Jake Clemons' new album Eyes on the Horizon that was released on September 6th, showcases Clemons' voice in quite a different way. When I say "voice" I mean it both literally and metaphorically. His vocals sounds more powerful than before. The soft satin voice from the first album is exchanged for a more growly, aggressive,... Continue Reading →
The Live Series: Songs of Love
Bruce Springsteen's The Live Series: Songs of Love was released earlier in the summer on digital streaming services. It's a 15 track compilation of love songs plucked from live recordings between 1975 and 2016. https://twitter.com/springsteen/status/1165987261021937665?s=21 So far, four "The Live Series"-playlists featuring live rarities related to certain themes, have been released. The songs on the... Continue Reading →
Where the Bands Are (Way Out West 2019- Day 3)
Way Out West, 10 August, 2019 Day 3My day started at eight in the morning. I had set the alarm to get ready for the film "Beat", which I had heard is a really good film. However, when I woke up the sound of heavy rain against the apartment windows made me stay in my... Continue Reading →
Where the Bands Are (Way Out West 2019- Day 2)
Way Out West, 9 August, 2019 Day 2The lineup for the second day of WOW19 had some gems for me and it started with a visit to the cinema for a Nordic premiere. Blinded by the Light is a British comedy-drama film inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor's acclaimed memoir Greetings from Bury... Continue Reading →
57 Channels (and nothin’ on): Blinded by the Light
In the highly unlikely event that anyone may have missed what the film Blinded by the Light is about: Blinded by the Light is a British comedy-drama film inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor's acclaimed memoir Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N' Roll. Set in the town of Luton in... Continue Reading →
Where the Bands Are (Way Out West 2019- Day 1)
Way Out West, 8 August, 2019For the third year in a row I'm going to experience the Way Out festival West (#wowgbg) located in Gothenburg. It's a three day adventure packed with music, films and food/drinks. This year's festival is the thirteenth consecutive. The main festival area is in the park Slottsskogen with five stages... Continue Reading →
Where the Bands Are (Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, 5 August, 2019)
For my fifth time seeing Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, a different city and venue, a great meet-up and terrific show - a glorious Communion and Party Mambo! The VenueAmager Bio is one of Copenhagen's most frequently used concert venues with about 200 concerts a year. It has a capacity of 1100 standing... Continue Reading →
Grab Your Ticket and Your Suitcase [the Netherlands]
Zandvoort aan Zee FactsZandvoort is one of Netherlands' most popular seaside resorts with a long sandy beach, beach bars and water sports (kite surfing, windsurfing, surfing and stand-up paddle boarding). It is also very well known for its race circuit (Circuit Park Zandvoort). After the opening of the railway in 1881, the old fisherman's village... Continue Reading →
Where the Bands Are (Max Weinberg’s Jukebox, 18 July, 2019)
The concept is this: A menu of 200 familiar classic rock songs scroll constantly on the giant video screen behind the stage. Occasionally, Max Weinberg walks out into the crowd and take a batch of requests from audience members, who stand and shout out their picks, and the band play them - creating an interactive... Continue Reading →
Grab Your Ticket and Your Suitcase [Cologne part 2]
What strikes me when visiting Cologne this second time (read about my first visit here) is that it's such a vibrant and cool city- things are happening on every corner. In this blogpost I'm going to summarise an eventful week in the beginning of July. The Sights From my last visit I only had one... Continue Reading →