What to do Saturday night in Berlin? ... Actually not really a problem in a city with more bars and clubs than I’ve had hot breakfasts. However I was banished from the flat last night and instructed by she who must be obeyed to come back "late"... So where to hang? Berlin’s best-known Rock and Roll nightclub "White Trash" is just round the corner, and I couldn’t be arsed to Google around checking what else might be on offer - So White Trash it was. 

Last night they were hosting THE REBELS OF TIJUANA from France and Berlin’s very own EAT LIPSTICK DJ TEAM.

THE REBELS OF TIJUANA

Les Garçons von THE REBELS OF TIJUANA hit the stage and cracked straight into a mega tight set showcasing their special brand of  60´s style yé-yé pop. The crowd loved these dudes and I lost count of the encores.. The set was spiced up by a guest appearance from one of the elegant Go-Go ladies from the EAT LIPSTICK DJ TEAM, giving the whole thing a typical Berlin flavour and proving Franco-German relations are in fact perfectly intact, despite the European debt crisis!

Check out the Rebels here on my space:  http://www.myspace.com/therebelsoftijuana

Next up the EAT LIPSTICK DJ TEAM hit the stage for a wild night of performance exotica featuring their very special version of "Paranoid".....

EAT LIPSTICK are (according to their Facebook Page):

ANITA DRINK :(Fashion Diva, Stage Diver, Vocals)

CLEA CUTTHROAT: (Fetish Vixen, Dancing Queen, Vocals)

THE SHREDDER:(The whole fucking band)

But last night they had a couple of delectable Go-Go Divas to make for a Mega Glam Spectacular!

Check out Eat Lipstick here on my space:  http://www.myspace.com/eatlipstick/music

Thanks to the White Trash team for yet another beer infested Good Taste Fest!.

What do you guys think about the idea of BerlinBonez beer? Can Beer look cooler than this? It`s the latest thing we´re working on at the moment - watch out for it in clubs and bars all over Berlin - BerlinBonez THE original taste of Berlin.

Cheers / Prost !

PS we are currently involved in an intensive product testing programme!!!  :))

I was sitting around, a bit bored, on Saturday night, wondering if I could be bothered to get off my ass and go on one of my explorations of Berlins many and various colourfull bars, clubs und self made cultural institutions.
A quick check on the InterWeb later, and I was trying to squeeze into my leather jeans and off to a kind of club / collektive / youth organization which, despite my many years in Berlin, I had, in fact, never been to before - the KvU, the Kirche von Unten.
The KvU which, loosely translated, means "The Church from the Underground" has been a Punk Mecca for over 20 years and, as far as I can tell fron their website, has its roots in the Church protests which played an instrumental role in bringing the DDR Regime to an end. In fact according to their web site it is still supported by a Church organisation in Berlin. But that could well be a kind of DADA  PR-Story.......

First up, and on stage when I got there where "The Inserts".
The Inserts are a Berlin all girl (not sure if thats the politicaly correct deffinition!) band and man, they thrash through their set and don`t take prisoners.
I was kinda reminded of X-Ray Spex but actually the Inserts do a more melodic sound that takes me back to wearing cut up leopard skin T-Shirts and  listening to dear John Peel on the radio when I was 16 years old to hear bands like the Lurkers. This is music that you could shout Oi!! to - if you were that way inclined.

The Ladies of "The Inserts" (who seem to have a fairly flexible line-up, judging from their My Space Profile) put on a wild set and made me feel about 30 years younger.....Check them out HERE

As The Inserts cleared the stage, I took the chance to check out the excellent urinal facilities at the KvU, which are (by Berlin Standards) surprisingly hygenic......and, of course, have the appropriate wall paintings.......

The Inserts were followed by the explosive three piece Combo "Erotic Devices" (without a "the"...)
Erotic Devices are:

Michi Mykilli: Drums - Back Vocals
Tara Ramona: Bass - Back Vocals
Gers Device: Guitar - Vocals.

At least thats what it says on My Space. I was too shy and possibly too drunk to ask them myself.

Erotic Devices explode on the stage with numbers like "I Hate You", "IdontWANnAdRINkVODK AanyMORE" (I Know the feeling...) and "MY BABY IS AN ANARCHIST".
My Space Tells us that Erotic Devices are influenced by "The Hamsters" - Well I´m not cool enough to know who The Hamsters are (I expect they were formed by some one who baby sitted for Amon Düül or something) ; but if they influenced these guys then I´ll take the time to fill my "Bildungslücke" (Education gap).......
In my humble opinion we are talking Ramones sound and styling (Check Gers Device´s HairDo) with a powerfull musical injection of pheromones,  nitroglycerine and Mega Classy Trash/Punk/Pop (did I just write that?).
Anyways, check out these dudes on MySpace here : Erotic Devices.

A big Thumbs Up for the Erotic Devices T-Shirt that Gers is wearing...
So if you´re hanging in Berlin and you´re a PUNK KID of the first generation or a Born Again Aficionado of the second - Check out the KvU. Heres a Link to the KvU Website.