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German punk band scrap UK tour in Brexit 'nightmare'
Stuttgart's Trigger Cut say they were turned away because of "weird rules" and "post-Brexit bureaucracy."
British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood dies at 81
The iconic fashion designer, queen of punk fashion and political activist was surrounded by family in London.
Princess of Punk: The Fashion of Zandra Rhodes
British design icon Zandra Rhodes has been drenching the fashion world in colors for over fifty years.
40 years of German punk rock band Toten Hosen
One of the most well-known bands in Germany, Die Toten Hosen emerged from the Düsseldorf punk scene in the late 1970s.
Pussy Riot on tour as co-founder flees Russia
DW met Pussy Riot ahead of their tour, and band co-leader Maria Alyokhina recounts her escape from Russia.
Patti Smith turns 75
Aged 75, Patti Smith continues to find poetry in unlikely places. Happy birthday to the reluctant Godmother of Punk!
Angela Merkel's farewell music surprise
Angela Merkel chooses a track by punk legend Nina Hagen for her military ceremony farewell.
Fashion rebel Vivienne Westwood turns 80
The once inimitable Queen of Punk now champions sustainable living.
Daft Punk's story in 7 songs
Daft Punk has announced their breakup. We revisit the history of the iconic French duo.
French house pioneers Daft Punk announce split
The Parisian duo, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, are breaking up their iconic band after 28 years.
What’s the buzz? Electronic bee music
Punk music with bees! A British DJ produces electronic music using the sound of humming bees.
Godmother of punk: Nina Hagen turns 65
Singer-songwriter, mother, activist, punk — for Nina Hagen it's a fine line between madness and genius.
What it meant to be punk in the GDR
Young punks were persecuted and despised in the GDR. But being punk also meant freedom for them.
From Daft Punk to Chanel: Peter Lindbergh's photography
Influential German photographer Peter Lindbergh has died at the age of 74. Here are highlights of his works.
Rammstein: Sons of East German punk
Rammstein members grew up in the GDR's punk and underground scene — a subversive tradition that still influences them.
German punk band to perform after initial block
Leftist punkers Feine Sahne Fischfilet will be performing in Dessau after being blocked from performing at the Bauhaus.
German punk band slams concert cancellation
A concert venue has blocked Feine Sahne Fischfilet from performing over fears of inciting far-right protesters.
Chemnitz: Concert against racism
Top German bands plan to take a stand against racism on Monday in Chemnitz.
Die Toten Hosen on German tour
A Pogo party with some pop pathos: Die Toten Hosen present their album "Laune der Natur" live.
Manchester's music scene after the terror attack
Manchester is famous for its industrial heritage. What is less known about the city is its happening music scene.
Pulse: Breaking Boundaries
Pulse is 20 jam-packed minutes of youth culture, music, and reports from around the world.
Pulse: Jakarta punks
Indonesia, the country with the world's largest Muslim population, doesn't seem like an obvious choice for punk music. The country made headlines a few years ago when punks were detained in Banda Aceh, a province that's under Sharia law, and were subsequently sent to reeducation camps. Jakarta is now home to a thriving punk scene.
Iggy Pop: Godfather of punk turns 70
After a pioneering career on the rock 'n' roll frontier, Iggy Pop celebrates another milestone.
Punk photographer Sven Marquardt
A bouncer at a legendary Berlin club used to take pictures for the East German fashion magazine "Sibylle".
Punk photographer Sven Marquardt
A bouncer at a legendary Berlin club used to take pictures for the East German fashion magazine "Sibylle".
Stay punk
In Bali, underground punk rockers have become green saviors.
LasBrassBanda: Bavarian brass music goes punk
LaBrassBanda celebrate their tenth anniversary with a new album and a world tour.
Indie label Rough Trade
The Rough Trade record shop in London has been a hotbed of punk and reggae for four decades.
Why Patti Smith is a suitable replacement for Bob Dylan
Patti Smith will sing a song by Bob Dylan during the Nobel Prize ceremony on December 10 in Stockholm.
Campino on the trail of punk (1)
Campino, frontman of the German band "Die Toten Hosen," takes a look back at the history of punk.
Millions in punk memorabilia go up in smoke
The son of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren has set fire to roughly 5 million British pounds worth of memorabilia.
Punk memorabilia torched in 40th anniversary statement
The son of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren has set fire to roughly 5 million pounds worth of punk music memorabilia.
Vivaldi meets Daft Punk: Symphoniacs
Club meets classical music: the international project "Symphoniacs" brings together two genres.
How the punk movement was launched 40 years ago
When the Sex Pistols played at London's 100 Club Punk Festival in 1976, the punk scene was thrust into the mainstream.
Jennifer Rostock rock on
The new album by Jennifer Rostock combines punk, alternative rock and electro.
Punk pioneer Viv Albertine
A memoir recounts the live and time godmother of Punk Viv Albertine.
Ex-Beastie Boy John Berry dies, aged 52
John Berry, a founding member of the iconic hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has died.
Artist and punk icon
Hamburg is hosting the largest ever exhibition dedicated to US punk artist Raymond Pettibon.
Queen of punk fashion Vivienne Westwood turns 75
Punk fashion designer Vivienne Westwood celebrates her 75th birthday on April 8 - and she's still as subversive as ever.
Queen of punk turns 75
The colorful and flamboyant designer Vivienne Westwood turns 75.
The man who portrayed music's best: Anton Corbijn
A retrospective in Berlin celebrates the Dutch music photographer and filmmaker.
Die Toten Hosen – Punk rock meets classic
A new album: Die Toten Hosen and a symphony orchestra perform "degenerate music".
Punk band Die Toten Hosen honors works banned by Nazis
A new album by the German punk rockers Die Toten Hosen and a symphony orchestra showcases "degenerate music."
Die Ärzte back on top
An anti fascist song by Berlin punk band Die Ärzte has hit the top of the German music charts 22 years after release.
Days like these
German punk rockers Die Toten Hosen are taking action against a Swiss neo-Nazi band for plagiarizing song.
Punk and anarchy: The art of the 80s
The 1980s were a wild decade. A Frankfurt museum looks at the unruly decade through artists' eyes.
Wild West Berlin
If you think Berlin is sexy now, you should have been there in the 80s - or check out the film,"B-Movie."
Punk violinist
He's redefined crossover and is unmatched on the music scene. Now Nigel Kennedy brings his Hendrix project to Germany.
Moroder, disco king at 75
Making music history in the 1970s, the electronic dance music wizard's influence endures.
Finland's Eurovision entry
The Eurovison Song Contest is becoming more progressive. Last year, transsexual singer Conchita Wurst won the competition. This year, Finland's entry is punk band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät, whose members all have learning disabilities.
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