This week, Radio Goethe has lots of new music by some of the best German bands. The show starts out with Eisbrecher’s new single “Kann Denn Liebe Sünde Sein?” and is followed by more new music from Megaherz and Oomph! Plenty of other great, albeit not as new, tracks fill out the hour long program.

This is one of the best RG podcasts in a while, so be sure not to miss it. Listen online at RadioGoethe.org or download it from iTunes.

Eisbrecher: Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein
Megaherz: Alles nur Lüge
Rammstein: Mein Herz brennt
Oomph!: Eine Frau spricht im Schlaf
The Beauty of Gemina: The lonesome Death of a Goth DJ
Retrosic: Unleash hell
Fanoe: Lover Undercover
Painbastard: System failed
Feindflug: Glaubenskrieg
Supreme Court: Corroded brains
C-Drone-Defect: Morituri Te Salutant
Metallspürhunde: Amokherz

This week’s Radio Goethe podcast has a special focus on Megaherz’s new album Heuchler. The second half of the broadcast has 6 songs from the album for you to listen to, and the first half is filled with other German metal and hard rock bands to maintain the same sound for the entire hour.

If you like the hard side of German music, you definitely need to listen to this podcast. Start listening anytime in the next week by clicking “Listen to the latest show” at the top of the Radio Goethe website or by subscribing to it on iTunes.

Be sure not to miss the audio tour of the German city of Cologne with the members of Geist, the first band on the podcast. This is a separate MP3 file, as it is part of the Radio Goethe Magazine show, which you can download here. The guys have very good English and are pretty entertaining, plus their music isn’t bad, either. Check it out on the main RG podcast and their MySpace page if you want more.

This week’s Radio Goethe podcast
Geist: Leider
Tonkraft: Diener und Herrscher
KMFDM: WWII (live)
Rammstein: Amerika (live)
Inchtabokatables: Die Taube (live)
Crematory: Left the ground
Megaherz: Heuchler
Megaherz: Fauler Zauber
Megaherz: L’Aventure
Megaherz: Alles nur Lüge
Megaherz: Das Tier
Megaherz: Schau in mein Herz

It’s Monday, the start of a new work week. If you are just getting home from a stressful first day back at the office, Radio Goethe has the perfect solution: an hour of atmospheric electronic music straight out of Germany.

You might notice that the playlist looks a bit short, but let me assure you, these are some very long songs. The show is the typical hour’s length and the music is just stunning. Go to RadioGoethe.org or iTunes and click play, close your eyes and breathe deeply. All your stress and worries will soon disappear.

This week’s Radio Goethe podcast playlist
[‘ramp]: Kalte Sterne (2)
[‘ramp]: Dron(e)field
[‘ramp]: Ozone
Deep Imagination: Planetary System
Realtime: Stardancer
Realtime: Lights of the universe

This week’s Radio Goethe podcast is now online for your listening pleasure. In addition to the usual mix of styles, Arndt also has a few new songs for you. Most notable among them is the new Megaherz single “Mann Von Welt” which is being released this Friday. Be sure to listen to the podcast each week on RadioGoethe.org or iTunes to catch all the latest music from Germany.

Geist: Leider
Awen: Unexplained
LEM: Notorious Fault
Sonic Front: Wave Goodbye
In Extremo: Sängerkrieg
Megaherz: Mann von Welt
Rammstein: Amerika
Rammstein: Ich will
Beatsteaks: Hello Joe (live)
Jennifer Rostock: Kopf oder Zahl
Herwig Mitteregger: Glaspalast 2007
End of Green: My crying veins

This week’s Radio Goethe podcast is online now. As usual, you’ll hear a nice variety of music from Germany. There’s some music from Patenbrigade Wolff’s new album, a song by King’s Tonic who will be playing a few concerts in the USA soon, and plenty of others for your listening enjoyment.

Listen to the podcast streaming online, or you can download it on iTunes.

