German Pulse

Earlier this year, Germany’s best-selling rock artist Herbert Grönemeyer made his U.S. debut with concerts in Chicago and New York.  Now he is headed back to the States to finish what he started with a full tour this September to perform songs off of his latest English language album ‘I Walk’, which came out in February. [...]

Berghoff beer has been around since 1887, and for years was one of the most critically acclaimed German-style beers made in America. The brand had its ups and downs, and struggled to compete after going through several sales from the mid-50′s to the early 90′s though. General Beverage Distributors stepped in when the company was [...]

Just days after German politicians spoke out against the NSA PRISM program by the United States, a new report from Der Spiegel reveals that Germany has increased spying plans of its own and is getting ready to invest 100 million euro to monitor 20 percent of all communications between Germany and foreign countries. As it [...]

We love music at German Pulse and every Friday we will try to highlight one or two music videos from a German singer/band.  We’ll try to get the newest releases so you can check out the latest hits from Germany.  If the song is available in the US at the time of posting, there will [...]

Several weeks ago we got a preview of an upcoming weekly talk show, Frühstück TV, that will be covering a wide variety of German and German-American topics on Sunday mornings.  Despite being the largest ethnic group in the United States, German groups and events get little to no coverage in the media, and that is [...]

It turns out that it isn’t only Americans who have become outraged over the recent leaks regarding privacy breaches made by the US government in recent years.  Numerous German citizens and politicians have expressed their own outrage over the questionable PRISM data collection practices, with some going as far as to compare the American government [...]

Looking for something German to do in NYC this weekend?  Berlinica, an independent publishing company focused on bringing readers informative stories on Berlin’s history, will be holding a special book reading at the KGB Bar in New York City on Sunday, June 16.  From 7-9pm, David Henry Sterry will be reading from two of Berlinica’s [...]

Every once in a while we like to showcase some of the amazing design work coming out of Germany.  We all know that the country produces some of the greatest engineering work, especially in the auto industry.  So why not highlight something that shows a futuristic vision of what one of those cars could look [...]

We love music at German Pulse and every Friday we will try to highlight one or two music videos from a German singer/band.  We’ll try to get the newest releases so you can check out the latest hits from Germany.  If the song is available in the US at the time of posting, there will [...]

When you need to look up directions, chances are you take out your smartphone and open up Google Maps or Apple Maps to guide you to where you need to go.  Both of those apps can be great resources in most situations, but how about if you are traveling abroad and don’t want to pay for [...]