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Adbusting at Schönleinstraße

Frank — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:59:43 +0000

A while ago I spotted these really cool adbusting pieces at the subway station Schönleinstraße in Neukölln. I have never seen any kind of street art like this and I love it. Does anyone know the artist? Enjoy the full artworts after the jump.

Super700 is back in town

Jens — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:55:42 +0000

Finally, Berlin’s best Indie band Super700 is back. We haven’t heard much about them in the past year, but now they just released a new album. And it was defintely worth waiting for. „Under the No Sky“ is just as beautiful, dreamy and romantic as their previous two records. Check out the music after the jump and take your chance to win a copy of the new album.

On Friday, May 18, Super700 are going to present their new material at Lido. And if you have ever seen them live, you know that this is something you should not miss! To win a copy of the album, send an email to jens@iheartberlin.de. I will raffle off the winner of Sunday. Good luck!

All About Pedro Almodóvar

Lia — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:48:45 +0000

His films are crazy, wicked and always extremely successful. Pedro Almodóvar is the Spanish Superstar among the directors; his new films are shown in the competitions of renowned festivals as well as commercially successful and loved by the audiences. Almodóvar manages the stretch between art and commercial success and wows both critics and audiences with his love, death, homosexuality and transgender topics. This May arte shows some of his greatest films. Unfortunately the series is almost over, but we are still on time for one last highlight: This Wednesday they are showing All About My Mother followed by a documentary on the Making-Of the masterpiece. So instead of “off to the movies” it’s “back to the couch” this week.

And in case you forgot it was Mother’s Day this past Sunday, hinting at this could be your perfect late gift! More details after the jump…

All About My Mother (D: Pedro Almodóvar, ESP/ F 1999)

When Manuela looses her 17-year-old son Esteban in an accident she is devastated and embarks on a search for his father. Her search reunites her with long lost friends but also painful memories. The films is carefully constructed, wonderfully played and simply the perfect mixture of grotesque Burlesque Show and emotional drama.

Wednesday, May 16th on arte

20:15 All About my Mother

21:50 Once Upon a time… All About my mother Documentary

Peikwen Cheng: Lost and Found

Jens — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:29:48 +0000

photos: Peikwen Cheng

Sometimes Berlin is just too big. There is too much going on, and you just cannot do and see everything. So you cannot prevent missing some events: A concert, a party – or an amazing art show like Lost and Found, which was running at the C|O Berlin. That actually was a photo exhibition by Chinese-American artist Peikwen Cheng. It featured amazing black and white photography of the Burning Man Festival. Peikwen Cheng has been documenting the crazy utopia in the Black Rock Desert for a whole decade. In contrast to expressively bright, colorful pictures from Burning Man found on the internet, Peikwen Cheng’s photographs focus on moments of stillness and use an introverted, symbolic visual language. For all of you who have missed the exhibition like me, check out the pictures after the jump.

The Weekly Event Guide

Frank — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:00:45 +0000

photo: Fumi Nagasaka

This week is dominated by awesome live music by New Look, Hush Hush, Super700 and more. We also have some fashion sales and events and a new dance/theatre play by Dorkypark. These and more events after the jump.

Monday, May 14

Designer sale at JULIAANDBEN, Gormanstr. 23, daily until Sunday 12-19h. Also selling Franzius, Reality Studio and Michael Sontag.

Tuesday, May 15

Canadian band New Look is playing live at Berghain Kantine, Am Wriezener Bahnhof, 21h.

Wednesday, May 16

The fashion store Konzept 86 is celebrating its opening at The WYE, Skalitzer Str. 86, starting at 18h. The selection of the store has its focus on emerging designers.

Fashion designer Aurelia Paumelle and director and visual artist Emilio El-Lauren present a hybrid showcase between art and fashion, performance and music at Paul Lincke Ufer 39/40 (3rd Backyard) starting at 19h.

NYC band Tanlines are having their exclusive Berlin-gig at Shade/Flamingo this Wednesday starting at 23h. Kleine Präsidentenstr at Monbijouplatz.

Thursday, May 17

Shameless Limitless at West Germany, Skalitzer Str. 133 21h, with Yip Deceiver and Hush Hush live!

Friday, May 18

New gallery Rotebete is celebrating its official opening with the vernissage of Scanned Scapes, an exhibition by Levan Manjavidze and Beka Grigauri. Starts at 19h, Reichenberger Str. 104.

The new Dorkypark play Open for Everything by choreographer and director Constanza Macras is having its Berlin premiere at HAU1, Stresemannstr. 29 at 19:30h. The dance and theatre piece is about the traveling society of the Roma. It will also pay on Saturday and Sunday, as well as next week Tuesday and Wednesday.

Berlin-based band Super700 is playing live at Lido, Cuvrystr. 7, 19h doors, concert 20h.

Berlin-based performer Alexander Geist is celebrating the release of his single Bad Language with a live concert at HBC, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 9, 21h. Also live: Dievondavon and a DJ set by Joey Hansom.

Saturday, May 19

Vintage Boutique and Vegan Cafe Sing Blackbird are re-opening their Blackbird Flohmarkt season this Saturday and from now on every 3rd Saturday of the month at Sanderstr. 11, 13-19h.

