The Mexican Radio Radio Show: Broadcast May 6, 2020 feat. Tropical F*** Storm
This month’s show features an interview with Tropical F*** Storm, plus the usual playlist of synth punk, post punk, Neue Deutsche Welle and new wave tunes.
Leitmotifs: ‘I’m not an artist, I’m an enabler’ – Deutsche Oper’s Dietmar Schwarz on past productions and future challenges
This month, Fredrika Brillembourg talks with Dietmar Schwarz, Intendant of the Deutsche Oper Berlin since 2012. They look back on his career in the world of opera and discuss the challenges ahead.
How does music help in times of crisis? We asked a musicologist to explain
We reached out to musicologist Gunter Kreutz to find out why people in coronavirus lockdown are turning to music to lift their spirits. Find out more in today’s Amplified.
Indoor Schmutz: Berlin’s indie music magazine on new releases, 90’s pop trance, and staying indoors
We catch up with Schmutz, Berlin’s independent music magazine and gig guide, to find out about new releases and learn how co-founder Gabe Dunn is spending his time at home alone.
Leitmotifs: When the stage falls silent
Every month, opera singer Fredrika Brillembourg hosts “Leitmotifs”, our series on classical music. But this month is different: all three opera houses in Berlin are closed and productions are on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic…
The Mexican Radio Radio Show: Broadcast April 1, 2020 feat. Black Lips
This week’s show features an interview with Black Lips, plus the usual playlist of synth punk, post punk, Neue Deutsche Welle and new wave tunes.
Raving on in quarantine with ‘United We Stream’
We caught up with Clubcommission spokesman Lutz Leichsenring on Skype to find out how Berlin’s clubs and DJs are dealing with the coronavirus lockdown through the platform #UnitedWeStream.
Leitmotifs: All about that bass – Dominic Seldis on musical blessings and theatrical success
In the latest edition of our series on classical music, “Leitmotifs,” opera singer Fredrika Brillembourg speaks with Dominic Seldis.
Composer, innovator, musical radical: Upcoming festival celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday in experimental style
This year marks 250 years since the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. One of the many events happening in Berlin to mark the occasion is Labor Beethoven 2020, a contemporary reflection on the composer’s musical experimentation, which was radical for the time.
Bedroom pop, psych funk and jazz: Schmutz tells us about their favorite Berlin gigs this March
Schmutz dropped by to recommend some live shows for March.
