{"id":1762,"date":"2021-04-14T06:15:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/december-2014-uberlin\/"},"modified":"2021-04-15T06:50:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T06:50:23","slug":"december-2014-uberlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/december-2014-uberlin\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2014 &#8211; \u00fcberlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2014-12-29T08:29:50+0000\">December 29, 2014<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/music-montag-best-berlin-2014\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Music Montag: Best of Berlin 2014<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\">There\u2019s nothing like a <a href=\"\/tag\/music-montag\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/music-montag\/', 'Music Montag');\" title=\"Music Montag on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Music Montag<\/a> end of year playlist to make you realise just how diverse the Berlin music scene is! Bookended by classic Zo\u00eb favourites that drive home the dominance of the city\u2019s clubbing industry, elsewhere this year\u2019s Best of Berlin runs the gammut of genres. There\u2019s electro pop, indie, weirdo synth explorations, progressive metal, a healthy chunk of Bowie covers\u2026 even a hilarious advertising jingle and a track from a rock opera for kids! Hope you enjoy this pick-and-mix of the most interesting music (mostly) produced in Berlin this year. Boom.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/65688385&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" height=\"450\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to walk your ears down memory lane? Check out the <a href=\"\/music-montag-best-berlin-2013\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/music-montag-best-berlin-2013\/', 'Music Montag: Best of Berlin 2013');\" title=\"Music Montag: Best of Berlin 2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Music Montag: Best of Berlin 2013<\/a> and the <a href=\"\/music-montag-best-of-berlin-2012\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/music-montag-best-of-berlin-2012\/', 'best of 2012');\" title=\"Music Montag: Best of Berlin 2012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">best of 2012<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-12170 defualt\" post_id=\"12170\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/music-montag-best-berlin-2014\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; 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She rightly pointed out that \u00fcberlin would be nothing without our community, and thought we should remind our coworkers, readers, followers and friends: we love you all.<\/p>\n<p>A special&nbsp;\u201cpaws up\u201d to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/freeyourstuff\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/freeyourstuff\/', 'Free Your Stuff Berlin');\" title=\"Free Your Stuff Berlin on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free Your Stuff Berlin<\/a>&nbsp;for donating a <em>kostenlos<\/em> Christmas tree (we promise to stop <a href=\"\/free-stuff-berlin-getting-weird\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/free-stuff-berlin-getting-weird\/', 'trolling you so hard!');\" title=\"Free Your Stuff Berlin is getting weird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trolling you so hard!<\/a>) and to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinola.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.shinola.com\/', 'Shinola');\" title=\"Shinola\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shinola<\/a>, the Detroit product designers who made the luxurious&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shinola.com\/shop\/pet-accessories.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.shinola.com\/shop\/pet-accessories.html', 'dog bed');\" title=\"Shinola pet accessories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dog bed<\/a>&nbsp;that Olive is modelling so beautifully here. To all our \u00fcberliners,&nbsp;Frohe Weihnachten and Guten Rutsch!<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-12193 defualt\" post_id=\"12193\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/happy-christmas\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/happy-christmas\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/opinions\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Opinions<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/christmas\/\" rel=\"tag\">Christmas<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/free-your-stuff-berlin\/\" rel=\"tag\">Free Your Stuff Berlin<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/olive\/\" rel=\"tag\">Olive<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/shinola\/\" rel=\"tag\">Shinola<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/happy-christmas\/#comments\">3 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2014-12-22T08:34:07+0000\">December 22, 2014<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/music-montag-nina-hagen-naughty-nice\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Music Montag: Nina Hagen, Naughty and Nice<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\">\n<div id=\"attachment_12180\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/inthesity\/4832374274\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/4832374274_05bdbd556d_b.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Nina relajada&quot; by inthesitymad, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0\" width=\"650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12180\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/4832374274_05bdbd556d_b.jpg 800w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/4832374274_05bdbd556d_b-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cNina relajada\u201d by inthesitymad, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve said it before: <a href=\"\/music-montag-nina-hagen\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/music-montag-nina-hagen\/', 'Nina Hagen is the queen');\" title=\"Music Montag: Nina Hagen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Nina Hagen<\/strong> is the queen<\/a>. So we\u2019re going to give her the spotlight on this Christmas edition of Music Montag, for a couple of naughty and nice renditions of Weihnachten-themed songs.<\/p>\n<p>First up, enjoy her doing what she does best, getting sacrilegious (ish) over the top of some bonkers acid techno. Then, watch the post-punk icon get visibly outside of her comfort zone, and still nailing it, singing a traditional hymn with an orchestra for French TV. Merry Christmas, everyone!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Naughty: \u201cX- Christmas\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QagpUkt03Rk?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nice: \u201cStille Nacht\u201d (Silent Night) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qCfms6C0zNQ?