This is the 500th entry on this blog, so to celebrate I am featuring a band very close to my heart, my own band The Inserts.
The Inserts' story began around new year’s eve 2009 when singer Elli and bass player Nanke (both from former Crumpets) met guitar slinging Gabriale and cataclysmic Kathistrophe on drums for their first rehearsal.
The Crumpets had split up some months before and Elli and Nanke agreed that Gabriale and Kathi were the ones amongst Kreuzberg’s creatures to start a new project, although not really knowing them. After more than a few liquor soaked nights, besides a new friendship the new lineup was finally cemented when Gabriale and Kathi decided to take over on guitar and drums. With its new lineup solidified, the band was just starting to hit its stride and six months later, the four girls played their first show, moving full steam ahead ever since. In late 2012, Kathi decided to leave Berlin heading towards Los Angeles – not before having cut the drums for The Inserts’ debut 7" on the legendary Hundemann Records.
Shortly afterwards, Marina joined in at full throttle. In late 2013, with Marina on drums and the debut single at hand, the band could finally hit the road and play some new shows.
Oihane Follones joined the band on drums in 2017 while they recorded their first LP that came out in 2018 on Hundermann Records. The band played a few shows around Germany in 2019 , a show with The Shocks and The Briefs being one of the highlights on that year. They recorded a second LP in a boat at the Spree in Oct. 2021 but they are still looking for a label to put it out.
