Dream-pop wunderkind Teen Daze plays a gig here in Berlin, precipitating the release of his new LP, All Of Us, Together, out latter half of May this year. Supporting on the night are chill-wave act Brothertiger. Both acts are touring together for a massive tour of Europe and both have CDs for sale at the gigs. Which is fairly predictable and not really worth mentioning except ...

Just like some bands don’t know how to put out bad records or play bad shows, some booking agencies just don’t know how to bring bad bands to our lovely city. Paper and Iron Booking seem to love Thrill Jockey Records more than I do, which is saying something. I love them so much that once I forgot my girlfriends name and simply called her Thrill with a puzzled look...