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
Where the Bands Are (Bryan Adams, 28 April, 2018)
I was 11 years old when Bryan Adam’s fourth studio album Reckless hit the music stores in November 5th, 1984. It became a success in
Record Store Day: Bruce Springsteen Greatest Hits
Record Store Day (RSD) is an annual event that was initiated in 2007 by an association of independent private record store owners and employees in the
Leap of Faith
Bruce Springsteen has been a singer-songwriter voice of a contemporary generation for more than four decades. His work reflects the values, dreams and concerns of
From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
This is my 20th entry on this blog and I thought I would take this time to evaluate my own blogging so far and also
Thunder Road
My top ten Bruce Springsteen songs change from week to week depending on my current mood. The one song that consistently stays in my top
Meeting Across the River
It’s June 2013 and the Wrecking Ball tour is still travelling on around the world, now on its second European leg. I’ve already been lucky
57 Channels (and nothin’ on) Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour is set during a particularly tense time in British history. The Nazis were at their most powerful, combatting their way through Europe and threatening
Jungleland
I doubt that there is anything deep and profound that I can say, that haven’t already been said about the song Jungleland . It is a
Talk To Me (Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, 22 Mars, 2018)
The rock club Pustervik in Gothenburg, Sweden has been sold out for a long time and as Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes enter the
Better Days
I became a Bruce Springsteen fan in 1984, after being introduced to the album Born In the USA by my older sister. I was especially
We busted out of class…
Language is our most important tool to think, communicate and learn. It makes us understand, helps us to put things into perspective, encourages us to
You Never Can Tell
A while back (in August 2017) I was assigned to deliver a lecture on our school’s IT-strategy and the implementation plan for a new learning
57 Channels (and nothin’ on) “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri is a film with contradictions. It balances between comedy and tragedy. It’s a warm-hearted film about revenge and also a
Murder Incorporated
After the recent Florida school shooting the discussions on Twitter and other social media have been everything but subtle. Earlier this week the President of
Radio Nowhere (is there anybody alive out there?)
It was not until last summer that I discovered podcasts. I had obviously heard people mentioning them before but I didn’t think they were anything
The Ghost of Tom Joad (a celebration of epic guitar solos)
When I was a kid I really wanted to learn to play the guitar to become a rock n’ roll star. In Sweden you can
Working on a dream
Every January my gym is packed with people trying to live up to their new year’s resolutions. It’s not surprising, I’ve read somewhere that the
Rose Tattoo (Dropkick Murphys, 8 February, 2018)
I didn’t know anything about the American Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys before May 2013. That’s when they teamed up with Bruce Springsteen on an
The Wish (spoiler alert, shmoiler alert)
It’s a rather new phenomenon that you, as a Springsteen fan, are not supposed to share, tell or “spoil” what’s going on in a Springsteen show.
No surrender
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who knows me that I’m a huge Bruce Springsteen fan. In fact, I listen to his music
57 Channels (and nothin’ on) “All the money in the World”
It’s hard to find anything interesting to watch on TV these days. There are many evenings when I don’t watch TV at all. More often
10th Ave. Freeze-Out
There are three ways your body instinctively respond when you are threatened; you either fight, flee or freeze. -You should try and avoid freezing when
Stray Bullet
A Stray Bullet is a bullet that, after being fired from a gun, hits an unintended target; a bullet that hits you when the attacker
