The band name Groenalund feels quite Swedish. In fact, there are references to Sweden in the band history. First of all, the band is doing music strongly inspired by ABBA. Secondly, Gröna Lund (translating to “Green Grove”) is also the…
Wasserturm Hotel Cologne (Curio Collection by Hilton)
The Wasserturm in my home town Cologne is indeed one of the most iconic hotels of the city. Literally, the name translates to “Water Tower” – and that’s exactly what the building used to be from its opening 1872 until…
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 30 December 2022)
I guess that the next weeks will be more intense. Depending if you look at the publishing or the cut-off date, this is the last Songs of the Week post for 2022 – or the first one in 2023. Both is somehow…
ICE 3neo High-Speed Rail First Class (Pictured Story)
A trip to a Frequent Flyer meeting lead to a post about train rides: Less than two weeks after the German rail market dominator Deutsche Bahn officially rolled out their newest high-speed train model, I sat in the ICE 3neo. I…
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 09 December 2022)
I was quite amazed that there were quite a lot of interesting single releases this week. At least artists from Germany feel to be quite active – but there songs from all over the world in my this week’s edition…
Neufundland – Grind
The Christmas business is more and more turning towards TVs, toys and other stuff, while the music industry is doing fewer releases in December. A good opportunity to have a look at music from my home town Cologne on 2nd…
Brett Young (19th November 2022, Cologne)
Quite a lot of interesting music on Flyctory.com in November: after the Alexander Ludwig and Nik Wallner show in Cologne, I was looking forward to another Sound of Nashville event. The concert promoter brought Brett Young to my home town,…
Milky Chance (18th November 2022, Cologne)
I love country music – but I always feel very gifted when I am able to present you some other genres in my concert coverage on Flyctory.com. An absolute highlight of my blogging work so far has definitely been the…