her last songs while immersing herself in the Swedish countryside because “I really love lots of Swedish artists...and I wanted to learn from them.” The album was mixed in Berlin, O-SHiN explains: “I think my music is a little bit ...organic and electronic at the same time...The electronic part of it happened […]

todayMay 12, 2018

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Pop-Kultur’s Christian Morin on ‘bringing back meaning and content to music’

Pop-Kultur Festival will be back in Berlin for it's fourth year between August 15 and 17. We caught up with curator Christian Morin to talk about how the goals of the festival have evolved and what to expect from this year's lineup, which features Neneh Cherry amidst a "very strong female presence." Morin says that he wants the festival "to bring back meaning and content...to music, and the other goal […]

todayMay 5, 2018

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