1 false 100133 Tim Dobrovolny 2009-10-15T13:47:03+02:00 I'm crazy about Al Contadino Sotto Le Stelle for a nice dinner and fantastic redwine. false 6 2009-10-15T13:57:34+02:00 /system/photos/0053/2008/tim-dobrovolny-freunde-von-freunden-2712_thumb.jpg 2009-10-15T13:57:34+02:00 He recently produced his first short film and is also involved in the rising of a new Media Lifestyle company, probably touching the ground early next year. Tim is currently living in Prenzlauer Berg, close to the Mauerpark. We visited in his apartment for the interview. Read the full article on freundevonfreunden.com Tim Dobrovolny used to be a manager for Universal Music and Virgin Records before he took over the management of Get Physical Music. At the moment, he works as an independent photographer since last year, especially capturing musicians, actors and artist s for his portfolio and various magazines. 265740 301635 Location /system/photos/0028/1135/alcontadino1small2_thumb.jpg 2009-10-15T13:48:45+02:00 Contadino Sotto Le Stelle /twenty_five_hours/100133-Tim-Dobrovolny/locations/301635-Contadino-Sotto-Le-Stelle 264806 302192 Location /system/photos/0025/6263/lustg2_thumb.jpg 2009-10-15T13:48:50+02:00 Lustgarten /twenty_five_hours/100133-Tim-Dobrovolny/locations/302192-Lustgarten 264804 35 Location /system/photos/0000/5205/103bar_thumb.jpg 2009-10-15T13:48:50+02:00 103 Bar /twenty_five_hours/100133-Tim-Dobrovolny/locations/35-103-Bar 264803 240 Location /system/photos/0033/3274/tausend1_thumb.jpg 2009-10-15T13:48:50+02:00 Bar Tausend /twenty_five_hours/100133-Tim-Dobrovolny/locations/240-Bar-Tausend 264805 63 Location /system/photos/0000/1619/vitoria_thumb.jpg 2009-10-15T13:48:50+02:00 Victoria Bar /twenty_five_hours/100133-Tim-Dobrovolny/locations/63-Victoria-Bar 264807 238 Location /system/photos/0000/0593/Liquidromrund_thumb.jpg 2009-10-15T13:48:45+02:00 Liquidrom Berlin /twenty_five_hours/100133-Tim-Dobrovolny/locations/238-Liquidrom-Berlin 532098 /system/photos/0053/2098/td.jpg 531998 /system/photos/0053/1998/td.jpg 1 false 100127 Sven Hausherr 2009-04-20T14:28:56+02:00 I have such lovely people around me. false 9 2009-04-20T14:28:56+02:00 /system/photos/0046/3387/Picture_9_thumb.jpg 2009-04-20T14:28:56+02:00 Most people living in Berlin tell me that they're sick of the hipsters, particularly "Mitte-hipsters." But I have a different understanding of the word "hip": Berlin is definitely not a hipster place compared to the world's major cities. The only thing that would make me sick in Berlin is the lack of sun. But I have such lovely people around me, I just forget about the sun... Another "boring" Berlin stereotype: Graphic designer and DJ Sven Hausherr grew up in Zurich's hip hop scene until he found his way from graffiti to graphic design—from rap to the wild range of good dance floor music. Hausherr currently works at QVEST magazine alongside freelance projects, such as the Rap History nights where he plays host as Svenster together with his partner Slick Gizzle. Hausherr describes his music style as simply as he does his design style: fun! Visit his website to learn more about Sven. 214987 622 Location My absolute favorite place to have a coffee break and read the newspaper or meet friends. I go here almost every day. Some of the best sandwiches in town and the owners are the nicest ever, they brighten up your day and bring back the missing sun in the Berlin winter. My favorite sandwich: Muratore. Drink: cold Acerola. /system/photos/0000/8545/busc5_thumb.jpg 2009-04-20T13:04:22+02:00 Buscaglione /twenty_five_hours/100127-Sven-Hausherr/locations/622-Buscaglione 214988 301834 Location Best ramen in town! Authentic Japanese kitchen. Though the owner is German, he really understands the tradition of ramen and it's one of the few Japanese places where the employees are actually Japanese. The closest you can get to japan in Berlin. My favorite ramen: Tomkatsu. Drink: Asahi Beer. /system/photos/0028/3597/cocolo1small2.2_thumb.jpg 2009-04-20T14:28:46+02:00 Cocolo /twenty_five_hours/100127-Sven-Hausherr/locations/301834-Cocolo 214989 302910 Location A friend took me to the Pampero Dinner the first week I arrived to Berlin. This made a big impact. I knew straight away: I've moved to the right city—an open, friendly crowd in a beautiful factory building, and the whole thing for free. More than two years later, the Appartement crew is still doing it without losing a bit of its fascination. For me, that's Berlin. /system/photos/0029/6442/IMG_2852_のコピー-2_thumb.jpg 2009-04-20T14:28:11+02:00 Appartement /twenty_five_hours/100127-Sven-Hausherr/locations/302910-Appartement 214991 306 Location In general, I'm not a big fan of Mexican kitchen, but that's probably because I've never had authentic Mexican food. But Dolores is delicious. I go there once a week for lunch, and the heaviest burrito I've ever seen costs just under 5 Euros. My favorite fillings are lime rice, lime tofu, vegetable fajitas, hot salsa and sour cream. Mmmm. /system/photos/0048/1325/dolores1_thumb.jpg 2009-04-20T14:27:57+02:00 Dolores California Gourmet Burritos /twenty_five_hours/100127-Sven-Hausherr/locations/306-Dolores-California-Gourmet-Burritos 214992 360 Location Good healthy food is essential. And as there is no Whole Food Market in Berlin, this comes the closest. /system/photos/0000/2751/bio_thumb.jpg 2009-04-20T14:20:32+02:00 Bio Company /twenty_five_hours/100127-Sven-Hausherr/locations/360-Bio-Company 214995 653 Location My favorite venue when it comes to weekend partying. Usually a a good night every week. In 2008, they did definitely the best and forward-looking booking in town. Makes me astonished what acts there play for a beer and a dime. My favorite spot: upper floor in front of the DJ booth. Favorite night: whenever NOMAD or MIS TABOO are playing. /system/photos/0000/8954/scala_thumb.jpg 2009-04-20T14:28:33+02:00 Scala /twenty_five_hours/100127-Sven-Hausherr/locations/653-Scala 214996 300195 Location I love to witness how the blocks around my house develop more and more, with new places popping up every other week. Tartane is a perfect example. Opened last year, they're already in my top five restaurants. Favorite appetizer: Cola Chicken Wings. Favorite main course: Tartane Classic Burger (ask for the XXL if you really wanna know it). /system/photos/0020/1772/tart_thumb.jpg 2009-04-20T14:26:33+02:00 Tartane /twenty_five_hours/100127-Sven-Hausherr/locations/300195-Tartane 215011 300602 Location I think Berlin is just too big to unify all of my friends in just one bar. But KIM is my favorite so far: an unspectacular bar where you can have a quiet drink during the week or have it more crowded on the weekend. My favorite event: "Funday" on Sunday afternoons from 3pm-6pm, a Sunday afternoon kids' disco. Parents, hello? /system/photos/0051/6278/kim_thumb.jpg 2009-04-20T14:28:21+02:00 Kim /twenty_five_hours/100127-Sven-Hausherr/locations/300602-Kim 215012 72 Location My absolute favorite venue when The Broken Hearts Club hosts their unbeatable monthly parties. Berlin nightlife at its best! /system/photos/0049/7069/clarchens5_thumb.jpg 2009-04-20T14:21:23+02:00 Clärchens Ballhaus /twenty_five_hours/100127-Sven-Hausherr/locations/72-Claerchens-Ballhaus 463397 /system/photos/0046/3397/Picture_9.jpg 1 true 100113 Lars Eidinger 2009-02-18T18:33:40+01:00 Berlin, I will never dispose you to all those Zugezogene! false 7 2009-03-10T19:34:49+01:00 2009-03-10T19:34:49+01:00 Lars Eidinger is a rare breed in Berlin—and not just because the actor and director of Schaubühne plays the lead in Everyone Else, the only German movie showing at this year's festival. Eidinger is a genuine Berliner, you see, the opposite of that rapidly multiplying breed of Zugezogene (Berlin implants) infiltrating the city and chasing dreams of love, happiness, success or 300-Euro rent. His work is equally unique. The ruggedly handsome 33-year-old interprets old and contemporary roles beyond the expected. He can be racy and provocative; sometimes, outrageously so. In 2006, the actor comically spoke to the audience through his masked genitalia when playing multiple roles in Shakespeare's "Midsummer's Night Dream." In Hamlet, in which Eidinger plays the titular character, he delivers his "to be or not to be" monologue earnestly and movingly—and in a barely-there lace slip. He joins other heavyweight talents that make Berlin fertile grounds for experimenting—exciting directors like Pollesch, Castorf, Ostermaier and Gosch all reside here. We asked the actor to break down the proverbial fourth wall and to inform us of his daily routine outside of contemplating comedy and tragedy, limelight and rehearsals. Below, the West Berlin-heavy list of Eidinger's favorite hangouts in town. Lars Eidinger is an actor based in Berlin. Raised in a terraced housing estate in Marienfelde, he moved to Charlottenburg upon receiving his first engagement at Deutsches Theater in his second year at Ernst Busch Actor's school. After graduation, Eidinger was hired by the Schaubühne, where he still works and acts today. 