In the category of great and magnificent saxophone players in rock, Clarence Clemons stands unmatched. His two-minute solo on ‘Jungleland’ is surely the best sax
Drive All Night
My all-time favorite performance of Drive All Night is from Gothenburg, July 27th 2012 (The Wrecking Ball Tour). An unforgettable rendition that will forever be imprinted in my
Glory Days
Written by Bruce Springsteen, who incidentally celebrates his 69th birthday today (Happy Birthday, Bruce!), this song was a huge hit off the 1984 album Born
Born in the USA
One of the most famous misinterpreted song of all time must be Born in the USA. To a superficial listener this could be a fist-pumping
Livin’ in the Future
The song Livin’ in the Future is an upbeat and, on the surface, catchy and happy song starting off with a snare drum and big
Roulette
One of the songs that has been on my bucket list for a long time is Roulette. There is so much I like about this
The Last Carnival
Earlier this summer I attended the TeachRock workshop on the Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul’s “Teacher Appreciation Tour” in Malmö. The workshop was
Where the Bands Are (WOW 2018 Day 3)
Way Out West Day 3 (August 11) It’s day 3 of Way Out West and I wake up to pouring rain and a thunderstorm. Later
Where the Bands Are (WOW 2018 Day 2)
Way Out West 2018 Day 2 (August 10) Day two of Way Out West starts off in the worst possible way. A storm has hit
Where The Bands Are (WOW 2018 Day 1)
Way Out West 2018 Day 1 (August 9) The festival’s first day turns out to be pretty perfect weather wise. The sun is shining and
Working on the Highway
A couple of days before Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s show in Frognerparken, Oslo (July 28th, 2016), I managed to get hold of
Where the Bands Are (Guns N’ Roses, 21 July, 2018)
When you go and see a band who were your heroes thirty years ago you shouldn’t expect them to be the same musicians you saw
I Don’t Want To Go Home (Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, 20 July, 2018)
The tiny venue, Kulturbolaget Club, is literary steaming as Little Steven and his 14 piece band the Disciples of Soul enter the stage and start
Where the Bands Are (Van Morrison, 16 July, 2018)
It was a last minute decision to go see Van Morrison in Gothenburg last night. I’m not that fond of jazzy music, but checking off
Where the Bands Are (Ed Sheeran, 10 July, 2018)
Ed Sheeran’s stage setup is deceptively simple: on the surface just a man and his guitar. In reality: a massive sold-out outdoor venue with huge
Mary’s Place
Today is my birthday but I never was much for celebrating it. Some people may argue that I have an issue with getting older and
Hunter of Invisible Game
The song Hunter of Invisible Game (released on the album High Hopes in 2014), sprung from a title that Springsteen came up with and wrote down.
Spirit In The Night
This blogpost was supposed to be a celebration of Clarence “Big Man” Clemons, as June 18th marked the 7th anniversary of his passing. As I
Where the Bands Are (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, 17 June, 2018)
American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit are a really strong live act. Their show in Gothenburg has been sold out for
Where the Bands Are (Brian Fallon and the Howling Weather, 14 June, 2018)
Gaslight Anthem’s frontman Brian Fallon’s solo career started, when the band decided to take an indefinite break in 2015. The first solo album “Painkillers” was
The Promise
It’s June 25th 2016, a nice sunny Midsummer’s Day in Gothenburg, Sweden. 62 676 fans, packed in the pitch and in the stands of Ullevi,
Where the Bands Are (Foo Fighters, 5 June, 2018)
Foo Fighters’ last show in Ullevi (June 12, 2015) is a modern classic: already in the second song, during the audience’s favourite Monkey Wrench, singer/frontman
Where the Bands Are (Mando Diao, 1 June, 2018)
It’s notable from the start that the band Mando Diao have decided not to let Gothenburg’s ongoing heat wave stop them from doing a great
Badlands
One of the most excellent show openers is Badlands, the leadoff track on Bruce Springsteen’s fourth studio album Darkness on the Edge of Town (ranked
Spare Parts
We are currently being overflooded by countless releases of old Bruce Springsteen material. As much as I appreciate listening to and discovering exclusive versions of
Growin’ Up
Growin’ Up is predictably a song about growing up. The lyrics are about figuring out who you are and carving out your own identity. Already
Where the Bands Are (Icona Pop, 10 May 2018)
In 2009 Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo formed the Swedish electro-pop duo, Icona Pop. Their biggest hit, so far, is I love it (2012). Their
Born To Run
Yesterday around 9 000 women hit the streets and the beautiful surroundings of the lovely park Slottskogen in Gothenburg for the women’s race Vårruset. Vårruset is
Land of Hope and Dreams
An obvious activity prior to attending a concert is getting hold of a ticket. Buying tickets must be one of the most distressing things ever;
The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle (Epic Album Covers)
As I wrote in the blogpost Record Store Daythe rise of digital music almost extinguished the vinyl and with that one of the greatest canvasses
