Berlin remains one of Europe’s most important startup capitals, but the ecosystem in 2026 looks noticeably different from the exuberant, growth-at-all-costs era of the late 2010s and early 2020s. The city’s startup landscape is maturing: still creative, international...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Two years is nothing in the life of a country and an eternity in the life of a government. Keir Starmer arrived at Number 10 in July 2024 with the biggest Labour majority in a generation and left it, almost to the week two years later, sounding like a man reading his...
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...
RAPK – „Mond“ RAPK richten den Blick nach oben und bleiben doch mit beiden Füßen in Kreuzberg: “Mond” ist eine neue Single, die weniger auf laute Rap-Gesten setzt als auf nächtliche Atmosphäre, Melancholie und dieses typische Großstadtgefühl zwischen...
.There are no membership cards. No annual general meetings. No treasurer, no bank account, no registered address. You cannot arrest the leader of Antifa because there is no leader of Antifa. And yet, in September 2025, President Trump signed an executive order...
Into crossovers between live music, experimental pop, performance, and queer stage art? Then don’t miss this – a special concert featuring Molly Mogul and Leon the Singer – in this format somewhere between intimacy, theatre, and club aesthetics. In...
