We talked with Matt Kovac of Munich-based indie band Matija who told us all about the music scene in Munich, future visions of the band, the Importance of the fashion-music connection and how to manage the corona pandemic as an artist. The Sound of Matija is a mixture...
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“I see creativity as a way of being”, an interview with Ksenia Parkhatskaya
“In authentic jazz dance music is not an ambient atmosphere for the abstract movement. The dance and music are closely connected.”
Interview with indie fashion designer Lettau: modern gymnastics chiq
Lettau l|. is a Berlin fashion label founded by Liesa Maria Lettau. Her keen sense of the body and its movements results in an eclectic, distinctive style. All pieces are handmade and limited edition, combining craftsmanship with new sporty and chic shapes. Liesa...
indieRepublik speaks to fashion designer Jade Helene about clothes, S&M and the pandemic
Jade Helene Shimmin, originally from South Africa, is a fashion designer, stylist and the store owner of Level Eight Berlin, read on to find out about her fashion journey, process and future plans. indieRepublik: What made you want to become a designer? Did you...
“Searching for something just trying to be free”: Interview with Scott & Lila
Both working as solo artists at the time they have met during a street concert at Warschauer Straße – Scott was performing a song, Lila felt his music and started to harmonize to it beautifully, that night they have played along with each other for three hours, and the crowd absolutely loved it!
War Is Family: Cold War threats and repercussions in a very personal performance by Konrad Kinard
"In case there's a nuclear bomb, ask your mom, she'll know what to do". WAR IS FAMILY is a powerful menacing force narrating the consequences of growing up in the nuclear threat age. Konrad Kinard reflects on a daunting Cold War adolescence in a very personal music...
In Interview with Kim Bingham: her colourful career, the origin of Poutine and superheroes!
indieRepublik was honoured to be given the opportunity to interview the amazing Kim Bingham (within the constraints dictated by Corona!) Talented musician Kim has had a long and diverse music career since she began in 1990, most recently branching out on her own and...
From Artist to Artist Podcast #6 with Florian Kreier
Stefany Martens from band Wolf & Moon is back with this week's From Artist to Artist Podcast, presented by indieRepublik. Florian Kreier is a German artist, film composer, author and journalist. In this episode, he reveals where he gets his inspiration, his...
Axel Vindenes from Kakkmaddafakka in exclusive indieRepublik interview
Who doesn't love Kakkmaddafakka? Not just for the name, but the indie band that thru the zeroes and teens brought smiles to a veritable bevy of indie kids, bouncing up and down and shouting Yeah....or whatever yeah is in Norwegian. The band's daily video tour diaries...
Joyce on new single Heart in a Shell, James Joyce and the infinity of the sub-conscious
Interview questions for Joyce - New release indieBerlin: How did you come up with the band name Joyce? Jody: It’s referential. We needed a simple, English-based name that could also be reminiscent of our origin. We are not Irish, but James Joyce lived in Trieste for...
Freedom at the tip of the brush : discover Marie-Charlotte Nouza’s portrayal of sisterhood, nature and body acceptance
Multi-talented French artist and Berlin it girl Marie-Charlotte Nouza warmly invited indieberlin in her creative studio. The very same studio in which she comes up with a strikingly modern aesthetic for her paintings. Portraits of friends, friends of friends, candid...
In our society, how do non-binary artists create: meet six talented beings and their inspirational stories
In the words of queer performer Sheila Pepe: « Art exists where language fails. ». That is why indieberlin decided to devote an article to the ability of non binary artists to create in a patriarchal society that never fails to suffocate beings and their unique, new...