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The Definitive Guide to Jazz in Berlin

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There’s no shortage of jazz in Berlin. Here’s our guide to the city’s many jazz clubs. For those who are willing to pocket the pills and put down the gear – at least momentarily – it’s obvious that Berlin is more than just techno, quasi art projects, and war memorials – there’s jazz, too. Following … Read more The Definitive Guide to Jazz in Berlin

Lexodus Brings Storytelling Back to Hip-Hop

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I first saw Lexodus at Marie Antonette. Back then the entire act consisted of Alex Linton spitting bars and pouring whiskey into the mouths of any eager revellers brave enough to come close to the stage. Today, the concept of Lexodus has changed entirely. No longer a solo project, it’s now full band with skilled … Read more Lexodus Brings Storytelling Back to Hip-Hop

Confessions in a Darkroom: Cruising Scenes by Rory Midhani

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Rory Midhani is an explorer into the world of the Berlin darkroom. His drawings, murals and cardboard scenes take an affectionate, comedic peek into Berlin’s darkrooms, shedding light on that “grimy” unknown that outsiders discuss with excited reverence and ignorance. His pieces are a celebration of Queer cruising culture and the minutiae of Berlin’s unique … Read more Confessions in a Darkroom: Cruising Scenes by Rory Midhani

Capturing the Vanishing DDR in Berlin

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Photographer Ian Cale has spent 17 years capturing signs of the disappearing East in Berlin. We asked you to submit your artwork to Berlin Loves You and you didn’t disappoint. British photographer Ian Cale got in touch about his on-going project, Kessel: Signs of Conflict. For the last 17 years, Ian has documented the fading … Read more Capturing the Vanishing DDR in Berlin

Nakhane’s “You Will Not Die” Lends Fashion To Trauma

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As a multidisciplinary artist, it’s hard to peg Nakhane to one artform. We met Nakhane for the first time last year when he and director John Trengrove brought their film The Wound, which Nakhane starred in and which was short-listed for an Oscar nomination, to Berlinale. Since then Nakhane has taken a break from acting … Read more Nakhane’s “You Will Not Die” Lends Fashion To Trauma

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

Tape That – Turning Sticky Tape into Spectacular Art Installations

You may have already seen Tape That’s astonishing artwork. You can find it everywhere in Berlin, from underground nightclubs, abandoned buildings, music festivals and art galleries. Influenced by street art, architecture, graphic design and performance art, the Berlin-based tape art collective Tape That is paving the way for tape art around the globe. Tape That … Read more Tape That – Turning Sticky Tape into Spectacular Art Installations

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

BFAW 2017 vs. Meat: or How We Can Eat and Live in a Better World

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Berlin Food Art Week is an art event which seeks to unite contemporary art and food and runs between July 7th-14th. The aim of the week is to develop a community which brings positive change to the world, and this edition’s theme is ‘vs. Meat’ – a discussion about the consumerism, production and appropriation of … Read more BFAW 2017 vs. Meat: or How We Can Eat and Live in a Better World

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