this is not a 2009 review

After meet&beat3 I promised you a little video review... it's finally here. So without further ado (except for: I heart HD) tadaaaa:

MEET & BEAT 3 from Frank Hellwig on Vimeo.

Thank y'all and thank you buntundinfarbe. Next meet&beat will be announced soon! Stay tuned!

meet&beat#3 feat. Must Have Been Tokyo (CH) live, 23.10.09 @ CulturLawine Berlin

Hey folks. We are beside ourselves with joy to announce meet&beat numero tres. This time we are particularly excited to present to you Must Have Been Tokyo, who travel all the way from Switzerland to join the meet&beat crew and play live at the good 'ol CulturLawine studio Berlin. Their unique and danceable indie slash post-punk-new-wave sound will help us all to slough that bloody autumn weather off our bones and shake those cold soaked socks dry. Of course Pushanski, radio&fernseh, RainerRock and Très Bjørn will be there for support and buntundinfarbe will serve some crispy visuals.

Hop off the tram at Friesickestraße (M13/12) or take a threefifty cab ride from S-Bahn Prenzlauer Allee. Drinks are cheap and the entrance fee is only 4 Euro.

We'd love to welcome returnees and newcomers!

www.musthavebeentokyo.com
www.myspace.com/musthavebeentokyo

live is live

I don't fancy live albums too much. In fact there are only two of those type of records I managed to listen to more than only once. First one is legendary Social Distortion live at the Roxy from 98' that I unfortunately lost many years ago at times when people would not play music from youtube but actually took (original) CDs to parties that other people would actually be interested in stealing. The second one is a live recording from a Jamie T concert at the Barfly in London, which I actually enjoy even more than the album. Also I sometimes find live videos with versions that I like more than the actual song. Very often over at la blogotheque and sometimes simply on youtube.
Now I present to you two live versions I enjoy very much. A classic and a new one. Also I ripped the sound so you can put it on your mp3 listening device.



Led Zeppelin - Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You (Live in Copenhagen 1969) (mp3)



Anna Ternheim - Summer Rain (alternate take) (mp3)

tell me why i don't hate mondays

I know, mondays usually suck big time. So lets turn them into the best day of the week, okay? How you ask?

19.01. The Rakes (UK) /Filthy Dukes (UK) / James Yuill (UK) @ Lido

Also Dr. radio&fernseh will be there to heal even the worst case of the mondays.

live is live

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After just two months Lykke Li is back in Berlin. She will perform at Maria next Monday (1.12.).
This video was taken at the American mtvU woodie awards, at the end of the show she does a short duett with Q-Tip.

The 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards

Also Vampire Weekend played The Kids Don't Stand The Chance together with Chromeo (be sure to check the Chromeo Remix in my infinite Mixtape, too!)

The 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards

Plus: In case you have missed MGMT on saturday, here's a live recording french/german tv channel arte did at the festival des inrocks in Paris two weeks ago. They also taped performances with Fleet Foxes and Alela Diane.