December 31, 2011

"Nick and Socorro broke up
And Candice wouldn’t shut up
Fin he recorded the whole thing
Ray he said damn you
And someone broke my camera
And it was New Year's
And we all started to sing."

When most people think that ABBA - Happy New Year is the ultimate song for this day I think otherwise. It has got to be this song.

Happy New Year everyone, 2012 will be the best year so far.

Tom Waits - New Years Eve is found on the record "Bad as me" released in 2011.

December 30, 2011

"D'you know the best way to kill a man? 

To make it hurt the most?

To twist the knife in his heart and soul, and laugh when he screams and dies?

You put the blade in his best friend's hand

And you kill the poor bugger with love."

Somehow I think that this text and this song works together to make a perfect match.
Sometimes, however, a perfect match does not work together...

Mono - The kidnapper bell is found on the record "Under the pipal tree" released in 2001. The text above is found in the Hellblazer comic book "End of the line" released in 1993.

December 29, 2011

"And I go:
Wait, what are you talking about, we decided!?
My best interest?! How can you know what's my best interest is?
How can you say what my best interest is? What are you trying to say, I'm crazy?
When I went to your schools, I went to your churches,
I went to your institutional learning facilities?! So how can you say I'm crazy?"

A song about doing everything that everyone else expect you to do. I recognise the situation; I have been there so many times myself, ending up doing what other expect you to do because they say so.

But I am learning, more often then not I prioritise my best interest these days.

Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized is found on the record "Suicidal Tendencies" released in 1983.

December 28, 2011

"I miss you so much boy
but I was buried in the mines
I found it hard to stop
you found me very hard to find."

I have friends that I do not speak to that often, friends that I do not meet that often. But whenever we meet it takes about two minutes before everything is "as usual".

This song always bring tears to my eyes. It is a song that I would like to dedicate to these friends. They have been there forever in the past. I do hope and believe that they will be there forever in the future.

Kashmir - Rocket brothers is found on the record "Zitilites" released in 2003.

December 27, 2011

"Stay
Gonna stay
With you
On an ice-covered hill
And I'll never come down

These people
They don't know
How it feels
How it feels
With you

I look away
I see sadness
I see pain
But with you
I see hope."

Yesterday I run into a person that once upon a time meant a lot to me. I have not seen her in years still it felt good to speak to her for a while. But of course nostalgia hit me afterwards, after all she could have been the one.

But then again the only way is forward. As good as it was to see her and to catch up I am eager to discover the future instead of being nostalgic about the past.

The Rapture - Sail away is found on the record "In the grace of your love" released in 2011.

December 26, 2011

"Silent night, Holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in Heavenly peace
Sleep in Heavenly peace."

Ok one more Christmas song. Likely the worst one eve. At least in this version ;-)

Jingle Cats - Silent night is found on the record "Meowy Christmas" released in 1993.

December 25, 2011

 

"The boys of the NYPD choir
Were singing "Galway Bay"
And the bells were ringing out
For Christmas day."

Christmas Day. Another Christmas song. This time a song about a spending a Christmas far away from spending time with friends and family, stuffing yourself full with food and receiving gifts. My thoughts to you.

The Pogues - Fairytale of New York is found on the record "If I should fall from grace with God" released in 1991.

December 24, 2011

"Wish I was at home for Christmas."

Well it is Christmas Eve after all, this is my favourite Christmas song of all times. And it was never even intended to be a Christmas song. But that is another story.

Jona Lewie - Stop the cavalry is found on the record "Best of" released in 2008.

December 23, 2011

"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

The stockings were hung be the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. nicholas soon would be there."

To all, a good night.

"Twas the night before Christmas" poem was published by Clement Clarke Moore December 23, 1823.

December 22, 2011

 

"So, I'm going home
I must hurry home
So will my life go on

Yes, I'm going home
Going home alone
And your life goes on"

Yes I do know that Sophie Zelmani just recently released a new album. But since I am travelling to my hometown today in order to celebrate Christmas together with my family I do believe that this is appropriate.