Short Sunday: Lovely Monster

Frank — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:43:04 +0000

While watching the faux-documentary short film Lovely Monster by director Francesco Calabrese you can’t quite figure out where this whole thing about the girl being a monster is going. But be assured, you will be surprised in the end! Enjoy, after the jump.

Cinéma de Mode: Lights by Yoann Lemoine (Woodkid)

Frank — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:00:07 +0000

A week ago I saw him live on stage in Prague performing his new magnificent songs from his upcoming album. A good reason for me to dig up one of his old projects to present in our Cinéma de Mode. Lights is a fashion film that multitalent Yoann Lemoine a.k.a. Woodkid shot sometime last year with Shaun Ross who modeled for our Designer Scouts show at HBC the year before. It’s funny how things come together sometime. Enjoy the film after the jump.

The Gutterslut GIFs

Frank — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:45:34 +0000

The Gutterslut party took place a while ago at Lovelite. At that night I only took animated photos and these take so much time to turn into GIFs that I am only publishing them now. It turned out to be a very awesome set that is fully animated. To avoid that your brains get fried I split the set up in 3 pages with 21 animations in total. Have fun and be inspired for tonights Blitz party at Horst!

More animations on page 2!

Listening to music with K.I.Z.

Jens — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:56 +0000

German Hip Hop has always been a difficult thing. It had a good start in the 80s with the band Advanced Chemistry, but then came some unbearable pop rappers like Fanta 4 and Fettes Brot, which made Hip Hop popular among a big audience. Several years later, some guys from Berlin tried doing a German version of Gangsta Rap, which was rather embarrassing in most cases. Apart from that, there are only very few interesting and outstanding artists, like Casper and K.I.Z.

In our interview with Maxim from K.I.Z. we talked about music by Deichkind, Casper, Solomund and Lana Del Rey. More after the jump.

Deichkind – Leider geil

You think something is awesome. But even though you are criticizing capitalism as a hobby, you are still a philister and a Christian, so you know that everything that is awesome is evil. That is why it is “leider geil” (unfortunately awesome). God made it awesome and forbidden at the same time, the sadist. I don’t care. God is dead, and awesome is awesome.

Casper – So perfekt

This is a story about a man who is falling from the 50th floor of a skyscraper. While he is falling, he repeats the same phrase over and over again to calm himself down: “Everything will be perfect! Everything! Everything! Everything will be perfect! Everything! Everything! So perfect! Sooooooo perfect!” But what is really important is not the fall, it is the money that you can make with lyrics full of cliches.

Solomun – Hypnotize

bummdömdelömdimmbummdömdelömdimm, bummbummbumm, bmmsbmssbmss, tsstsstsstss? piutssp, schhhhhhschhhhhtsstsstsstss,
bummdömdelömdimmbummdömdelömdimm!!!!!

Lana del Rey – Born to die

I think it is great that she had her lips done. That has given her a very distinct pronunciation. It is somehow like 50cent after he got shot in the mouth. His career developed in a quite positive way after that as well.

What I like about this song is that she realizes that her romance with this hot tattooed guy is “born to die”. Now she is back with me again, here in front of the TV in our separate beds. You just should not reach for the grapes when they are hanging too high.

K.I.Z. – Was willst du machen

Welcome to the ghetto safari. Four young men that have never set a foot in the places they sing about describe the typical German Turkish guy to us. “No, that is not racism, that is irony”, croaks the German Feuilleton, which is happy to have a soundtrack for their own subliminal racism. I am pretty sure Sarrazin has K.I.Z. on his iPod.

Weekend Party Guide (for princes and misses)

Suz — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:09:46 +0000

Sick Girls

Keine Musik for peach Bleaching youngsters who want to be a Miss at an early hour and try to prevent a seven year long revolution for princes. Don’t get it? Then read the following party recommendations for our rough but exciting little town, Berlin it is called. Right after the jump:

Thursday

The Early Bird (After-Dinner-Party) presented by Mit Vergnügen is a normal party – almost. It starts at 9 pm and ends at 2 am. Everything else is as usual, djs, dancing and beers. In that case you don’t have to worry about getting up early – super is it? What Club in Mitte, Karl Liebknecht Str.!

Friday

Bleach started successfully a month ago at Backyard, a night featuring the best electronic acts for a relatively small entry, this time with Nu, known not only to the regular Bar25 / Kater Holzig visitor and Sacha Robotti from Klasse Recordings. Furthermore handsome but wild vocalist Dariuz of the Band Dear Us with a dj / live set. Gitschinerstr. 22, U Prinzenstr.!

Gayer and couloresque it goes at Blitz in Horst Kreuzberg, the monthly Synth party for Romantics of Voin!

Saturday

Keine Musik is back at Horst Kreuzberg. The boys around Adam, &Me and so on will be caring for your aerobic training for sure!

Another “bigger” club and Iam actually not fond of supporting the big tourist spots since they get along easily without a blogger’s support, but at Wilde Renate on the trail of death there will be the Miss Renate election, hahaha, you can apply now online. Music is coming by Hunee, Dada Disco and more!

And another night with the Sick Girls and Cle, both long term Berlin institutions, almost monuments, at least Cle, at 7 Years Revolution No 5, also Luniz at Prince Charles in Kreuzberg!

The Party at The Sameheads is called Mechatronica. With Trippy H, hopefully only behind the desk and there is no admission. Richardstr. , Neukölln!