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-12175 defualt\" post_id=\"12175\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/music-montag-nina-hagen-naughty-nice\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/music-montag-nina-hagen-naughty-nice\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/christmas\/\" rel=\"tag\">Christmas<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/music-montag\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Montag<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/nina-hagen\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nina Hagen<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/music-montag-nina-hagen-naughty-nice\/#respond\">leave a comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2014-12-21T13:52:09+0000\">December 21, 2014<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/cards-against-humanity-berlin-edition\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Cards Against Humanity: The Berlin Edition<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12168\" alt=\"Cards Against Humanity Berlin Expat Edition\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/cards-against-humanity.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/cards-against-humanity.jpg 650w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/cards-against-humanity-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"><\/p>\n<p>Kennst du <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cardsagainsthumanity.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/cardsagainsthumanity.com\/', 'Cards Against Humanity');\" title=\"Cards Against Humanity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cards Against Humanity<\/a><\/strong>? It\u2019s the \u201cparty game for horrible people\u201d, where players attempt to one-up each other, by providing shocking and disgusting answers to seemingly&nbsp;innocuous questions. Naturally, we love it.<\/p>\n<p>The only problem is that you can\u2019t buy it in Germany. The makers tell us that this is a distribution challenge, but we also wonder whether is has something to do with not knowing the Deutsch market. If you don\u2019t understand Germans, you might not realise that their minds are as filthy as the Americans and Brits, or know where they draw the line between \u201cwrong ;)\u201d and \u201cWRONG!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Cards Against Humanity have made it possible to produce your own game. On&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/cardsagainsthumanity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their website<\/a>,&nbsp;they provide the standard set of black and white cards for printing at home, and blank sets so you can make your own. A couple of fans have even produced German translations \u2013 check them out <a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cah\/CAH_GermanByBalz.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cah\/CAH_GermanByBalz.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Introducing&nbsp;<strong>Cards Against Humanity: The Berlin Edition.&nbsp;<\/strong>We\u2019ve created a set of cards that reflect all that is weird and wonderful (but mostly weird) about living in Berlin, so you can test your friends\u2019 local knowledge as well as their intestinal fortitude! <strong>Just <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B56dyXGeLzUaU3VONWljd1ZtU0E\/view\" title=\"Cards Against Humanity: Berlin Edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download it here<\/a>, get horrible and enjoy yourselves!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CAH_BlankBlackCards-post-1.jpg\" alt=\"Cards Against Humanity Berlin Edition 1\" width=\"650\" height=\"841\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12183\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CAH_BlankBlackCards-post-1.jpg 650w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CAH_BlankBlackCards-post-1-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CAH_BlankBlackCards-post-2.jpg\" alt=\"Cards Against Humanity Berlin Edition 2\" width=\"650\" height=\"841\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12184\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CAH_BlankBlackCards-post-2.jpg 650w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CAH_BlankBlackCards-post-2-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you got anything to add? Let us know what black cards you\u2019d like to see, and maybe we\u2019ll make an expanded pack. Leave your filthy comments below ????<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-11816 defualt\" post_id=\"11816\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/cards-against-humanity-berlin-edition\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/cards-against-humanity-berlin-edition\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/opinions\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Opinions<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/cards-against-humanity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cards Against Humanity<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/cards-against-humanity-berlin-edition\/#comments\">4 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2014-12-15T08:12:35+0000\">December 15, 2014<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/music-montag-erlend-oye\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Music Montag: Erlend \u00d8ye<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><img class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"Erlend \u00d8ye from https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ErlendOyeOfficial\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-a-fra.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-xpf1\/v\/t1.0-9\/10425093_799113896774950_3543692655243001106_n.jpg?oh=4c5a4d7c07a5ed0c0f4c54427888b9b8&amp;oe=5509623F\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve slept on&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ErlendOyeOfficial\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ErlendOyeOfficial', 'Erlend \u00d8ye');\" title=\"Erlend \u00d8ye Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erlend \u00d8ye<\/a><\/strong>\u2018s new album since it was released, but now seems the right time to celebrate <em>Legao<\/em>. Oddly released just after the end of summer,&nbsp;\u00d8ye\u2019s second solo release is totally sun-baked, despite being recorded in&nbsp;Reykjav\u00edk&nbsp;with an Icelandic&nbsp;reggae group (which, apparently, is a thing).<\/p>\n<p>So pour some honey in your Ingwertee, and bask in the humid, holiday romance vibes of \u201cGarota\u201d, filmed in Seoul. And for bonus open-air&nbsp;\u00d8ye, check out The Whitest Boy Alive\u2019s white boy dancing in&nbsp;<a href=\"\/music-montag-d-e-n-a\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/music-montag-d-e-n-a\/', 'D E N A\u2019s \u201cCash, Diamond Rings, Swimming Pools\u201d');\" title=\"D E N A on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D E N A\u2019s \u201cCash, Diamond Rings, Swimming Pools\u201d<\/a>, which is also guaranteed to cure those winter blues.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RVsAlk53pBs?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-12158 defualt\" post_id=\"12158\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/music-montag-erlend-oye\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/music-montag-erlend-oye\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/erlend-oye\/\" rel=\"tag\">Erlend \u00d8ye<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/music-montag\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Montag<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/music-montag-erlend-oye\/#respond\">leave a comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2014-12-10T14:07:02+0000\">December 10, 2014<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/ask-uberlin-2-snap-chat\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ask \u00fcberlin #2: Snap Chat<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/template-02.jpg\" alt=\"Ask \u00fcberlin #2 Snap Chat\" width=\"650\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12155\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/template-02.jpg 800w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/template-02-150x150.jpg 150w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/template-02-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/p>\n<p>Find out the secrets of Zo\u00eb\u2019s success! For this week\u2019s <strong>Ask \u00fcberlin&nbsp;<\/strong>we help out a reader who\u2019s looking for photography work here in Berlin. Listen in to learn about the humble beginnings of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoenoble.