Pop Kultur Berlin 24-30.8 – going on this week

Pop-Kultur Berlin 2026: Seven Days of Music, Ideas and International Pop Culture Berlin is about to become even more Berlin. From 24–30 August 2026, the 12th edition of Pop-Kultur Festival takes over venues and neighbourhoods across the city for seven days of...

Review – Around the Block by How To Make Friends

How to make friends – “Around the Block” How to make friends are back with Around the Block, the second single from their upcoming debut EP, and as with Divine, their previous single, it combines upbeat danceability with laconic vocals and a little...

Review – Lost Weekend by Phoebe Bridgers

Phoebe Bridgers – Lost Weekend A spectral drift through longing and light Phoebe Bridgers has spent the better part of a decade making grief sound gorgeous. From her 2017 debut Stranger in the Alps through to the critically adored Punisher (2020), the Los Angeles-born...

Review – Charli XCX – Music, Fashion, Film

Charli XCX – Music, Fashion, Film The pop provocateur turns muse into manifesto Charli XCX has spent the better part of a decade dismantling what mainstream pop is supposed to sound like. From her early mixtape run with Vroom Vroom and the era-defining Pop 2, through...

Review – Olivia Rodrigo – stupid song

Olivia Rodrigo – stupid song A raw nerve wrapped in a melody she can’t shake Olivia Rodrigo has never been particularly interested in playing it cool. Since her seismic debut single drivers license broke streaming records in early 2021 and announced her as one...