Sophie Zelmani - Going home is found on the record "Sing and dance" released in 2002.

December 21, 2011

"Is it awkward?"

There are many reasons why you have to love Masquer. Masquer is the best new Swedish band this year. Most likely my favourite Swedish album of year too. And you of course you got to love a band who named their record using a line in a The Cure song (the song is The Hanging Garden by the way.).


Masquer - Flings is found on the record "Cover my face as the animals cry" released in 2011.

December 20, 2011

"We hold each other closer, as we shift to overdrive
And eveyrthing goes rushing by, with every nerve alive
We move so fast it seems as though we've taken to the sky
Love machines in harmony, we hear the engines cry."

There are certain songs that I cannot resist. They may be happy, they may be sad. Or in this case a silly song but a silly song that I cannot resist.

Judas Priest - Turbo lover is found on the record "Turbo" released in 1986.

December 19, 2011

"You gotta love the lie
You gotta love the lie
Love(love) life (life)
Love(love) God, girls and lies."

You shouldn't lie. But on the other hand you do not necessary have to tell the truth. Keep that in mind.

Sage Francis - Love the lie is found on the record "Li(f)e" released in 2010.

December 18, 2011

"Heavy night, it was a heavy night
Feels like we've just, come back from the dead
Heavy night, it was a heavy night
I cannot remember what I said 

To anyone."

Christmas party yesterday. Hangover today.

Bloc Party - Sunday is found on the record "A weekend in the city" released in 2007.

December 17, 2011

"There is a train we take downtown
That buckles and bends from the weight of the ground.
You'll slowly lose faith in gravity
And give up the urge to sweat, and charm,and love, and breathe."

I have mentioned this before but I will have to mention it at least one more time, 2011 has in my opinion been a great music year. A year where I have discovered new artists, new groups, new albums and new songs. One of the bands that I have discovered this year is The War On Drugs; I do hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

The War On Drugs - Black water falls is found on the record "Slave ambient" released in 2011.

December 16, 2011

"Post break-up sex
that helps you forget your ex,
What did you expect from post break up sex?"

Tonight The Vaccines plays live in Stockholm. I wish I could go because my gut feeling tells me this will be a great show. Unfortunately I need to priorize a few other things like the Christmas party of year...

The Vaccines - Post break-up sex is found on the record "What did you expect from The Vaccines?" released in 2011.

December 15, 2011

"It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the radio on, I was drivin?
Trees went by, me and Del were singin?
Little runaway, I was flyin?"

Earlier today I got the wonderful news that Tom Petty will visit Sweden for the first time since 1992. I will do whatever I can to get a ticket to his show because Tom Petty is one of fairly few artists that I have not seen in a live appearance that I really want to see live.

Tom Petty is one of kind by the way. He is an artist that everyone seems to like. People that I know may not love him but I have never ever heard anyone say that I they do not like the music of Tom Petty.

Tom Petty - Running down a dream is found on the record "Full moon fever" released in 1989.

December 14, 2011

 

"There are scenes
There are blues
"There are boots
There are shoes
There are Turks
There are fools
They're in lockers
They're in schools
They're in you
Then there was you."

Well, well, well it is time to take a trip in the time machine back to the days when gothic rock was something new and innovative. Time has taken its toll in my opinion but some songs of that era is still damn good. Like this one.

Bauhaus - Third uncle is found on the record "The sky's gone out" released in 1982.

December 13, 2011

"Sold my plasma in Amsterdam.
Spent it all in a night,
buying drinks at the Melk Weg
for a soldier in drag.
And I'll search the world over
for my angel in black.
Yeah, I'll search the world over
for a Eurotrash Girl."

Lately the Euro has been questioned and the future is uncertain. Personally I have never been a fan of the Euro. Euro-trash girls though, mmmm that is a completly different thing...