184973 304207 Location Childhood memories are awaked in their hundreds when I enter this restaurant. The food is decent German with that waiters sporting the known Berlin charme. Although they did not accept our criticism of a cold Creme Brulee, they subsequently drove me to my next play when my car stopped working surprisingly. /system/photos/0041/8335/moorlake_17-19-09_thumb.jpg 2009-01-07T19:18:19+01:00 Moorlake /twenty_five_hours/100113-Lars-Eidinger/locations/304207-Moorlake 184978 304209 Location This is one of the old Westberliner Kneipen where the crews of Schaubühne, Schiller and Komödien theaters had there own tables and argued the latest critics via beer and Klopse. Volker Spengler, the former Fassbinder actor, is a welcome guest. /system/photos/0041/8210/diener2_thumb.jpg 2009-01-07T19:36:14+01:00 Diener /twenty_five_hours/100113-Lars-Eidinger/locations/304209-Diener 184979 304210 Location The giant, fragile giraffes look like the large horses from fairy tales, and elevate feelings of urban perversion when they gracefully pace through the park with the rotating Mercedes star atop the Europacenter in the distance. /system/photos/0041/8325/zoo1_thumb.jpg 2009-02-18T16:55:57+01:00 Zoo Berlin /twenty_five_hours/100113-Lars-Eidinger/locations/304210-Zoo-Berlin 197131 304590 Location In between cream gateau and coffee this café offers the best view on Neu Schwanstein. /system/photos/0041/8330/richter_17-23-17_thumb.jpg 2009-02-18T16:56:29+01:00 Café Richter /twenty_five_hours/100113-Lars-Eidinger/locations/304590-Caf-Richter 197132 448 Location This contemporary theater is already a classic. /system/photos/0041/8200/schaub_thumb.jpg 2009-02-18T16:56:57+01:00 Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz /twenty_five_hours/100113-Lars-Eidinger/locations/448-Schaubuehne-am-Lehniner-Platz 197133 304909 Location My first choice for menswear will always be the reduced work of Raf Simons. It’s like Mies van der Rohe to wear: architectural reduction, clear silhouettes and pure male forms. /system/photos/0041/8195/jil1_thumb.jpg 2009-02-18T16:57:20+01:00 Jil Sander /twenty_five_hours/100113-Lars-Eidinger/locations/304909-Jil-Sander 197134 304911 Location Sitting in between Thais, I prefer the soup with shrimps and lemongrass. It gives a hint of what real Thai food tastes like in Thailand. Delicious food is still possible in full neon light, so I don’t mind the interior with all the charm of a station toilet. /system/photos/0041/8190/dao2_thumb.jpg 2009-02-18T17:11:38+01:00 Dao /twenty_five_hours/100113-Lars-Eidinger/locations/304911-Dao 418235 courtesy of Schaubühne /system/photos/0041/8235/larse2.jpg 1 false 100071 Thomas Rentmeister 2009-06-19T16:46:53+02:00 It's a nice city, but I'm afraid that it might disappear. Everyone wants a piece of it. false 2009-06-19T16:49:23+02:00 2009-06-19T16:49:23+02:00 Fresh from his studies in Düsseldorf, conceptual artist Thomas Rentmeister arrived in Berlin in 1988 with a high-profile Philip Morris scholarship in hand. Later that year Rentmeister had his first solo exhibition at the now defunct Vincentz Sala Galerie, where, fresh from the fall of the Wall, East Berliners made their way to their first-ever West Berlin gallery opening. Fifteen years later, Rentmeister, who's work has been has been coined "dirty Minimalism," moved back to the once divided city only to find massive redevelopment. In his soothsaying words, he predicts that "it will take another 50 years for the city to become gritty again." A regular at many Berlin haunts, his favorite spot in the city is his Weissensee studio. He describes it as one "like you see in the movies, with beautiful rooms and lots of light." Coincidentally, the space was a former film studio, Filmstadt Weissensee, in which parts of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) was shot and Marlene Dietrich and Fritz Lang both flexed their silver screen prowess. In the footsteps of the cinematic stars and in the shadow of the socialized laundry of the DDR (which inhabited the space before the artist studios), Rentmeister has made a name for himself. While the artist celebrates exhibitions around the world, he points readers in the right direction here in Berlin. Born in Westfalen, Germany, in 1964, Thomas Rentmeister attended the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under the guidance of Günther Uecker and Alfonso Hüppi. His work has been shown around the world with notable solo exhibitions at Centraal Museum, Utrecht; Haus am Waldsee, Berlin; Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam; and Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin. Now based in Berlin, Rentmeister teaches at Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig, and works from his Weissensee studio. 166303 302788 Location I love spending time on the water. Water is like a free space. Nothing can be built there. There’s just more imagination. /system/photos/0028/5666/1_thumb.jpg 2008-10-09T15:26:47+02:00 Alte Fischerei /twenty_five_hours/100071-Thomas-Rentmeister/locations/302788-Alte-Fischerei 166304 302773 Location I go here alone or with friends and just sit on the chairs or in the sand. There’s a lot of open space and it’s just nice to sit and watch the sunset. /system/photos/0031/1082/2007_5_g-2_thumb.jpg 2008-10-09T15:10:43+02:00 Strandbar am Weißensee /twenty_five_hours/100071-Thomas-Rentmeister/locations/302773-Strandbar-am-Weissensee 166108 302771 Location My favorite bar. For many years I have hung out here at least every other day—it's like my living room. My table: in the back, on the left side, near the bar. If it's not free, I wait until other customers leave so I can sit there. /system/photos/0032/6024/_MG_1731-4_thumb.jpg 2008-10-08T11:42:29+02:00 Hackbarth's /twenty_five_hours/100071-Thomas-Rentmeister/locations/302771-Hackbarth-s 166109 302772 Location Good food, good prices and the waiters are always friendly. /system/photos/0029/8278/_MG_1066-6_thumb.jpg 2008-10-08T11:48:44+02:00 Schwarzwaldstuben /twenty_five_hours/100071-Thomas-Rentmeister/locations/302772-Schwarzwaldstuben 166114 302774 Location I come here to look at the buildings. On Sundays I drive around the city and when it's a little misty, it's really beautiful. /system/photos/0029/1804/hs_thumb.jpg 2009-06-19T11:03:18+02:00 Hufeisensiedlung /twenty_five_hours/100071-Thomas-Rentmeister/locations/302774-Hufeisensiedlung 166128 302776 Location My studio is a five minute walk from here. I usually like to jog around the lake three times, though I should do it more often than I have been. Otherwise, I just like to sit on a bench and read. /system/photos/0029/1824/mplabs_thumb.jpg 2008-10-09T15:10:57+02:00 Weißer See /twenty_five_hours/100071-Thomas-Rentmeister/locations/302776-Weisser-See 166107 455 Location I've seen many shows here including the Magnetic Fields and Bonnie Prince Billy. The ambiance of the church makes the music all the more special. /system/photos/0000/5540/passionskirche_1_thumb.jpg 2008-10-08T11:33:52+02:00 Passionskirche /twenty_five_hours/100071-Thomas-Rentmeister/locations/455-Passionskirche 166112 451 Location I climb over the fence and I look at the rotting plastic dinosaurs. You're not allowed to enter and the guards chase you away with dogs but it's really worth it. /system/photos/0025/8145/spreep2_thumb.jpg 2008-10-08T11:53:51+02:00 Spreepark /twenty_five_hours/100071-Thomas-Rentmeister/locations/451-Spreepark 490325 Courtesy of Thomas Rentmeister /system/photos/0049/0325/_3.jpg 1 100063 Adam Port 2008-10-24T15:33:44+02:00 I know where my home is: deep in the heart of Berlin Techno City. false 166233 -1 2008-10-27T12:11:54+01:00 2008-10-27T12:11:54+01:00 What can I say about Berlin that doesn't