There are several causes which make me feel I should go for an album review. When I decided to have a deeper listen to PeterLicht, it was simply the title. Beton Und Ibuprofen simply means “Concrete and Ibuprofen” – doesn’t that…
Nino de Angelo – Gesegnet und Verflucht
Nino de Angelo is one of my favorite German artists. I will definitely tell you about a very special concert of the German-Italian schlager artist soon in one of my Songs Of My Life – some of his tunes are German…
Rhine Cable Car (Kölner Seilbahn) Cologne
There are periodically discussions, whether the Cologne local transport is upgraded by cable car traffic over the river Rhine. However, there is a cable car in Cologne since 1957, introduced with the Bundesgardenschau (National Gardening exhibition) in the city. It connects…
Jack McBannon – True Stories
Jack McBannon does a quite interesting and versatile fusion of different Americana music styles. Being on stage for twenty years already, he is releasing his latest album on 19th February 2021. It is simply called True Stories. If you read…
Cologne – My Ten Favorite Songs About My Home Town
During a dinner concert in June 2020 of a Cologne local band, Cat Ballou (who will be part of my selection), I thought about what are my favorite songs about my home town Cologne. Most of the tracks are naturally in Cologne’s…
taku Dining Box in Cologne – Gourmet Food at Home
Since late October 2020, restaurants in Germany are not allowed to open as a pandemic lock-down measure. However, take-away services (and some hotel restaurant exceptions) are still allowed. These services became extremely popular. Some restaurants do not offer fully prepared…
Flying Dortmund Airport (DTM)
The city of Dortmund in the Northeast Ruhrgebiet region is maintaining its own airport. Dortmund Airport, which is officially called Dortmund Airport 21, is a regional hub, which has been the tenth busiest airport in Germany before the corona crisis. I…
Bucket Boys – Twentyfive
I enjoy to present German acts as part of my media reviews – and even more if they are successful bands of my hometown region. The Bucket Boys are looking forward to their eleventh album release after 25 years of…