I love this Berlin am Abend video on Gilly’s Playground shot on a snowy Saturday evening in Berlin. Gilly made the video of typical Berlin sights and scenes to show off the Hauptstadt and I think it looks like a great advert for the city. Look out for the bit at 28 seconds where the ‘Soviet […]
Sunday Documentary: The Real Cabaret
In this BBC Documentary, The Real Cabaret, actor Alan Cumming sets out to explore the inspiration for Cabaret, the musical based on Christopher Isherwood’s book, Goodbye to Berlin. Christopher Isherwood moved to Weimar-era Berlin in 1929 – a city in flux, a heady mix of sexual freedom and political upheaval. Alan Cumming meets with Liza […]
Ohrwurm: The 1975 – Sex (and Chocolate)
The 1975 apparently caused quite a stir in 2012 but I’m only just hearing about them. And unfortunately for me, I discovered them just a couple of days too late because they played at Lido in Berlin on Wednesday – gutted. Formed at school in Manchester the band have been busy recording their debut album and will […]
Ohrwurm: Frightened Rabbit – The Woodpile
Named Zane Lowe’s Single of the Week with good reason, Frightened Rabbit – The Woodpile is a belter of a song just made to be played with the volume turned up. I was surprised to learn that the band has been together since 2003 and will release their fourth studio album, Pedestrian Verse, in February […]
Can 1 Second Everyday Tell The Story Of Your Life?
When I saw the headline ‘Can filming one second of every day change your life?’ on the BBC website I had to click on it, as I had recently seen a video compiled of a second a day for a year. The BBC introduces Cesar Kuriyama, who took a year off to spend more time […]
Der Letzte Cowboy der Nation – The Story of the Witte Family and Spreepark Plänterwald
I stumbled across Der Letzte Cowboy der Nation when I was trying to find out more about Spreepark Plänterwald and why this once prosperous theme park in Berlin lies abandoned. The flashing imagery and chaotic cutting of this short documentary are ideally suited to the extraordinary story of Norbert Witte’s fall from charismatic fun park […]
Reasons Why I Miss Berlin #1 – Anything Goes (Pony on the S-Bahn)
I haven’t even been away from Berlin 48 Hours yet and I already miss the city. Where else would someone take their pony on the train? Pony on the Berlin S-Bahn [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9NvQX_OIR4?rel=0] Reports that a ticket inspector spotted the pony and told the owner ‘Hay, you canter ride with that on here’ are as […]
Berlin 4D – Time-lapse Video
This time-lapse video – Berlin 4D by Ringo Paulusch on Vimeo – has been around for a couple of years now but I keep coming back to it, especially on grey days, to see Berlin at its best. Berlin 4D – time-lapse video [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/15779273 w=1024&h=512]