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Is Spill Tab kicking me like 3 years ago?

2. March 20252. March 2025
by Caro Schwarz
Pop, Video

A new single as an album announcement. So far so familiar. So far so good. But will Spill Tab manage to convince me again this time? Will the new single Angie have secured a place in my digital music collection for the debut album of the same name? A sceptical look at a new release.Read More »

Country Music and Me: Between Longing and Responsibility

18. December 2024
by Andreas Seibert-Wussow
Country, queer

Country music in transition: from racism and homophobia to diversity. How queer artists like Mickey Guyton, Orville Peck, Young Foolie & Lil Nas X are changing the genre.

Oh He Dead – Ugly: An album full of groove

30. September 2024
by Caro Schwarz
Blues, Rock

Oh He Dead have impressed our editorial team with their third album Ugly. A band sound between rock, blues and pop that is captivating.

Waters Blend and the rediscovered moment

24. August 202424. August 2024
by Caro Schwarz
Folk, Uncategorized

With Hidden, musician Waters Blend has released a new soulful piece of music. Here, the sound really is the language that expresses feelings. A piece that lets you sink deep into your own thoughts and reflect. Five minutes is pretty long in this day and age. Especially when it comes to music. Songs tend toRead More »

Review of C2C 2024 – a weekend in the name of the country

27. March 202430. September 2024
by Jenny Ploog
Country, Folk, Live, Pop, Singer-Songwriter

After almost four years, the Country to Country Festival returned to Berlin and made the hearts of the fans beat faster. The C2C presented itself on March 2nd and 3rd with a colorful program on and around the Mercedes-Benz Platz. Kick-off the night before: Bluebird Cafe Goes C2C Nashville's legendary Bluebird Cafe kicked things offRead More »

The Bluebird Cafe goes Country to Country – the legendary Bluebird Cafe is back in Berlin

18. March 202430. September 2024
by Jenny Ploog
Country, Live, Singer-Songwriter, Special

After a break - since 2020 - the C2C Festival was back in Germany, back in Berlin. To get into the right mood for the upcoming festival weekend, the legendary Bluebird Cafe from Nashville, Tennessee once again hosted the famous songwriter round in a very special location. While the German premiere of In The Round inRead More »

being anne – Lovesickness will never be easy

14. January 202430. September 2024
by Caro Schwarz
Pop

It's the little things that show us what life feels like. A gentle voice, for example, that makes us listen and feel. being anne may only be one of many current music creators, but it's a particularly good place to listen. The Hamburg-based musician started the year with What did you do. The new single,Read More »

Yung Bleu – Timeless R’n’B on Love Scars II

30. July 202330. September 2024
by Miriam Busse
HipHop, R´n`B

US rapper and R'n'B artist Yung Bleu releases Love Scars II, an album full of emotion, sophisticated lyrics and typical Yung Bleu melodies. Spotify artist of repute Yung Bleu, real name Jeremy Biddle, hails from Mobile (Alabama) and is a Grammy-nominated multi-platinum singer, rapper and songwriter with over 3 billion streams to date. He hasRead More »

Concert Review: Curtis Harding at Musikzentrum Hannover

18. June 2023
by Miriam Busse
Live, Soul

The soul musician Curtis Harding played at the Musikzentrum in Hannover on June 13 as part of his If Words Were Flowers Europe Tour 2023. I have been a fan of the musician since 2017, but had lost track of him over the years. So I was excited to see how he has developed overRead More »

Inside Fanklub: Sudden Lights

13. June 20231. May 2025
by Larissa Kempenich
IndiePop

Sudden Lights confidently moves between Latvian and English in their lyrics and therefore reaches a broad audience. Eurovision Song Contest fans may already know the group. If you are unfamiliar with the band, this is your chance to discover more about their music, ESC experience, and upcoming concerts. Who is Sudden Lights? The group's fourRead More »

Anni Pohto live at Mojo Jazz Cafe in Hamburg

4. June 20234. June 2023
by Caro Schwarz
Jazz, Live, Pop

On May 31 Anni Pohto visited the Mojo Jazz Cafe for a small showcase. Accompanied only by her keyboard, the musician thrilled the visitors on this summer evening in Hamburg. At the best time of the day, the Finnish-born and UK-based musician invited the audience to the legendary Mojo Jazz Café. Right at the startRead More »

Summer of ’23 – Maggie Rogers is touring Europe

3. June 20234. June 2023
by Jenny Ploog
Pop

In mid-June Maggie Rogers will come to Germany as part of her European tour to present her second studio album “Surrender”.