Cracker - Euro-trash girl is found on the record "Kerosene hat" released in 1993.

December 12, 2011

“It can wait. 

Everything else can wait. 

We sleep in. 

We sleep in late.”

I am old enough to remember the good old times when MTV actually viewed music videos. These days it is harder to watch music videos on TV but still I find a music video that is beyond the ordinary every now and then.

What is beyond the ordinary in this video is that the music and the video do not make sense so to speak. Hazy and soft music together with a video filled with motorcycle scenes (from the movie "The girl on a motorcycle made in 1968). But it works, it works really well too. And what is even better, tonight Widowspeak plays live in Stockholm, it will be good. I just know it.

Widowspeak - Burnout is found on the record "Widowspeak" released in 2011.

December 11, 2011

"I have torn through the pages of the years I have wasted
Then I have stolen all my stories just 

Is about me now still above me now."

Band names. A neverending discussion that I have together with a friend. It is not very often that we agree but in this case we do. This is one of the strangest, yet cool, band names that we can think of? What is your opinion, let me know.

We Were Promised Jetpacks - Medicine is found on the record "In the pit of the stomach" released in 2011.

December 10, 2011

"Don't be concerned it's time I learned
That those who play with fire get burned
But I'll be alright in a little while
But you'll be permanently lonely."

Sometimes a certain song gets stuck in my mind for a day or two or a week or so. For some reason this song has been stuck on my mind today. Maybe there is a reason but I have not figured it out yet. Or... Maybe I do know exactly why after all...

Willie Nelson - Permanently lonely is found on the record "Good times" released in 1969.

December 9, 2011

"But I can't stop thinking ´bout Audrey,

I just can't shake off Audrey."

I believe that there are a few songs that come too close. The type of songs that tear up a wound inside every time I hear that song. This is one of them, a song about missing someone. Missing someone a lot. 

But I guess there is an Audrey in everyone’s life. Or as Edna St Vincent Millay once put it:

"Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell."

Songdog - The time of summer lightning is found on the record "The time of summer lightning" released 2005.

December 8, 2011

"I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it.
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me it isn't over.

Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you too
Don't forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead,"
Yeah."

A dear friend once said "a good song is a fucking good song". Adele is one of them commercial artists that I am not "supposed" to like but then again a good song is a fucking good song.

Adele - Someone like you is found on the record "21" released in 2011.

December 7, 2011

"And now, a word from the president!
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
Gettin voted into the white house
Everything lookin good to the people of the world."

I am about to scrap a car today. Kind of "gangsta" isn't it...

Geto Boys - Damn it feels good to be a gangsta is found on the record "Uncut dope" released in 1992.

December 6, 2011

"So I spent the night in someone’s house that you ..
Oh simple me that ..but we haven’t
A common burn
A common burn."

Finally, after 15 long years without a sound, the wonderful band Mazzy Star is back with new material. Even though 15 years have passed it feels familiar, how I have missed the whispering, and angel-like voice of Hope Sandoval.

Mazzy Star - Common burn will (hopefully) be found on a forthcoming record to be released in 2012.

December 5, 2011

"I don't know why I dream this way
The sky is purple and things are right every day
I don't know, it's just this world's so far away
But I won't fight, and I won't hate
Well not today."

Back in London, the end of the trip this time. It has been an awesome trip in the countryside, in towns. Walking around, visiting rock clubs and the fullfillment of the Real Ale Trail (and "no" I will not say anything more about that). All I can say right now is... Shine on.

The House Of Love - Shine on is found on the record "The house of love" released in 1990.

December 4, 2011

"And one and one is two
But three is company
When you're thinking about the things you do
And you're thinking about the things you do
 

I want to tell you my tale
How I failed in love and jumped out on my bail
Do you understand there's more in a smile than in a hand
In every sky, in every kiss
There's one thing that you might have missed."

