Die Nerven is a hardcore rock band from Esslingen am Neckar near Stuttgart. Here they perform "Europa," the single from their brand new album, accompanied by Rundfunk-Tanzorchester Ehrenfeld.

The three women from Hamburg who are the Die Heiterkeit are the closest thing to the Velvet Underground you are likely to hear out of Germany these days: very cool, restrained, minimal, a bit gothic, and… they rock! Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen!

Die Gestiefelten Zwerge [The Booted Dwarves] themselves call their song “Am Kap der Hoffnung steht der Cup” [At the Cape of Good Hope Is the Cup] the song of the Worldcup 2010, in the hopes that it will help the German team score.

In this classic song from the German group Fantastische Vier, Smudo and Thomas D both rap about a woman they met over the weekend. As they recount their experiences, they reach a startling conclusion...

The song "Sie ist weg" by German hip-hop group Die Fantastischen Vier combines their signature machismo with regret about the end of a relationship.

Many of the verses of the song "MfG - Mit freundlichen Grüßen" by the hip-hop group Die Fantastischen Vier consist solely of acronyms! The song comments on the development of the German language with its long words and titles that make such abbreviations and acronyms necessary, and what this means for German culture.

The song may be about friendship, but German legends Die Fantastischen Vier are eager to show that they perhaps don't always get along, especially when they were asked to collaborate with Clueso.

Die Ärtze are a well-known pop-punk group from Berlin who have been making music together since the 80s. "Lasse redn" ("Let them talk") is a song about gossip.

Die Ärzte is one of Berlin's most well-known rock bands. The song "M&F" ("Männer und Frauen") is from their twelfth studio album.

What does the title "Achtung: Bielefeld" (“Attention: Bielefeld”) actually have to do with the topic of boredom — which is what the lyrics are all about? There’s certainly a lot of room for interpretation in this high-energy punk-inspired song!

The German Schlager duo Die Amigos are an excellent example of the kind of music that appealed to your grandparents’ generation, yet for some reason still command an audience today in Mitteleuropa. Strictly for fans of the surreal! Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen!

Dreamy singer/songwriter Eva Croissant goes her own way. She wants to touch people’s hearts with her emotional songs such as “Ohne Dich” [Without You]. Musician Christoph Fürniß from Karlsruhe accompanies her on the guitar.

German singer-songwriter Der Polar sings his emotional song Ich bin bei dir (I am with you).

Flo, Lukas, and Pauli make up the pop group Deine Freunde (Your Friends) and write songs from kids’ perspectives. "Einfach klein sein" ("Just Be Small") is about the longing of an overscheduled child to have more freedom in his life.

Deine Freunde is a German group that writes rap songs for children. This song is about the contrast between what you have to eat at home and what you get to eat at Grandma's when you're a kid.