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Martin Stokes

Martin Stokes hails from Johannesburg, South Africa. He digs writing about all manner of things and can quote lines from films like nobody's business. He moved to Berlin in 2015 and is working assiduously at broadening his repertoire of bad jokes. ms@staging-berlinlovesyou.kinsta.cloud

13 Night Spots In Prenzlauer Berg That Are Still Alive

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Prenzlauer Berg is dead. Its coup de grâce was the loud and ignoble announcement of Bassy Club’s imminent closure. Bassy Club, a bastion of retro rock ‘n’ roll and a throwback to ’90s Berliner counterculture, is closing this month. Tired and beaten, Bassy follows the likes of White Trash Fast Food and Knaack club, hounded … Read more 13 Night Spots In Prenzlauer Berg That Are Still Alive

Enter Shikari Talk to Us About New Album “The Spark”

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Enter Shikari have been tearing it up all over the world since their first demos in 2003. 15 years later and the band are deep into touring their newest album, “The Spark.” The album is slightly different from what loyal Enter Shikari fans have come to expect over the years, and I sat down with … Read more Enter Shikari Talk to Us About New Album “The Spark”

Rizzo & The Members Club on Bringing Hip Hop to Berlin Clubs

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Intense, incendiary and demented are just a few of the adjectives used to describe Rizzo & The Members Club Heard from another room, you might be forgiven for thinking that Rizzo & The Members Club are fronting six musicians. The UK trio crank out a surprisingly huge sound considering they’re generating music from nothing more … Read more Rizzo & The Members Club on Bringing Hip Hop to Berlin Clubs

Subcultours Send You Into Berlin’s Glittering Underbelly

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Ever wanted to meet and work alongside the craftspeople and artists behind Berlin’s subcultures? Well, now you can. It’s no secret that Berlin is a magnet for alternative talent – it’s why you’re here after all – but how much do you really know about the inner workings of our ateliers and music studios? Subcultours … Read more Subcultours Send You Into Berlin’s Glittering Underbelly

Refinery Coffee Brings Its Artisan Beans to Kreuzberg

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Understated might be a good word to describe Refinery Coffee. Nestled just off the Spree on Albrechtstrasse, it’s easy to miss at first glance. Its interior is a classic example of minimalism – bare light bulbs descend from the ceiling illuminating a couple of wooden booths, a simple counter bedecked with numerous coffee-making contraptions, shelves … Read more Refinery Coffee Brings Its Artisan Beans to Kreuzberg

Woodwork Academy Berlin Will Have You Woodcrafting In No Time At All

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Woodwork Academy Berlin shows you don’t need IKEA. Get some wood and make some furniture. While taking a trip to IKEA feels like an exciting day out at a strange gallery (a gallery that sells hotdogs…), buying that same KALLAX range of shelves as all your friends is, for me, boring… and a real creativity … Read more Woodwork Academy Berlin Will Have You Woodcrafting In No Time At All

One Man’s Journey into the Spa Unknown with Treatwell

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One man tackles online hair and beauty website Treatwell to discover if “treating yourself” is fit for the female world alone (and other uses for cucumbers). It’s hard to believe, but that warm kiss on the nape of your neck is spring. It’s time (or almost) to shed your literal and metaphorical coat in exchange for sleeveless … Read more One Man’s Journey into the Spa Unknown with Treatwell

Shortstraw Brings Bikini Weather to Berlin

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After exploding onto the Johannesburg music scene in 2013 with the release of their album Good Morning Sunshine, Shortstraw have been making waves not only in southern Africa, but on shores as far flung as Japan as well as Europe. Not your average happy-clappy indie band, Shortstraw have refined their sound with three studio albums, … Read more Shortstraw Brings Bikini Weather to Berlin

Trengove’s Film The Wound Pitches Sexuality Against Masculinity

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What is masculinity? Opening the Panorama section of Berlinale this year, John Trengove‘s first feature length film, The Wound, tries in earnest to answer this question. Taking place during Ukwaluka – a very rarely spoken and sometimes deadly Xhosa penile circumcision ritual – the film presents a sometimes unsettling series of events that transpire during … Read more Trengove’s Film The Wound Pitches Sexuality Against Masculinity

‘La Boheme’ Will Get You Feeling Festive, Even If The Glühwein Fails To

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Going to the Weihnachtsmarkt again this weekend? Take those gloves off! I’ve a less conventional way for you to get that warm, fuzzy, Christmassy feeling inside you (and still have your Glühwein fix). It’s a Christmas love story between a group of Bohemians in 1830s Paris, full of life-affirming merriment raucously fuelled by alcohol and … Read more ‘La Boheme’ Will Get You Feeling Festive, Even If The Glühwein Fails To

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