Another day in Manchester. Surprisingly beautiful town; I was expecting a somewhat dirtier and more industrialized town. Well what do you know?

Of course I need to highlight another band from Manchester and like the town this song is damn beautiful. And so sad.

The Verve - History is found on the record "A northern soul" released in 1995.

November 3, 2011

"Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
I don't want to wake up
On my own anymore." 

Manchester. The home town of so many great bands. I can easily publish 20 videos today but in the end I made up my mind for this one. Because in my opinion this is the best song from the Manchester band.

The Smiths - Asleep is found on the record "Louder than bombs" released in 1987.

December 2, 2011

"If I make it through today,
I'll know tomorrow not to leave my feelings out on display.
I'll put the cobwebs back in place.
I've never been too good with names,
but I remember faces."

Leeds! What the hell am I doing in Leeds? Well there are reasons; the main one is that I am going to a Lemonhead concert tonight. But you never know I may be able to meet Andrew Eldritch the mythical frontman of The Sisters Of Mercy too.

The Lemonheads - It's a shame about Ray is found on the record "It's a shame about Ray" released in 1992.

December 1, 2011

"Take one day at a time
Anything else you can leave behind
Only one thing at a time
Anything more really hurts your mind."

The Panda Bear is, as everybody knows, a huge black and white bear that lives in China (or in zoos), a conservation reliant endangered species.

I hardly believe that the Panda Bear I will catch live in London tonight is endangered; nevertheless I am looking forward to the show.

Panda Bear -Take pills is found on the record "Person pitch" released in 2007.

November 30, 2011

"This night is making me so sad
If there was a way to get it out, I wanna get it out
If there was a way to get it out, I wanna get it out."

This is one of the darkest songs I have heard lately. And you should know that a lot of my friends think that I only listen to dark music. Erika M. Anderson, EMA, creates something that is both crisp and fragile.And dark...

EMA - Marked is found on the record "Past life martyred saints" released in 2011.

November 29, 2011

"Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packing, she's going be leaving today
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's marrying, a fellow down Galveston-Way
Sylvia's mother says Please don't say nothing, to make her start crying and stay
And the operator says Forty cents more, for the next three minutes."

It is a fact that I listen a lot to sad music, songs about broken hearts and love no more. Every now and then I get the question, which is the saddest song ever?

It is impossible to answer that question it is something that I change my mind about nearly every day. But there are few songs that always bring tears to my eyes. Like this one.

Dr. Hook - Sylvia's mother is found on the record "Doctor Hook and the Medicine Show" released in 1971.

November 28, 2011

"One bad night I’ll hold the glass until the glass can hold me down,
And one bad night I’ll spill and spill until my feet begin to drown.
One bad night I’ll hear you calling me to help you not pass out."

Tonight, live on a stage in Stockholm, The Antlers. This is a band that I recently discovered though I got to admit that I have not made my final decision about the band yet. Some songs are awesome, others... not so awesome. It will be interesting to see if a concert with The Antlers will help me make that final decision.

As interesting as the main act is the opening act, Dry The River. I suspect that we will hear a lot from them in 2012...

The Antlers - Every night my teeth are falling out is found on the record "Burst apart" released in 2011.

November 27, 2011

"You beat, you beat the hell outta me."

Sometimes one can only be truly grateful to youtube and other similar media. And of course a special thank you to my brother who introduce me to this tune. Sometimes I laugh, sometimes I cry when I hear this song.

The Motors - You beat the hell outta me is found on the record "Approved by The Motors" released in 1978.

November 26, 2011

"When the ground was shaking
And your jewel tea was a falling
There's a cracking in your kitchen
Oh i know you heard me calling
Out a name that i never used for you, till then
Out a name that i never used for you, till then
Out a name that i never used."

So I got some tremendous news the other day, the wonderful band Lambchop is about to release new material. In the meantime let us step into some November darkness with help of an earlier release.

Lambchop - Caterpillar is found on the record "Is a woman" released in 2002.

