Throwing the head back and having a look at things above can often open up quite interesting new perspectives. Two of suchlike perspectives recently came across me: in Berlin, and when travelling Hong Kong »»

Photos of 62th Forum Pariser Platz (Phoenix TV), a political discussion between Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior Wolfgang Schäuble, Oskar Lafontaine, Bischof Wolfgang Huber amongst others, moderated by Christoph Minhoff »»

Lima is his most recent musical spot landing, Budapest is an already known terrain and Berlin hasn’t seen him for ages. Even only one of those reasons is already enough to get one’s socks on to celebrate the New Year’s Eve somewhere else, for example at Budapest-based super club Studio; a pretty sexy and perfect place to start the midnightly countdown and letting the corks pop together with a “fisherman, who is djing occasionally” – Nick Warren »»

The name Scarlett somehow automatically reminds of Rhett Butler, cotton plantations near Atlanta and Yankees trying to knock about the Confederates. But when putting the ten Oscars awarded tome “Gone with the Wind” against a musical background, then Rhett disappears, Atlanta becomes Berlin and the cotton plantations transform into the Watergate. Though, a Scarlett remains, decently knocking our confederates of the nightlife socks off: Gone with the Beat »»

It must have been one of those days, which could have given inspiration to Guns N’ Roses’ when composing “November Rain”. Hence, an ideal climatic condition to fight autumn melancholy by spending the night in front of a fireplace of crackling electronic beats »»

The most interesting photos are still those providing a new perspective of already known elements. Here is a new view of Brandenburger Gate along with the Pariser Platz square and the towers at Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz square »»

Photos of 59th Forum Pariser Platz (Phoenix TV), a political discussion between U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker, Vice Premier of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn and others, moderated by Annette Riedel »»

Often it is not easy for successors. For example Sister Act; first part was amusing, but the second part of that 90-minute Whoopie Goldberg word stream was something for the garbage. For festivals this piece of wisdom applies as well. Honestly, subconscious expectations were high when hearing the first news about Audioriver 2008. This year’s logo of Audioriver was the opposite of all things happened; really no one was eager to hang up his ballet shoes. Dancing was the maxim, come hell or Vistula’s high water… »»

Photos of 56th Forum Pariser Platz (Phoenix TV), a political discussion between Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior Wolfgang Schäuble, Cem Özdemir amongst others, moderated by Christoph Minhoff »»

A ride to catch up with Layo & Bushwacka; not to Rio, but to Poznan, to Poland’s venue of the moment, the SQ club. A great opportunity to visit the much lauded club itself plus finally finding out who is Layo and who is Bushwacka »»