The iconic musician David Bowie (1947–2016) was a true original. But ironically difficult to describe without resorting to worn-out clichés about the “chameleon” who “reinvented himself.” It is therefore refreshing that Brett Morgen’s Bowie film “Moonage Daydream” does not employ …
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In the early 80s, I stumbled upon a peculiar album cover in a record store in my home town in Denmark. Five men stood in a row wearing plastic uniforms and red geometric lampshades on their heads. 40 years later, they’d become a part of my life – and I finally watched them performing live in Berlin.
Michael Rother, Hans Lampe and Franz Bargmann took over Copenhagen’s Jazzhouse with “Krautrock” of the timeless and immediately captivating kind.
Today, most people think of the music video as appearing in the 1980s, gaining momentum with the rise of MTV, and at the very least being closely linked to the invention of videotape. However, the music video actually had a quirky predecessor named Scopitone—and it is quite a charming acquaintance.
Interview by Jacob Pertou. State of Mind is currently Kim Bonfils’ musical alter ego. As the first participant in a series of interviews with Danish musicians about their relationships with Tangerine Dream, I ask State of Mind aka Bonfils to tell us a little about how he relates to the band.
Tokyo Police Club was a great starter for my third afternoon at Roskilde. These young Canadians delivered their hard and fast rocking beat with the casual detachment of The Strokes or (my personal favourites) The Rakes. Danish The Fashion offered …
Humble to the point of self-effacement, and driven only by the desire to solve others’ problems as best he can. Yet, he was both a successful businessman and even a cult figure. In 2004, I interviewed the man who invented the synthesizer, Dr. Robert Moog, for the Danish online magazine Soundvenue. He died in August 2005, at the age of 71.
Who would have thought that the decadent Westerners of the Pet Shop Boys would one day score music for Eisenstein’s heroic film “Battleship Potemkin” – about the beginnings of the Russian revolution? One night, I watched the performance live in Berlin.
The Von Bondies from Detroit played the Odeon stage: Oh my – more retro garage rock of the massively noisy and uncompromising kind. They do have a good (almost danceable) groove going at times, but to often they fall back …