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Lagerhalle, Osnabrück, Germany5th December 2008
Großstadtgeflüster
On a dark and rainy evening, on 5th December 2008, I went to Osnabrück to enjoy GROSSSTADTGEFLÜSTER at their current tour. The band comes from Berlin and was formed in 2003 by Jen Bender and Raphael Schalz. Their debut album ‘Muss laut sein’ (Must be loud) was released in 2006 and included the independence hit ‘Ich muss gar nix’ which made the band well-known in the German independence scene. The current album called ‘Bis einer heult’ and was released at 30th May 2008. GROSSSTADTGEFLÜSTER are Jen Bender (vocals), Raphael Schalz (keys) and Chriz Falk (drums). http://www.gsgf.de/ / http://www.myspace.com/grossstadtgefluester
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Max Schmeling Halle, Berlin, Germany1st December 2008
Alice Cooper, Whitesnake, Five and the red one
The first thing to notice about the Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin is that it’s an impressive venue. It’s one of those large stadiums that you remember years after for the sheer volume of people and for the atmosphere that that many people, who are all enjoying themselves, can create. Facilities were good if expensive, but the staff was somewhat offhand and at times downright rude and unhelpful. Those few boggles aside, I was present at a gig where all concerned from the support act to ALICE COOPER himself were nothing short of electrifying and excellent.
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Lagerhalle, Osnabrück, Germany26th November 2008
Anne Clark
On 26th November 2008, we went to Osnabrück to enjoy ANNE CLARK at her current tour. ANNE CLARK is an English poet and songwriter. Her first recording was 'The Sitting Room' in 1982, and she has released about a dozen albums since then. Her experimental music occupies a region bounded roughly by electronic, dance (techno applies on occasion) and possibly avant-garde genres, with varying hard as well as romantic and orchestral styles.
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Saint, Oberhausen, Germany29th November 2008
2nd Electronic Aid Festival: Jesus on Extasy, Destroid, Kiew, Patenbrigade:Wolff, Akanoid
In November, the electronic aid festival is taking place for the second time at the Saint Club in Oberhausen. With a total of five bands, the organizer independence e.V. presented a diversified line-up with top bands, but before we could see any of those we had to wait. A little delay in the schedule, but it was not that bad to wait. We had coffee - thanks to the promoter - and nice chats. So, the minutes passed swiftly until we could enter the e venue, eventually.
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Halle Münsterland, Münster, Germany25th November 2008
Farin Urlaub
Jan Vetter, better known as FARIN URLAUB (like German "Fahr in Urlaub!" ("Go on vacation!"); he chose this artist name according to his love for travelling) was born on October 27 1963 in former West Berlin, Germany. He is best known as the guitarist / vocalist for the German punk band DIE ÄRZTE. In 2001, URLAUB started his solo career with the album ‘Endlich Urlaub!’ ("Vacation at Last!", which can also be read as pun on his pseudonym, "Urlaub" meaning "vacation", as in, "Urlaub at Last!"). ‘Am Ende der Sonne’ (‘At the End of the Sun’) was released in 2005 and his current album, ‘Die Wahrheit übers Lügen’ (‘The truth about lying’), was released on October 31st 2008.
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- Oomph! - Osnabrück 2008
- Kaizers Orchestra - Düsseldorf 2008
- OOMPH! - Berlin 2008
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