April 28
Music
Chilly Gonzales at the Tempodrom, a very strange place in Berlin, was a very successful concert. Take me to Broadway, straight to New York? Super! Being welcomed by friends and ending the evening with Tom Waits? Great!
The new Taylor Swift album sounds ABSOLUTELY THE SAME AND NOTHING NEW AND IT'S ONLY 2 MONTHS TO COMPLETE MY DREAM!
Movie
Cafe Society taps into the post-New York depression,
3 Body Problem has problematized itself out of existence.
Baby Reindeer is too good and very disturbing and definitely not for people with similar traumas (my psychological opinion).
Book
We stay in New York in the 80s and spend this time with our producer Gordon Raphael and his biography.
Other Inspirations
We are incredibly inspired and are looking forward to the end of the musical workshop to do other things. A photo exhibition perhaps? Paint more? Both?
April 29
Music
We find ourselves, taking a big leap from New York to London, in Britain's capital of the 80s. We listen to Bowie, Spandau Ballet, Sade, Kraftwerk, and Roxy Music.
In between a bit of Böhmi and Lulu and
TARANTINO HAS A MOVIE PODCAST THAT NO ONE HAS TOLD ME ABOUT YET?! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU GUYS?!
Movie
On the way to Kreuzberg, which is roughly the same way from New York to London, I watched the Blitzed documentary. A bunch of kids who immersed themselves in fashion and started a pop culture. It is not only comparable to the dazzlingly bright celebrity bubble from New York, but also inspiring.
Book
Just like spending time in the East Village with Gordon Raphael.
Other Inspirations
Teddy Boys in England in the late 70s and early 80s. They weren't that cuddly.
Quote of the day: I looked up proper ramen and found out it's just Japanese people who stole from the Chinese.
April 30
Music
We immerse ourselves in the Blitzed playlist while we're on our way home and thus into an office-free week. At home, we listen to AJR because they put us in a good mood. The gates open for good friends, because tomorrow we're finally celebrating May Day again.
Movie
It was nothing more than a bit of Shameless.
Book
Gordon has fallen off the wagon. So for now only with weed, but we remain curious. Also with the new music studio. All I know is that he used to live in Berlin.
Other Inspirations
It's still a pleasant 23 degrees, we're sitting on the balcony with an Aperol in our hands. Life can be so beautiful.
May 1st
It's like a birthday and Christmas and Anniversary - all together!
Music
Like every year, it's the Seed Live album and it will be the Seed Live album every year until I move out of Berlin.
Movie
To fall asleep to the soothing movie London Has Fallen. Great, really bad animation of explosions, I definitely have no interest in continuing.
Book
Who has time for that?
Other Inspirations
We glitter, we drink champagne, and move at a snail's pace through party-happy Berliners (well, most of them have moved in) the sun is shining, and music is coming from everywhere - I'm blissful. It's so wonderful. Thank you, Berlin.
May 2nd
We don't have a hangover!!! and it's the last Musical Thursday.
Music
Til and Moritz talk to me on the S-Bahn, and we sing Les Miserables in the shower, it's a good day!
Movie
We're recording a podcast tomorrow. So let's prepare quickly.
Book
The singer from the Strokes uses metaphors to make the producer (Gordon) understand what he wants. I like that. It has a poetic quality.
Other Inspirations
Honestly? Life is good!