Tag Archives: Friedrichshain

Food for thought by Henry Rollins #henryrollins

Last night my girlfriend and I went to hear ex-punk rock band Blag Flag leadsinger Henry Rollins perform at Astra. Since phasing out his subsequent solo hard rock band, Rollins has been touring the world as a spoken word artist - although not in the traditional sense, but more of a political speech meets monologue […] Read More…

The wicked grime of Dizzee Rascal

Yesterday I went to see British grime and experimental hiphop artist Dizzee Rascal at Astra Kulturhaus, over in Friedrichshain here in Berlin - and it was absolutely awesome. He and his backup mc and one-armed dj totally blew the roof off of the fully packed venue. Check out this video of him performing his seminal […] Read More…

Getting settled in Berlin #Berlin

So we're finally here, in amazing Berlin - moving into a charming high-ceiling apartment near Schlesisches Tor in the borderland between Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain. Already we feel right at home in this highly vibrant, autonomous-spirited and anything but fancy corner of the world. Look so much forward to delving into the city's lower levels of […] Read More…