Listen to: Teenage Exorcists by MOGWAI

http://www.mogwai.co.uk/

review: THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE @ Lido/Berlin 3.12.2014

Ich habe auch einen kleinen Konzertbericht geschrieben, zu lesen gibt's den bei der Berliner Zeitung.

TELL EVERYONE BY WILD ARROWS IM STREAM

// Playlist For November //

Time to talk: The Rural Alberta Advantage

photo by saddle creek

The Rural Alberta Advantage is a three-piece-band from Toronto, Canada, consisting of the members Paul Banwatt, Amy Cole and Nils Edenloff.
Since i know this band i love their music - starting with the debut album Hometowns in 2008 and followed by the second album Departing (2011) both released on Saddle Creek Records. Their dynamic & fresh sound, the awesome drums and the impressive folk-rock songs caught me easily - as a lot of people i fell in love with their hit "Stamp" that also has a nice music video you gotta see.
In September 2014 their third album called Mended With Gold came out. So they are touring right now and will play a show in Berlin on 3rd december at Lido.

Your new record is out for some weeks now. how is the feedback so far?

Paul: The feedback is great! We have people telling us it's their favourite record of ours at every show, and that feels amazing.

You needed 3 years from "hometowns" to "departing" and now it took 3 years again. so the next album comes 2017?

Paul: I want to say it will be sooner... But I can't promise anything. We take our time. When we rush, we are never happy about the results. Having said that, our co-producer Matt Lederman helped us be more productive than ever towards the end of our writing process, so I think there's hope for something even earlier.

What kind of shows do you like more - small clubs or the big town halls?

Paul: There's something special about each. We just played to 1900 people in Calgary and it felt really incredible. Unreal energy. At the same time, people were held back from the stage by barriers and security, and that creates a distance between performer and audience that takes some getting used to. I love smaller shows where it feels like we're all in it together.

How does it feel to play in europe? is the fancrowd different here?

Amy: Touring Europe feels different than North America in a lot of ways, but once we get on stage it feels the same as when we play at home. The fans in Europe and especially Germany have always been amazing to us, and we're very excited to be coming back.

I saw you playing in berlin some years ago and it was awesome! for me it was a big pleasure to see your energy and passion live on stage. and besides that, i think you are really cute together! whats your secret? 

Amy: Thank you! We all just really love playing live and the way we perform comes naturally to us. We like sharing our music with people, and when we can feel the energy of the crowd coming back to us it makes everything even better. The three of us have known each other for ten years now and are very familiar with how our individual minds work and how we like to express ourselves in the music. Plus we still genuinely like each other after all this time, which makes it easy for us to have fun with each other on stage.

What do you think about berlin?

Amy: We love Berlin!  I'm excited to spend more time here. Nils has actually vacationed in Berlin before, so he's going to be our tour guide and show us some of the sights while we're in town.

You are from Toronto. For me it always feels like Toronto gives birth to a lot of great bands. Can you describe the music scene in toronto? is it any special compared to other places that you know?

Nils: I’ve always found the Toronto scene to be very supportive and competitive in a very positive sort of way.

I think there are several factors that make Toronto's music scene what it is. First of all there so many incredibly talented bands and musicians in the city that it forces you to keep pushing yourself to operate at the top of your game. It's really inspiring seeing some amazing bands from Toronto getting recognition on the international stage and if anything it just makes you work harder to make the best music you possibly can. Secondly the audiences are very supportive for bands that are starting out.  The community is great and it gives bands a chance to build up and audience as they are still learning their craft.I also feel like the fact that there isn't a definitive Toronto sound is also a plus. There are so many different types of bands in Toronto right now (Alvvays, Bry Webb, Metz, PS I Love You) that the sound of Toronto is constantly evolving.

Could you describe the new record Mended With Gold?

Nils: Mit Gold Empfohlen... I don't know if that is even the proper translation, I really just threw that into google translate.
To be honest, we just tried to make a record that we were all proud of and tried to capture more of the energy of the live show than our previous albums. 

Which bands are you listening to these days? What are your favorite records this year?