sound cheesy? I really don't know, but let me say one thing: It is great to travel, to play shows and see other cities around the world but nothing is as good as the warm feeling of coming back here. I know where my home is: deep in the heart of Berlin Techno City. Adam Port has always been involved in various music scenes throughout his years. Beginning his musical education in the straight edge and hardcore scene, Port quickly discovered his romantic love of vinyl. But as he began collecting, his interests strayed from hardcore and led him to the hip hop bins. But after getting his dual turntables and mixer he realized that there was something more than hip hop: house, techno and electro. But with his love of hip hop ever present, Port began making his own electro sound with soul and rap beats incorporated. Port is currently working on a new mixtape with DJ Baggs (Kindisch) while maintaining a steady studio practice in search of a new single. He stays busy as a part of the DJ-collective Keinemusik Crew and spends his downtime working on his blog. 167211 302786 Location In my opinion, Blut & Eisen is the best tattoo shop in town. And I've got the ink to prove it. /system/photos/0029/8147/_MG_0811-2_thumb.jpg 2009-02-19T14:48:14+01:00 Blut & Eisen /twenty_five_hours/100063-Adam-Port/locations/302786-Blut-Eisen 166301 302785 Location Ok. Real talk. Their service is slow and not really customer-friendly, but the food is cool and the cakes are off the hook! /system/photos/0028/6118/4_thumb.jpg 2009-02-19T14:48:14+01:00 Knofi /twenty_five_hours/100063-Adam-Port/locations/302785-Knofi 166302 302784 Location This spot is two blocks from my house. A very nice and romantic atmosphere with delicious food and old school desks. It is the perfect place to start the day with a nice breakfast and without Macbook dorks around you. /system/photos/0028/6425/molinari_1_thumb.jpg 2009-02-19T14:48:10+01:00 Molinari & Ko /twenty_five_hours/100063-Adam-Port/locations/302784-Molinari-Ko 166229 90 Location This is my favorite record store in Techno City! Great selection and a top buying agent. They don't order bullshit music. DJs from all over the world go here and it is only a minute away from my crib. I love to buy new vinyl! /system/photos/0000/1993/Spacehall-Turntable001_thumb.jpg 2009-02-19T14:48:10+01:00 Spacehall /twenty_five_hours/100063-Adam-Port/locations/90-Spacehall 166231 328 Location Mmmm...tasty vegetarian and vegan fast food. If I'm craving a meatless currywurst, that's where I always go. /system/photos/0000/2745/Yellow-Sunshine.A-T-totaljpg_thumb.jpg 2009-02-19T14:48:10+01:00 Yellow Sunshine /twenty_five_hours/100063-Adam-Port/locations/328-Yellow-Sunshine 167258 78 Location Or Villa, Picknick, Panorama Bar, Cookies, Tresor, Magnet, Watergate, Sage, Ritter Butzke, Arena, Tape, Maria, Club der Visionäre, Weekend, Scala, and, and, and...I love them all. Some more and some less. They all make Berlin the techno city that I love! /system/photos/0000/9095/g1_thumb.jpg 2009-02-19T14:48:10+01:00 Golden Gate /twenty_five_hours/100063-Adam-Port/locations/78-Golden-Gate 166230 495 Location The good old Kaufhaus des Westens...A lot of cool brands under one roof. From Burberry to Dior Homme, Louis Vuitton to Ralph Lauren. They know how to treat customers! It's easy to spend 5000 Euros in a number of minutes. West Berlin baby! /system/photos/0039/6081/kadewe_9_thumb.jpg 2009-02-19T14:48:10+01:00 KaDeWe /twenty_five_hours/100063-Adam-Port/locations/495-KaDeWe 166232 339 Location Tasteful selection of brands. This is the number one spot in Germany when you are looking for stuff like Original Fake, Neighbourhood, Visvim or Supreme. The owner is a cool dude and knows what's up in the biz. /system/photos/0024/9270/Firmament-Marok_thumb.jpg 2009-02-19T14:48:10+01:00 Firmament /twenty_five_hours/100063-Adam-Port/locations/339-Firmament 166233 91 Location Copenhagen in the house! They have always a smaller but a much better selection of Ralph Lauren than in the Ralph boutique in KaDeWe. A very nice team. It is always a pleasure to buy something here. /system/photos/0024/9165/0001_thumb.jpg 2009-02-19T14:48:10+01:00 Wood Wood /twenty_five_hours/100063-Adam-Port/locations/91-Wood-Wood 294466 /system/photos/0029/4466/adam_unlike_pic.jpg 1 true 100046 Xaver Naudascher 2008-08-26T09:37:49+02:00 The city of parvenues... false 159642 2009-03-10T19:34:56+01:00 2009-03-10T19:34:56+01:00 Walther Rathenau once said: "Berlin is the parvenu amongst capitals and the capital of parvenus!" In the 1920s, Berlin was one of the cultural centers of Europe—and as a result, also attracted people trying desperately to be something they were not. Not much has changed it seems. Many people here are very "creative" or very "important," and they really need to show it. I am usually too busy loving and living my city to indulge in that kind of behavior. I'd like to show you a side of Berlin where trendiness and glamor are secondary but true style and sense of timeless values prevail. Fresh, new & hot ... download the Odyssey Sound Milan-born and raised Xaver Naudascher has lived in several large cities, having received his degree in Audio Engineering in Sydney, but when he arrived to Berlin in 1994 he instinctively knew: this is it! Since then he has worked here in the music business, covering many aspects of it from the creators side. Naudascher has been teaboy, mixer, producer and artist on many productions, putting music on records, films and commercials. He currently runs his own label Supersoul Recordings (latest release being a compilation of the first two years of the labels output, a collaboration with New York's DFA Records and Cologne's techno royalty, Kompakt). The music producer's company Supersoul Productions provides music for films, advertising and art installations, including clients like Adidas, Stella McCartney, Al Jazeera, Tom Tykwer, Wolfgang Becker and Robert Wilson. Naudascher received his first platinum record for the production efforts on Die Fantastischen Vier's album Fornika in 2007. 159751 302095 Location A vague taste of how Roman thermal baths must have been. Steam bath, sauna and a stunning swimming pool. /system/photos/0025/1385/Stadtbad_Neukölln_thumb.jpg 2008-08-26T11:28:41+02:00 Stadtbad Neukölln /twenty_five_hours/100046-Xaver-Naudascher/locations/302095-Stadtbad-Neukoelln 159756 302096 Location Proper French cuisine in the middle of Kreuzberg 61. Worth every penny. /system/photos/0025/1465/cochon1_thumb.jpg 2008-08-26T11:29:10+02:00 Le Cochon Bourgeois /twenty_five_hours/100046-Xaver-Naudascher/locations/302096-Le-Cochon-Bourgeois 159759 302097 Location Beautiful forest located behind Treptower Park. The experience of walking through this forest until you hit the banks of the river Spree makes you forget that you are just a stones throw away from a city with over four million people. Quite magical. The abandoned amusement park from GDR times that rots in the middle of it adds an interesting historic component to this hike. /system/photos/0025/1405/plänterwald3_thumb.jpg 2008-08-26T11:28:56+02:00 Plänterwald /twenty_five_hours/100046-Xaver-Naudascher/locations/302097-Plaenterwald 159659 302086 Location The first thing I always do upon entering is to look left at the hanging chalkboard, where owner Bardolf writes a different quote from classic German literature daily. Sometimes he picks a cheeky Berlin-dialect maxim. Very entertaining. And the coffee frappé and focaccia are fantastic too. /system/photos/0025/1445/coffeinbar1_thumb.jpg 2008-08-26T11:29:25+02:00 Coffein Bar /twenty_five_hours/100046-Xaver-Naudascher/locations/302086-Coffein-Bar 159730 302093 Location I recommend the crepe with ham, cheese and egg. It's the closest you can get to a "gallette complete" in Berlin. Their homemade ice cream is delicious too and the lovely owner Kitti is quite the opposite of what we refer to as the unfriendly "Berliner Schnauze." Good way to start the day. /system/photos/0025/1415/kitti1_thumb.jpg 2008-08-26T11:27:37+02:00 Kitti /twenty_five_hours/100046-Xaver-Naudascher/locations/302093-Kitti 159731 302094 Location A lot went wrong in terms of architecture when Berlin was finally re-united and re-built after '89. This one they got right. It's modern, impressive and here to stay. Walking around the government area with my dog Vumbi always has a very eye-opening and relaxing