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 show. It's never easy to play on a sunlit stage in an amusement park, but the band is doing their very best to reach out to the audience and they... Continue Reading →
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 musical influences are electro house, punk and indie pop. Since the release of their breakthrough album This is...Icona Pop in 2013 they've been busy touring (opening for Miley Cyrus, Kate... Continue Reading →
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 Sweden, in competition with Bruce Springsteen's mega hit album Born In the USA. Reckless features classic hit songs like Summer of 69, Heaven and Run to You and has sold... Continue Reading →
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 enough to catch 4 shows in Sweden (Gothenburg x 2, July 2012 and Stockholm x 2, May 2013) and now a show in London is up for grabs. If I... Continue Reading →
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 masterpiece and a favourite song for many Bruce fans. It was released in 1975 on the album Born To Run. It is often described as an epic 10-minute anthem. It... Continue Reading →
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 stage and open with All I Needed Was You, the spirit in the venue rises. I'm up front stage right. With only the rail between me and the stage I'm happy... Continue Reading →
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 EP to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, singing Dropkick Murphys' song "Rose Tattoo". Rose Tattoo is a very haunting song about love, loyalty and dedication with a typical... Continue Reading →