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Berlin Goth shops, clubs & bars: Germany Gothic video! Potsdam Rococo architecture, Sanssouci royal palace.
Are you ready for a scandalous video about Germany’s Goth scene? Watch me and Yukiro explore Berlin’s darkest clubs and fashion, on Huffington Post Travel — CLICK!
We nightcrawl a fetish party, Last Cathedral horror bar, deathrock clothing stores (like XtraX below) and alternative art events (Berlin Biennale). Plus footage of a Japanese party with DJ SiSEN from Tokyo! Danke to apartment rental company Go With Oh for making this coverage possible.
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Here are some bonus photos from Yukiro, of the now-vacated Tacheles art center.
It’s too bad that the artists can no longer reside and create here.
Tacheles was a site of inspiration, and home to many alternative and Japanese gatherings.
If you’re coming to Berlin, I hope you can attend one of Japaranoia’s “dark and strange” parties. They are a collective that includes DJ SiSEN and Gothika.
Want more spooky Berlin travel tips? Check out my shopping, club and bar reports in my Germany category.
Yukiro and I also took a trip to Potsdam (about 40 min from our Charlottenberg apartment). For anyone fond of Rococo and Baroque decadence, the architecture is an inspiration.
Sans Souci, summer palace of Frederick the Great, took us back to 18th-century court life.
There’s video footage from Potsdam, and other suggestions for Berlin art, in my Huff Post article.
Wearing the winning tshirt design by Joanna and Angelica Brigade hair flowers.
I’m grateful to be able to travel with friends, and bring underground reports to you.
What’s your impression of Berlin Goth culture? Did you find my shopping and nightlife tips helpful?
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New custom WordPress blog theme: Art Nouveau Absinthe! Naomiyaki illustration & character design, comic art.
La Carmina (blog) got a makeover! Behold, my new custom WordPress theme — inspired by Art Nouveau Absinthe — by Naomiyaki Studios.
Isn’t my First Mate a marvelous illustrator? She designed the theme and graphics, and made the above Go with Oh drawing of Yukiro and me.
We invite you to explore the new site — the Search function is back on the right sidebar, and vastly improved. The Share buttons at the bottom of posts work smoothly now, and include Pinterest. I’ve also revived my mailing list, and welcome you to join below.
Good news for those of you seeking a designer: Naomiyaki Studios is open for business! “We focus on illustration and character design, but we have done everything from book covers to web apps. We aren’t afraid to code.”
Naomi is known for her colorful, poppy, spooky, Japan-inspired artwork, which you can see on her blog.
I’m addicted to her comic, Domestic Animal, which is regularly updated with new panels. The strip follows Naomi as she goes nomad, living in different places and having adventures.
Possibly her most epic work is our La Carmina & The Pirates logo.
As you may know, we work together to “fix” (arrange and locally produce) TV shows, mainly about travel/subcultures. We recently arranged the Tokyo episode of a popular German program: Pro Sieben’s “Joko gegen Klaas.”
Filmed at Tokyo Decadance Bar, the presenter got a bagelhead, or saline forehead donut. Naomi and Mistress Maya were his tormentors.
Watch the clip above and on LaCarmina YouTube. Don’t make fun of my German accent, ok?
Next Sunday, you can see yet another bagel-head TV show we worked on: National Geographic “Taboo”.
Thank you Naomiyaki for your amazing work — I’m so happy with the new blog theme! You can check out her site for more artwork, and contact her if you need a design.
What do you think of La Carmina’s facelift? Did you encounter any bugs, or have suggestions for improvements? We look forward to your feedback; you can comment in this post or on my Facebook.
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