Andrea has started a blog called Berlin Love Story in which she will be documenting her love affair with the new city she calls home. She says:

Welcome to Berlin Love Story - the Blog. This is my diary. Consider its pages a ‘dink’ on my bike as I ride through this fascinating city. I will no doubt get lost, encounter many potholes, be perplexed and feel lonely (even with you on the back!); but I will also be inspired, surprised and enlightened by the discoveries I make. This is a love story - but in reverse. The City and I are living together but never really got to know each other. I think it’s high time we met up... Read the first instalment here .

Q&A Interview with Andrea McEwan

"I do have old-world tastes – vintage clothes, old records, those little black elephants with ivory tusks you find in junk shops"

Andrea McEwan is an Australian songwriter, singer, musician and actress. In 2006, after moving to the UK, she was signed to Dramatico Entertainment as a songwriter when a demo of her songs found its way into the hands of Mike Batt. Early in 2007, she collaborated with Katie Melua on some songs for her then upcoming album. Out of their successful sessions came two tracks, “What I Miss About You” and “Dirty Dice”, which appear on the album “Pictures”. Andrea is currently working on her own album which will be released by Dramatico later this year. Altsounds recently caught up with Andrea on her large venue tour supporting Katie Melua and asked her a few questions: