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Cameron Hassard releases his debut mini-album ‘Rings’, and it packs a punch!
Following the success of his first EP 'Reconcile' in 2017, Berlin-based Australian artist Cameron Hassard is back with 'Rings' - an eclectic mix of seven epic tracks including two beautiful musical...
Review – Rahal’s Problems of Prosperity EP: dance-inducing, attention-tripping ear candy
Rahal is a band visiting us from some star system light years in the future with their new EP Problems Of Prosperity. This 4 song EP will leave Rahal's fingerprint on the pleasure buttons of...
Interview with indie fashion designer Lettau: modern gymnastics chiq
Lettau l|. is a Berlin fashion label founded by Liesa Maria Lettau. Her keen sense of the body and its movements results in an eclectic, distinctive style. All pieces are handmade and limited...
indieRepublik joins with the artists of Belarus fighting for free and fair elections
indieRepublik / indieBerlin has been going for just over 13 years now. I can't remember if we ever made a definite decision to not post political things here or not, but in the end we've never been...
Review: Michael Golden’s Some Kind of Holiday: weariness and optimism
Golden has appeared in these pages a few times recently, as we trace the arc of singles and album releases that took up most of his time in 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm8yWmgMNxQ The...
New debut album ‘Some Kind of Holiday’ from Michael Golden is powerfully personal and fearlessly honest
https://open.spotify.com/album/1TdiD5DAblnORj8T9FPrAS?si=Xh649Kf8QmOaifdv0GPPUA Singer-songwriter-cum-poet Michael Golden released his beautifully haunting debut album, 12-track LP 'Some Kind of...
Emerging artist Keir releases beautiful and emotional new single ‘Say Love’
Following the release of his eclectic debut EP 'A Thorn With A Face' on November 13th, powerful singer-songwriter Keir shares the music video for the final song of his EP, 'Say Love' Keir - from...
Nosoyo in Interview: “Don’t silence my song”
Boy/girl duo Nosoyo turned up in Berlin fresh-faced and wide-eyed from Amsterdam, where they'd met and got together, six or seven years ago now. After a run of brilliant pop singles and a constantly...
Watch music performances and industry roundtables from Most Wanted: Music 2020!
We have great news for you today! Most Wanted: Music 2020 might be over, and you might have missed some of the discussions or performances, but don't worry - now you have all the videos available on...
fashion
Vanessa shows us how to stay warm yet chic
It is refreshing to see how Vanessa creates an outfit out of exclusively warm...
Laura Simon demonstrates the perfect Berlin streetstyle
This casual and yet undeniably fashionable look from Laura Simon is a lesson...
Anastasia Kotliar keeps it cool in monochrome
indieRepublik loves Anastasia's modern take on the classic monochrome look....
Samieze’s look is stylishly autumnal
Samieze looks fierce in her patterned scarf dress paired with statement black...
indieRepublik loves Joicy Muniz’s colour-pop outfit
Joicy Muniz looks super chic, pairing her bright red, flowing dress with...
Jenny M rocks out in double denim
Jenny M aka The Hungarian Brunette couldn't look cooler with her combination...
Aww Nhi brings in the Halloween season in style
Aww Nhi's terrifyingly bold look is simultaneously stylish and scary!...
Strong VEST game
We all know how many cool concept outfit ideas come from the East. This time...
Colourful look with oriental patterns
Ann Li has a great sense of style and all of her looks are amazing. Check out...
Ruxandra Ioana brings in Autumn with a bang
indieRepublik is obsessed with Ruxandra Ioana's striking outfit of black...
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War Is Family: Cold War threats and repercussions in a very personal performance by Konrad Kinard
"In case there's a nuclear bomb, ask your mom, she'll know what to do". WAR IS...
‘POOL’ and the concept of Circular Fashion – How does a Spotify for Clothes work in Berlin?
Fashion and sustainability - we have come to know the two as the antithesis of...
A second Trump term would be ‘game over’ for the climate, says top scientist
Author Mark Hertsgaard explores the views of Michael Mann - one of the most...
World’s youth rallies against climate change
Author Kate Abnett explores the first youth protests since the coronavirus...
From Artist to Artist Podcast Out Today
from-artist-to-artist-podcast-5-tommy-ebbeEach week Stefanie Martens presents us with a new edition of her From Artist to Artist Podcast.
It does what it says on the tin: Stefanie (herself an artist) talks each week to an established indie artist to find out how they are navigating the waters of the indie music industry.
This week we have Tommy Ebben in the hot seat…n
Fulda, West Germany: Baroque buildings and heaps of history
I have to admit that I'd never heard of Fulda and intended it only as a...
Review: House of Trump, House of Putin
The Trump presidency and its farce/carnival atmosphere is one of those...
From Artist to Artist Interview Podcast No. 3 talks to indie artist Daniel Benyamin
From Artist to Artist Music Interview Podcast No. 3 with Stefanie Martens and...
Artist to Artist Interview Podcast with Matt Holubwoski and Stefanie Martens
Today we've got two that's right count them two From Artist to Artist podcasts...
Mainstream porn is out. Sex-positive porn is in.
I feel uncomfortable writing about sex. I feel uncomfortable talking about...
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