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play loud! film & music: upcoming events this spring

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    Im Frühjahr 2026 präsentieren wir eine Reihe von Veranstaltungen rund um play loud!   (Scroll down for English)   25. April 2026, 15:00 Uhr Phonoklub präsentiert play loud! productions Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek Mit DJ-Set von Dietmar Post und Lucía Palacios https://www.zlb.de/veranstaltungsuebersicht/phonoklub-play-loud-productions/#c23009   29. April 2026, 20:00 Uhr Filmvorführung: „Mona Mur in Conversation“ Lichtblick Kino, Kastanienallee In Anwesenheit von Dietmar Post und Mona Mur   30. April 2026, 18:30 Uhr Album Release Showcase: Mona Mur Urban Spree (im Rahmen der Foto-Ausstellung von Miron Zownir)   7. Mai 2026, 18:30 Uhr PopUp-Kino: „Mona Mur in Conversation“ Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek Mit anschließendem Gespräch mit dem Regisseur https://www.zlb.de/veranstaltungsuebersicht/popup-kino-5/   13. Mai 2026, 20:00 Uhr Filmvorführung: „Mona Mur in Conversation“ Lichtblick Kino, Kastanienallee In Anwesenh...

Music magazine Chaindlk reviews Grober Unfug: Beat & Glück

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Grober Unfug: Beat & Glück By Vito Camarretta(@) - Apr 02 2026                 Artist: Grober Unfug Title: Beat & Glück Format: 12" + Download Label: play loud! (@) Rated: * * * * *         There’s something mildly tragic, and therefore very human, in the idea of trying to archive joy. Not the Instagram kind, obviously, but the sweaty, slightly out-of-tune, beer-stained version that happens in basements and youth centers, where the ceiling is low and expectations are even lower. Beat & Glück by Grober Unfug arrives decades later as proof that happiness, once distorted through cheap amplifiers, doesn’t age gracefully - it ferments. Formed in Hamburg’s Niendorf district in 1980, Grober Unfug belonged to that pre-canon moment of German punk where everything still felt provisional, almost accidental. Six friends, minimal technique, maximum velocity. They didn’t invent anything, wh...