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Dawn lights the sky behind nightclub Crack Bellmer in the RAW area of Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 6, 2016.

Berlin night clubs might get same zoning designation as opera houses

A new law would give night clubs the same status as opera houses. The measure would make it easier for new clubs to get zoning licenses and reduce restrictions on where clubs can operate. 

Canadian musician Mocky

This musician wants to follow Frank Sinatra — who he claims was the first ‘techno-singer’

Music

The Bad Plus CD is all original

Arts, Culture & Media

What’s good for Detroit

Business, Economics and Jobs

Archer Records Keeps Vinyl and Detroit’s Techno Scene Alive

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ECOtime

An audio remedy for nature-deficiency syndrome.

ECOtime

An audio remedy for nature-deficit syndrome.

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Unsilent Night

Arts, Culture & Media

It’s become a holiday tradition: every year, in cities around the world, hundreds of people show up at a public space with their old boomboxes to participate in Phil Kline’s ambient, techno Christmas carol called “Unsilent Night.” Produced by Jonathan Mitchell.

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Global Hit

Arts, Culture & Media

For today’s global hit, The World’s Gerry Hadden catches up with four brothers who’ve shunned the commercial music world to play traditional French music.

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Geo Quiz/Geo Answer

Arts, Culture & Media

For today’s Geo Quiz we go to Germany in search of a Love Parade. The industrial city lies in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and is host to this year’s techno music festival. The event began as a peace demonstration back in 1989 in Berlin and is now held every year in a different German city. The answer is Dortmund.

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