
So, after four months of virtually non-stop global touring, this decade's surprise reunion success story wrapped up at the weekend as the all-new Atari Teenage Riot closed 2011 with one final gig and festive party at Hamburg's Gruenspan. click here to watch clip Now bizarrely, the idea of ATR throwing a Christmas party was met with about the same level of criticism among online fandom as if Alec's suggestion had been; „So the plan is to charge 80 bucks a ticket, play only two songs [...]
Festival kicks off this weekend in Hamburg's cultural and artistic district....
Hotcakes are proudly introducing a new feature this month. It is called Baker's Dozen, in which we will be revealing the 13 tracks that have hit us hardest over the past month. Feast your ears on our most loved tracks over June. YACHT - Dystopia This is pretty much what we have come to expect from a band with such a distinct style, with added anger. This album , lead by this hectic track, has very unexpectedly propelled itself into contention for a high position at the end of the year. [...]
The first time I heard Havet ligger blankt as a very young kid I thought it was the best song ever written even if I couldn't understand what the fuck the lyrics was supposed to be about.... Punk | Powerpop | Mod | Hard Core
Ihr Völker dieser Erde: Schaut auf diese Stadt! Hamburg wird vom 25. bis 27.09.2008 zum Treffpunkt für alle, die schon immer mal zum SXSW wollten, es aber nicht mal bis nach Roskilde schaffen werden. Das Line-up klingt verwegen bis euphorisierend: über 130x ungehörte, bekannte und sehr bekannte Gruppen zwingen sich förmlich auf: Tomte, TV on the radio, Lykke Li, Bon Iver, Maria Taylor und so weiter spielen in den Clubs rund um den Spielbudenplatz. Stream: 130x Reeperbahn in der Musicbox [...]
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Vom 25. bis 27. September trifft sich die transatlantische Indie-Elite in Hamburg zum Reeperbahn-Festival. An 15 Locations gibt es Musik bis zum Umfallen. (more...)
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show: 01. Familjen - Det snurrar i min skalle 02. TALK 1 03. QGMR - Pre-emptive retaliation 04. Theresa Andersson - God's highway (ft. Tobias Fröberg ) 05. Mental Overdrive - Europa 06. TALK 2 07. Siena Root - Time will tell 08. Marybell Katastrophy - Lost ship 09. José González - Crosses 10. TALK 3 [...]
More homemade vinyl rips yet again this week -- in case you missed it, I posted an old Bitch Boys track from their New Romantic period last week and if you head back a full month , you'll find a link for the full Viking Truckers album in the comments. Today's selection: Reeperbahn with "Havet ligger blankt" ( "The sea is blank" ), the first track off their 1979 self-titled debut, easily their finest hour. I do like their later, more postpunk years, but when they first hit the [...]
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show: 01. Anna Maria Espinosa - Everyday 02. TALK 1 03. Tobias Hellkvist - Vintervarm 04. The Bear Quartet - Needs vs. facts 05. The Social Services - Baltic Sea 06. TALK 2 07. Kristofer Åström - The dark 08. Honey Is Cool - You're a horse 09. Reeperbahn - Hjälte 10. Voices Break the Silence [...]