Nothing but Hope and Passion

Nothing But Hope And Passion, also known as NBHAP', is an English writing publication devoted based in Berlin, Germany. It is about music criticism and publishes music news, record- and show-reviews, artist interviews, guestmixes by artists as well as short films and "articles about life". ""NBHAP"" focusses on independent music especially indie rock, indie pop, synth-pop, chillwave, electronic music and post-rock.

""NBHAP"" was established in 2010 and concentrates on new music.

History
In early 2010, Robert Helbig, then currently about to study in Jena (Germany), created NBHAP. Influenced by his personal musical taste, experience as musician, writing for several German webzines and his study, Helbig, decided to start an online music magazine by his own visions. NBHAP started as small site with only one video-post per day. In early 2011, the first collaborating writers applied and NBHAP started to also interview artists and write record reviews.

Since 2012, NBHAP is part of the VICE content-network music.

In early 2013, Helbig relocated to Berlin and opened an office in the Berlin office. During this time NBHAP also started to publish show reviews and launched a category titled "Sound of the Day and Night".

What NBHAP is about
NBHAP describes itself as "Nothing But Hope And Passion – the zine for everyone who thinks a bit more about life, who wants to get a bit more from life and who gives a bit more to live."

Further NBHAP tells: ''The world we live in is becoming more fast-paced and diversified than ever before. It might seem hard not to drown in the myriad of possibilities and some of us decide to simply live rather than to create life. But there are people who want more. Nothing But Hope And Passion strives to connect those people. Individuals who consider open minded arts, culture and thought as something more than simply an afterthought to the life of labor.''

Besides music news, record- & show-reviews, interviews, the "Sound of the Day and Night" and Guestmixes by artists, every week NBHAP also names an "album of the week". Furthermore short films and "articles about life" (which include articles from fields such as politics, psychology, philosophy as well as anti-homophobia and anti-discrimination) get published.

Since 2011 NBHAP runs its own online radio station "Hope and Passion FM" which since 2012 every Sunday broadcasts "Bass Stop", a program that is fully dedicated to dubstep, drum and bass and related genres.

Internet music journalism

 * Drowned in Sound
 * Pitchfork
 * The Quietus

NBHAP sites

 * NBHAP
 * Hope and Passion FM