November 25, 2011

"Turn around the corner and see your face
Every time I look something breaks
I wrote in blood

We can leave now, just drive away
Only you and me, we could leave today
Let's take a chance, like we used to
We can go back, find something new." 

Still Corners, yet another group that I have discovered 2011. Beautiful, dark and hypnotizing, in other words my cup of tea.

Still Corners - I wrote in blood is found on the record "Creatures of an hour" released in 2011.

November 24, 2011

"My baby don't mess around
Because she loves me so."

But now, something completely different. This is song that always brings a smile to my face. Perfect to balance a gloomy day.

Outkast - Hey ya! is found on the record "Speakerboxxx/The love below" released in 2003.

November 23, 2011

 

"Do you need some time on your own?
Do you need some time all alone?
Everybody needs some time on their own
Don't you know you need some time all alone?"

November is usually the month of the year that I hate. It is dark when you get up in the morning. It is dark when you go to bed. And in between it rains. This year has not been like that, it has been rather sunny, much warmer than usual, actually rather pleasant. Until today... when the November rain falls, just like the old days.

Guns N'Roses - November rain is found on the record "Use your illusion I" released in 1991.

November 22, 2011

"Near a tree by a river there's a hole in the ground.
Where an old man of Erin goes around and around.
And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night.
For a strange kind of fashion there's a wrong and a right."

Yesterday I spent some time together with my six year old nephew, we started to tell silly riddles to each other double entendre type riddles. Telling riddles made me think of this song though I have no idea if it includes a double entendre or not.

Nik Kershaw - The riddle is found on the record "The riddle" released in 1984.

November 21, 2011

"So take my hand, tonight
And hold it tight
The nightmare's here
Here to stay, tonight
But we will find our way."

Henric de da Cour is finally back with new material. Following a career in the groups Yvonne and Strip Music he is now releasing an album as a solo artist. As good as ever.

Henric de la Cour - Dracula is found on the record "Henric de la Cour" released in 2011.

November 20, 2011

"Most of my fantasies are of
To be of use
To be of some hard
Simple
Undeniable use."

Tonight Bill Callahan is playing live in Stockholm. Once upon a time Bill Callahan released music under the name Smog. I saw Smog live about 15 years ago, still a concert that I rank among the best I have seen. Maybe I should go tonight after all...

Smog - To be of use is found on the record "Red apple falls" released in 1997.

November 19, 2011

"All dried up
In the morning light
Realize my love is gone
Tell me that you're fine
Are you staying warm?
Can you show me a sign?
Then I should buy it

Can't feel my love anymore
Can't feel my legs anymore
But I'm still walking."

You just have to love a band that describes their music as "street beat, psych pop", don't you?

Phantogram - All dried up is found on the record "Eyelid movies" released in 2009.

November 18, 2011

"How can they be tired of London?
The sense in the air on a warm day
Generation of hope that sees better days
But moving along in the same old ways."

So I am back in Sweden following 48 hours in London. A short trip but a great one. The Cure, what can I possibly say? The band spent three and a half hours on stage playing 45 songs. 

The Low Anthem, as always a fantastic live act, again they delivered a show that put a big smile on my face despite the fact that their music often is sad. One more thing... It was great to be able to visit the Royal Albert Hall but The Camden Roundhouse, an amazing building to see a concert.

London, well London is always nice too. I certainly have mixed emotions about the town ever since my heart was broken there a few years ago. Nevertheless I never get tired of the town; I will be back.

Dirty Pretty Things - Tired of England is found on the record "Romance At Short Notice" released in  2008.

November 17, 2011

"No arm around my shoulder
Only getting colder
Tryin to remember
If you were even real."

My last day in London. But I will be back soon. Let me end this trip with what I believe is one of London's finest at the moment. Moreover one of the better songs this year has to offer.

Veronica Falls - Bad feeling is found on the record "Veronica Falls" released in 2011.

