A commercial by the CDU (Christian Democratic Union): Chancellor Angela Merkel talks about the victory of the German women’s soccer team at the European Championships in 2009.

Campaign commercial by the FDP (Free Democratic Party): Fricke and Solms have gas running in their blood but that is getting more and more expensive. One of them wants to slash energy taxes while the other wants to improve mileage by way of new technologies.

Campaign commercial on behalf of the “Grünen – Bündnis 90”: Does that remind you of something? We imagined what it would be like at Angie’s and Guido’s home. It wasn’t pleasant.

Commercial by the SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany), broadcast during the 2009 federal election campaign. Three voters discuss the need for new political leadership.

In the second part of this interview with the talented, German-speaking pop rock band Luxuslärm, we hear about the band’s aspirations for the future.

Get to know more about Hendrik van de Pol’s work as a photography artist and why he especially likes to take photos of musicians in the third part of the interview.

Here is the second part of the interview with the musicians of the band Rapsoul who set great value upon their authenticity.

What in the world is Yabla? Jenny explains it all to you in just under two and a half minutes! Don’t worry if you don’t understand German well yet – everything is subtitled and captioned, with plenty of features to help you soak up any new vocabulary and phrases sehr schnell! What are you waiting for? Fire up the video!

Today on Rheinmain Szene we’re with aspiring young singer Kay-Ree, who has carved out a spot for herself in Frankfurt’s soul music scene. Now her goal is to win over the rest of the world with her music – but not without doing her best to help others along the way.

Aiming for the hole in the wall isn’t as easy as it looks, but for Lukas the fifth time is a charm!

Thomas Raudnitzky of Rheinmain Szene interviews the girl band No Angels, which formed after a TV casting in 2000. Today, four of five singers are still on board and tell us about the past nine years and their offspring.

Michael Peter from the Louisen Lounge Bad Homburg shows us how to make a “Frozen Strawberry Margarita” cocktail.

The employees of car manufacturer Opel have been suffering uncertainty about the future of their jobs ever since General Motors decided they may be selling Opel. To motivate the discouraged Opel staff, rock singer Liza adapted her song “Gebt nicht auf” (“Don’t Give Up”).

Musician Daniel Stelter from Mainz talks about playing jazz music after his performance at the Museum Festival in Frankfurt. Finding it a little tougher on an outdoor stage, he describes the atmosphere in a true jazz club and gives a good tip for where to go if you’re in Mainz.

German artist Katharina Kuczinski teaches us the basics of mixing colors. We all learned in kindergarten that mixing blue and yellow gives us green. Let’s have a look at what happens when we try mixing blau and rot.

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.

Günter Knappe interviews Jens Zielinski and Steffi Hirth of the KSC’s (Karlsruher Sport Club) new media partner Die Neue Welle.

The Austrian singer Christina Stürmer wins over her fans with interesting lyrics and lots of energy, though she prefers to keep the personal meanings of her songs to herself. Listen to a sample from her song “An Sommertagen” [On Summer Days].

The Hennef Animal Protection Society is looking to find new homes for some special dogs. “Ein Herz für Tiere” [A Heart for Animals] interviews Helli Pries, who introduces to us Jeena, Treves, Susi and Dick.

The candy shop ‘Dulce’ in Sachsenhausen has put a new star in Frankfurt’s ice cream heaven. Bourbon Whiskey Vanilla, the perfect ice cream for the cold days of autumn.

On February 7th, 2009 celebrities gathered at the Sports Gala in Wiesbaden. It was a celebration of athletes with dancing and conversations.

This is a campaign commercial of the Pirate Party for the parliamentary elections for the Bundestag in 2009. The Pirate Party opposes the dismantlement of civil rights in telephony and on the Internet, and in particular Germany’s new Internet censorship law called Zugangserschwerungsgesetz. It also opposes artificial monopolies and various measures of surveillance of citizens.

Paul, the border collie, needs lots of activity or he’ll become bored. This is why his owner brought him to the animal shelter. Pet Protection Services Hennef are trying to find him a new home.

Lucas Steier shares his love of extreme sports, with us. We see up close what it is like to test the largest roller coaster in Europe and jump from a bungee cord set up in the Swiss Versaska Valley.