effect on me. He has no concept of power as he seems to have no problem releasing himself in front of Mrs. Merkel's office. Dutiful citizen that I am, I collect it under the eyes of indignant tourists. /system/photos/0025/2509/regierungsviertel_thumb.jpg 2008-08-26T11:28:23+02:00 Regierungsviertel /twenty_five_hours/100046-Xaver-Naudascher/locations/302094-Regierungsviertel 159642 602 Location Probably the nicest park in the world situated in the center of a city. I challenge Central Park anytime. Every time I go I discover a new corner that I hadn’t noticed before. Best is to go early in the morning when the sprinklers are on. Rainbows a go-go. /system/photos/0025/7813/tierg6_thumb.jpg 2008-08-26T11:27:14+02:00 Tiergarten /twenty_five_hours/100046-Xaver-Naudascher/locations/602-Tiergarten 159641 410 Location All you really need to know in German is: Ich hätte gerne das Wiener Schnitzel mit Gurkensalat. Pure class. Even my Neapolitan friends that live and breath quality food were impressed. It’s hands down my favorite restaurant/cafe in town. /system/photos/0000/4541/Cafe-Einstein-tische001_thumb.jpg 2008-08-22T16:08:55+02:00 Cafe Einstein Stammhaus /twenty_five_hours/100046-Xaver-Naudascher/locations/410-Cafe-Einstein-Stammhaus 159643 87 Location The only record shop I know where the owners treat everybody the same, no matter if you are a Spanish techno-tourist, a regular customer or a superstar DJ. Always friendly and helpful. Take note: good selection of new and old dance floor weapons. /system/photos/0000/0833/rot1_thumb.jpg 2008-08-22T13:16:11+02:00 Rotation Records /twenty_five_hours/100046-Xaver-Naudascher/locations/87-Rotation-Records 159644 71 Location A mixture of sweaty gay men and nightlife crazies ignoring the difference between day and night, dancing to quality music pumping from a monumental sound system unrivaled worldwide. Sounds almost like what Paradise Garage must have been to NY in the '80s… /system/photos/0000/0764/707px-Berghain_thumb.jpg 2008-08-20T15:46:41+02:00 Berghain /twenty_five_hours/100046-Xaver-Naudascher/locations/71-Berghain 252813 /system/photos/0025/2813/xa.jpg 1 true 100045 Hugo Capablanca 2009-03-10T11:47:52+01:00 Berlin: My favorite whore! false 7 2009-08-05T12:00:17+02:00 2009-08-05T12:00:17+02:00 Berlin's international identity as the birthplace of techno has invited a slew of DJs to uproot themselves and find a home in our electronic Hauptstadt. With over 200 clubs strewn throughout the city, getting behind the booth at one of Berlin's famed haunts is dream for many that rarely comes true. In walks Spaniard Hugo Capablanca—in lightening speed (we're talking no more than two years) he was spinning at some of the city's iconic clubs with countless residencies and a loyal following. Mixing alongside taste-makers including Justice, Headman, Klaxons, WhoMadeWho and countless others, Capablanca came to Berlin in search of an "open minded, sexy, experimental metropolis." He certainly found what he was looking for, establishing a dynamic relationship with the city: "This city fuels my persona and I fuel the city." Capablanca's label, Discos Capablanca, fuses Chicago house, psychedelic sounds, tropicalia, disco and whatever else inspires the 29-year old DJ. Listen to the sounds of Capablanca's scratching as he expounds on his favorite spots around the city. Label owner of Discos Capablanca, Hugo Capablanca's first 12" received unanimous critical acclaim and was massively supported by the likes of Optimo, Ewan Pearson and Tiga. His recent 12" was released to the light in spring-summer 2009 and counts as a clear Capablanca House Statement. Discos Capablanca are available via zero" distribution 201389 300602 Location The best bar in town? Somewhere between art space, club and hang-out, KIM stands out with it's exquisite emptiness and makes you think of Berlin Club in Scorsese's After Hours. Minimalistic in a hyper-cool, Dan Flavin way. On Monday's they screen Italian trash movies with Goblin soundtracks. On certain Sunday's you can even find a flea market where you can listen to records and eat wurst. 101% unique. /system/photos/0051/6278/kim_thumb.jpg 2009-03-11T13:02:54+01:00 Kim /twenty_five_hours/100045-Hugo-Capablanca/locations/300602-Kim 201390 240 Location Almost every Friday the top-notch bar Tausend becomes a hi-end sleaze disco inspired by the original NYC disco parties at chic hotels where the cool cats would get all messed up and sweaty, always in style. Past guests like My Cousin Roy, Paul Mogg, Jackson, Headman, Kaos and other luminaries delight the select crowd with exclusive classics and all-time-faves sets. Not your average club night. /system/photos/0033/3274/tausend1_thumb.jpg 2009-03-11T13:04:14+01:00 Bar Tausend /twenty_five_hours/100045-Hugo-Capablanca/locations/240-Bar-Tausend 201391 98 Location Like no other men's store around, Burg & Schild offers a selection of clothes and boots that makes you start dropping saliva just from looking at the window. Berlin needed a place like this. In the past I had to go all the way to New York to get myself some Redwings. /system/photos/0000/0599/B_S_Wandansicht_thumb.JPG 2009-03-11T13:05:40+01:00 Burg & Schild /twenty_five_hours/100045-Hugo-Capablanca/locations/98-Burg-Schild 201395 300195 Location One of my favorite restaurants in town. One of the best burgers in Berlin served with the best possible fries by the best possible service, in a well designed, intimate but spacious BERLINER place. The restaurant was built using bits and pieces of the Palast Der Republik. /system/photos/0020/1772/tart_thumb.jpg 2009-03-11T13:07:12+01:00 Tartane /twenty_five_hours/100045-Hugo-Capablanca/locations/300195-Tartane 201397 301594 Location Tired of hard-to-follow party dress codes? Where can I find that wooden crocodile for my living room? The answer: Ohne Frage Toll! Sure, this place is often pricey (sometimes not), but this is like the store in Stephen King´s Needful Things, only that you don't need to sell your soul. Just hand Marita some Euro bills and you can walk out of the shop with some amazing vintage shoes, or a dress, or a bag, or a wooden crocodile. /system/photos/0022/3686/oft3_thumb.jpg 2009-03-11T13:08:59+01:00 O.F.T. /twenty_five_hours/100045-Hugo-Capablanca/locations/301594-O-F-T 265867 306429 Location Fellow Spaniard designers Poti Poti have been making a name for themselves in the Hauptstadt for quite a while now. Their last winter masks collection was Henrik Vibskov’s favorite and they don’t seem to stop wanting to surprise. Already huge in Japan, I strongly recommend a stop by their shop. /system/photos/0053/8977/download-9_thumb.jpg 2009-10-15T19:07:11+02:00 Potipoti /twenty_five_hours/100045-Hugo-Capablanca/locations/306429-Potipoti 202739 301591 Location If you're lucky enough to live around Torstrasse, this place can become your living room. Underground cult films? Weird stuff? Auteur? Z-Movies? American mainstream films? You name it. It's there. /system/photos/0022/3376/451_thumb.jpg 2009-10-15T19:07:11+02:00 Filmgalerie 451 /twenty_five_hours/100045-Hugo-Capablanca/locations/301591-Filmgalerie-451 439828 /system/photos/0043/9828/hugo.jpg 1 true 100025 Alex Flach 2008-10-10T10:28:03+02:00 When I'm away, I'm already thinking about going back home again. false 155526 -9 2009-03-10T19:34:59+01:00 /system/photos/0028/7513/alexflach2_thumb.jpg 2009-03-10T19:34:59+01:00 Berlin is pretty rad. But if I'm here too long, I start getting bored. Then I have to escape (or at least try to), only to realize as soon as I'm away, I'm already thinking about going back home again. Why? Because I was born and raised here. And I love it. It's where my friends live. (And it's where I know where to pee in public.) Born in 1974, Alex Flach grew up in Berlin as a 'street kid'. In the mid '90s he discovered photography as a medium with which to document his experiences. In 1998 he became photo editor at Lodown Magazine. His work as a photographer has taken him to many places around the world. Alongside countless spreads in renowned magazines, some of his clients include: Levi's, Adidas, Vans, Spiewak, Nike and Etnies. He has also worked on video projects for Carhartt Europe, Sony Music and Nokia. 