November 16, 2011

"Mary Anne, I know I’m a long shot
But Mary Anne, what else have you got
I am a ticket taker, many tickets have I torn
And I will be your arc, we will float above the storm."

The Cure at the Royal Albert Hall. It was amazing.

Hopefully I will catch another amazing concert tonight when I travel to Camden in northern London to witness my third The Low Anthem show. The multi-talented members of The Low Anthem is a band that I discovered about two years ago when they provided an astonish concert at the Way Out West festival i Gothenburg.

I have listened to The Low Anthem almost every day since then.

The Low Anthem - Ticket taker is found on the record "Oh my God Charlie Darwin" released in 2007.

November 15, 2011

"I went away alone
With nothing left
But faith."

The Cure. At Royal Albert Hall in London. I am there. Enough said.

The Cure - Faith is found on the record "Faith" released in 1981.

November 14, 2011

"One step, two steps
getting closer, getting closer
let them believe me
let them wonder if i lie."

Getting closer to the next trip abroad. It feels good to pack the bags.

Nitzer Ebb - Getting closer is found on the record "Showtime" released in 1990.

November 13, 2011

"And I'm a goddamn coward, but then again so are you."

Sometimes... I wish I had the courage... To just walk out and never look back.

I am getting there. Slowly.

First Aid Kit - The lion's roar is found on the forthcoming record "The lion's roar" scheduled to be released in 2012.

November 12, 2011

"My mind has changed
my bodys frame but god i like it
my hearts aflame
my bodys strained but god i like it."

The full moon the last few nights has woken up the warewolf in me. I am out there... Howling...

TV On The Radio - Wolf like me is found on the record "Return to cookie mountain" released in 2006.

November 11, 2011

"Under a sky, no one sees,
Waiting, watching it happening.
Don’t hurry give it time,
Things are the way they have to be.
Slow down, give it time,
Still life, you know I’m listening.
The moment that you want is coming if you give it time."

Time to go to a concert again, this time The Horrors one of my new discoveries 2011 will be on stage. In my opinion they have released one of the best albums this year. Of course I have to see them live when given the opportunity.

By the way, today the date is 11-11-11. What will happen? Will anything happen?

The Horrors - Still life is found on the record "Skying" released in 2011.

November 10, 2011

"Television, religion, social destruction

Sex and drugs, violent seduction

Crystal dawn, ecstatic explosion

Parental advice leads to mental erosion."

Last week I caught Richmond Fontaine live for the first time even though they have been around for quite some time. This same goes for the band I will catch live tonight.

KMFDM was founded in 1984; I heard them for the first time a few years later but it is not until now about 25 years later that I will have the opportunity to see them live for the first time. Needless to say I am looking forward to it.

And "no", KMFDM is not an abbreviation for Kill Mother-Fucking Depeche Mode.

KMFDM - A drug against war is found on the record "Angst" released in 1993.

November 9, 2011

""Don't turn your back on me, don't ever let me down" She said, 

"I picked you up each time before you hit the ground"."

Flogging Molly is visiting Stockholm tonight. I cannot go which is a shame since Flogging Molly usually is a great live act. Well instead of being there listening to them tonight I cannot always listen to a Flogging Molly favourite.

Flogging Molly - Within a mile of home is found on the record "Within a mile of home" released in 2004.

November 8, 2011

"Gather around
Listen to my champion sound
Super tone,
Brand new, top of the charts."

There are a few songs that always put a big smile on my face, this is one of them. A perfect song to lighten up a gloomy November day.

Teddybears - Ahead of my time is found on the record "Rock'n'roll highschool" released in 2000.

November 7, 2011

"Days
Days are forgotten
Now it's all over
Simply forgotten
How to disappear."

 
Certain days are days that just pass without leaving any significant signs. Today has been one of those days. I can hardly remember a thing that has happened the last 24 hours.

Kasabian - Days are forgotten is found on the record "Velociraptor!" released in 2011.

