everyday life

delta machine tour in sthlm 27th june

(in Swedish) Det var meningen att Delta Machine Tour skulle besöka Peace & Love i Borlänge den 27 juni. Men då den festivalen gick i graven i slutet på maj, omlokaliserades Depeche Modes spelning till Stockholm och Globen. Och för mig och många andra blev detta ett genast mycket bättre alternativ. Så biljett inköptes! 

Tror det var tredje gången jag såg Depeche Mode. Eller om det var fjärde. Bra var det iallafall. Som vanligt. Detta är ett gäng som jag har lyssnat på i nästan 30 år- och de håller fortfarade!

 

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”Welcome to my world” ”Angel” ”Walking in my shoes” ”Precious” ”Black celebration” ”Policy of truth” ”Should be higher” ”Barrel of a gun” ”The child inside” ”Judas” ”Heaven” ”Soothe my soul” ”A pain that I’m used to” ”A question of time” ”Secret to the end” ”Enjoy the silence” ”Personal Jesus” ”Goodbye” -  ”Home” ”Halo” ”Just can’t get enough” ”I feel you” ”Never let me down again”

hazy shade of winter

1987/1988, The Bangles did a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's Hazy Shade of Winter for the movie Less Than Zero.

Ahhh, seasons change with the scenery
Weaving time in a tapestry
Won't you stop and remember me

Still a favorite of mine. The original song as well.

night at the opera

Tonight, at the Royal Opera, the ballet Sleeping Beauty. I'm there watching, with my pal ACE.

viva sweden

Listen to BBC Radio 6 about the Swedish music scene. You have 2 days left to listen. In English!

First Aid Kit - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song

dolly, august 27th

Last Saturday I saw Dolly Parton performed at Stockholm Globe area. I had a couple of friends with me as well. Some parts of the concert was really good, some parts was really bad.. I don't understand why she persists on do bad covers of Katrina & Waves, Beatles, Tina Turner & Led Zeppelin when she got her own music catalogue with over 3 000 songs? But all of those 3000 songs are not good, but many a really, really great songs. She sang Jolene, Coat of many colors, My Tennesee mountain home, Litte Sparrow, Mule Skinners blues, Here I come again, Islands in the steam, 9 to 5, I will always love you and many more.

 
 But then again, Dolly is Dolly. She is a great entertainer, and in the end it was a OK evening.

music in the park

So this summer I have been to a couple of concerts. Mostly free ones organized by the city of Stockholm. And I actually saw the swedish band Baskery twice. First was July 1st at the green & eco festival in Kungsträdgården. Baskery could be described as Sweden's Dixie Chicks before they went mainstream, sort of anyway.

 
At the same evening I saw another of my favorite rockabilly band, Fatboy.

 

Last week we had a Culture festival in the city. Lots of music, author seminars, shows, food & drinks. All free. One evening I stayed and listen to actor/singer Rikard Wolff perform. And on Thursday I saw Baskery again.

 

A great show. They are touring around the globe. Both in UK and US/Canada, so if you have the chance to see them, do. They are really a good live band.

quick lunch

Omelette with shallots and parsley, served with haloumi. A quick lunch between the chores. Next up is to make a pot of coffee. And later clean the bathroom. Oh joy!

 
And to keep up the joy of cleaning I'm streaming Patti Smith on my computer.

 

The cleaning gets more fun this way.

personal jesus

A favorite song of mine. Here are Jonny Cash's, Marilyn Manson's version & the original Depeche Mode version.

 

Love them all!

cookies n beans

Had the opportunity to see the Swedish country group perform today, at the Filmstadens Day, just around the corner from my apartment. A great show! And good music!

And below a clip from the tv show "Så ska det låta" with the cover of "Sin Wagon"

michael jackson tribute, by bounce

More than 300 dancers met in central Stockholm, July 8 to make  a tribute to Michael Jackson, They met up at 3.30 pm to learn the choreography. Less then 1 hour later they performed it.