I am in full festival mode, as the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen is currently on and I am part of the team. So I worked heaps but also saw a lot of films since last Thursday. The MuVis, our Music Video Program is one that I look forward to every year. Inspired or even driven by music the filmmakers creat perfect little symbioses between film and music and my colleague really digs out the best of them.
So instead of long films, this week it’s short music videos we’ll be taking a look at.
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by Lia
on May 1st, 2012
in Movies, Music, Videos
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Oh my, how many times did you get asked what you are doing for New Year’s Eve these past days? So many parties, so many choices, but you don’t know what to do? Then we have a little surprise for you: We are inviting you to our iHeartBerlin New Year’s Eve House Party! Yes, all of you. We have invited six of our favorite DJs to give us the best music for the most celebrated night of the year: Hara Katsiki, Eliza Foxxx, Oh Sophia, Joey Hansom, Hannes Smith and Mate.
And where does the party take place? At YOUR house, silly! Our DJs made some exclusive mixes and mixtapes for your NYE house or warm-up party. We have something for everyone: party pop, indie rock, techno, electro, wave and old time classics. And to bring all of our iHeartBerlin readers into your house, we made the biggest iHeartBerlin party photo slideshow from our favorite parties of the past years. Have fun with our mixes and photos after the jump. Here’s to the New Year!
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by Frank
on December 31st, 2011
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Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers
Berlin-based online music channel tape.tv has asked us and many other German bloggers: What were your favorite music videos this year? These results mixed with the favorites of the tape.tv editorial team make up a big chart show that is going to sum up this year in music and pictures perfectly. Have a look after the jump to see my personal top ten or head over to the best of 2011 channel on tape.tv.
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by Frank
on December 22nd, 2011
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Even though their last album Head First was not really my cup of tea, Goldfrapp still remains one of my all-time favorite bands with amazing songs such as Utopia, Strict Machine, Oh La La and A&E. In the beginning of Febuary 2012 they will release their first Best Of album summing up all their singles plus two brand new songs. One of them has been released a few days ago: the charming and dreamy Yellow Halo, with a video that was shot with an iPhone by director Lisa Gunning who also happens to be Alison Goldfrapp’s girlfriend. Have a look at it after the jump.
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by Frank
on December 22nd, 2011
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When we think of New Zealand mostly things like Kiwis, beautiful landscapes and Lord of the Rings comes to mind. Not at all would be think that a super-cool indie-pop princess would come from these magical lands. But let me introduce you to Kimbra. Her debut album Vows hasn’t been released in Europe yet, but it should be! Her amazing singles Settle Down and Cameo Lover speak for themselves (have a look at the lovely videos after the jump). In times where our ears are poluted by Lady Gaga, Britney and all the other over-the-top pop divas, Kimbra is a welcome change. Enjoy after the jump.
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by Frank
on December 2nd, 2011
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I missed her. Feist. Her album The Reminder was the soundtrack to so many Sunday breakfasts and cosy dinners. Her new album Metals just came out last month and I’m glad to have a new soundtrack. The beautifully haunting video to her new single How Come You Never Go There reminds me a bit of the online concert performance of Iamamiwhoami. Have a look after the jump.
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by Frank
on November 27th, 2011
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New Zealand is one of the most beautiful places in the entire world. This country on the other side of the world, which has just as many inhabitans as Berlin, has a lot to offer – the fantastic indie band The Naked and Famous for instance. Find out more about the band and how to win their album after the jump.
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by Frank
on October 26th, 2011
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With the release of the new album Night of Hunters and tonight’s concert at Tempodrom I have been talking about Tori Amos quite a lot recently. Many times I got the following comment of people: “Yeah, heard of her, but what does she actually do?” This was then followed by me with an offended look and an awkward moment of screeching silence. Well, what do you reckon does one of the greatest songwriters, singers and piano players of the last 25 years do? Huh? Just guess!
Tori has never been a very commercial musician, but with THAT many albums and THAT many songs she wrote there must have been at least ONE that you came across at some point, no? Ok. Well, if you still can’t think of a single melody you definately need a bit of education here. I have collected some of her more popular songs for you to have a listen. At this occasion I noticed that she actually made some pretty damn cool music videos back in the day. Have a look! And then see you at the concert later tonight…
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by Frank
on October 11th, 2011
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Recently I attendend an exhibition on music videos at the Museum for Applied Arts in Cologne. It is really a pity that this wonderful art form is much less important than it used to be.
In our interview with Bodi Bill, probably Berlin’s most exiting band, you will find a selection of wonderful music videos – videos that are much more than a promotion tool, videos that have an artistic quality themsevles.
The directors of these videos are Andy Warhol (for The Cars), Spike Jonez (for Björk) Wong Kar-Wai (for DJ Shadow), Anton Corbijn (for Nirvana) and Stephane Leonard (für Bodi Bill). Read on – Weiterlesen »
by Jens
on August 20th, 2011
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DJ and femme fatale Sophia, one half of the sexy DJ Team Tigeress, has published a very interesting list of Berlin-related songs on her personal blog Oh Sophia. From Rufus Wainwright and David Bowie, Hildegard Knef and Nina Hagen to Ideal – there is something for everyone in her list of top 15 Berlin songs.
by Frank
on August 14th, 2011
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