2raumwohnung: 36grad
Die Perlen: Szenenwechsel
Ellen Allien: Caress
Poemproducer: Letters make no meaning
Paul Kalkbrenner: Schwere Ware
Northern Lite: I’m so glad
Portmanteau: Everything is flexible
Tomcraft: Café del Isar
Patenbrigade Wolff: Mauerradio
Yello & Richy Müller: Jetzt und alles
Joy Rider: Sehnsucht nach Allem
King’s Tonic: Naked
Kontrust: Niemandmensch
Die Happy: Coming home

Radio Goethe delivers again with another new podcast this week. Arndt says it’s music to sit back and relax to, but there’s still a full range of music spread out over the hour-long program. You’ll hear some songs from the smoother side of the spectrum (like Wolfsheim’s synthpop) and then opposite harder end (like metal from Megaherz and End Of Green), and everything in between. It’s yet another example of the tried and true eclectic mix of German sounds that Radio Goethe has become known for.

Listen to the podcast streaming online, or you can download it on iTunes.

Radio Goethe podcast for this week
Megaherz: An Deinem Grab
End of Green: Cure my pain
Fury in the Slaughterhouse: Down there
Bananafishbones: Harm
Wolfsheim: And I…
Herbert Grönemeyer: Bleibt alles anders
Silbermond: Das Beste
Westernhagen: Lass uns leben
Einstürzende Neubauten: Die Wellen
Diary of Dreams: The valley
Inchtabokatables: Love song
Infamis: Leaving the cowboys hanging in the sky

The Radio Goethe podcast playlist is getting posted a little late this week due to a very busy weekend away from home, but it’s online now for your listening pleasure. This is one of the more dynamic shows with a very wide range of musical styles being represented. You’ll hear industrial, rock, electro, indie, gothic, plus a few songs that you just can’t explain. Check it out on iTunes or RadioGoethe.org.

Girls Under Glass feat. Peter Spilles: Ohne Dich
Interzone: Aus Liebe
Wolf Maahn: Eins für die Schwärmer
Goethes Erben: Die Brut 2000
Northern Lite: Please
The World Domination: Jesus Christ I feel alright
Gunne: Fusseln
Kira: Deine Leine
Bernadette La Hengst: Rockerbraut & Mutter
Chicks on Speed: We don’t play guitars
Klaus Nomi: Ding Dong
Naked Lunch: Lost it all
The Notwist: Pilot
Eisenfunk: Eisenfunk
Waan: Zu arg

Hi everyone, I’m just letting you know there won’t be any news posted today or tomorrow. I am headed down to Washington DC for the weekend to attend the German embassy’s open house, where Arndt Peltner from Radio Goethe will be DJing.

If you’re in the area, come join us from 10 to 3 this Saturday and take in some German culture. Full details are listed here.

See you Sunday!

Radio Goethe’s weekly podcast is online once again. This time around, we get lots of industrial and EBM plus a few tracks bringing in some guitars for a slightly heavier sound. It’s a great mix overall.

Take a moment to explore KDA
My favorite track on the podcast is “Allein” by KDA. They are a terrific electro-metal band from Berlin, and as of late 2007, they were working on songs for a new album. No further announcements have been made since then, but you can still hear some of KDA’s new music on their MySpace page.

One of KDA’s most interesting songs was a remix they did for the Corvus Corax In Electronica remix album from 2000 (since Norri is also a member of CC). Check it out, if you can find it.

Radio Goethe podcast
Zentriert ins Antlitz: Off (line)
In Strict Confidence: Zauberschloss
Nummer3: Das Atomkraftwerk
Mind.in.a.box: Sun and storm
Psyche: Bloodcurse
Mona Mur: Hier im Nebel sind wir alle gleich
Piscide: Du hasst
Kiew: DCDisk (Rotersand Vintage Rework)
KDA: Allein
Skorbut: 5 minutes rhythm
Patenbrigade: Wolff: Mauerradio
Retrosic: New World Order
KMFDM: Tohuvabohu (MS-20 Mix)

There’s a very special Radio Goethe spotlight show tomorrow, Sunday the 27th. It focuses on Lili Marleen and Peat Bog Soldiers, 2 songs that became very popular after the end of World War II. They had a very deep impact on European society, especially in Germany, and Arndt will be talking about them and playing many different versions of these songs over the course of 2 hours.

Tune in to KUSF at 90.3 FM in San Francisco or online around the world at KUSF.org (click “Listen Now” in the menu). The show will be broadcast from 2:00 to 4:00 PM Pacific which equates to 5 to 7 PM Eastern.