This is the second part of our glocal live music expert's explorations on an early summer Friday night in Leipzig: an account of her visit to the birthday party of Uni Leipzig's radio station and review of the concerts there, ending with plenty of tips for what to do on the balmy nights yet to
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LeipGlo's Kapuczino explores today why German radio can be so uninspiring and repetitive, and why, living in Germany, you may not have heard of the awesome Alabama Shakes. Says our columnist: "Now that rock 'n' roll has been reinvented about 5,938,276 times already, this time it experiences a refreshingly down-to-earth and vibrant rendition in the
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Yasmine Hamdan is a woman that gave blood to many a vampire-enthusiast’s heart with her cameo appearance in Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive. She’s quite an impressive woman, that Yasmine. It’s the self-assured (and very gorgeous) appearance in Jarmusch’s ode to darkness that lets her take center stage just when she starts to sing.
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Happy Labor Day! Today, on the 2-month anniversary of The Leipzig Glocal, I am proud to announce that we're ready to take the next step on our Web publishing journey. I say "we" because this can only be done with the help of the people who will be contributing their talent to this blog on
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