'Berlin has proven renters don't need to water down their demands'
Activists and renters describe the mood in Berlin following their city’s historic ruling against exploitative landlords
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Activists and renters describe the mood in Berlin following their city’s historic ruling against exploitative landlords
Can you tell us how Teezo Touchdown came to be? Teezo: By way of Southeast Texas. He’s what you would call a trial and error artist. My origin story came so in the moment that I didn’t really get to track it. But my timeline was really this: artist turn video director, turn artist. When did you first start making music? Teezo: Oh, music has been a part of my life since as long as I can remember. I think my first memory is music, so it’s always been there. In 2016 I decided to take it by the horns and really take this thing for what it is and just engulf myself in it. I was in school at ...
When did the idea for Quarantune form? Niamh O’Connor: Back in March, Just as things were beginning to get scary and seemingly out of control with the virus, I moved back to my family home in Dublin, having lived in London for almost six years. I had been working as a club booker, writer, DJ and ‘events person’ (everything from artist liaison, to door/guestlist to managing an event itself) and after a few days at home, I began to wonder about the friends, colleagues and personal connections I made over the last three years working in music. Would I see these people again? I wasn’t s...
Industry? Nathan Micay: A lot of my albums for LuckyMe have been pretty cinematic, and they would constantly ask me if I was into scoring. We have a few contacts, so we reached out to some people. I got a call in February this year, I think, saying can you come to London to meet with HBO about a show called Industry? I got on a plane like two days later. I met with the writers, the producers and the music supervisor, and we had a lot of the same influences and ideas. Apparently they’d been using my album
“None of you could have done anything – or done more – to prevent this from happening,” Gourarie added. “Your support, your encouragement, your hugs, your invitations, your smiles, your texts, your tagging me in memes you think I’d find funny… you all did your absolute best and for that I am eternally grateful. I hope you can find some comfort in knowing I am no longer in pain.” The 24-year-old, who had previously shared information on her profile about struggles with anorexia and depression, doesn’t go into detail as to why she decided to end her life, but says she schedule...