Social media: You love it, you hate it. You find yourself in weak moments scrolling numbly down, clicking and swiping, brain in a fog. You click on a link you didn't mean to and end up in a rabbit hole of strange content, wondering how you got there...and where the...
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How to use tiktok as an independent musician to grow your audience
While Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have been around for donkeys years now, there's one platform that has gained massive popularity in recent years but that not every musician is yet using to promote their music: TikTok. With its unique format and massive user base,...
No Trigger coming to Badehaus This June!
“We don’t need a bio”, No Trigger say about themselves. They allow their new album, Dr. Album, to speak for them. The first full-length in ten years is jam-packed with anarchic anthems, anti-fascism, anti-theism, and riotous hooks. No Trigger formed in...
Africa’s foremost Electronic Festival comes to Berlin – Afropollination in town
Heard of the Nyege Nyege Festival in Uganda? It is widely regarded as Africa's premier electronic music festival, earning this title from Factmag and numerous attendees who have experienced its magic firsthand. +++ Check out the Facebook event and how to get the last...
The Berlin Music Video Awards are upon us again
What started as a happy little local event, the Berlin Music Video Awards have grown into a monolith of a global happening, attracting attention from every corner of the music video world. Taking place on the 14th - 17th June 2023 at Club Gretchen (Obentrautstr....
10 things to do to increase your instagram followers
In the digitally driven world of today, Instagram is an integral part of the music industry's toolkit for promoting your music and for reaching out to new audiences. As an independent musician, it's crucial to leverage the power of Instagram not just for showcasing...
Sam Burton with new single I don’t blame you
Dear Departed is the second album from US singer Sam Burton, and it arose from a time of rebirth. In the last few years, the singer says that he just started over. For a while he abandoned the life he’d built in LA to return to Utah where he grew up, then holing up in...
Phileas in interview: “Almost Flawless”
The artist known only as Phileas – French-born, Berliner by choice – has been impressing people wide and far with his sonorous, rather sombre music over the last few years. His 2022 debut album was described by Rolling Stone as "almost flawless" and was "Album of the...
The Beths coming to frannz club!
Indie rock band The Beths will take us on a narrative tour of their dying specialist field on June 04th at Berlin’s FRANNZ Club. The Beths are no strangers to Berlin. Heading the long way from Auckland, New Zealand, they’ve played Berlin annually – when Covid allowed...
Pokey LaFarge slays ’em at Lido
Pokey LaFarge is possibly the most well-known proponent of the recent resurgence of American roots music, and easily the most lovable. Pokey LaFarge played in Lido, Berlin last Sunday and tore the place up. Watching him, it was obvious that he is a man who has found...
Review: Lucy Kruger live in Lido
Lucy Kruger played in Lido on Friday 5th May. Lucy Kruger is a singer from South Africa, and until not too long ago was known more for acoustic guitars and more classic singer songwriter stuff. Recently though she seems to have gone through something of a sea change:...
Raye at npr tiny concerts blows us away
I go to know the South-London singer Raye from her massive recent hit with 070 Shake, Escapism. Hardcore perfect hard-hitting pop - see below. Which led me to check out what she'd done in the past, and I was unfortunately a bit disappointed with what I came across...