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.zoenoble.com\/', 'Zo\u00eb Noble Photography');\" title=\"Zo\u00eb Noble Photography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zo\u00eb Noble Photography<\/a>, how to set yourself apart from all the iPhone snappers out there, and which Berlin photo blogs and instagram profiles we go to for inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and if you\u2019re a figurative artist and\/or a fan of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/K%C3%A4the_Kollwitz\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/K%C3%A4the_Kollwitz', 'K\u00e4the Kollwitz');\" title=\"K\u00e4the Kollwitz on wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K\u00e4the Kollwitz<\/a>, then we need your help! A reader who\u2019s moving to Berlin in the new year is planning a study of the&nbsp;local art icon, so if you are able to help, or know someone who can, then we\u2019d love to hear from you. Drop us a comment on this blog post, or our SoundCloud, or send an email to the address listed below. Thanks a lot, art nerds!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/180584041&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Got a question for us? Stick it in an email to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ask@uberlin.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ask@uberlin.co<\/a>&nbsp;and we\u2019ll answer you on an upcoming episode of Ask \u00fcberlin!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-12142 defualt\" post_id=\"12142\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/ask-uberlin-2-snap-chat\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/ask-uberlin-2-snap-chat\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/podcasts\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Podcasts<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/ask-uberlin\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ask \u00fcberlin<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/jobs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Jobs<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/kathe-kollwitz\/\" rel=\"tag\">K\u00e4the Kollwitz<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/podcast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Podcast<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/ask-uberlin-2-snap-chat\/#respond\">leave a comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2014-12-08T07:37:25+0000\">December 8, 2014<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/music-montag-j-mascis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Music Montag: J Mascis<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\">\n<div id=\"attachment_12096\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/allisonharger\/9287758376\/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-12096\" alt=\"&quot;j mascis 3&quot; by Allison Harger, under Creative Commons (CC BY-ND 2.0)\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/9287758376_06ffab060a_k.jpg\" width=\"650\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/9287758376_06ffab060a_k.jpg 2048w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/9287758376_06ffab060a_k-300x199.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/9287758376_06ffab060a_k-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cj mascis 3\u201d by Allison Harger, under Creative Commons (CC BY-ND 2.0)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of all the <a href=\"\/music-montag-the-brian-jonestown-massacre\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/music-montag-the-brian-jonestown-massacre\/', 'indie icons currently spending at least part of their time in Berlin');\" title=\"The Brian Jonestown Massacre on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">indie icons currently spending at least part of their time in Berlin<\/a>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmascis.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.jmascis.com\/', 'J Mascis');\" title=\"J Mascis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J Mascis<\/a><\/strong> has to be our personal favourite. As the creative nucleus of 90s alt rockers Dinosaur Jr, he was responsible for slacker anthems such as \u201cFeel the Pain\u201d, accompanied by this hilarious&nbsp;Spike Jonze video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JXkN3nJyWEA?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" height=\"488\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But more, much more than this, Mascis has spent the years between Dinosaur Jr records by expanding his repertoire \u2013 recording doom metal with Upsidedown Cross, stoner with Witch, and chilled out and heartfelt solo material. Like this year\u2019s <em>Tied to a Star<\/em>, which yielded another LOL-tastic video, which you can watch over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LTRvZukGc2E\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LTRvZukGc2E', 'Funny or Die\u2019s YouTube channel');\" title=\"J Mascis Every Morning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Funny or Die\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Join us in celebrating Mascis\u2019 return to Berlin, by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lido-berlin.de\/events\/view\/2306\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.lido-berlin.de\/events\/view\/2306', 'picking up tickets');\" title=\"J Mascis at Lido Berlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">picking up tickets<\/a> to next week\u2019s show at Lido. Welcome back, Space Angel!<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-12093 defualt\" post_id=\"12093\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/music-montag-j-mascis\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/music-montag-j-mascis\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/dinosaur-jr\/\" rel=\"tag\">Dinosaur Jr<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/j-mascis\/\" rel=\"tag\">J Mascis<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/music-montag\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Montag<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/music-montag-j-mascis\/#respond\">leave a comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pageNav\">\n<div class=\"prev\"><a href=\"\/2014\/12\/page\/2\/\">\u00ab<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"next\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 29, 2014 Music Montag: Best of Berlin 2014 by James Glazebrook There\u2019s nothing like a Music Montag end of year playlist to make you realise just how diverse the Berlin music scene is! Bookended by classic Zo\u00eb favourites that drive home the dominance of the city\u2019s clubbing industry, elsewhere this year\u2019s Best of Berlin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1762"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3233,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762\/revisions\/3233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}