How does music help in times of crisis? We asked a musicologist to explain
We’ve all seen footage of people taking to their balconies to sing and play instruments together amid the coronavirus lockdown. But why is that?Gunter Kreutz, who teaches at the University of Oldenbur...
25 Apr 20204min
Raving on in quarantine with 'United We Stream'
Berlin’s clubs were forced to shut this month to help contain the coronavirus outbreak. With Berliners deprived of their beloved music venues, and clubs missing out on vital revenue, Clubcommission an...
28 Mar 20204min
Composer, innovator, musical radical: Upcoming festival celebrates Beethoven's 250th birthday in experimental style
This year marks 250 years since the birth of one of the most renowned composers of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven. Germany has poured 27 million euros into marking the occasion, and there are a number...
21 Mar 20205min
Acht Eimer Hühnerherzen on punk ethos and the perils of overproduction
We sat down with Johnny “Jacho” Bottrop and Bene Diktator from Berlin punk band Acht Eimer Hühnerherzen, which translates to “eight buckets of chicken hearts.” They explained the meaning of their unus...
22 Feb 20205min
Caligari rises again with a rejuvenated score at Babylon
On Feb. 27, 1920, Berlin saw the premiere of the psychological thriller, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.” Today, it’s considered a quintessential film of German Expressionism. But a century ago, a misma...
15 Feb 20204min
‘The opera machine is not looking for disruption’: Opera Lab Berlin on breaking down traditional musical theater works
Opera Lab Berlin’s upcoming premiere of “ODYSSEY: Dead Men Die” promises a “an apocalyptic journey” encompassing Homer, James Joyce and Hollywood.We caught up with artistic director Evan Gardner to fi...
25 Jan 20204min
Singer-songwriter Jackson Dyer on his debut album 'Inlet,' an ode to Australia and Berlin
Jackson Dyer is an Australian singer-songwriter and producer, based in Berlin. His debut album, “Inlet,” was released on November 15.We caught up with him to talk about going home to Australia to reco...
11 Jan 20207min
‘Depressive in a good way’: DJ and producer Shed on his new album, revisiting his first home in East Germany
We met up with DJ and producer Shed, aka René Pawlowitz, following the November 29 release of his fifth studio album “Oderbruch” on Berghain’s label Ostgut Ton.Pawlowitz opens up about the inspiration...
21 Des 20196min