266944 306446 Location Ride the indoor ramp surrounded by my Alive with Pleasure exhibit, showing the German Nike SB Team touring through Tokyo, Dubai, Capetown and Cairo. /system/photos/0054/6610/close_thumb.jpg 2009-10-19T10:00:02+02:00 Nike SB Berlin Temporary Store /twenty_five_hours/100025-Alex-Flach/locations/306446-Nike-SB-Berlin-Temporary-Store 155513 301617 Location Old Westberliner classic! /system/photos/0025/7467/minig2_thumb.jpg 2009-10-19T10:00:02+02:00 Minigolf Hasenheide /twenty_five_hours/100025-Alex-Flach/locations/301617-Minigolf-Hasenheide 155514 301618 Location It's great to listen the intense staff as well as it's a perfect place for a midnight snack. /system/photos/0032/6257/artie_-2_thumb.jpg 2009-10-19T10:00:02+02:00 Curry 36 /twenty_five_hours/100025-Alex-Flach/locations/301618-Curry-36 155516 301620 Location Better than the TV tower, it's open air. /system/photos/0025/7341/funkt1_thumb.jpg 2009-10-19T10:00:02+02:00 Funkturm Messedamm /twenty_five_hours/100025-Alex-Flach/locations/301620-Funkturm-Messedamm 155517 301621 Location Originak East-Berlin pub. The owner works there since 1986. Perfect for watching soccer. /system/photos/0022/7661/quelleck_thumb.jpg 2009-10-19T10:00:02+02:00 Quell-Eck /twenty_five_hours/100025-Alex-Flach/locations/301621-Quell-Eck 155518 301622 Location One hour photo lab, 365 days open and always till 23:00 hour. /system/photos/0022/7651/jetphoto_thumb.jpg 2009-10-19T10:00:01+02:00 Jet Foto /twenty_five_hours/100025-Alex-Flach/locations/301622-Jet-Foto 155526 301593 Location Books and books and books. /system/photos/0022/3581/gawrons2_thumb.jpg 2009-10-19T10:00:01+02:00 Buchhandlung Gawronski /twenty_five_hours/100025-Alex-Flach/locations/301593-Buchhandlung-Gawronski 154706 645 Location Great exhibitions and a perfect spot for a Tuesday or Wednesday. Packed on the weekends. /system/photos/0000/8803/mgp_thumb.jpg 2009-10-19T10:00:01+02:00 Martin-Gropius Bau /twenty_five_hours/100025-Alex-Flach/locations/645-Martin-Gropius-Bau 154705 210 Location Best skatespot in Germany...frequently with good exhibitions! /system/photos/0000/0317/01_Radio__thumb.jpg 2009-10-19T10:00:01+02:00 Museum of Decorative Arts Kulturforum Berlin /twenty_five_hours/100025-Alex-Flach/locations/210-Museum-of-Decorative-Arts-Kulturforum-Berlin 154704 500 Location Awesome food, nice waiters, pretty wall deco! /system/photos/0000/7525/Paris_Bar_thumb.jpg 2009-10-19T10:00:01+02:00 Paris Bar /twenty_five_hours/100025-Alex-Flach/locations/500-Paris-Bar 154703 6 Location Words can not describe this clothing store. Leave it to the fit. /system/photos/0000/0626/apc_thumb.jpg 2009-10-19T10:00:01+02:00 A.P.C. /twenty_five_hours/100025-Alex-Flach/locations/6-A-P-C 287523 Alex Flach /system/photos/0028/7523/alexflach2.jpg 1 100017 Paul Snowden 2008-07-15T14:03:44+02:00 The phoenix that rises from the ashes. false -10 2008-07-16T09:31:34+02:00 2008-07-16T09:31:34+02:00 Berlin: The phoenix that rises from the ashes. I've always wanted to be here...and I paid my dues and now call this place my home. Especially as a New Zealander, I take extra pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner." Welcome to Bang Bang Berlin! Hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, Paul James Snowden (38) lives and works in Berlin. Wielding a powerful mix of classical fine arts studies, corporate advertising agency schooling, and a dedication to music forms, his style could be described as meshing the simple, radical, and classic into one fabric. In the end, this could be simply called "art". Snowden's work covers an extensive area of operation, concentrating specifically on youth culture and communicating design as a way of life which must be true, vivid and real. 153365 301359 Location Put down that döner! Feast on the best koefte in Kreuzberg. /system/photos/0021/9407/koefti6_thumb.jpg 2008-07-15T12:42:15+02:00 Izmir Köftecisi /twenty_five_hours/100017-Paul-Snowden/locations/301359-Izmir-Koeftecisi 153367 300134 Location Shameless Self Promotion part I: Buy art here. /system/photos/0020/1471/Willkommen_ges_thumb.jpg 2008-07-15T12:43:52+02:00 Galerie Sandra Buergel /twenty_five_hours/100017-Paul-Snowden/locations/300134-Galerie-Sandra-Buergel 153368 301361 Location Wild harmony in the Vietnamese kitchen. /system/photos/0021/9948/hoi_nam_thumb.jpg 2008-07-15T12:42:59+02:00 Hoai Nam /twenty_five_hours/100017-Paul-Snowden/locations/301361-Hoai-Nam 153374 301362 Location My crusade as THE indisputable king of karaoke starts here. /system/photos/0022/4776/IMG_6977_thumb.jpg 2008-07-15T12:45:30+02:00 Monster Ronson Ichiban Karaoke /twenty_five_hours/100017-Paul-Snowden/locations/301362-Monster-Ronson-Ichiban-Karaoke 154589 301433 Location More things to play with. Disneyland for busy hands. /system/photos/0021/6294/modulor10_thumb.jpg 2008-07-15T13:39:29+02:00 Modulor /twenty_five_hours/100017-Paul-Snowden/locations/301433-Modulor 153372 602 Location Get away from the city—into the wilderness in the city. /system/photos/0025/7813/tierg6_thumb.jpg 2008-07-15T12:44:36+02:00 Tiergarten /twenty_five_hours/100017-Paul-Snowden/locations/602-Tiergarten 153373 63 Location So elegantly wasted in un-hysterical west Berlin chic. /system/photos/0000/1619/vitoria_thumb.jpg 2008-07-15T12:44:58+02:00 Victoria Bar /twenty_five_hours/100017-Paul-Snowden/locations/63-Victoria-Bar 153369 605 Location A place of peace in the shadow of war... /system/photos/0000/7429/trep1_thumb.jpg 2008-07-15T12:43:11+02:00 Treptower Park /twenty_five_hours/100017-Paul-Snowden/locations/605-Treptower-Park 153371 300179 Location Finally in Berlin. Thank heaven functional design doesn't outdate. /system/photos/0020/1764/muji1_thumb.jpg 2008-07-15T14:18:40+02:00 Muji /twenty_five_hours/100017-Paul-Snowden/locations/300179-Muji 153370 5 Location Shameless Self Promotion part II: Buy fashion here. /system/photos/0022/5417/apartment1_thumb.jpg 2008-07-15T12:43:40+02:00 Apartment /twenty_five_hours/100017-Paul-Snowden/locations/5-Apartment 224962 Paul /system/photos/0022/4962/Paul-James-Snowden.jpg 1 100005 Jesus Josefsohn 2008-06-26T12:44:53+02:00 Let's take a stroll! false 153144 -9 2008-08-29T17:36:55+02:00 2008-08-29T17:36:55+02:00 Living in the desert of inner-city life can be disturbing and confusing for a pleasure seeking dog like me... but if you're as lucky as I am, meeting a human willing to show you his inspired view of Berlin can change all that. My best friend, Daniel, has hooked me up; from naming me Jesus (I get a lot of attention), to taking me to the best butcher in town, my world has opened in the most exciting way. I might see in black and white, but I feel the full color spectrum of this vibrant city's activity. Let's take a stroll! http://www.danieljosefsohn.com Photographer Daniel Josefsohn is best known for his legendary MTV campaign, which bolstered his career overnight. More recently his work has extended to celebrity portraits, fashion shoots, as well as capturing fleeting looks of anonymous individuals for a wide range of magazines. Josefsohn has won several Lead Awards in different categories, including best fashion photography. He currently lives with his beautiful wife and architect, Rauschi, in Berlin-Mitte. 153095 301193 Location "Best bones in town" /system/photos/0021/1105/butcher_thumb.jpg 2008-06-28T11:09:12+02:00 Fleischerei Bünger /twenty_five_hours/100005-Jesus-Josefsohn/locations/301193-Fleischerei-Buenger 153096 301192 Location "Flouncing around through the former royal park" /system/photos/0021/1117/monbijou_thumb.jpg 2008-06-28T11:09:20+02:00 Monbijou Park /twenty_five_hours/100005-Jesus-Josefsohn/locations/301192-Monbijou-Park 153118 301197 Location "Saved my life twice" /system/photos/0021/1129/Dix_thumb.jpg 2008-06-20T14:45:19+02:00 Kai-Uwe Dix /twenty_five_hours/100005-Jesus-Josefsohn/locations/301197-Kai-Uwe-Dix 153144 301263 Location "Peaceable doze" /system/photos/0021/1754/hut_thumb.jpg 2008-06-28T11:08:37+02:00 Holy Hut /twenty_five_hours/100005-Jesus-Josefsohn/locations/301263-Holy-Hut 153481 301189 Location "Nice lake, tepid water" /system/photos/0021/1036/grunewaldsee_thumb.jpg 2008-06-28T11:10:38+02:00 Grunewaldsee /twenty_five_hours/100005-Jesus-Josefsohn/locations/301189-Grunewaldsee 153482 301264 Location "Never heard of a doggy delivery?" /system/photos/0021/1770/DSC08446_thumb.JPG 2008-06-28T11:10:49+02:00 Veritas /twenty_five_hours/100005-Jesus-Josefsohn/locations/301264-Veritas 153067 301179 Location "My toy paradise" /system/photos/0021/0916/schweinsnase_thumb.jpg 2008-06-28T11:08:54+02:00 Fressnapf /twenty_five_hours/100005-Jesus-Josefsohn/locations/301179-Fressnapf 153068 301180 Location "Strolling along the forest" /system/photos/0021/0912/Grunewald_thumb.jpg 2008-06-28T11:09:03+02:00 Grunewald /twenty_five_hours/100005-Jesus-Josefsohn/locations/301180-Grunewald 153085 301188 Location "Always good to see Rolf" /system/photos/0021/1044/baiersimbiss_thumb.jpg 2008-06-19T19:01:32+02:00 Baier's Imbiss /twenty_five_hours/100005-Jesus-Josefsohn/locations/301188-Baier-s-Imbiss 214456 /system/photos/0021/4456/DANIEL_jesus.jpg 1 true 100002 Sumi Ha 2008-12-13T16:51:03+01:00 Berlin is more than magazines write. false 157032 -13 2009-03-10T19:35:03+01:00 2009-03-10T19:35:03+01:00 She might not know it, but Sumi Ha defies the growing standard that fashion begets snobbery. Assuredly relaxed, with breezy airs about her, Ha has cultivated a personal look that's more art-centric than glamorous, more Woody Allen than Edie Sedgwick—not surprising for someone who's been quoted as saying she'd rather spend money on food than on trendy garments. "People have more courage to do their thing in Berlin than somewhere else," Ha wrote in an email, and one look at her role as the harbinger of Berlin's flourishing fashion scene nails this point home. At IDEAL showroom for avant-garde fashion, founded in 2006, Ha started to feature the likes of Swedish knitwear designer Sandra Backlund, Romanian Rozalb de Mura and wunderkind Eric Lebon on the catwalk one year before the city's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. IDEAL closed down this year, succumbing to corporate competition, but Ha's inspired Best Shop, founded in 2004, still surges on strong today. Ha's notoriously coy about what lies in the future, but it's likely to involve staying put in Berlin: "It's the only place I feel comfortable to live in." In the meantime, find her at some of her favorite destinations in town. Sumi Ha owns one of the most progressive fashion stores in Berlin: Best Shop, where she introduces new avant-garde designers every 3threemonths, updating the normal concept of fixed designers represented. Sumi is also the promoter of IDEAL, the international showroom focusing on vanguard fashion and pushing Berlin into a city that's worth considering fashionwise. 154155 301472 Location best japanese restaurant in town, better reserve in the morning if you want to eat at night. /system/photos/0022/9543/sasaya_thumb.jpg 2008-07-03T15:20:16+02:00 Sasaya /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/301472-Sasaya 154156 301471 Location A nice small bar, just as you need it on Sunday evenings. /system/photos/0021/7516/fleischmoebel_thumb.jpg 2008-12-11T18:08:57+01:00 Fleischmöbel /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/301471-Fleischmoebel 157032 301804 Location Start the day with an hour yoga practice to prep you for the Berlin razzle-dazzle. /system/photos/0024/5364/spirit4_thumb.jpg 2008-07-31T16:09:06+02:00 Spirit Yoga /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/301804-Spirit-Yoga 153145 65 Location One good reason to leave Mitte is this nostalgic bar with the most delicious tapas I know. Don't miss the Pflaumen im Speckmantel! /system/photos/0045/5264/_MG_7577_thumb.JPG 2008-12-11T15:13:59+01:00 Würgeengel /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/65-Wuergeengel 153146 300328 Location This small shop is good for a nice present for friends...and yourself. /system/photos/0020/2950/rsvp1k_thumb.jpg 2008-12-11T15:12:58+01:00 R.S.V.P. /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/300328-R-S-V-P 153147 274 Location Just an easygoing spot next to Arkonaplatz. You'll get a decent breakfast before entering the flea market. /system/photos/0048/9739/98210032_thumb.jpg 2008-12-11T15:12:24+01:00 Weltempfaenger /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/274-Weltempfaenger 153148 336 Location A nice place to close the night, authentic music just before you go home. /system/photos/0000/2254/nikon_R10_thumb.jpg 2008-06-24T17:24:18+02:00 8mm /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/336-8mm 153149 634 Location DJs need to check out this place—owner Dagmar is very nice! /system/photos/0000/9360/IMG_9215_thumb.jpg 2008-12-11T15:13:20+01:00 Digalittledeeper /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/634-Digalittledeeper 153150 353 Location Always shows a fresh selection of young artists, mostly street art. /system/photos/0000/2652/neuro4_thumb.jpg 2008-12-11T18:09:24+01:00 Neurotitan Gallery & Shop /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/353-Neurotitan-Gallery-Shop 153151 238 Location I was longing for the reopening of tis fantastic swimming pool! The best time is late at night, when they play music under water. /system/photos/0000/0593/Liquidromrund_thumb.jpg 2008-06-24T17:27:56+02:00 Liquidrom Berlin /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/238-Liquidrom-Berlin 153152 548 Location This my favorite flea market. It's very small, but big enough to find the special nonsense for your home collection. /system/photos/0021/5985/arkona2_thumb.jpg 2008-12-01T16:33:13+01:00 Flea Market Arkona Platz /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/548-Flea-Market-Arkona-Platz 153153 27 Location Nice store concept and decoration. /system/photos/0022/1628/lil2_thumb.jpg 2008-06-24T17:36:04+02:00 Lil Shop /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/27-Lil-Shop 153154 159 Location Say hi to Berlin! /system/photos/0000/0929/pick11_thumb.jpg 2008-06-24T17:37:01+02:00 Picknick /twenty_five_hours/100002-Sumi-Ha/locations/159-Picknick 326991 /system/photos/0032/6991/sumi.jpg 1 true 18 Munk 2008-07-11T17:20:36+02:00 A volte mi sono annoiata... false -8 2009-03-10T19:34:50+01:00 2009-03-10T19:34:50+01:00 Kick out the chairs, motherfuckers! Mathias Modica a.k.a. Munk has been releasing his own music as well as records by other artists such as WhoMadeWho, Box Codax (the solo project of Nick MacCarthy of Franz Ferdinand) and Headman on his little label Gomma for several years. The label (according to NME: “Gomma is like a German DFA!”) is part of a new scene of freestyle labels that connect music with alternative art and underground fashion, such as Ed Banger records, Tigersushi and Kitsune in Paris, DFA in New York and Eskimo in Belgium. The DJ Style of the Munk boys has been described as the new "post minimal“ sound. It’s a mix of new German and French house records, Italian Cosmic stuff and old, rare leftfield disco records. It’s hard, futuristic disco. 3509 653 Location Different day, different place. Have a beer with teenagers from Tokyo. The intimate atmosphere of this former cinema is what me really turns on. /system/photos/0000/8954/scala_thumb.jpg 2008-07-11T17:22:15+02:00 Scala /twenty_five_hours/18-Munk/locations/653-Scala 3510 317 Location Guess what's better—original schnitzel or costoletta alla milanese? I tried the Alpine one and it went down meraviglioso. /system/photos/0049/9003/alpenstueck_thumb.jpg 2008-07-11T17:19:05+02:00 Alpenstück /twenty_five_hours/18-Munk/locations/317-Alpenstueck 3511 590 Location Un gran dia en el barrio. I found some deep Cuban mambo tunes here recorded in 1968. Reminds me of the film La Muerte de un Burócrata—it's definitely time to come up with original Latin spice again. /system/photos/0000/9212/IMG_9069_thumb.jpg 2008-07-11T17:17:21+02:00 Platten Pedro /twenty_five_hours/18-Munk/locations/590-Platten-Pedro 3718 10 Location Fashion shopping is not my favorite pastime, but when it needs to be done, it's best at Best. Haven't decided yet if I'm for Vibskov or Eduard Ballester... /system/photos/0020/6820/best2_thumb.jpg 2008-07-11T17:15:44+02:00 Best Shop /twenty_five_hours/18-Munk/locations/10-Best-Shop 3513 244 Location Time for the aftershow party! A wellness experience of its own...senza parole. /system/photos/0000/0869/Bild_7_thumb.jpg 2008-07-11T17:14:36+02:00 Artemis /twenty_five_hours/18-Munk/locations/244-Artemis 3514 177 Location Have a look... /system/photos/0000/2176/mee_m_9805_thumb.jpg 2008-07-11T17:14:49+02:00 Contemporary Fine Arts /twenty_five_hours/18-Munk/locations/177-Contemporary-Fine-Arts 155239 500 Location Why do you need Mitte Galleries if you have the amazing art collection Charlottenburg Paris? /system/photos/0000/7525/Paris_Bar_thumb.jpg 2008-07-11T17:19:28+02:00 Paris Bar /twenty_five_hours/18-Munk/locations/500-Paris-Bar 155238 159 Location The worst soundsystem. The best girls. The funniest promotors. /system/photos/0000/0929/pick11_thumb.jpg 2008-07-11T16:02:12+02:00 Picknick /twenty_five_hours/18-Munk/locations/159-Picknick 9518 /system/photos/0000/9518/modica.jpg 1 true 17 Jacques Olivar 2008-06-18T15:54:05+02:00 Beauty, trash and mystery emerge in Berlin. false 1381 -7 2009-03-10T19:34:43+01:00 2009-03-10T19:34:43+01:00 People say that my work somehow leads them into fiction. This happens to me when I'm in Berlin. I can feel the city's emotional power—where beauty, trash and mystery are always dragging me in. You can see my work at the Lumas gallery. There have been many masters of fashion photography, but there are only a few that have maintained their presence over the decades. Jacques Olivar (*1941) is one of them. His portraits subtly tread a territory between fashion, pin-up, and Hollywood. Every generation needs an updated version of the photographs one might traditionally find in a soldier’s locker or a sailor’s room, but Olivar decidedly widens this target group with his exquisite, upgraded pinups. These icons are there for all to take pleasure in; they are the contemporary form of glamour. 