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My first festival as a photographer, everything was new yet strangely familiar. The crew and everyone involved in the festival welcomed me with open arms. The atmosphere among the bands and fans was fantastic, and witnessing the euphoria of crowdsurfing was simply brilliant. The lineup was truly impressive. From the Guano Apes, whom I’ve known and enjoyed since my youth, …

When I wrote to my friend about which bands to see on the Friday of Way Out West, it felt like we had travelled back in time. Yo La Tengo. The Soundtrack of our Lives, and Blur. One can make fun of that, but that are still three very different bands, despite mainly being guitar acts, with long and impressive …

It’s so boring to talk about weather, but EVERYTHING in the last days (and basically the whole summer) have focused on the horrible weather. And on top of it all, goddamn Hans! A storm coming in from west, making the rain pour down for days and flooding sewage systems and roads. This meant that the topics in the messenger-groups the days …

You want punk attitude, twisted political street poetry, and grating electronics that will make your ears still ring two days after the live show? Many decades have now passed since the punk era, but its ethos of rebelliousness and experimentation has trickled down through the ages and survives in a surprising number of electronic artists today. Modern punks of electronic …

I set off for the first gig day of the 17th edition of Weltturbojugendtage at Reeperbahn. Before continuing about the gigs; WTJT is more than gigs and there’s a full schedule of fun activities during the festival days – Sexy Sailor*ett, Mexicaner tasting, Turbocruise on the river Elbe, and many more things – but for most of us doing slave …

Teddy Swims – the guy from Atlanta, the one with the face tattoos. The one with the million clicks on YouTube. The guy with the sensational voice that you couldn’t resist even if you tried. The guy whose journey into his own mental health starts with an album titled ‘I Tried Everything But Therapy’.