Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 16 June 2023)

I typically rather focus presenting new and emerging act in my Song of the Week, but this time, the list of new single releases is headed by one of the most well-known artists in the business. Hope you enjoy the songs, regardless if you enjoy listening to cool rockers or happy pop vibes.

Alice Cooper – I’m Alice

Who the fuck is Alice? Nobody would dare to ask that about Alice Cooper. The Detroit-origin US rock legend did not only release this amazing and ironic track on this week’s Wednesday. He is also teasing a new album, which will be released in late August. Sounds promising.

Saint City Orchestra – Hell Bash

Folk-punk from St. Gallen, Switzerland. Ain’t these guys fun? I definitely would love to give the Saint City Orchestra a deeper listen – unfortunately most of their summer festival tour stops are not too close to Cologne.

Flore – Skeleton

The name (with a Scandinavian O) reads Nordic – but this indie-pop with rocking elements is in fact from Berlin. I love the music of this young German artist. Cool new release.

tillmann – Zeit

Guitarist Thomas Kiemle and drummer Dieter Kandler are tillmann. The band from Bavaria is doing a very own style of German rock-pop. I loved the storytelling and the ease of the song. Good release, indeed.

Tobias Panwitz – When The Giants Are Gone

Just due to the way I am creating this playlist, there are typically quite a lot of acts from Germany. This song by Berlin-based folk singer-songwriter Tobias Panwitz feels rather international and not “typically German”. However, the song has also partially been recorded in Nashville.

Sparkling – We Are Here To Make You Feel

Quite exciting times for the pop band Sparkling. Their new album We Are Here To Make You Feel is about to be released in October – a brief tour is following right thereafter. The tour will close in their home town Cologne. Their style? Some call it electro-post-punk-pop, some other simply indie-rock. I would simply say: listen and enjoy.

Sparklehorse – Evening Star Supercharger

Sparkehorse has been the artist name of US-American singer-songwriter Mark Linkous. However, Linkous committed suicide in 2010. His brother is now releasing some of the songs which has never been released before. Touching story – and an amazing song.

Dennis Lloyd – Oceanside

Dennis Lloyd’s civil name is Nir Tibor. He is an Israeli pop musician. In 2016, his single Nevermind has been a global success with platinum records in fourteen different countries. Oceanside is a new, very catching song by the artist.

Claudia Biltz – Tanzen

Dernnis Lloyd already introduced summer vibes and pop rhythms to the playlist – the perfect first step to add some schlager to my weekly report. Tanzen (“Dancing”) by Claudia Biltz comes with a really nice vibe. A quite new name in the German schlager and pop scene.

Lena – What I Want

I definitely do not need to introduce you to Lena. I recently listed her legendary Satellite to my Favorite Eurovision Songs post. This one is a brand-new tune, which is coming with the typical Lena style.

Michael Lane – Summer Love

Another Michael Lane release, another really good listen. I simply love what the US-German artist is doing. Do I really need to say more? Beautiful summer vibe folk song!

Lazlo x Celine – Beste Falsche Freunde (BFF)

The song is the second collaboration of the two hip hop-pop artists Lazlo and Celine. I loved the vibe and the rhythm of the song. The song (“Best Wrong Friends”) comes with a great chorus. Love it!

Songs of The Week – The Playlist

You may also listen to my Songs Of The Week and songs selected in some of the previous weeks on this Spotify playlist:

Top Pick! Technical Museums

Here are all my technical museum reviews, which have been assigned a Top Pick! rating:

Cab Ride at the Florida Railroad Museum (Parrish)

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Newport Car Museum

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Palm Springs Air Museum

Apart from having an outstanding Douglas C-47 flight experience with them, I was also really curious about the Palm Springs ...

Wheels of Yesteryear (Myrtle Beach)

The excellent reviews of Wheels of Yesteryear made me put this place on my bucket list for Myrtle Beach. I ...

San Diego Automotive Museum

Balboa Park in San Diego hosts numerous attractions. The most famous one is likely the San Diego Zoo, which I ...

Atomic Museum Las Vegas

A musieum about nuclear power and atomic bombs? Sounds like a place which is either a great scientific one - ...

Mercedes-Benz Museum Stuttgart

Germany is famous for its car manufacturers. With Porsche and Mercedes, Stuttgart is likely one of the key cities car ...

