...so what ever happened to the musicians in BERLIN NOW?

(2009-12-01 16:52:38)

Photo: Thomas Rabsch Part one Blixa Bargeld Blixa Bargeld, one-time underground icon and front man for the experimental Einstürzende Neubauten rock band, talks to Spiegel Online about how he celebrated his 50th birthday in January, 2009: "...I had a one-star chef come over and cook for me and 70 guests at my new house in Berlin's Mitte district.” ...

... so what ever happened to the musicians in BERLIN NOW?

(2009-12-03 11:12:41)

Part Two Die Haut and Christoph Dreher The band got their name from the title of Curzio Malaparte's novel, La Pelle , which translates into "Die Haut" in German (and 'Skin' in English). Christoph Dreher, Remo Park, Martin Peter and Thomas Wylder started this Berlin Post Punk band in 1982 as an instrumental ensemble. Their international guest vocalists caused a sensation: Nick...

Malcolm McLaren, RIP

(2010-04-09 21:23:10)

Malcolm McLaren died of cancer on April 8, 2010. He was 64 years old. McLaren (photo right, with the Sex Pistols) was perhaps most famous for masterminding the pioneering punk rock band Sex Pistols which burst on the scene in 1975 and shook up the pop world with a series of raw, authority-goading singles (plus an album and film). The Pistols imploded in 1978, exhausted by the scandals...

SCREENDANCING A Retrospective of Berlin Club Visuals

(2010-05-04 18:11:31)

Exhibition at the .HBC Berlin   May 07 -  June 03, 2010 · Tue - Sat. 2 pm -10 pm Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 9 10178 Berlin Berlin is one of the main international hubs of club culture. During the 1990's clubbing was restyled into an artform.  Since then video performance is a standard feature of night life. Artists combine light shows with video art and vjing. "Screendancing" is an...

Facebook - Closed Book?

(2010-08-31 14:52:29)

I was listening to the radio a couple minutes ago and a presenter  mentioned that he can't connect to his Facebook account today. I have  just checked my Facebook account too and I can't connect either. Strange! I wonder if this problem only occurs in Berlin now or if it  is a wider problem. I don't see much about the subject on the internet  right now. Comments, info, hints etc. greatly...