PUZZLE BOY from rennes/france

heyyaaa a new band! from france! i love these guys. its really chilled electronic indie music from the nice city rennes. they just released their ep "lush distortions" (which was crowdfunded on KissKissBankBank) and i actually like all of the songs. its really dreamy music, kind of romantic and emotional (but still something you could move to).

I like the quality of the production and the song writing. i really hope these guys will play some live shows soon! i think they could make a really good album too. well please just support them! (I did support them and Im looking forward to my PB merch.)

check them out on:
soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/puzzle-boy

LEONIDEN from kiel/germany

because I mentioned this band in my last post and I really enjoyed seeing them live, Im gonna tell you about them. first thing: i have to admit, when i first listened to them, i found them abit too "poppy". second: yes they are, but they have really nice songs, and since last weekend Im kind of addicted to some of their songs. I guess their fans are pretty young, but who cares right.

they started as a "school band" but since some years they are touring alot (alot!) and they are a pretty good live band, i have to say. they have alot of musical influences (from michael jackson to mars volta etc) and after seeing some youtube videos about them, I can say, they are really serious about their music. they are pretty diy and they care alot about their live performance. I find them to be a really charismatic band and their upcoming shows are almost sold out. I guess that means something, right? btw my favorite song is called 1990.



anyway, check out LEONIDEN on:
the website: https://leonidenmusik.de/musik/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leonidenleoniden/

PABST from berlin

so one of the first bands Id like to tell you about is PABST from berlin. Ive seen them some years ago in a place called urban spree in berlin performing as support for BEACH SLANG. I really love their sound and their energy on stage. I guess what I like about them is that they sound pretty oldschool, some might say grungy/postpunky (even some stoner rock) but I dont really care about these labels so much. besides these are really nice guys and they really (really!) deserve to be popular! the singer Erik has a really unique voice and - for what he told me - he has a hardcore/diy/screamo background which I totally get. we like some similar bands and he is very easy to talk to.

last weekend they performed in luzern/switzerland as support for LEONIDEN, a german indiepop/danceband from Kiel which are also really good, specially their live show. anyway PABST first album is called Chlorine and I just love it. in the next weeks they play some shows with KADAVAR, a rock band from berlin I didnt actually know.



check out PABST on
bandcamp: https://pabstband.bandcamp.com/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pabstband/

music scene in switzerland

hey, ich lebe noch. das is gut oder? ich lebe seit 2017 in zürich und arbeite hier bei einer (grösseren) zeitung. und, ohgott, ich bin schon 34 jahre alt. fuck. naja, man sagt ja immer, das alter spielt keine rolle, aber ich geh hart auf die 40 zu und das is irgendwie seltsam.

ich geh immer noch gerne auf konzerte, auch wenn die konzertszene in zürich bzw. der schweiz recht übersichtlich is... im vergleich zu deutschland of course. trotzdem findet sich immer mal wieder ne gute band oder ne gute show, zu der ich gehe.

ich habe diesen blog sehr vernachlässigt, aber möchte gerne weiter über bands schreiben, die ich mag, die eventuell noch nich sehr gross sind, aber zumindest aufmerksamkeit verdient haben - meiner meinung nach.

ich bevorzuge eigentlich, auf diesem blog in englisch zu schreiben, darum werde ich das ab jetzt auch wieder tun (einfach, weil ich mir erhoffe, dass auch der eine oder andere englischsprachige musikfan seinen weg hier her findet). oh, und ich werde wahrscheinlich auch mal über andere dinge abseits von musik schreiben, die ich gut finde.

short english version:

i am living in zurich (switzerland) since 2017 and i work for a newspaper. im 34 now but i still like to see bands, shows and try to discover the swiss music scene. i want to try to write more about music for this blog now, even though i know not many people gonna read it probably... its just what i like to do. and i will do it in english because i hope for some english speaking people here to read this bs. id also like to write about other things than just music here.

so, lets get this on!
(btw: this on the picture is me going fishing in denmark with my brother - we didnt catch any fish)

Great Show You Need To See: PLEASE LIKE ME

Today I want to recommend an awesome series from australia that I binge-watched like a crazy addict in maybe 3 days. The series is called PLEASE LIKE ME and it's all about the life of Josh Thomas.

I don't want to annoy you with a long analysis about the show, so here are the 5 TOP REASONS to watch PLEASE LIKE ME:

1. the writing is just amazing: actor Josh Thomas who also did most episodes has a great, funny, realistic and cool way to deal with subjects such as love, relationships, millenials, family, death, sickness, sexuality and so on. the dialogues are sometimes weird but in a nice weird way which is surprising and also very cute and loveable
2. the characters are the best: Josh plays himself and his friends in the series are also his best friends in real life (check out the instagram accounts of those people!). so you can imagine the vibe between them is pretty good! for me it was nice to see how the characters "grow up" during the episodes
3. PLM deals with queer issues: it all starts with the fact, that Josh is realising he is gay (well, or let's say his ex-girlfriend realised that) and he starts meeting boys and having first homosexual experience. in the following episodes he meets alot boys, falls in love, falls out love etc. yes, there is a big sexual aspect in the series but I think it's important to bring these things up and show viewers other aspects of sexuality - even though nowadays homosexuality should be seen as something normal, I guess it is still an issue for some people to deal with
4. PLM deals with serious issues such as suicide: Josh's mum in the series tries to kill herself by taking to much pills. Rose suffers from bipolar disorder which is also an issue that should be normal to talk about. she has to live in a clinic/rehab for some time where she meets other people like her and she also finds friends. and yes, spoiler alert, it is going to be very sad too...
5. the theme song will make you dance everytime you hear it - the song is called "I'll be fine" and it plays a very important role for the series because in the entrance of each episode people are singing it or dancing to it. it just gives the whole series this special feeling

well, that's it. I could bring up many more reasons to see PLEASE LIKE ME but you better find out for yourself. You can watch 4 seasons on netflix. Like Josh announced some weeks ago, there will be no 5. season - it is sad, yes, but all the best things have to come to an end eventually :)

New music from Berlin: GURR - Riot Girls from the german capital

Really cool female punk band based in Berlin that I saw live some months ago. Current album is called "In My Head" and it's super catchy, full of good vibes and powerful. I love the opening song "Breathless" - listen to it! Their album is available on Spotify:
 


 more info: https://gurrband.bandcamp.com/

Great Show You Need To See: THE CHRIS GETHARD SHOW

Today i wanna introduce an american TV-show that I'm loving alot right now. I found out about it on Youtube because I was checking some BROAD CITY stuff (also a great show!!!) and I randomly saw this great TV-show: THE CHRIS GETHARD SHOW.

Here some reasons why I think it's a must-see:

1. It's a really anti-mainstream show with a quite nerdy, freaky audience
2. at the end of every episode there is a live music band, most of them are pretty good (just to name some examples: Downtown Boys, The Front Bottoms, Screaming Females)
3. the host of the show is Chris Gethard who is a real funny, normal guy
4. the show band is called The LLC and I like them alot (the singer is Chris' wife)
5. the guests of the show who are invited are mostly pretty good comedians, actors etc.
6. TCGS is produced by Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell
7. the whole show is really open-minded, tolerant, punk and DIYish
8. the subjects in the show are really "taken out of life" (depression, family, weird body stuff), also people can call in via skype and talk about their stuff/problems/feelings
9. the characters of the show are awesome (The Human Fish, Murf, Chris' brother etc)

Okay, enough said, now you should really watch it. here are some episodes I recommend. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do:


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