indie brands & business

indie berlin x indie biz

For over a decade and a half indie.berlin has been celebrating and featuring indie music, art, fashion and film.

But Berlin is also about indie brands and indie business. It’s become a world-renowned centre of business innovation, known for its start-up scene and its independent-minded innovation. 

From indie games to indie AI, we decided it was finally time for indie.berlin to embrace this aspect of the city in all its glory.

Watch this space for features, discussions and interviews with Berlin’s indie movers and shakers…

Never mind the mainstream business world. We keep you in the loop on the best indie games, indie AI and on Berlin’s innovative start-ups and everything that’s happening each day in Berlin: the indiest of all cities….

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Sly Stone Dies – A legend passes

Sly Stone needs no introduction: It was said of the funk legend (by the music database AllMusic): "James Brown may have invented funk, but Sly Stone perfected it." Sly Stone created "a series of euphoric yet politically charged records that proved a massive influence...

Indie Music Gossip: May 2025’s Juiciest Buzz from the Underground

Behind the Music: May 2025's Underground Indie Scene Revelations The indie music landscape is constantly evolving, and May 2025 has brought some particularly spicy developments that have set the underground scene ablaze. If you've been too busy hunting for rare vinyl...

Fresh Indie Music Drops: May 2025’s Must-Listen Tracks and Albums

Fresh Indie Music Drops: May 2025's Must-Listen Tracks and Albums Hey music lovers! If your playlists are feeling a bit stale lately, you're in for a treat. May 2025 has blessed us with an incredible array of indie music that deserves your immediate attention. From...

The arguments to legalize cocaine: the pros and cons

Should Cocaine Be Legalised? The Online Debate Explained Cocaine – it's a word that conjures up images of excess, addiction, and crime (as well as sweaty businessmen talking really fast to you about why they're so amazing). And yet, in recent years, there's been a...

Video Premiere – Die Münchner IndieRocker DIGITAL CARBS sind zurück

Wir sind wirklich erfreut solch lässige Bands in Deutschland zu entdecken - Digital Carbs zünden erneut ein Feuerwerk und kündigen mit Head In The Clouds eine LP und Tourdaten für 2025 an. https://youtu.be/GtiXGifR4c8?si=GL59ViIiqiQeQS9U Songs zwischen Traum und...

Hindsight 20/25: Currents by Tame Impala (2015)

An Anniversary retrospective  Happy (almost) 10th birthday to Currents. The 3rd studio album from Tame Impala and what’s widely considered a modern classic. But now, it’s been a decade. Is this still the case? Yes, nostalgia can lend a helping hand; even the most...

Berlin’s Industrial Ruins Are Incubating Europe’s Most Ambitious Startups

The future of European tech is being forged in the skeleton of its industrial past. In Berlin's startup epicenters, century-old factories aren't just being preserved—they're being weaponized as catalysts for innovation. It's a transformation that could give Europe's...

Indie Beer: Now that’s what I call indie #1

While we've spent countless years devoted to the concept, vibe and lifestyle of what we consider the indie approach to life, I have to admit this is a new one on me: indie beer. #MyBetterHalf (hereafter throughout this blog known as "an anonymous source"*) however,...

Retro RnB from New York – GARTH. Live at Lark Berlin, March 19th

https://youtu.be/EvQKzm_r_7I?si=u0hvW4wD3pnD1QfJ Garth., a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and visual producer, has quickly made a name for himself, amassing over 5 million streams on Spotify. A rare talent, Garth.’s multifaceted studio projects are matched only by...

A breath of fresh air: Judith Antkowiak in Interview

Born in Dresden, working as A&R in Hamburg, travelling in Brazil, living in Berlin: Judith Antkowiak is a child of the world. With her fresh energy and a purity of expression, with a remarkable voice and a nod and wink to the 1920 vibe, she has played in large...

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The state of indie in 2025

The state of indie in 2025

Quite a heading isn't it? The state of indie in 2025. As if I have any idea what the state of indie is going to be. I mean, we're barely two weeks into the new year as I sit here and write. But I...

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US chooses a dark path

US chooses a dark path

I'm writing this early in the morning of the 6th November, and the truth is that not all the results of the US election are in yet. But, shockingly, disappointingly, frustratingly, it looks all too...

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Listen to Berlin Awards 12.11

On the 12th November the hoi polloi of the Berlin Independent music scene will gather once again for the year's highlight that is the Listen to Berlin awards, the night kicking off the Most Wanted...

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