Lasting from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW) could have been a mere blip in music history. However, the New German Wave genre – which drew inspiration from British punk and ...
Die Toten Hosen are one of the most well-known bands in Germany. They emerged from the Düsseldorf punk scene in the late 1970s. A dive into their wild early years. Düsseldorf, Ratinger Strasse 10, ...
In 1981, the DIY/punk scene burst into Berlin with Geniale Dilletanten, the intentionally misspelled music festival at the Tempodrom. That phrase, “Genial Dilletantes” (which translates to “Brilliant ...