Let's not kid around, I've got a soft spot ten million Zentimeter wide for Clueso. This quirky singer-songwriter is basically the Jason Mraz of Germany, except even more wonderfully whimsical and soulful.
Which is why his collection of "MTV Eyes On" snippets never gets old.
Seriously? Could there be anything better than this guy randomly wandering the German wilds in a tent, strumming his guitar and wringing his socks out? I think not.
He cultivates the vagabond-artist vibe so well. He's like an adorable stray dog that you want to take home and dry off and give something to eat.
I completely adore this song, and the production on this vid is so beautiful; love the black and white and the simple acoustic. I'll be seeing him live in Berlin this December with Kettcar, which should be awesome.
Gisbert zu Knyphausen, "Dreh dich nicht um."
Translation:
Deep in the rings of our eyes stands everything that we have to know, my heart when we can no longer bear each other, why don’t we simply let it be, to me you don’t have to explain anything more, and above all yourself no longer persuade, that you still really need me in your life take your shoes with when you go, and your doubts also
Do you remember the day on which we lay drunk in your garden and the children of your sister all around us, they danced the dance of the pirates, that was the last time, that I saw you laugh so full of love there were many tears afterwards wear this laughter with you, when you go for I like it very much
The rain comes and the rain goes, one goes a bit too far and the rest alone and what then remains is the memory of a time, that was so much more beautiful than now hey please don’t take them from us crooked take the memories with you when you go take the memories with you when you go take the memories with you when you go and don’t turn around
Exciting stuff! The inaugural meeting of our Seattle Street Team went off gloriously; we passed out a ton of flyers and merch, blasted tunes, and talked to passersby and radio DJs about the music.
My hometown of Seattle has got you covered for coffee, plaid, and Kurt Cobain, but they haven't quite caught on to the light shining out of Germany. We've decided to help them out and bring them the Tokio Hotel they're missing.
And thus - it's time to SHAKE UP SEATTLE!!!
On August 10, our fledgling group of fans will hit the streets of Seattle to spread the merch love and lobby Seattle's radio stations to play "Darkside of the Sun."
We'll be blasting music, wearing gear, and giving away stuff like this:
Check back in for updates and video coverage from the event!
The live DVD we've been dying for is just around the corner - Tokio Hotel's first live concert DVD since 2007's legendary Zimmer recording. Filmed in Milan, this badass HD wonder utilized 15 cameras to capture the spectacular scope of the Humanoid City.
Even more amazingly, you can now pre-order the DVD in combination with its live CD for a stunningly inexpensive $13 on Amazon. Or order two and get free shipping! Then you'll have an extra when the first one wears out from watching it 90782093481 times.
I was super stoked to get back in studio last week for the first show of the new season, and for those who didn't catch the show, we checked out a few brand new artists just making their way onto the German music scene. Cobra Starship helped us out by doing a casting call for German opening bands over at Myspace Band Radar, where they chose the young unsigned trio One Night Stand.
We got them into the mix with their song "Für dich allein." It's insanely catchy - my roomie commented that it sounds like a German version of Boys Like Girls' "Lovedrunk," and she's totes right. Just check out the chorus on this sweet poprock fabulousness.
In other news, I'm totally drooling over this amazingly rad Nena shirt-dress over at Deutschrock.
At 30 Euros plus whatever ungodly shipping fees, it's not exactly the cheapest shirt ever, but... I did steal her name for my DJ alias, maybe I can call it a business tax write-off. LOL.
I am an American-born freelance journalist living and working in Berlin, Germany. I have a Bachelor of Arts in German Studies from Whitman College, where I worked as a reporter and editor on the national award-winning newspaper The Whitman Pioneer. I created and hosted the German music radio show Midnight Monsoon on Whitman's KWCW 90.5 FM, for which I operated the blog www.midnightmonsoon.com.
After graduation, I received a DAAD "internXchange" fellowship to study journalism in Berlin and complete a radio internship at Berliner Rundfunk 91.4. I have also interned at Seattle's premiere commercial station for alternative music, KNDD 107.7 The End. I now work as a freelancer and edit the arts and culture blog Nomad News, at www.nomad-news.com.
