Wake up guys, hibernation is over! So, how’s everyone doing? Summer has finally arrived and winter’s dark and cold days lie far behind.

With thousands of barrels of oil still spilling into the Gulf of Mexico since the disastrous explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform of BP on April 22, 2010, the Opening Ceremony of the newly founded Rachel Carson Center in Munich gained a lot of attention last Thursday. The reason for this, of course, is its focus on environment and the society. But those are not exactly very broad concepts. So what is it the RCC doing and what is this new center standing for?

The Steinheil is Munich's top address for Schnitzel and you don't even need to be rich for this huge piece pork.

It's all too easy to pigeon-hole eighteen-year-old female artists who play keyboard and stick them under that umbrella under which we'd also find Kate Nash or La Roux, but that's a little unfair. The Good Natured (aka Sarah McIntosh) may be a proponent of the electro-pop genre, but she's got edge. Her music isn't ground-breaking, but it is interesting. It's all together more sombre than the offerings of Ellie Goulding or Marina and the Diamonds, and it's her heartfelt performances that are winning her rave reviews at the moment. Matchless caught up with The Good Natured just after her Isle of Wight Festival gig...

The best chocolate from all over the world found in one place. This is the charming title on the website of Munich’s chocolate place with the probably hugest collection of chocolate from abroad – Stolbergs Schokoladen. 

The Heartbreaks are a band to take note of. With echoes of the eighties music scene in Manchester (it's impossible to introduce them without slipping in a comparison to Morrissey), and a longing for times gone by, this is one band that 2010 can't ignore. Music journalists left, right and centre are calling them "the next big thing on the music scene". Having just completed a UK tour, we caught up with singer Matt from The Heartbreaks to discuss just how good the British seaside really is. 

On the boarder of Schwabing and Maxvorstadt one can find many cafés, bars and restaurants. So what makes this one in the Schleißheimerstraße so special?