November 6, 2011

"He lives in a house, a very big house in the country
Watching afternoon repeats and the food he eats in the country
He takes all manner of pills and piles up analyst bills in the country
It's like an animal farm lot's of rural charm in the country."

It is time to leave the town. It is time to go to the countryside. At least for a few days.

Blur - Country house is found on the record "The great escape" released in 1995.

November 5, 2011

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. 

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. 

I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. 

All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. 

Time to die."

All Saints Day today, a day when to remember the ones close to you that have passed away. Instead of finding a song that handles death and remembering someone who is no longer alive I thought of this movie quote.

Vangelis - End title is found on the Blade Runner soundtrack released in 1982. The text above is the end quote spoken by the character Roy Batty (played by Rutger Hauer).

November 4, 2011

"Well how many times have we looked up into the starry skies, 

and how many times have we felt the passion rise.
Every ruby-lipped girl baby, old lady, squaw junkie,
Girl after girl after girl, every muse, whore,
Good witch, princess, back arching, year after year after year."

Richmond Fontaine surprised me. Of course the concert was exactly as good as I expected. At the same time the show was louder and "noisier" than what had in my mind. Sometimes noise can be could though it did add an extra dimension to the music.

Another artist that I have listened to a lot, Heather Nova, also played live in Stockholm last night. I decided to see Richmond Fontaine instead of Heather Nova of two reasons.

1, This was the first time I saw Richmond Fontaine live while I have seen Heather Nova 5-6 times before.
2, The latest Heather Nova release ("300 days at sea") is horrible. She has turned in to be a bad copy + paste version of herself. I have heard every song on the album a number of times before.

Once upon a time Heather Nova did release great music though (and she is great live). This is one of many excellent Heather Nova songs.

Heather Nova - I'm the girl is found on the record "Siren" released in 1998.

November 3, 2011

No video today, instead you will find the song here.

"I sat back down and fell into the uneasiest of sleeps the worst nightmares of sleeps
Where a madman came after me
His hair was on fire and his eyes were bleeding and he said he was going to kill me."

So... The Smashing Pumpkins. These days Billy Corgan seems to be interested in three things when playing live:
1, Creating a lot of noise.
2, Playing songs that no one have heard before.
3, Convincing his audience that he is the best guitarist in the world. Which he, be the way, is not.

"I can feel your pain" Billy Corgan sings in one of the songs. I doubt it, if so he would have setup a completely different show. In other words, pretty far from perfect.

Back to today now. This is one of scariest songs I have ever heard. A song that creeps under my skin and chills my heart. Tonight I will catch Richmond Fontaine live for the first time. I hope I will end up being terrified during the concert.

Richmond Fontaine - Welhorn yards is found on the record "The Fitzgerald" released in 2005.

November 2, 2011

"I know we're just like old friends
we just can't pretend
that lovers make amends
we are reasons so unreal
we can't help but feel that something has been lost

but please you know you're just like me
next time I promise we'll be
perfect."

I am heading to a Smashing Pumpkins concert tonight. I really do not know what to expect. Smashing Pumpkins were a great band that became a pretty bad band. But maybe they are a good band again. Anyway it will be fun to see them on stage again even though singer/guitarist Billy Corgan is the only remaining original member.

Smashing Pumpkins - Perfect is found on the record "Adore" released in 1998.

November 1, 2011

"Be running up that road,
Be running up that hill,
Be running up that building.
Say, If I only could, oh..."

I hardly ever remember what I dream. Last night was an exception; I woke exhausted this morning after spending a night running. On the streets, in the woods and in green fields seemingly never reaching the goal. I wonder what this means?

Kate Bush - Running up that hill is found on the record "Hounds of love" released in 1985.

October 31, 2011

"Figured out why some days feel like ages

Figured out why some rooms feel like cages

You left us with no number we could call

You left us with no sense of hope at all."

