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Photos of friends, lovers and afters in Berlin’s party scene

Dreams and How to Keep Them – Vincent Wechselberger’s new monograph documents a decade of hedonism in the German capital, and the people he met along the way.

  • Music
  • Hannah Mildner

The dreamy, surfy sounds of Cactus for Breakfast

Vitamin B — The Berlin-based band blends eclectic lyrics and influences spanning The Ventures, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and Fela Kuti into a swirl of garage psych. We caught up with them as they brought their jubilant live show to Huck’s showcase on the final night of SXSW London.

  • Music
  • Roxana Diba
A punk rock band performing on stage, with a female lead singer belting into a microphone. Behind them, a colourful mural with graffiti-style text.

Meet the hair-raised radicals of Berlin’s noise punk scene

Powertool — In his new zine, George Nebieridze captures moments of loud rage and quiet intimacy of the German capital’s bands, while exploring the intersections between music, community and anti-establishment politics.

  • Music
  • Miss Rosen
Two people of unidentified gender intimately embracing and kissing on a bed.

Spyros Rennt captures connection and tenderness among Berlin’s queer youth

Intertwined — In the Greek photographer’s fourth photobook, he lays out spreads of togetherness among his friends and the German capital’s LGBTQ+ party scene.

  • Culture
  • Isaac Muk

ATMs & lion dens: What happens to Christmas trees after the holiday season?

O Tannenbaum — Nikita Teryoshin’s new photobook explores the surreal places that the festive centrepieces find themselves in around Berlin, while winking to the absurdity of capitalism.

  • Culture
  • Isaac Muk

Surreal shots of everyday life in Berlin

In his new book 'Berlin Pictures', photographer Mark Steinmetz explores the singular energy of the German capital – a place where money, history and love come together in bizarre and beautiful ways.

  • Photography
  • Isaac Muk

Gudrun Gut on a life at the centre of Berlin subculture

Lessons Learned — The musician, DJ and founder of Monika Enterprise reflects on a career defined by revolution and rule-breaking.

  • Music
  • Jeremy Allen

‘I almost got vocal lessons, Björk said “Don’t do it!”’

Tricky in conversation — Ahead of the release of his new EP, Fall to Pieces, trip-hop pioneer Tricky chats to Huck about living in Berlin and why his sound has always defied expectation.

  • Music
  • Paul Hanford

Higher planes: when rave culture and spiritualism collide

Soul power — Some ardent ravers view the practice as a vessel to connect with something larger than themselves. But can a night at Berghain ever result in genuine transcendence – or are efforts to link modern raving with ancient ritualism way off the mark?

  • Music
  • Miriam Malek

How Germany’s rap scene is uniting a divided country

Change of tune — Grappling with societal fractures and a far-right surge, young Germans have discovered a new way of building bridges in the face of disunity: hip hop.

  • Magazine
  • Alice Austin

How Görlitzer Park became a battleground for Berlin

Tale of two cities — Known colloquially as Görli, the public space operates as a microcosm of tensions in the capital between liberal and conservative factions. The fight for its future remains ongoing – but the conclusion will have an impact that stretches way beyond the park’s walls.

  • Reportage
  • Alice Finney

Holly Herndon: Mind-bending music for a digital apocalypse

Beyond human — As a leading light in experimental music, Holly Herndon is reimagining how we use technology – from crypto-raves to collaborations with artificial intelligence – at what's starting to feel like a pivotal moment in history.

  • Magazine
  • Maya-Roisin Slater

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