Stories

After seeing Jungle live and interviewing them, NBHAP editor Nora Hiller wondered how the cliches within their lyrics and the experiences behind the songwriting go together.

New favourites and beloved comebacks - The next twelve months will deliver plenty of musical highlights and we tell you right here what you should be excited about the most. And yes, that also includes a few delayed albums that were already part of our '2018 list' ...

For a long time, mental health has been a topic that has been consciously ignored wherever you looked in the entertainment industry. Artists are often celebrated for pouring their heart and soul into their work and sharing extremely private matters with their audiences at times. Weirdly enough, seeing the same artists talking about their psychological struggles in public has often been somewhat of a taboo topic whereas stories about drug abuse in all its forms are so common hardly anyone even raises an eyebrow.

The art form music video is alive and kicking - if you know where to look. That's why we once again asked acclaimed music video directors Schall & Schnabel for their favourite clips from the past months and this is the impressive visual result.

With their debut album The Dog And The Future, Agar Agar have proven to be Paris’ latest electropop sensation. NBHAP editor Louisa met the duo in Berlin to talk about the Parisian music scene and what bands from it you should definitely have on your radar.

In 2016, Mogli aka Selima Taibi and Pedal the World filmmaker Felix Starck embarked on 'Expedition Happiness'. In an interview with NBHAP, Mogli reflects on how life has changed during the last two years since the return from her longest journey up to this day.

Sometimes, it only takes a few notes to be completely captivated. Tamino’s debut album 'Amir' certainly proves to be one of these moments where you instantly feel that the rich textures to come as well as the soothing vocals, often in falsetto, will stay with you for a good while. After having released his 'Habibi' EP earlier this year, the Belgian born newcomer of Egyptian and Lebanese heritage has made an impressive step forward with his debut LP that explores Tamino’s rich traditional Arabic background as well as his love for pop music.

Over the years it became a lovely tradition for NBHAP author Stefan to catch up with Berlin-based psychedelic pop outfit Fenster whenever they happen to visit his hometown Leipzig. This year they even played a release show there, supporting their brand new fourth full-length called 'The Room'. It's another great release from this still way too underrated band. Time to give them the attention they deserve.

What are the secret ingredients to putting up an exciting live show? We sat down with Roosevelt to discuss his approaches to performing live as an electronic producer and hear what he says about his contemporaries.

Following a year of reinvention and enterting a new chapter in her life, NBHAP editor Kai met the charismatic singer right before her Berlin show to talk about female strength, artist imagery and motherhood.