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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

Melt Your Worries And Your Hunger Pains At Paradiso

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Berlin History Archive: This article reviews the temporary Paradiso food pop-up in Kreuzberg in 2018. The featured pop-up format has ended and should not be read as a currently operating restaurant; the text remains as Berlin food history. I didn’t expect Paradiso at all. When invitations were extended I thought we’d be visiting just another … Read more Melt Your Worries And Your Hunger Pains At Paradiso

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

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”

Our Night with Cosmo, Berlin’s Astonishing Mentalist and Mind Artist

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Cosmo is Berlin’s Mentalist Magician and Mind Artist. On December 2, he’s poised to bring his English-language act to Neukölln’s LAGARI for a night of spectacular mind-bending routines: getting inside the head of the unsuspecting audience, and predicting even the most off-the-wall thoughts. Berlin Loves You has seen him in action. Although we’re generally unimpressed … Read more Our Night with Cosmo, Berlin’s Astonishing Mentalist and Mind Artist

ZIP Serves Jarringly Quaint All-Day Breakfasts

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ZIP in Neukölln serves single or shareable servings of tasty breakfast classics in jars. The idea of serving food exclusively in glass jars is bound to set your hipster-gauge spiraling out of control, but luckily ZIP’s exciting and innovative menu means you forget to be too self-conscious and settle down to a delicious rendition of … Read more ZIP Serves Jarringly Quaint All-Day Breakfasts

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

Selig is a Cozy World of Comfort Food in Schillerkiez

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Everyone knows where Selig is – we’ve all walked past it countless times. But only a lucky few know what we’ve been missing. Know the church at Herrfurthplatz in the idyllic Schillerkiez? The one you walk past on the way to Tempelhofer Feld? Selig is there – connected to the church in the centre of the … Read more Selig is a Cozy World of Comfort Food in Schillerkiez

Neukölln Shopping Nacht, because Weserstrasse Never Sleeps

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Archive note: Published in November 2016, this article documented the seventh Neukölln Shopping Nacht on Weserstraße on 12 November 2016. The event has ended; its participating shops, programme and links remain as a record of the neighbourhood’s independent retail scene. Neukölln Shopping Nacht is back for a late-night shopping Weserstrasse special edition. It’ll take place … Read more Neukölln Shopping Nacht, because Weserstrasse Never Sleeps

Chrome Store Brings Berlin Designers to Neukölln

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Forget about schicki micki Mitte – if you want to find that startling statement piece that shouts ‘you’, head to Neukölln (and more precisely to the Chrome Store) When I went to visit Chrome Store, I imagined it would be like any other vintage shop from Berlin: a mix of hipsterish items, bohemian hats, garish … Read more Chrome Store Brings Berlin Designers to Neukölln

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