Berlin

This year, the Berlin-based Pop-Kultur Festival celebrates its 11th edition. Next to carefully curated concerts and commissioned works, the event is steeped in conversations around pop and culture, expanding its thematic offerings with talks and listening event. Here is what OFFKEY is looking forward to at Pop-Kultur 2025.

After a public outcry and a petition signed by many influential people from the radio scene and beyond, RBB backtracked on their plans of taking COSMO completely off the airwaves. However, a new proposal could restrict the multilingual radio station in its broadcasting region of Berlin and Brandenburg. OFFKEY editor Felicia Ete Aghaye shares their take on the on-going developments.

Last Saturday, the Berlin-based collective, Queens Against Borders, celebrated its 10-year anniversary: a decade of bringing queer, trans, refugee, and migrant performers together through events, club culture, and community. They re-united artists and long time supporters for an evening of discussions, visual art, music, dance, and elevated snacks at Portal Galerie, Alte Münze.

The Berlin-based singer and voice therapist, Rûveyda has released her long-awaited debut EP "Uykudan Uyan". On it, she explores sleep as a metaphor and chronicles the story of a young woman growing into herself. With OFFKEY, Rûveyda spoke about the patterns she had to break, her songwriting process and what it means to use the voice to liberate oneself.