Springtime is here again... really?

Another loud and sweaty pussypop evening in Berlin. Aufsturz Club, right in Mitte's core, the Orabnienburger Str., home of the finest hookers in the city (or so we have been told). Thanks god this time we didn't have to carry all our shit down to the club as the other band of the evening was bringing the complete backline. Well, almost, I bought my microbe amp with me, it's sooo cool and so fucking loud you wouldn't believe it.



We had prepared a shorter set than usual, but as we found out we were headlining, we hastily rearranged the setlist and included a few crowd pleasers. Just after the soundcheck we had a few hours to kill and went to Tobi's pad, which is just a short walk away from the club, and had a few laughs watching "Goldeneye" on the telly. They make pretty cool car scenes by the way... the Aston Martin was a way too cool car, pity that they changed it afterwards to a BMW (I mean, nothing against it, I would have done the same if they gave me one, but y'know, it's not the same though).

Then it was time for rockandroll. After the other band (State Of Emergenzy [sic]) did their set, we took the stage (raised just about 30 cm) and blew a few minds away... I fucked it up completely at the beginning of Throwing Up, for a few seconds I was playing completely wrong notes and kept thinking the guitar was out of tune or something. Of course it wasn't (hey, it's a Les Paul!), just my fingers had decided to do a little step-dancing on the fretboard meanwhile. Nothing better that holding it, laugh out loud and start over again. Fucking pros we are...



We included a very very brand new song tentatively called "If You Only", which, I must say, rocks the shit out of me. The lyrics aren't finished yet (some attentive ears might have heard an, ehem, odd line here and there), but it's a pretty contender to be in the next album. Songs keep piling up to be recorded, we already have quite a bunch, I'm totally looking forward to record them and share them.

After finishing with "Toxic", we had to return the curtain calls and improvised "Breed", which wasn't rehearsed at all (and so it did sound at times, sorry, but hey, it's fucking Nirvana, they couldn't play either!). By the way Nirvana, next Saturday in Potsdam, another edition of the Cobain tributes at the Lindenpark. ¿Qué será, será?

El Niño Stone

Currently listening to: the BBC World Service, Metallica (Master Of Puppets), Therapy? (Shameless), Weezer (Make Believe), Best Of Ennio Morricone, Elliott Smith (Figure 8).

PS: Oh yeah, and we actually played "Peaches" at the Aufsturz (the place where it belongs). It's always a pleasure peaching a little bit there... :o)