I made a promise to myself many years ago that I would never in any way favour any band that has a number in it’s name. That means you Blink 182, Maroon 7, East 17, High 5… It’s now that I realise that I’m not being very fair. Not only have I summarily discounted The

I’m torn. I really hate reggae but love anything that sounds miserable and makes me want to wear lots of black and take up heroin. French duo The Dreams have somehow found a middle ground between those two almost diametrically opposed points to produce a sound that’s not just reggae beats under cold-wave, it’s right

Local garage band The Mokkers play a gig at Zosch in Mitte, warming up for their debut EP release beginning of June… Playing alongside 3 piece Vince Vega doing a jangly fuzzed out psych thing and solo singer songwriter Mr Rock & Roll. A number from Vince Vega&#

Signed to the shiny and illustrious Arts & Crafts label alongside such other shiny & illustrious bands as Broken Social Scene & Feist, Canadian four piece Zeus come to Berlin for Canadian Blast: a night at NBI held in admiration of their home town of Canada. Canada is a lovely leafy suburb located just east

Danish classic rockers Highway Child make it to Berlin for an awesome gig, for a Monday at least, at NBI supported by fellow Danes Fuzz Manta

Berlin’s number one performance festival comes this year under the banner of HUNGER, making a very bold statement regarding the drive & ambition of the artists comprising the bill. Running from the 7th to the 21st of May across various venues in Kreuzberg, the lineup features artists from the Phillipines, South Korea, Japan, Burma, Canada,

Anne-Marie Hurst (SKELETAL FAMILY & GHOST DANCE) leads a massive lineup of bands at Slaughterhaus here in Berlin. Supporting are Rhombus out of the UK here for the first of their Berlin dates with local dark-rockers The Wars opening up the night

The wonderful Therese Aune along with local Berlin three piece Ter Haar open up the two night Sinnbus music festival at Levee Club.   CLICK HERE to win free tickets!

I don’t want to be the kind of person who says things like “I saw these guys before you even knew who they were”, but really, I saw these guys before you even knew who they were. Really, it was in a room of twenty people on a Wednesday night. The venue even spelled the

There’s no other way of saying it, and try as I might to avoid the cliche, but Little Dragon are going from strength to strength. After being involved with Gorillaz and the hype surrounding the upcoming album Ritual Union, which should be out around the time of their Berlin gig, if you’re already a fan