According to the Record Stores (dot) Love website, Berlin is home to no fewer than 92 record shops. A quick zoom around our accommodation on Google Maps also makes one thing clear: distances in this city can be unexpectedly long. What looks like “just around the corner” often turns out to be three kilometers away. Thankfully, there’s Bolt — and a wonderfully comprehensive public transport network. The U‑Bahn gets you anywhere fast, but on a trip of only a few days, where do you actually want to squeeze in a visit? This is one example from a four‑night stay at the Titanic Chaussee Berlin hotel. After landing on Friday afternoon, we dropped by the Berlin Wall Memorial and wandered through the nearby parks. Berlin isn’t just a vinyl collector’s playground — it’s also a sanctuary for street art. Case in point: the North Side Gallery, where we found ourselves surrounded by artists at work while the warm autumn sun cast a low golden glow over the leaves. The urban atmosphere was amplified by...
Musablogi, joka kuljettaa lukijan festareilta levykauppoihin ja klubikeikoilta menneiden vuosien soundtrackeihin. /// A music blog that takes readers from festivals to local club shows and from crate‑digging trips to the soundtracks of past decades (translations tba)