1381 188 Location Take the slide into art. Located in an abandoned margarine factory. /system/photos/0000/7528/KW_Cafe_Bravo_thumb.jpg 2008-04-08T15:48:00+02:00 Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art /twenty_five_hours/17-Jacques-Olivar/locations/188-Kunst-Werke-Institute-for-Contemporary-Art 1384 603 Location Rheims, Parr, et al. at C/O you can always count on notable photographic exhibitions. /system/photos/0000/7396/strippebare_thumb.jpg 2008-04-08T15:49:37+02:00 C/O Berlin /twenty_five_hours/17-Jacques-Olivar/locations/603-C-O-Berlin 1388 604 Location The name says it all. Very traditional french place in the Maison de la France. /system/photos/0000/7446/Cinema_Paris_thumb.jpg 2008-04-08T15:52:05+02:00 Cinema Paris /twenty_five_hours/17-Jacques-Olivar/locations/604-Cinema-Paris 1397 606 Location Dancing the Wilhelminian Style. Great spot for a shoot but also perfect for a dusty dance. 2008-04-08T15:52:47+02:00 Clärchens Ballhaus Mitte /twenty_five_hours/17-Jacques-Olivar/locations/606-Claerchens-Ballhaus-Mitte 1386 256 Location Trés francais on Torstrasse. Selected french wines and exquisite food in this former kebab stand. /system/photos/0030/7158/bandol1_thumb.jpg 2008-04-17T06:46:20+02:00 Bandol sur Mer /twenty_five_hours/17-Jacques-Olivar/locations/256-Bandol-sur-Mer 1382 500 Location My Café de Flore Berlin. At least one drink is a must in that bar that is not a bar. /system/photos/0000/7525/Paris_Bar_thumb.jpg 2008-04-08T15:49:00+02:00 Paris Bar /twenty_five_hours/17-Jacques-Olivar/locations/500-Paris-Bar 1385 177 Location More Meese. Located in David Chipperfields classy building vis-à-vis Museum Island. /system/photos/0000/2176/mee_m_9805_thumb.jpg 2008-04-17T06:46:33+02:00 Contemporary Fine Arts /twenty_five_hours/17-Jacques-Olivar/locations/177-Contemporary-Fine-Arts 7545 /system/photos/0000/7545/jak.jpg 1 true 16 Kostas Seremetis 2008-06-18T15:54:05+02:00 I've gone beyond Currywurst and Panoramabar ... false 366 -11 2009-03-10T19:34:47+01:00 2009-03-10T19:34:47+01:00 Berlin is a blast. It reminds me of New York in the 1980s and '90s, but has, of course, its own distinctive flavor. I think Berlin is the most vibrant city in Europe. London's a rip off. Paris is arrogant... Berlin is like a big, creative bomb that's ready to detonate. Well known for his infamous re-tooling of comic heroes (ie. Superman, Batman, The Incredible Hulk, etc), Kostas' re-appropriation of Americana comic iconography allows one to approach these characters in novel ways. Kostas replicates these characters so well, in fact, he seems to pay homage to the creators of these comic figures, and at the same time sheds some sort of underlying commentary on how these characters are registered within the context of street art vs. pop art. Yet make no mistake—Kostas is an artist in many mediums. His work receives influence from fashion to punk rock to, as Kostas puts it, “open seditions.” His work is avidly sought from a handful of collectors, comprised of private/corporate and celebrity sectors. 1430 246 Location True classic berliner snack, like pastrami at katz. /system/photos/0000/1043/jni_20070805_0784.med_fullsize_thumb.jpg 2008-04-08T22:02:26+02:00 Krasselts /twenty_five_hours/16-Kostas-Seremetis/locations/246-Krasselts 488 410 Location Schnitzel and Strudel for lunch. /system/photos/0000/4541/Cafe-Einstein-tische001_thumb.jpg 2008-03-20T15:50:18+01:00 Cafe Einstein Stammhaus /twenty_five_hours/16-Kostas-Seremetis/locations/410-Cafe-Einstein-Stammhaus 490 179 Location Great works of german newcomers. /system/photos/0032/6095/eigen_thumb.jpg 2008-03-20T16:49:04+01:00 Eigen & Art /twenty_five_hours/16-Kostas-Seremetis/locations/179-Eigen-Art 366 129 Location My favorite place to stay, great atmosphere, perfect location. /system/photos/0050/9016/berlin_lux11_550x350_0001s_0005_Ebene_5_thumb.jpg 2008-03-12T11:35:50+01:00 Lux 11 /twenty_five_hours/16-Kostas-Seremetis/locations/129-Lux-11 367 227 Location Awesomenss, always great shows, must see. /system/photos/0048/1420/hamburger1_thumb.jpg 2008-03-12T11:36:49+01:00 Hamburger Bhf Museum für Gegenwart /twenty_five_hours/16-Kostas-Seremetis/locations/227-Hamburger-Bhf-Museum-fuer-Gegenwart 369 73 Location Sleek and sexy. Best club in town. /system/photos/0000/1313/coo3_thumb.jpg 2008-03-20T16:48:26+01:00 Cookies /twenty_five_hours/16-Kostas-Seremetis/locations/73-Cookies 368 241 Location Best Steaks and VIP feeling, come with a strechlimo /system/photos/0000/4563/GrillRoyal_fridge_thumb.jpg 2008-03-20T16:48:39+01:00 Grill Royal /twenty_five_hours/16-Kostas-Seremetis/locations/241-Grill-Royal 370 189 Location Design masters. /system/photos/0000/0668/prima_thumb.jpg 2008-03-20T15:58:22+01:00 Bauhaus Archiv Berlin /twenty_five_hours/16-Kostas-Seremetis/locations/189-Bauhaus-Archiv-Berlin 491 337 Location Stranger than Mos Eisley Cantina... /system/photos/0000/1864/pan2_thumb.jpg 2008-03-20T15:57:07+01:00 Panorama Bar /twenty_five_hours/16-Kostas-Seremetis/locations/337-Panorama-Bar 494 401 Location Perfect place for a cognac after dinner. /system/photos/0000/3078/bild_3_thumb.jpg 2008-03-20T16:08:09+01:00 Lounge im Turm /twenty_five_hours/16-Kostas-Seremetis/locations/401-Lounge-im-Turm 489 430 Location Awesome collection... /system/photos/0000/4586/475x475_thumb.jpeg 2008-03-20T16:07:34+01:00 Sammlung Hoffmann /twenty_five_hours/16-Kostas-Seremetis/locations/430-Sammlung-Hoffmann 7551 /system/photos/0000/7551/kost.jpg 1 true 6 Diskokaine 2008-06-26T17:59:51+02:00 Berlin is a Bang. Diskokaine is my Gang! false 153569 -10 2009-03-10T19:34:39+01:00 2009-03-10T19:34:39+01:00 I think Berlin sucks big time. Well, at least during wintertime—gray skies, dark clouds, grumpy people. Thanks to my booker, though, I only come back here during the rare sunny blue summer days. And that makes all the difference! Ciao tutti! Wolfram MarfloW Eckert, a talented DJ and producer who has played some of the world’s finest clubs with his Italo antics—not to mention being a mix-robot on the Cybernetic Broadcasting System—runs the Diskokaine record label. The label is still a fledgling, with just one release under its belt. But from its inception, Diskokaine has been an imprint true to its roots. First off, the Diskokaine records look like they were designed by the forefathers of Italo Disco with their bloated label lettering and flashy sleeves. Put the needle on a track and find that every aspect of the Diskokaine label gets your senses going. marfloW diskokaine official nix PRESS 236 377 Location If i buy art, i buy it here. /system/photos/0000/2817/l_117b8cd8bf441bb173870d7292ed645d_thumb.jpg 2008-06-26T17:05:14+02:00 Zozoville Gallery /twenty_five_hours/6-Diskokaine/locations/377-Zozoville-Gallery 237 175 Location A perfect contrast to my wasted nightlife /system/photos/0000/1118/zementgarten-1_thumb.jpg 2008-06-26T17:05:57+02:00 Zementgarten /twenty_five_hours/6-Diskokaine/locations/175-Zementgarten 246 25 Location Musicbiztalks vs. Windowshopping /system/photos/0000/2104/HARD_WAX_A-Tlogo_hof009_thumb.jpg 2008-06-26T17:08:58+02:00 Hardwax /twenty_five_hours/6-Diskokaine/locations/25-Hardwax 239 91 Location Damn, couldn't change my