Mar
9
Pelagic Zone: Shameless Plug
March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Listen up Kraut popsters . . . the big J, friend of Krautpod, has a new band. They’re called Pelagic Zone and you can hear them here : http://www.myspace.com/pelagiczone (Rehearsal Jam # 2 is a nice ‘un — very Santana-like) Expect to hear them on the next Krautpod soon.
Apr
3
Krautpod #4
April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The fourth installment direct from the beating heart of Germany’s Musik scene with myself and Julian B. Download it here. Read on for the track listing.
Oct
3
Krautpod#3
October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Welcome to Krautpod3 with Uncle Pauly and Julian B . . . recorded in Julian’s high-class studio. Featuring Die Fantastischen Vier, Beehoover, Annett Lousian and others . . . download the podcast here.
Jan
11
Beehoover’s unique selling point is that they’re a metal band with no lead guitars. That’s right, when it comes to guitars Beehoover (named after witnessing on TV a bee-bearder’s not entirely cruelty-free method of removing insects from his face) permit only the four-string variety. The Sun Behind the Dustbin (0% native) Droney doom rock sans […]
Jan
1
We’re Germans
January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A special New Year’s thanks to Christane Link for passing this video my way. My favourite lyric is “We have ze Autobahn gebaut and we love ze Sauerkraut”. I’m sure anyone who’s lived sausage-side can relate.
Aug
11
Krautpod#1 . . . a new era
August 11, 2007 | 3 Comments
Fire up your iPods. My quest to bring eine kleine Bundesmusik across into the UK continues with the first in an occasional series of podcasts. Issue number #1 is out now: Krautpod#1.
Apr
15
When it comes to Rammstein there is much misunderstanding in the UK. A few years ago Q wrote some tosh about the band’s Nazi links which thankfully, Rammstein had the good grace to ignore, while more recently Ali G. dissed the band live on air when introducing them in his capacity of MTV awards compere […]
Apr
4
Toten Hosen
April 4, 2005 | Comments Off on Toten Hosen
In compiling my Kraut Pop guide I wanted to introduce any English-speaking music fans to a narrow slice of German popular music. Keeping each section succint and to the point was my aim but the thing about the Hosen is that they’ve been there and done it all – two paragraphs ain’t gonna do them […]