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The Kreuzberg district has historically been home to the Berlin punk rock movement, as well as other alternative subcultures in Germany.

Martin Kippenberger took over the management in 1979, focusing on creating a crossover between Punk and other genres and mediums such as New Wave and the visual arts.

[citation needed] However unlike CBGB the venue still stands as of March 2023, and remains a fixture on the Berlin music scene championing new artists, while staying true to its Punk roots.

[citation needed] The Electric Ballroom held at the club is considered a legendary fixture of the Berlin techno gay scene.

German photographer Nicolaus Schmidt created both a documentary and fictitious portrait of the club, called an "amalgam of western and oriental culture".