
After spending the year continent-hopping and playing shows in the States, Canada, Japan, Australia and all across Europe, Peaches returns to Berlin, bringing her wild and often outrageous stage antics to Columbiahalle...

Finally, a store where you can buy unlocked iPhones without a contract. Many people simply don’t understand why they have to be forced to sign a mobile phone contract in order to get the phone of their choice. ...

Journalist Belva Davis once said “never be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality.” Such a statement echoes through Dutch artist Dadara’s performance piece “Checkpoint DreamYourTopia.” Toying with the archetypal notion of the “great American Dream”, the concept asks participants ...

Berlin’s musical standpoint is undeniable. From its heralded cabaret culture to inspiring U2 during the creation of their album Achtung Baby (1991), artists have flocked to this once-divided city, entranced by its fascinating history and the pockets of creativity that prosper throughout town. ...

Keith Tucker (aka DJ K-1) is a legend of the techno scene. As part of Aux 88, he created electro music history while he creates some inspiring beats and grinds under his other moniker, Optic Nerve...

Canadian post-rock heavyweights Do Make Say Think have stacked up a grueling tour schedule in support of the release of their eponymous sixth album...

Ever since his early 12” releases on Vakant, Alex Smoke’s wholesome and rounded techno forms have put him on one of the top rungs of the club ladder. Refined production, a deft melodic ear and the most club-friendly of beat patterns have been the hallmark of his continually blossoming career. ...

Casually drifting through folk, rock, electronic and harmonic stylings, Akron/Family dodge the “typecast” bullet thanks to their rampant originality and euphoric enthusiasm. Cr...

When you talk about SMASH 137 you talk about the art of writing. The style of this Swiss artist has heavily influenced the international writer scene for years. Driven by his obsession for letters and western calligraphy he is today one of the most active and famous writers in the world...

Russian photographer Alexey Kiselev has been shaping the image of the Russian fashion world since the 1990s. His work appeared in magazines like Dazed & Confused and ID, to name a few...

When George Russell put together a band of completely unknown young Norwegian musicians in the late sixties, bassist Arild Andersen was one of them. The others were Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal and Jon Christensen...

Hammond B3 alchemist Booker T Jones is one America’s most prolific, distinguished and instantly recognizable musical forces. ...

Written and directed by Julian Benedikt With Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon, Art Blakey, Cassandra Wilson and many others “Ask mountain climbers about peaks, and they start with Everest. ...















