Inside the debut of Berlin’s most seductive new duo — where romance bleeds into fiction, tears become choruses, and pop is reborn in velvet and vermouth. Lingua Erotica didn’t start as a band — it started as a couple sending each other cinematic screenshots, flirty fantasies, and emotional debris until those private exchanges crystallised into a new world. Producers and DJs Narciss and Morphéna were already fixtures of Berlin’s club scene, but something about the booth felt t

The holiday season just got a major upgrade for nicotine pouch lovers. PouchDaddy.de has officially unveiled its Nicotine Pouch Christmas Calendar 2025 Limited Edition, the return of last year’s best-selling sensation. After selling out in record time in 2024, this year’s calendar comes back stronger than ever – packed with more premium nicotine pouches, more brands, and greater variety than any previous edition.

“Punchy, sassy, unhinged.” That’s how Jenny Cara sums up her sets, and honestly, it’s the perfect trailer for the world she’s building. The Lucerne-born, Berlin-based DJ didn’t plan on being here. “I never planned to build a career like this. I always preferred working behind the scenes and being in the spotlight is something I still don’t fully love,” she admits. But then came the surreal booking that changed everything: Panorama Bar. From that moment, she leaned all the way

French techno chameleon Shlømo (real name Shaun Baron-Carvais) has spent more than a decade morphing his sound across techno, IDM, ambient, and melodic rave territories. With roots tracing back to Taapion Records, and now spearheading SAIKE, the Viper Diva project, and his Welcome Back Devil event series, he’s a producer whose depth only expands. His recent single “OK” with KX CHR paves the way for an album that promises a wider spectrum—from trance-hued electro to hard techn

South Korean-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer Shubostar has built her orbit around what she calls cosmic disco: a blend of light and dark, glitter and gravity, psychedelia without the psychedelics. Having lived and danced across Seoul, Mexico City, Bangkok, and Berlin, her sound is less about geography and more astral projection — like disco if it was beamed down from Jupiter.

The DJ/producer duo have quietly sculpted decades of techno evolution—from the basement glow of SAE Berlin to crystal-lit stages worldwide. This summer, they launched “OPERA (Street Parade Anthem)”, a cinematic anthem designed to echo across Zurich during the world’s largest electronic-music street party. Meanwhile, HUMAN, their label turned events empire, continues to redefine collective experience—turning raves into rituals of raw energy. We caught up with Tassilo and Thoma

For an artist like Kid Simius — who’s as likely to cite a zombie movie as a musical scale, and who would bring a gazpacho to an island afterparty — summer isn't a season. It's a state of creative overflow. Fresh off the release of his new EP Gente de la Noche on Permanent Vacation, the Granada-born, Berlin-based producer returns with more than just music: a hand-drawn comic book full of Balearic lore, DJ mythology, and surreal afterparty flashbacks.

If you’ve ever stood in front of a Constance Tenvik installation and felt like you were part of a costume drama directed by a deeply literate club kid with a thing for ancient Greece and post-drag decadence, that’s exactly the point. Her work doesn’t whisper. It calls—through hand-stitched tapestries, larger-than-life personalities, and backroom mythologies dressed in Pucci.

What happens after the “I made it” moment? According to Luca Venezia — aka Curses — that’s when the real work starts. The New York-born, Berlin-based artist opens up about creative longevity, making peace with your voice, and why Berlin is the perfect place to forget everything and start again.

Former adult film actor, kink educator, and podcaster Florian Kunze-Forrest joins the Playful Podcast to talk about reclaiming autonomy, navigating the adult entertainment industry, and finding freedom in Berlin’s vibrant sex-positive community.

Kate Lutaya doesn’t just take pictures — she captures the quiet, often unseen rhythms of human honesty. Based in Berlin, born in Ukraine, and shaped by a life in constant motion, she creates photographic worlds that blur documentary realism, performance, and emotional intimacy.

In a tucked-away studio somewhere behind Berlin’s endless nights, artist Page Travaglini is doing what probably no one else is—tufting dicks. It started as a personal experiment. It became art. It’s bold, cheeky, and absolutely unapologetic. Phallic, her exhibition of tufted penis rugs held at Berlin's fetish store The Code, blends humor, sensuality, and a little bit of Berlin’s rebellious spirit.

