In 1992, Tasmin Archer landed a worldwide hit with "Sleeping Satellite". After 20 years out of the spotlight, Archer just made a comeback with her fantastic new album "A Cauldron of Random Notes". Benjamin Fiege talks with Tasmin about her return, her new record - and the story behind her biggest hit.

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Mit "Lemon Tree" landeten Fools Garden in den 1990ern einen Welthit. Peter Freudenthaler, Sänger und Songschreiber, der Band hat jetzt ein Buch darüber geschrieben. Mit Benjamin Fiege spricht er über sein Leben als Zitronenbaum.

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Mit ihrer Band Lawn Chair hat Claudia Schlutius gerade ihr Debütalbum "You Want It! You Got It!" veröffentlicht. Benjamin Fiege sprach mit ihr über den Erstling der Band, über Luftschlösser, die man sich als Musiker vielleicht baut - und über Gigs außerhalb Deutschlands.

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Rocko Schamoni ist eine Galionsfigur der deutschen Indie-Szene. In dieser GHOST-HOUR-Episode erzählt der Autor, Schauspieler und Musiker von seinen Anfängen im Biz, Flirts mit dem Mainstream, dem Scheitern als Chance und Humor als Waffe im Kampf gegen seine Depressionen.

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Ausnahmsweise sind wir heute schon am Freitag am Start. Wir sprechen mit Christof Stein-Schneider von Fury in the Slaughterhouse über die neue Single "Sorrowland", Brutalismus in Hannover, Irre an der Macht, alternative Bandnamen und warum die Furys zu Beginn für eine Death-Metal-Band gehalten wurden.

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Marlon Bösherz ist Künstler und Sänger der aus Essen stammenden Band Botticelli Baby, die bekannt für ihre passionierten Live-Auftritte ist. In dieser "Ghost Hour"-Episode spricht Benjamin Fiege mit ihm über den Auftritt der Band im WDR Rockpalast, das Innenleben der Gruppe, die sich zum Teil einst im Decathlon fand, und darüber, ob er immer noch plant, mal in einem Museum zu leben.

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In this brand new episode, Benjamin Fiege talks with Moroccan singer and songwriter Oum about her love for architecture, her home country, the lazy term "World music", cultural appropriation, the rise of African music - and a new album.

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In this brand new GHOST HOUR episode we talk with legendary singer-songwriter Chan Marshall aka Cat Power about her love to Bob Dylan, the infamous Royal Albert Hall Concert (that did not even happen there!) and some creepy backstage moments involving Junkies.

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Thomas Manns Jahrhundertroman "Der Zauberberg" ist 100 Jahre alt geworden. Heinz Strunk hat den Stoff in die Moderne übersetzt - und "Zauberberg 2" veröffentlicht. Hommage oder Provokation? 

In this episode, we talk with Eric Bazilian from The Hooters about the history of the band, which gave us hits like "All You Zombies", "500 Miles" or "Johnny B", including their famous Live Aid and The Wall performance - and their new single "Pendulum". Eric tells us also about his work for Cyndi Lauper - and how he wrote Joan Osborne's "One Of Us" with Brad Roberts from the Crash Test Dummies in mind.

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"Ohne Dich", "Tausendmal Du" - die Münchener Freiheit hat den Soundtrack der 1980er maßgeblich mitgeprägt. Seit 2012 ist Tim Wilhelm der Frontmann der Band. Benjamin Fiege sprach mit ihm über den Unterschied zwischen Schlager und Pop, seine Rolle bei der Münchener Freiheit und seinen Spitznamen "Vagabund mit Hund".

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Anna Depenbusch gehört zu den faszinierendsten Stimmen der deutschen Musikszene. Bei der Hamburger Liedermacherin hat aber leider gerade das Schicksal hart zugeschlagen. Ein Brand in ihrem Wohnhaus! Das Feuer griff auch auf ihre Wohnung und ihr Studio über. Wir fragten Anna Depenbusch, wie es ihr jetzt geht, was ihr durch die schwere Zeit hilft - und welche Auswirkungen das alles auf ihre gerade laufende Tournee mit dem Kaiser Quartett hat.

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We welcome a very special guest in this new episode of NEON GHOSTS: GHOST HOUR: Russ Ballard. Russ Ballard is a hit machine, responsible for a lot of classics:  "Since You Been Gone" (Rainbow), "God Gave Rock'n'Roll To You" (Argent & Kiss), "So You Win Again" (Hot Chocolate) and "You Can Do Magic" (America), just to name a few. His song "Voices" was used in the iconic 80s cop show "Miami Vice". Benjamin Fiege talked with Russ about his new double album "The Hits Rewired" and "Songs from the Warehouse", "Miami Vice", the secrets of songwriting - and how he almost wrote a song for Elvis Presley.

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In Episode vier sprechen wir wieder auf Deutsch. Zu Gast: Gwen Dolyn, die zuletzt ihr Solo-Debütalbum “X-RATED feelings” veröffentlicht hat - ein wunderbarer Mix aus Grunge, Rock, Indie, Neue Deutsche Welle und Electro−Pop. Wir sprechen nicht nur über ihren Erstling, sondern auch über die Zukunft des Duos Tränen (ihrem Projekt mit Kraftklub-Gitarrist Steffen Israel), Nazi-Probleme in ihrer Wahlheimat Chemnitz, Sexismus im Musikbiz - und darüber, ob sie noch die Stimme ihrer Oma im Hinterkopf hat, wenn es in ihren Texten mal wieder etwas härter zur Sache geht.

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Joan Wasser aka Joan As Police Woman is responsible for some of the most intriguing music of the last two decades. With her tenth solo studio album, she is about to hit the road in Germany. Before her Germany concerts, Benjamin Fiege sat down with Joan and talked about her newest album, her new comfort in her own skin - and if the music world is now a better place for women.

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Morcheeba want you to "Escape the Chaos". The trip hop icons have a new record out in May. Benjamin Fiege speaks with band member Ross Godfrey about the new album, their upcoming Germany tour, the impact of Brexit on the British music scene and his relationship nowadays with his brother Paul. 

Madsen gehören seit fast 20 Jahren zu den festen Größen im deutschen Indie-Rock. Mit Drummer Sascha Madsen spricht Benjamin Fiege über die Anfänge der Band, das Debütalbum, Höhenflüge - und ob die Gebrüder Madsen im Konflikt eher den Bee Gees oder Oasis gleichen.