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Christmas Around The World III

Monday, December 19th, 2005

While I really enjoy being back in Berlin, the big city and everything, I am suffering under a lack of good internet access. The Germans don’t really believe in free wireless, and the only two places I found which have it are the Sony Center and Salomon Bagels (Joachimstaler Str.). However, the first place is […]

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Christmas Around The World II

Saturday, December 10th, 2005

The second stop on our Christmas-inspired journey around the world is Germany, home to such great artists as Leni Riefenstahl, Peter Thomas, Joseph Beuys, Klaus Kinski, and Nina Hagen.
Beginning around 1980, a new musical phenomenon exploded in Germany, aptly called Neue Deutsche Welle (New German Wave). Bands started to experiment with cheap synths, taking cues […]

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