Urban Loneliness vs. Dancefloor: How Clubs Can Bring Gen Z Back...
Making friends has become a challenge for young people today, especially for the post-Corona generation in Berlin, where organic encounters are becoming rarer. In...
From Drexciya to German National Culture: When Politics Uses Culture as...
An exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, which dealt with the mythology of the Detroit techno duo Drexciya, triggered...
The Night Was Here Before the Real Estate Agent Came
Schwarz Sauer is making somersaults just like Berghain. And no, that’s not an exaggeration – back in 2006 Berghain went to court and got...
Welcome to the Club of the Old! 30+ Raves as the...
I’m 53 and a DJ since forever. Back in the day, the hardest door in the night scene was at Hardwax record shop on...
Knaack 2.0: Is This Berlin’s Most Important New Club Project?
In a hood that has basically lost its soul, a new club is set to rise. The Knaack is making a comeback. Cue the...
Why SchwuZ Is Teetering… and What the Community Says
SchwuZ started life in 1977 as the “Gay Center,” founded by Homosexuelle Aktion Westberlin. It wasn’t hiding—it made political and cultural life visible through...
15 Best Techno Clubs in Berlin – 2025 Edition
Berlin doesn’t sleep — it reverberates. Since the Wall fell in ’89, techno has been the city’s heartbeat. In 2025, the pulse is still...
What Even Is ‘Underground’ in 2025?
A clarification for anyone who thinks wearing black is enough.
The underground is dead – long live the underground.
“Underground” – the word is everywhere: on...
Gen Z, the Media, and TikTok Stereotypes
I get the feeling Gen Z (born between 1995 and 2010) is constantly portrayed in the media with ridiculous haircuts, chubby faces, or boys...
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