Vagabond poet Dimitrie Stelaru was born in 1917 as Dumitru Petrescu in Romania’s border region with Bulgaria. He never knew his biological father, who was killed in action during World War I, and developed such a bad relationship with his stepfather that he was sent to a strict...

The band Die Frechheit (lit. “the cheekiness”) went about from 1988 to 1990. It was the successor to two East Berlin bands: Kein Talent (“no talent”) and Keine Ahnung (“no idea”). In the GDR scene from the mid- to late-1980s, Die Frechheit took up a rare position: surrounded...

On 20 February 2026, the second anniversary of the great Kiev Stingl's death, Klangbad – the label of Hans-Joachim Irmler, founding member of the legendary Krautrock band Faust – released Stingl's swansong and musical legacy, Meine Sterne fallen (My Stars Are Falling). All titles by...

A high octane abstract speed metal inspired hip hop album by THE RAMMELLZEE. Nearly a decade since his passing, the works of infamous graffiti artist, sculptor, rapper, and self-described “gothic futurist” Rammellzee continue to push the boundaries of visual art, music and...