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Luxor, Cologne, Germany10th April 2008
Mindless Self Indulgence & Gerilja
With their mix of Rock, HipHop, Punk and Electronica, MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE (MSI) make it difficult for anyone who wants to put their music into a specific draw. The band calls their music “Industrial Jungle Pussy Punk” and they celebrate it excessively on stage, often in eccentric costumes. The band from New York is not only known for mixing different styles and influences musically, they are also best known for live shows you would not forget that fast. So, I was very curious what awaited me during that evening in Cologne in the tiny and very packed Luxor club.
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Pulp, Duisburg, Germany12th April 2008
And One & Alexander Marcus
On 12th April AND ONE - one of the most known German Electro Pop bands - had invited to visit them in Duisburg at their current "The Bodypop Cover Lover Supershow" and a lot of fans had accept the invitation, so that the "Pulp" in Duisburg was sold out already some weeks ago. But before we were allowed to enjoy AND ONE, we had to be brave during the support act ALEXANDER MARCUS.
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Club Vodka at The Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA, USA30th March 2008
BLACK ‘N BLUE
Seeing and photographing this show was very special to me. BLACK ‘N BLUE is in my top five of favourite “homeboy” bands - we all originate from Portland, Oregon - and I have been waiting for nearly 20 years to see these guys together again playing all their rockin’ hits from the old days. The boys brought it home for me and the rest of the head banging, high-fiving crowd with “The Saint” (Jaime St. James) leading the way looking and sounding better than ever! Before I cover this show, let me go back into a time warp some just to bring those aren’t real familiar with BLACK ‘N BLUE up to speed.
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Club Vodka at The Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA, USA30th March 2008
The Muts
It’s not often that I meet a band whose name presents a complete contradiction to who and what they really are. THE MUTS are definitely a rare gem, a diamond in the rough, a parody of sorts, and I feel honoured to have met them - another contradiction - as initially I didn’t think they were even going to come close to being my “cup of tea”.
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Westfalenhalle 1, Dortmund, Germany7th April 2008
Beatsteaks & Turbostaat
If you are looking for the best German live band, you have to think of the BEATSTEAKS definitely. Already DIE ÄRZTE asked in their song “Unrockbar”: “How can you sit still during the BEATSTEAKS…?” With their combination of Punk Rock and Hardcore elements, the guys from Berlin climbed up the top ten of the German charts and made it being support of the SEX PISTOLS. Their latest album ‘Limbo Messiah’ was released last year already, but the scheduled tour had to be postponed due to health problems of singer Arnim. Now finally the rescheduled tour had started and people could enjoy their fabulous live performance.
