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It’s almost as if the syncopated rhythm and falsetto delivery of Everything Everything – MY KZ, UR BF creates a direct connection to the Ohrwurm section of my brain. MY KZ, UR BF is the opening track from Everything Everything’s debut album, Man Alive and I can guarantee that if I listen to it, I’ll […]
Mixing archive footage and interviews with Speer’s children and contemporaries, Hitler’s Henchmen – Speer – The Architect, is the sixth and final part of a documentary series based on the book, Hitler’s Henchmen by Guido Knopp. The documentary shows the faith that Hitler placed in Speer: In January 1934 Troost died. Speer, who had not […]
It’s Sunday in Berlin and there are probably a few sore heads and dodgy post beer and kebap bellies out there so for anyone with a Kater (German for hangover, as I learned from this post on überlin) here’s the musical equivalent of Alka Seltzer: The xx – Try. The xx’s two albums, The xx […]
My latest Ohrwurm was planted in my head by Gilly of Gilly’s Playground, who couldn’t stop singing Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers, as we wandered around Berlin last Saturday. Lykke Li is a Swedish singer-writer whose albums Youth Novels and Wounded Rhymes are chock-a-block with catchy pop/electronica. Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers [vimeo […]
My latest Sunday Documentary is Jerry Springer’s appearance on Who Do You Think You Are? – a BBC series in which celebrities trace their family roots. Most famous for his controversial chat show, Jerry Springer was born in Highgate Tube Station in London during an air raid in 1944 after his Jewish parents fled Nazi […]
My Ohrwurm for the last few days has been Bon Iver – Holocene. This track is simply beautiful. Perfect for a lazy Sunday. I now really regret not going to see Bon Iver at Arena Club in Berlin when I had the chance. Bon Iver – Holocene [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWcyIpul8OE?rel=0]
My Ohrwurm this week is Tribes – We Were Children. This song has been bouncing around in my head since I won the Tribes CD on Wednesday night at Rock n Roll Bingo at White Trash Fast Food. Tribes – We Were Children [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/22745601 w=500&h=281]
The 2 part documentary, The Rise And Fall Of The Berlin Wall, from the History Channel, tells the story of the Anti Fascist Protection Rampart, more commonly known as The Berlin Wall, erected on 13 August 1961, which fell on 9 November 1989. Of particular interest, is the lengths that people would go to, to […]
I discovered this hauntingly beautiful song, I’ve Known Your Heart by Ajimal, thanks to a tweet from Lucy Rose, who I was lucky enough to see at Roter Salon in Berlin earlier this year. Ajimal – I’ve Known Your Heart [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TSfcInPIE0?rel=0] If you like what you hear, you should also check out Footnote To […]
The team behind Berlin Spricht Für Sich, the fantastic Street Art inspired music video that featured in my A Year In The Life Of Berlin post also created a A Tribute To Prost. This is a song and video based on the Street Art of Mein Lieber Prost, best known for his smiley faces that […]