Nils: I've been listening to the new Caribou and Iceage records recently. I also like listening to more ambient type stuff (William Basinski, Max Richter) when I'm trying to read or relax on the road. Some of my favorite records of the year I've been listening to are:

Alvvays - Alvvays

Black Polygons - Silence

Bry Webb - Free Will

Deru - 1979

Frog Eyes - Carey's Cold Spring

PS I Love You - For Those Who Stay (PS I Love You will be opening up this upcoming European tour for us)

Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams

Woods - With Light & With Love

Thanks so much for the interview and have fun on tour! See you in Berlin!

THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE

support: PS I LOVE YOU

3 december at 9 pm

@ Lido Berlin, Cuvrystraße 7

Get tickets at Karrera Club

PORNFILMFESTIVAL BERLIN 2014 // Interview mit Queer-Pornoregisseurin Goodyn Green

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Caribou - "Our Love" // Live on KCRW

awesome new album. great music. cool nerds.

enjoy the video!

german interview with Caribou by my great colleague and music journalist Jens Balzer from Berliner Zeitung:

Die Liebe feiern in all ihrer Vielfalt

Recommended Berlin Shows for the rest of 2014 // will be updated

17. Oktober

THE SOFT MOON @ SO36 abgesagt/canceled

31. Oktober

DEAN DIRG @ Köpi

6. November

TY SEGALL @ Astra

6. November

JOYCE MANOR @ Cassiopeia

10. November

DIE!DIE!DIE! @ Schokoladen

3. Dezember

THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE @ Lido

PICTURES: CLOUD NOTHINGS & PUP @ Badeschiff Berlin // Escobar Sun Deck (18.8.2014)

Michael Cera released a surprise album ...

... which is really nice and worth listen to! So, give it a try! Stream below.

picture: AP

// Playlist For August //

Next Berlin Show: CLOUD NOTHINGS @ Badeschiff // 18.8.2014

One of my favorite bands of the last years is CLOUD NOTHINGS. First time i saw them, i didnt know them, but they played the support show for Les Savy Fav in Berlin (Festsaal Kreuzberg) some years ago which was already a good sign for the quality of the band. After that i had the chance to see CLOUD NOTHINGS recently: at Immergut Festival and at a gig in Köln (Underground).

Whatever, the reason why I'm telling you all this is that i really love their music and sound. So if you are in Berlin the next days or maybe you are even living here, then don't hesitate to join their show on 18th august @ Badeschiff.

Support band will be PUP from Toronto which sound pretty nice.
Get tickets here or whereever you want!
Join event on facebook here.

You gotta listen to: "Hey Liar" by WILD ARROWS

Mike Law is a great musician and songwriter. I personally know him with his band NEW IDEA SOCIETY which i saw live some years ago (last time 2011 in schokoladen/berlin). And i also made an interview with him for this blog.

Since 2012 he is running a new musical project with his friend Shiori Takenoshita called WILD ARROWS. The Brooklyn-based duo had hard times after hurricane Sandy destroyed Law's studio and equipment. Now, two years later, they are ready to release their debut "Tell Everyone". The debut single is called "Hey Liar" and has some dark sounds combined with dreamy electro pop elements and Mike Law's emotional strong voice which is really heart-touching.

Here you can like them on facebook!

On Spotify you can find more tracks by WILD ARROWS. Give it a try and enjoy!

Hooray For Earth - neues Album "Racy" im Stream

Nach dem Debutalbum "True Loves" gibt es nun endlich das zweite Album der US-Band HOORAY FOR EARTH. Es heißt "Racy" und schon jetzt finde ich mindestens 4 Songs richtig gut. Reinhören lohnt sich, auch wenn man die Band noch nicht kennt.

Leider gibt es das Album nicht als Stream zum Einbinden, daher der Link auf Pitchfork, die das komplette Album als Stream anbieten. HIER GEHT ES ZUM STREAM.

More about the band:

http://hoorayforearth.net/

https://soundcloud.com/hooray-for-earth

https://www.facebook.com/hoorayforearth

Neues Video von Brody Dalle "Don't Mess With Me"

Brody Dalle - Don't Mess With Me from Mario Schoelcke on Vimeo.

