Buying a music magazine? Sounds a bit like a relic of the nineties. After all, today, with streaming services calculating our tastes, emerging music talent reaches us almost by accident. But maybe you want to learn more about the people who produce your favorite tunes. Maybe you feel that having printed material between your fingers is a true luxury – and reading time is an escape. Or are you simply a vinyl fan? Well, Record Magazine might be something for you. Founded in 2016 in New York City, Record Magazine is a bi-annual print publication featuring long-format interviews and sophisticated photos of musicians and music aficionados, taken in their homes and studios. You can immerse yourself in and feel inspired by the lives of others. Responsible for the content is Karl Henkell, who moved to Kreuzberg in 2021, and now the magazine is also making a stop here, so to speak, and is hosting a pop-up in the middle of Neukölln. Of course you can also take the magazine itself with you – you can browse through the previous issues and if you belong to the true fan circle (or will soon), grab a few treasures, from the obligatory tote bag (of course) to the hoodie or the “Record x Spaghetti Rug”, which could become the perfect accessory in your living room. For all vinyl fans, records from Tom of England and Bell Towers and books from Public Possession, Efficient Space, Terraforma and Bar Part-Time await you. But most of all, of course, the pop-up is an opportunity to get in touch with other people in real life and socialize. For this purpose, there will also be events in the coming weeks that you shouldn’t miss: DJ sessions, including drinks from Bar Sway, Café Pop-Ups, film screenings and much more. Plus, we already know: There’s sure to be some good music going on.
Text: Mary Linh Tran / Photos: Hayley Morgan
Record Pop-up Shop + Archive Sale, Ossastr.1, 12045 Berlin–Neukölln; map
22.09–10.11.2023, Mon – Sat 11–19h.
@record_berlin
