What’s the intention behind the music? Our ‘Stories’ section brings you interviews, features, personal opinions and columns about your favourite passion in the world.
Amidst the people, noise, hectic and omnipresent music that haul the streets of Hamburg during the Reeperbahn Festival, we sat down with this loveable Danish threesome to talk their roots as a band, how not to think too much about your career, diversity in music and stupid band names.
Love is not a fairytale. It is definitely not the sweet, dreamy and safe place we are so often made believe it is all the time. The true reflection of it reveals a whole lot of other ingredients that are less flattering. When it comes to love, the beautiful disguise always seems more tempting than the actual great amount of work it usually requires. The magic only kicks in if you acknowledge that everything love has to offer has as much to do with the person in front of you as with yourself.
Putting a little more effort into your art might not be easy but it's ultimately rewarding. Canadian singer/songwriter Brian DellaValle and his alter ego did so and we heavily advice you to listen to this wonderful little folk music gem.
Living entirely analogue and isolated from our digital information structures can be a challenge these days. But if you decide to go for it the results can be ultimately rewarding. German pyschedelic outfit Sea Moya went on that adventure when they decided to record their new album in an old cabin in the Italian Alps. On NBHAP the band writes about that very special experience that turned out to be quite rewarding on multiple levels.
What's with all that jazz? Everybody seems to be talking about the genre's ongoing revival, But how to get started with it? We asked an expert in the form of GoGo Penguin's Nick Blacka to help a little out regarding that special genre.
The documentary 'Shut Up and Play the Piano' about Chilly Gonzales explores the struggles that made him become the musician he is today. NBHAP editor Nora Hiller spoke with director Philipp Jedicke.
Back in 2010 it didn't take us very long until we fell in love with Conor O'Briens heartfelt debut 'Becoming A Jackal'. Fast forward to 2018, O'Brien's songwriting hasn't lost any of its magic spell. In the vast ocean of songwriters, Conor O'Brien aka Villagers has been been swimming freely and ambitiously in his eclectic sonic realm while making four studio albums over the course of the past eight years.
Via the NBHAP Introducing event series NBHAP and MELT! Booking introduce you to exciting new acts. In return some of these artists would like to introduce you to something that's closer to their heart. We don't set any rules on what it could be. In the case of German pop newcomer Novaa it's an almost forgotten movie from the 1990s.
What does the homestead of 2018's Way Back When Festival have to offer? NBHAP editor Igor asked local band Walking On Rivers and photographer Nicole Stieben to show him around the still way too underrated city.
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