What happens when a behavioral neuroscience grad with a minor in human sexuality decides to swap the lecture hall for latex? You get Mistress Gemma Li — full-time dominatrix, kink educator, and absolute powerhouse in the world of BDSM.

Techno has always been a space for transformation—both sonically and personally. Few artists embody this more than Aida Arko, whose journey

What happens when two boundary-breaking artists sit down for a game of "Who’s Most Likely To…" at one of the wildest electronic music festiv

Berlin’s underground club scene has always been political, but few artists embody the intersection of music, activism, and community buildin

From the Berghain darkroom to feminist porn sets – Amanda and Filip of Playful Magazine on building a platform that doesn’t flinch. Some conversations don’t just spill the tea — they smash the whole damn pot. On this week’s Tea Kink Podcast, Mistress Eva Oh slides under the sheets (figuratively, and apparently at least once literally) with the duo behind Playful Magazine — Amanda and Filip Sandström Beijer — to talk about sex, power, platforming, and their unexpected shared m

The underground scene thrives on mystery, movement, and sound—but what happens when you strip it all back and sit down for a real conversati

Breaking into the music industry is never a straight path—especially when you’re torn between creative ambition and financial survival. For

Berlin has long been a haven for those who seek freedom—sexual, artistic, and political. In this interview, The Berlin Chameleon, a photogra

Few figures in Berlin’s underground scene command the same level of intrigue as Sven Marquardt. The heavily tattooed, silver-bearded sentine

Meet Funk Assault: Alarico & Chlär's Explosive Techno Duo

85-Year-Old Woman Hires Male Escort – The Reality of Sex Work for the Elderly and Disabled. Can intimacy be a human right? Is sex work a ne

Interview with River Moon – Saint Deepthrought. River Moon: “I sampled audio from a sex tape I made at an after-party”

Playful catched up with Jin Synth before her live set on Berghain's 20th birthday - to talk about preparations, AI and bringing a recorder t

We speak to Samantha Togni about her upbringing – feeling as a misfit in Italy, the free party movement in Italy, choice of pursuing a...

Berlin is known for its hedonistic fashion. We spoke to Anca Barsan, whose brand Amoreze dresses both dress code-seeking tourists and people

Max Eicke: “I am searching for a contemporary version of sexuality”

Yen Sung about change – "The world is catching up"

Fofo Altinell: "The more you do soul searching the more you find and have to deal with"

Playful had a chat with Sam and Pascal AKA CYRK, who were about to play their longest set together, closing Panorama Bar Monday morning....

Monty Luke, interview for Playful Magazine

Malika Maria: "Visual Art Serves as My Therapy"

I first heard about Arturo Rodarte through a friend. She had tried his energy massage and said she had started crying out loud during their

Riley Davidson, a performance artist and dancer, unveils a powerful narrative that resonates with creatives worldwide. After an unsettling

Pooja B interview by Playful Magazine

The Berlin-based artist Luca Eck weaves together the raw intensity of industrial techno with the audacious allure of experimental pop music.

Lag interview by Playful Magazine

Lucas Unklevon speaks to Playful about what took him to electronic music, producing and AI-technology as well as hopes and dreams for the...

We had a long talk with photographer Adam Munnings, who’s been around the world but ended up in Berlin where they get inspired by love, queerness and individuality.

DJ Ogazón interview by Playful Magazine

Queer collectives Bleak, SUBVERTED & BRENN. sit down to discuss how nightlife in the city has evolved over the past few years, the pressing

From nice addition to severe addiction – A path forward when drug use takes over

Playful spoke with the creative duo, Riley Davidson and Lauri Lohi, about their new simulated diner concept "Death Drive-In". It is premieri

Melbourne-born Merve is about to settle in Berlin, celebrating her move with a 4-hour set in Panorama Bar this Sunday. Playful had a chat ab

In this portrait, we discuss life, healing, and intimacy with sex worker and artist Ava. When we first meet, we do so at a small coffee shop

A Dominatrix Diary by Stephanie Telomere

By: Kristina Kirkliauskaite Kristina Kirkliauskaite speaks with four Ukrainian artists who now live and foster their music careers in...

Fetish photography by Raf – Playful Magazine interview. The photographer Raf is well known on the underground kink– and club scene, and have been shooting latex fetishists and slaves amongst many others that can be found in previous editions of Playful. We got curious on how it all started and what brought him to Berlin.

Anastasia Kristensen: “I believe in meaningful energy shifts on the dance floor”