Cyprus Historic and Classic Motor Museum

Cyprus is full of historic museums, excavation sites and touristic attractions. Why should you care about cars when you are ...

Count’s Kustoms Showroom Las Vegas

Honestly, when my wife and I visited the Count's Kustoms Showroom in Las Vegas, we just had very little knowledge ...

Wernigerode Aviation Museum (Luftfahrtmuseum)

Wernigerode being located right North of the Harz mountains might not be the most obvious location for an aviation museum ...

Flying the Douglas C-47 Skytrain at Palm Springs Air Museum

I love historic planes and explore the feeling of flying in a historic manner. For example, I am really happy ...

Gatwick Aviation Museum

Being in Crawley near Gatwick Airport (LGW) by rental car gave me the opportunity to visit the Gatwick Aviation Museum ...

Arabia Steamboat Museum

The Arabia steamboat is something like what the Vasa is for European ship history (just dated a few centuries later...). The side ...

Henri Tudor Museum (Rosport, Luxembourg)

No, this place is not about The Tudors. Henri Owen Tudor might not be in scope of some of you, but ...

Andorra National Automobile Museum

Despite just being in the little country for less than 48 hours, I ran into some very interesting sights and ...

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Especially as a German aviation enthusiast, being on board of an aircraft carrier is just a cool experience again and ...

Lane Motor Museum (Nashville)

When you think about Nashville, you think about country music, partying and music-related attractions like the Country Music Hall of ...

American Space Museum (Titusville)

During my trip following the Weird Al Yankovic 2022 Tour in Florida, I also passed the East Coast of the ...

Dutch Railway Museum Utrecht

The website states that the Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum (also: Het Spoowegmuseum) is the best train station in the Netherlands. In fact, the ...

Umberto Panini Collection Motor Museum

During my most recent trip to the Emilia Romagna, I also visited the Umberto Panini Collection Motor Museum. Yeah, it ...

German Rail Museum (DB Museum) Nuremberg

Especially when I visit large places for Flyctory.com, which give me a lot of memories - and pictures - I ...

Takis Pattichis Museum of Industrial Pharmacy (Limassol)

I love unique places, weird locations - and even mark them by the Flyctory Obscura tag - The more I ...

Phänomenta Lüdenscheid

Lüdenscheid in the Sauerland region of Germany, Southeast of Dortmund, might not be on the top of the list when ...

German Röntgen Museum Remscheid

The museum at the Schwelmer Straße 41 is not exactly at birthplace of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen - but it is just a ...

Ystafell Auto Museum (Iceland)

Despite the country as such is rather small (measured by the number of people, not by area), Iceland has some ...

Polish Aviation Museum (Krakow)

One of the largest aviation museums of the world is in fact located in Krakow, Poland. Thus, it was not ...

Icelandic Aviation Museum (Akureyri)

Flugsafn Islands - or the Icelandic Aviation Museum - has of course been a attraction I just could not miss while ...

Halton County Radial Railway / Streetcar Museum

During my trip to Canada right after the borders have been opened again in September 2021, I visited a very ...

Museum of The Story of Alfa Romeo

Even though people might initially think about Lamborghini and Ferrari when it comes to Italian sports car, Alfa Romeo is ...

Sharjah Off Road History Museum

National Emirati people love cars - and if they are close to the reigning families, they are typically also rather ...

Deutsches Museum Traffic Center (Verkehrszentrum)

The Deutsches Museum (literally: "German Museum") is an amazing technical and scientific museum in the heart of Munich. While I just did ...

Automobile & Toy Museum North Sea (Norden, Germany)

During a trip to the German North Sea shore in later 2021, we also visited the Automobil- & Spielzeugmuseum Nordsee. The ...

Porsche Museum Stuttgart

The region of Stuttgart is one of the key car manufacturing areas of Germany. Thus, it has been not too ...

Lokwelt Freilassing

The Lokwelt Freilassing is one of the most famous train museums in Germany. During a trip through Bavaria, I had ...

Jet Age Museum Gloucester

The Gloster Aircraft Company (the original name has been Gloucestershire Aircraft Company) has been active from 1917 to 1961. The most ...

German Spy Museum Berlin

Hauptstadt der Spione - "Capital of the Spies". This is a book, which you can buy at the souvenir store of ...

Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization

In quite some postings about the emirate North of Dubai, I already stated how much I value and enjoy the ...

Auto & Traktor Museum Bodensee (Lake Constance)

From outside, the Auto & Traktor Museum Bodensee ("Car and Tractor Museum") at Lake Constance looks like a traditional old farm ...

Schleusenpark Waltrop-Henrichenburg – History of Naval Locks

Ship lifts are one of the most fascinating technical constructions to me. Being able to move ships like in an ...

German Oil Museum Wietze

If you think about oil producing countries, you may think about the USA or the United Arab Emirates. In fact, ...

Enzo Ferrari House Museum Modena

The place where the story of the famous (typically) red cars started? Walking on the routes of the Ferrari company ...

ESO Supernova Munich – Garching

Professional stargazing: The European Southern Observatory, short ESO is a collaboration of multiple European countries to gather astronomic forces on the ...

Marconi Automotive Museum & Foundation

A museum with an amazing collection of luxury and top-class racing cars, driven for the cause of charity. This is ...

Bergisches Museum for Mining, Craft & Trade Bensberg

The story why I felt I had to visit the Bergisches Museum für Bergbau, Handwerk und Handel - the Bergisches ...

Lyon Air Museum Santa Ana

In February 2020, I visited a lovely aviation museum in Santa Ana, Greater Los Angeles: the Lyon Air Museum is ...

Siku & Audi-Museum Höing (Stadtlohn, Germany)

A museum with 90 vintage cars and so-called Yountimers might not feel to thrilling. If you add that about half of ...

Computer History Museum (Mountain View CA)

What would a visit to the Silicon Valley be without at least visiting one computer museum? Duing my February 2020 ...

Museum Prototyp Hamburg

The marketing flyer of the Museum Prototyp in Hamburg is really self-confident. The name of the car history museum is not ...

USS Requin – A Submarine in Pittsburgh

I already presented you my review of Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. As its key attraction is that special, I ...

Louwman Museum The Hague

The Louwman collection, nowadays driven by the son of founder Pieter Louwman, Evert, is a private collection of oldtimer cars ...

Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg

What is Germany's most popular tourist attractions? According to many popular rankings including TripAdvisor, it is neither the Brandenburg Gate ...

Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen

Aviation fans likely first think about the zeppelins when it comes to Friedrichshafen, Germany. However, the city is also home ...

HomeComputerMuseum Helmond (Netherlands)

A museum for home computers feels like a technical reflection of my biography. I personally started with an Atari 800 ...

Pinball Hall of Fame (Las Vegas)

Las Vegas offers entertainment for everybody. One of the places which I love most in the city is definitely the Pinball ...

Zeppelin Museum Meersburg

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Nelson, Nevada – A Ghost Town

I am not too much of a casino person. However, I love being in Las Vegas as it is also ...

De Havilland Aircraft Museum (London Colney)

The De Havilland company is a huge name in the aviation history, especially regarding British aviation history. Close to the ...

Arithmeum Bonn – A Museum about Calculations

A Calculation Museum? Sounds like a place for die-hard nerds - but the Arithmeum in Bonn is really a popular ...

Sharjah Al Mahatta Historic Airport Museum

If you look at the mega-airport of Dubai International nearby, it is hard to believe that Sharjah once was the ...

Titanic Belfast

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Flugausstellung Peter Junior (Hermeskeil)

The next cities around are Trier, Sankt Wendel or Idar-Oberstein - the small city of Hermeskeil could be seen as ...

Madrid Railway Museum

Not just due to my favorite flight with LATAM from Frankfurt to the Spanish capital, I love being in Madrid ...

Platform 0 Chamberí – A Madrid Metro Ghost Station

If you use the Madrid Metro Line 1 between Bilbao and Iglesia, you will likely notice that you pass another ...

National Emergency Services Museum Sheffield

Ever dreamed of becoming a fire fighter or a policeman? Maybe the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield is the ...

Alte Dombach Paper Mill

Bergisch Gladbach, a 110,000 inhabitant city East of Cologne, is a traditional location for the production of paper. While nowadays, ...

Speyer Technology Museum

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Emirates National Auto Museum

The area feels like nomansland in the desert - but when you take a 30 minute Southbound drive from Abu ...

A Day at Sinsheim Technology Museum

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Miles and Status

My topic Miles and Status deals with earning miles and loyalty programs: