Regarding record stores, there’s almost too many to choose from… Depending on what you’re looking for. Once upon a time overlooking the wall, an impressive list of important records were recorded there. I believe the café next door where he and Iggy would spend time is still open, complete with something of a shrine to Bowie, it’s called Cafe Neues Ufer.įor some more musical history, you can pass by Hansa Studios on Köthener Str. In days gone by, it was frequented by the likes of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and countless other iconic names, but the club still puts on regular shows and there’s no shortage of great bars and record stores on the surrounding streets.īowie’s own time in Berlin is fairly well documented, I’ve only inadvertently passed by where he lived in Schöneberg but for those fans who’d like to retread his steps, he lived at Hauptstraße 155. One club that still exists from that time though is SO36, around the corner from where we now live in Kreuzberg.
The scene of that time, which was captured perfectly by Mark Reeder in B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West Berlin, revolved around notorious bars like Risiko (The ‘last morning’ of which was captured in a short film by our good friend Uli M Schueppel back in 1986). In a way, little remains of the West Berlin of the mid-80s that I’d read about and grown to love through Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Einstürzende Neubauten. With regulars made up of like-minded musicians, artists, filmmakers and more, it served to introduce us to the Berlin scene and the many friends we’ve made here since we moved. Along with running the 8MM Musik record label and the yearly Synästhesie Festival the bar also hosts intimate live shows and guest DJ’s pretty much every night. Cheap drinks, great music and a dark smoky atmosphere. We’ll start with our home away from home, 8MM Bar on Schönhauser Allee, pretty much the perfect dive bar. Here, the musician takes us through his new home.
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