Ilo Toerkell

Berlin is an inspirational Mekka for many pursuing a creative line of work. Yet, regarding the local garage and punk scene the ground could be richer. Nevertheless, female power band, Gurr chose Berlin as their home base. The Duo gained international acclaim with their independently produced debut record In My Head and after extensive festival hopping and touring Laura Lee and Andreya Casablanca returned to Berlin.

After a numbingly hot summer day the sun slowly sets behind the deserted Australian outback, over the windy streets of London or the humid delta of the south. Driving down a lonely road towards the burning eye of the sun, what do you listen to at full volume? Cari Cari!

Only four letters but a very vast musical range, as well as, legacy behind them; KAZU, as in Kazu Makino from iconic shoegaze/ dream pop group Blonde Redhead is releasing her debut as a solo artist. The singer with Japanese roots has been around the industry for a while and 'Adult Baby' combines old experiences with fresh freedom to create.

We went to this year's Alinæ Lumr festival in Storkow and here is what we found. Small-town festival anecdotes from NBHAP editor Liv Toerkell and artitst who played the cozy venues. Charlotte Brandi, Nuria Graham, and Voodoo Beach gave us a little insight into what the festival was like from the artist's perspective.

Somewhere between gothic-tinged soul and bluesy folk music, singer and guitarist Cat Clyde takes her place. Influenced by classic blues artists like Leadbelly, iconic soul singer Etta James, and rock legend Janis Joplin, she creates her interpretation. We caught the Cat backstage at her recent Berlin gig to chat about touring life, green rooms, and her second record 'Hunter's Trance'.

British singer and songwriter Shura is about to release her sophomore record 'Forevher'. We caught up with the busy bee in Berlin to talk about her music, moving to New York, Religion, and Pablo Neruda.

London is having a great musical run so far in 2019. With artists like Shura, Kate Tempest, IDER the city is bursting with creative energies. And you wouldn’t be able to speak about London’s fierce artistic scene without mentioning Marika Hackman. The singer has dabbled in various genres so far, and decided to not settle down. So, we had a chat with the down to earth woman to figure out what’s behind the vast musical facade.

The Bland – five talented musicians from Sweden are reviving the rock genre. Warming our hearts with emotional and witty lyrics and catchy hooks this musical wind from the north is to be reckoned with. Ahead of the release of their album 'Beautiful Distance', planned for mid-August, we had a chat with the band’s singer Axel Öberg.