Kreuzberg: Mein Besuch im veganen Sexshop

Veganes Gleitgel, Peitschen und mehr. credit: othernature

Den queer-feministisch-veganen Sexshop Other Nature gibt es bereits seit 2011. Ich habe mich dort mal umgeschaut, mit der äußerst netten Inhaberin Sara gesprochen und Dildos angefasst.
Hier gehts zum Bericht:
Vegane Kondome und Peitschen aus Fahrradschläuchen

Achja, ich twittere jetzt auch, und zwar hier: https://twitter.com/coryplag

Impressionen vom Immergut Festival 2014

Fotos: Cory

Mein Highlight: Future Islands

Mein Nachbericht mit Videos zum Festival hier entlang

Mehr unter www.immergutrocken.de

Hooray For Earth - neuer Song "Keys" im Stream

Eine Band, die ich sehr mag, sind HOORAY FOR EARTH aus den Staaten. Das vierte Album erscheint Ende Juli und heißt RACY. Die erste neue Single daraus namens "Keys" verspricht viel Gutes. Listen:

Racy Tracklist:
01. Hey
02. Keys
03. Say Enough
04. Somewhere Else
05. Racy
06. Last, First
07. Airs
08. Happening
09. Pass

Musikvideo zu "True Loves" vom gleichnamigen Album von 2011. itunes-Link

Brody Dalle is back // Live @ SO36

more tracks here: Youtube

LIVE
Brody Dalle (Ex-Distillers, Spinnerette)
Live @ SO36 Kreuzberg
Wednesday, april 30, 8pm
Facebook Event
https://soundcloud.com/iambrodydalle
www.brodydalle.com

Hier geht's zur Konzertreview auf berliner-zeitung.de

Das White Trash ist umgezogen

Das neue White Trash Fast Food Am Flutgraben in Treptow.

Tschüss Prenzlauer Berg, Hallo Treptow! Das White Trash Fast Food ist umgezogen - in die Nähe von Badeschiff und "Club der Visionäre", mitten in den Tourikiez also, weg von der Schönhauser Allee, und dorthin, wo es wirklich angesagt ist.

Am Samstag hat es mich dann eher spontan dorthin verschlagen, so nach dem Motto "Lass mal gucken, wie das da jetzt aussieht..." - "Aber nur, wenns nich so teuer ist!" Begrüßt wurden wir vor Ort mit einer kleinen Feuershow (kann recht heiß werden am Einlass). Warteschlange Fehlanzeige. Schlechtes Zeichen? Zehn Euro Eintritt - achja, Pete Doherty spielte (mal wieder) an diesem Abend. Na gut, von mir aus - rein da!

Beeindruckend: der riesige, zunächst unüberschaubare Garten - von den White Trashern beschrieben als "apokalyptischer Zen-Biergarten“ mit „Psycho-Barbecue-Außenanlage“. Kein Vergleich zu vorher natürlich. Alles sehr gemütlich, mit dutzenden Sitzgelegenheiten, Holzwegen und beschaulicher Beleuchtung. Lagerfeuer inklusive. Ideal für die kommende Sommerzeit. So weit, so gut.

Doch wer das alte White Trash kennt, merkt schnell, die einstige Atmosphäre, die der dunkle abgerockte Kellerclub an der Schönhauser versprüht hat, ist futsch. Die neue Halle gleicht einem unpersönlichen Ort ohne jeglichen Charme - hinten Stühle und Tische vom Restaurant, vorne die Publikumsfläche und die größere Bühne. Der Cuba Libre schmeckte mehr nach Wasser als nach Rum. Libertines-Frontmann Doherty, erschreckend unabgefuckt und offenbar nüchtern, spielte sein Akustikprogramm, die Hardcore-Fans sangen dann auch jede Zeile brav mit. Das Publikum sehr gemischt, aber das macht wohl auch der neue Standort. Ich weiß, es gab viele gute Gründe, den Konzertclub samt Restaurant und Tattoostudio umzusiedeln, für mich persönlich war der erste Besuch aber eher enttäuschend. Aber vielleicht sollte ich mal am Tage hingehen und nen Burger bestellen. 

www.whitetrashfastfood.com

Can't stop listening to them: FUTURE ISLANDS @ KEXP

A Walk Over Cuvrybrache @ Kreuzberg

Cuvrybrache Kreuzberg pics by Cory

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