Six questions for... Grimes

INTERVIEW. Grimes, aka 24-year-old Montreal-ite Claire Boucher isn’t afraid to show off her more mainstream influences. She echoes through Berghain on Friday, May 25.

May 18, 2012 by Rachel Glassberg in Reviews & Interviews

"We’ll be angry old men"

INTERVIEW. Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell of Crocodiles have become an irrepressible duo. The San Diego-cum-New York fuzz-rock band continue their insolent sun-kissed noise pop, snapping into Bi Nuu on May 31.

May 15, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Reviews & Interviews

Raw food for thought: Andre Williams

INTERVIEW. Starting with his run as a singer in mid-1950s Detroit, the history of Williams might well be considered the story of rhythm and blues.

May 11, 2012 by D. Strauss in Reviews & Interviews

Hip fleas infest Maybachufer

Since its debut in 2010, Nowkoelln Flowmarkt has brushed aside fears of being a precursor to the horrors of gentrification, and since has been bringing its own flair to Flohmarkt culture.

May 8, 2012 by Seymour Gris in What's On

Photo by Jude Beadle

Jacob Sweetman: The (mara)thon song

The Sportsdesk can be a bitter one to sit behind at times, but Sunday's Berlin Half Marathon was a joyous celebration of human endeavour, and it even included some competition. Even my heart was warmed by the thousands of competitors.

Apr 4, 2012 by Jacob Sweetman in The Berlin Blog (1 Comments)

Amok Mama: Hipster hate

Hipsters – they're like unicorns, says Jacinta Nandi. We all know what they are, but nobody will actually admit to being one. Or something.

Mar 27, 2012 by Jacinta Nandi in The Berlin Blog (7 Comments)

Photo by Maxim J (maximpj; Flickr CC)

Konrad Werner: Leave the Pet Shop Boys alone

Konrad has parted ways with Peter Ramsauer. He went too far this time. He wants the Marx-Engels Pet Shop Boys statue out of Berlin.

Jan 20, 2012 by Konrad Werner in The Berlin Blog (1 Comments)

Photo by Till Krech (extranoise; Flickr CC)

Seymour Gris: Give clubs a (tax) break!

Is the Finanzamt really in the position to judge the nuances between DJ night or concert? For Berlin venues, the difference could mean life or death.

Oct 11, 2011 by Seymour Gris in The Berlin Blog

Wednesdays at Burger

May's Wednesday at Kaffee Burger lineup on May 23 features a couple of down-home space colonisers: electropop New Yorker Maxx Klaxon and Brazilian-Berliner Pharoah Chromium. Don't miss it. Doors at 21:00!

May 14, 2012 by D. Strauss in What's On

All-Star Berlin Sampler Book Launch Party at Kaffee Burger

Unsatisfied with the limited number of pages a magazine has to offer, we're publishing a book: a translation of Théo Lessour's acclaimed survey of the last 100 years of Berlin music. This week we're throwing a party – Apr 25.

Apr 24, 2012 by Rene Blixer in What's On

How do you solve a problem like Maria?

Despite the ever present threat of gentrification, the banks of the Spree remain alive with the sound of music as former favourite Maria dolls up and re-opens as Magdalena.

Mar 22, 2012 by David Page in Nightlife

Exberliner Wednesdays at Kaffee Burger

Featuring the math-rock of Portrait of the Young Man as an Artist, the danceable blackness of Mueran Humanos, catch the next installment of musical merriment, Mar 28.

Mar 21, 2012 by D. Strauss in What's On

Neapolitan flavor

OUT NOW! PASSIONE explores the music of Naples in what essentially amounts to an extended music video.

Apr 7, 2011 by Änne Troester in Film

Island community

Interview: Efterklang. Currently touring the world promoting An Island, a new take on performance film made with visionary man-of-the-moment Vincent Moon, they play Volksbühne on March 13 along with a screening of the film.

Mar 10, 2011 by Alex J. Eccleston in Reviews & Interviews

Exclusive interview: Chilly Gonzales

The self-described "super-powered musical genius" on Peaches, his new album with Boys Noize, and why "it's all about the AUDIENCE".

Jul 1, 2010 by Lucy De Butts in Reviews & Interviews

Berlin Festival 2011: Who's got the look?

Exberliner gives you peek at the hottest looks at the Berlin Festival 2011. From wild to excited, there was plenty to look at this year. Photos by Anna Achon

The Feast of Pan

Staples of the Berlin underground since they found their way here seven years ago, Mad Kate (aka Kathryn Fischer) and Juan de Chamié work within and between the worlds of fashion, music and performance art, raising questions about sex, gender and fantasy. Combining all of their mediums in one, the opening of their EXIT boutique in Kreuzberg was a fashion show titled The Feast of Pan inspired by a Baroque painting, and featuring a filmed orgy. Exberliner was there to capture the decadent event. All photos by Anna Achon

Photo by Janina Gallert

Berlin Festival 2010

Despite some Love Parade paranoia, the punters seemed to be having a good - and stylish - time at Berlin Festival (Sept 10-11). EXB snapped a few of the most intriguing...