April 2013

  • Signs that Summer is Coming to Berlin

    With GIFs curated by When You Live in Berlin. Finally – winter is over! Now that we’re well into April, we seem to have survived the darkest winter on record, as the last ice thaws on the pavements and the sun has started burning through the uniform grey of the Berlin sky. But it’s not all blue…

  • Music Montag: Betting on the Mouse

    Maybe I’ve seen too much Scandi crime drama, but I was expecting very bad things to happen at the end of this video from Copenhagen-born, Berlin-based band Betting on the Mouse. Even if the short for “Hanging On” only hints at a Forbrydelsen-type outcome, it perfectly recreates the creeping tension-build of the track, from the band’s…

  • Music Montag: Our Lonely Kicks

    Stunning. Inspired by a summer spent in Berlin, playing at Watergate and recording with Villalobos collaborator Jorge González, “Rain” is a deep electronic slow jam with traces of MDMA coursing through its veins. Australian trio Our Lonely Kicks draw from inspirations like Mount Kimbie, James Blake, Sepalcure, Active Child, How to Dress Well and Thom…

  • Peaches at Lost Lectures Berlin

    You must know by now that we LOVE Peaches. Well, we were lucky enough to catch her, and a bunch of other inspirational speakers, at the inaugural Lost Lectures in Berlin. Pretty soon, the Lost Blog will post videos from the event in Stadtbad Wedding, including talks about 3D printing, community gardening platforms, open government, the theory that…

  • Preview: Desertfest Berlin 2013

    Desertfest Berlin is the “ULTIMATE HEAVYROCKPSYCHODOOM FESTIVAL”, and naturally I’m on the verge of shitting my pants with excitement about it. The 30+ band lineup of this three-day sludgefest reads like a who’s who of the doom and stoner metal subgenres, headlined by the almighty Pentagram, Witchcraft and post-Kyuss stonersupergroup Unida. As well as beardy men with downtuned…