Song of year? It is possible. Top 10 song of the year? Doubtless.

I am in love with this song, at the moment I play it about 20 times per day.

Deportees - Islands and shores is found on the record "Islands and shores" released in 2011.

October 30, 2011

"When all the leaves are brown
And the wind blows so chill
And the birds have all flown for the summer
I'm callin', hear me callin', hear me callin'."

So Winter time is officially here. But do not worry before you know it is Spring again.

Steve Miller Band - Winter time is found on the record "Book of dreams" released in 1977.

October 29, 2011

"Come on baby let me tell you
All the things I wanna say
Come on baby let me tell you
All the things I wanna say, and

Ev'rybody's gonna be happy,
Which means you and me, my love
Ev'rybody's gonna be happy,
Which means you and me, my love."

I fulfilled an old dream of working in a record store today. It was as fun as I expected. Now I understand the guys in High Fidelity even better.

The Kinks - Everybody's gonna be happy is found on the High Fidelity soundtrack released in 2000.

October 28, 2011

"Bollnäs, Bollnäs, grabbarna med flås."

The bandyseason starts tonight. Wish I was there.

I do not know where to find Den Onde, Den Gode, Den Tredje - Dans på Sävstaås on record.

October 27, 2011

"Suburban dreams, just out of reach

Work till you die, that's what they teach you at school 

With that in mind, what's there to lose? 

My friends and I, doped up on TV fags and booze 

Hear them all singing."

I met a few friends last night. We talked about dreams and goals and... Life itself. And how we all ended up in the suburbs with all the dreams and goals we have. It is time to do something about it.

Hard-Fi - Surbanan knights is found on the record "Once upon a time in the west" released in 2007.

October 26, 2011

 "The dog days are over
The dog days are gone
Can you hear the horses because here they come."

I had lunch with a dear friend today. Lately she's been struggling with a tough choice she had to make. But now when she revealed that she is done with the decision-making I could tell she made the right one. It made me think about this song.

Florence And The Machine - Dog days are over is found on the record "Lungs" released in 2009.

October 25, 2011

"Someone says get out more, 

I need you
I want you
I get get this feeling off my mind
I want you
I need you

I can't get away."

I like going to concerts. I enjoy concerts a lot. Hence tonight is a concert night. It does not matter that I have seen the band twice this year (ah I miss Los Angeles) I will still enjoy going to the concert.

Yuck - Get away is found on the record "Yuck" released in 2011.

October 24, 2011

"I wanna be adored."

So the Stone Roses are about to make a comeback. I guess it was a question of time before they did but I really do not know what to say about it. In my opinion there are only two possible outcomes, a huge success or terrible concerts. The one time I have seen Stone Roses live fulfilled every requirement of the latter outcome.

Nevertheless, "I wanna be adored" is still one of my favourite songs of all time. Even a terrible live performance cannot change that fact.

Stone Roses - I wanna be adored is found on the record "Stone Roses" released in 1989.

October 23, 2011

 "I had to come all the way from the highway and byways of Tallahassee, Florida to MotorCity, Detroit to find my true love. If you gave me a million years to ponder, I would never have guessed that true romance and Detroit would ever go together. 

And til this day, the events that followed all still seems like a distant dream. But the dream was real and was to change our lives forever. I kept asking Clarence why our world seemed to be collapsing and things seemed to be getting so shitty. 

And he'd say, "that's the way it goes, but don't forget, it goes the other way too." That's the way romance is... Usually, that's the way it goes, but every once in awhile, it goes the other way too."

A TV trailer shown on Animal Planet, believe it or not, is currently using music from one of favourite movies of all time namely "True Romance". Quite surprising to hear this song again. It made me think of someone who once upon a time was... Well a true romance of mine.

Hans Zimmer -The beach song is found on the movie soundtrack "True romance" released in 1993. The text above is the opening quote spoken by the character Alabama Whitman (played by Patricia Arquette).