pants for three weeks of worldwide rotation. Need to pick up some hot Danish fashion here. /system/photos/0024/9165/0001_thumb.jpg 2008-06-26T17:55:22+02:00 Wood Wood /twenty_five_hours/6-Diskokaine/locations/91-Wood-Wood 243 191 Location Fashion & Faces /system/photos/0000/2338/Bild_1_thumb.jpg 2008-06-26T17:07:43+02:00 Helmut Newton Stiftung /twenty_five_hours/6-Diskokaine/locations/191-Helmut-Newton-Stiftung 238 385 Location Sit down, have a cigar and relax. Now we can get down to business ... /system/photos/0047/5249/3006331108_bf640e0877_thumb.jpg 2008-06-26T17:46:31+02:00 Whisky & Cigars /twenty_five_hours/6-Diskokaine/locations/385-Whisky-Cigars 153939 274 Location Best to book the guestrooms for a month or two-rates are going down and a cosy temporary home is guaranteed /system/photos/0048/9739/98210032_thumb.jpg 2008-07-02T00:45:33+02:00 Weltempfaenger /twenty_five_hours/6-Diskokaine/locations/274-Weltempfaenger 245 27 Location Need some goodies for my girls. Best at best! /system/photos/0022/1628/lil2_thumb.jpg 2008-06-26T17:08:23+02:00 Lil Shop /twenty_five_hours/6-Diskokaine/locations/27-Lil-Shop 244 391 Location Diskokaine´s celebrating a gangbang! /system/photos/0054/7067/insomnia_01_thumb.jpg 2008-06-26T17:08:06+02:00 Insomnia /twenty_five_hours/6-Diskokaine/locations/391-Insomnia 247 157 Location Far away from home, I really feel alone ... Well, Mädcheninternat sounds terrific. /system/photos/0000/5211/mädcheninternat_1_thumb.jpg 2008-06-26T17:57:50+02:00 Mädcheninternat /twenty_five_hours/6-Diskokaine/locations/157-Maedcheninternat 225384 /system/photos/0022/5384/disk.jpg 1 false 9 Patrick Pulsinger 2008-06-18T15:54:05+02:00 Berlin? Easy To Assemble, Hard To Take Apart false 11 -11 2009-03-10T19:34:54+01:00 /system/photos/0000/5181/pat1_thumb.jpg 2009-03-10T19:34:54+01:00 Berlin for me means traveling back in time. Back in the days, when the city still was separated and my side was the one behind the wall. Wasn´t a bad childhood either. Coming back here, playing at the Panne, i am stunned by the enormous change without loosing the adventurous feel of it. Definitely worth a visit, then and now. As an accomplished composer, producer and remixer, Patrick Pulsinger is known for traveling an idiosyncratic path through diverse fields of contemporary music. Always on the lookout for new challenges, his recordings range from superbly crafted analogue techno to free-form jazz, and while following him treading such diverse genres might prove as well a challenge for the listener, it will be a journey well worth the effort. More then 10 years ago Patrick founded Cheap Records together with long-time partner Erdem Tunakan, establishing the label as one of Europe's most innovative outlets for electronic music with his own (co-)productions under guises such as iO or Sluts'n'Strings & 909 and by signing artists such as Robert Hood or Christopher Just. 4 129 Location Calling roomservice for early bird breakfast. Damn, no gingerbread today. /system/photos/0050/9016/berlin_lux11_550x350_0001s_0005_Ebene_5_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:21+01:00 Lux 11 /twenty_five_hours/9-Patrick-Pulsinger/locations/129-Lux-11 5 71 Location Arriving late, ND is pissed. Now I have to spin for 3 hours ... Good Morning, Berlin! /system/photos/0000/0764/707px-Berghain_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:21+01:00 Berghain /twenty_five_hours/9-Patrick-Pulsinger/locations/71-Berghain 6 6 Location Riccardo spilt his coke, my trousers got wet. Finally got some new japanese denims. /system/photos/0000/0626/apc_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:21+01:00 A.P.C. /twenty_five_hours/9-Patrick-Pulsinger/locations/6-A-P-C 7 5 Location Looking for a warm sweater, Berlin´s too cold these days /system/photos/0022/5417/apartment1_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:21+01:00 Apartment /twenty_five_hours/9-Patrick-Pulsinger/locations/5-Apartment 8 12 Location Back on Mullack, forgot to get the custom chinch cables. /system/photos/0000/0845/ble1_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:21+01:00 Bless /twenty_five_hours/9-Patrick-Pulsinger/locations/12-Bless 9 40 Location Rundlauf PingPong with students from west-germany /system/photos/0000/1816/p1_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:21+01:00 Dr. Pong /twenty_five_hours/9-Patrick-Pulsinger/locations/40-Dr-Pong 10 245 Location Glutamat-free thai chicken or Api Sapi? Hard to choose ... /system/photos/0000/5571/goodtime_2_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:21+01:00 Good Time /twenty_five_hours/9-Patrick-Pulsinger/locations/245-Good-Time 11 226 Location I need some limes. Here I get them from organic sources /system/photos/0024/3010/spätkaufII_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:21+01:00 Spätkauf Choriner Strasse /twenty_five_hours/9-Patrick-Pulsinger/locations/226-Spaetkauf-Choriner-Strasse 12 73 Location Meeting Sachwitz & Wetzel on the way to the toilet /system/photos/0000/1313/coo3_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:21+01:00 Cookies /twenty_five_hours/9-Patrick-Pulsinger/locations/73-Cookies 233 340 Location SS style ... superselected supersports. All clean restored rides, but missing more classy BMWs /system/photos/0000/8863/906-3_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:21+01:00 Meilenwerke /twenty_five_hours/9-Patrick-Pulsinger/locations/340-Meilenwerke 248 87 Location Tracks, tracks, tracks ... all on rotation. The boys got the stuff. /system/photos/0000/0833/rot1_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:21+01:00 Rotation Records /twenty_five_hours/9-Patrick-Pulsinger/locations/87-Rotation-Records 7565 /system/photos/0000/7565/kost.jpg 1 true 2 Cosmo Vitelli 2008-06-18T15:54:05+02:00 Other cities I just abuse for vinyl digging, but here ... false 174896 -7 2009-03-10T19:34:38+01:00 2009-03-10T19:34:38+01:00 Hello, this is Cosmo and I don´t know why I should really like this city. I mean it´s dirty, too cold and people have nothing in mind except partying. What´s the big deal? Maybe exactly the reason, why I am not sure about it. Actually Berlin parties are much better equipped than Paris clubs. Soundsystems over here rule. www.myspace.com/cosmovitelli www.myspace.com/imaclicherecords www.myspace.com/babylonbycar Benjamin Boguet aka Cosmo Vitelli is Paris' front runner in the world of minimalist dance music, I'm A Cliché Records (the same label that brought us the stupendous Bot'Ox) is releasing Cosmo Vitelli's latest double a-side single for "Converted" and "La Radiateur," and what a pleasure they both are. btw: Cosmo Vitelli is the name of the character played by Ben Gazzara in John Cassavetes' Killing Of A Chinese Bookie ... 174896 302909 Location Having a great time at the Macaroni Club ... /system/photos/0029/7946/P1040274-2_thumb.jpg 2008-11-24T18:42:08+01:00 .HBC /twenty_five_hours/2-Cosmo-Vitelli/locations/302909-HBC 195 363 Location /system/photos/0000/2757/Bild_3a_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:20+01:00 Cupcake /twenty_five_hours/2-Cosmo-Vitelli/locations/363-Cupcake 200 423 Location /system/photos/0022/3055/05_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:20+01:00 Herr von Eden /twenty_five_hours/2-Cosmo-Vitelli/locations/423-Herr-von-Eden 201 220 Location /system/photos/0000/2239/marlene_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:20+01:00 Deutsche Kinemathek - Film and TV Museum /twenty_five_hours/2-Cosmo-Vitelli/locations/220-Deutsche-Kinemathek-Film-and-TV-Museum 204 377 Location /system/photos/0000/2817/l_117b8cd8bf441bb173870d7292ed645d_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:20+01:00 Zozoville Gallery /twenty_five_hours/2-Cosmo-Vitelli/locations/377-Zozoville-Gallery 205 318 Location /system/photos/0000/3126/Markthalle-I-T-total001_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:20+01:00 World-Restaurant Markthalle /twenty_five_hours/2-Cosmo-Vitelli/locations/318-World-Restaurant-Markthalle 206 262 Location /system/photos/0050/0449/1107523269_0b971e542d_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:20+01:00 Weinerei /twenty_five_hours/2-Cosmo-Vitelli/locations/262-Weinerei 213 193 Location /system/photos/0025/7694/trabisa_thumb.jpg 2008-03-11T15:19:20+01:00 Trabi-Safari /twenty_five_hours/2-Cosmo-Vitelli/locations/193-Trabi-Safari 6125 /system/photos/0000/6125/BBB.jpg