Unscene Berlin

Gegen's been going strong for four years now, and guess what?  Yours truly was the first blogger to write about them in English when they debuted at MIKZ club.  There's not much left to say that hasn't already been said by me (or by Gegen - man, do they love to write!) so on the eve of tonight's party, Ass , I'm reposting this piece that I wrote for Alternative Berlin's blog in 2012. Enjoy! Alternative.  What does the word even mean these days?  In its origins, the word alternative was used to label anything that could not be easily categorized or was non-mainstream.  Over time, those un-categorizable tendencies settled into categories of their own, becoming the subcultures that most of us are familiar with: goth, indie, punk, rave, hippy, hip hop and so on.  Every alternative scene starts out nameless and ambiguous but eventually resigns itself to becoming just another label with unspoken rules and codes that everyone in it is expected to obe...

English-speaking Berlin writers! Have you lived here more than a year? Do you have an serious interest in Berlin's activist, arts and music scenes? Then read on... I have been writing about subcultural events in Berlin for two years and am now about to launch a print zine which covers an expanded range of Berlin topics: activism, women's issues, tourism, the environment, expat life, independent film a nd theatre, arts, festivals, street parties, clubs, openairs, gigs, reviews... basically, anything that's shaking Berlin's subterranean communities to their foundations. You will work in collaboration with the editorial team to put the zine together and spread the word, so you should be dedicated and wiling to help with all aspects of publication. This is not going to be volunteer/internship - all contributors get a share of the revenues. Please get in touch before March 1st if interested and pass this info on to your writer friends. To apply, please send an introductory ...