Media Overload 2021

Welcome to my annual end-of-the-year chronicle. Here I reflect on the passed year, the media Iโ€™ve consumed, the trips Iโ€™ve made and other personal stuff. My first focus is this blog: Stray Bullet. Last year, after seeing less activity from my part on the blog, I set a goal that I would write at least... Continue Reading →

Itโ€™s a Mad Dogโ€™s Promenade

Itโ€™s easy to feel overwhelmed by everything youโ€™re hearing about the coronavirus disease right now. Every single day there are new press conferences from the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Board of Health and Welfare and (the other day) even the Swedish king (!), as conditions are changing hour by hour.... Continue Reading →

The Live Series: Songs Under Cover

On 14 February, 2020 a new Bruce Springsteen archival live compilation was released via streaming services. It is the sixth installment in a series of themed live playlists from Springsteen (โ€œthe Live Seriesโ€). This new playlist gathers 15 interesting covers that Springsteen has played with The E Street Band over the years. The Live Series:... Continue Reading →

Where the Bands Are (Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls + Dropkick Murphys, 4 February 2020)

โ€œWho would have thought that after all, something as simple as rock 'n' roll would save us all.โ€ Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls + Dropkick Murphys, 4 February 2020, Kajskjul 105, Gothenburg. Right from the top, the eventโ€™s โ€œspecial guestsโ€ (and one of the main reasons I bought myself a ticket), Frank Turner and... Continue Reading →

57 Channels (and nothinโ€™ on): Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band

Gรถteborg Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Nordic countries. Films are presented during a ten-day festival (in 2020 from 23 January to 3 February), creating a great banquet serving audiences nearly 450 films from some 80 countries. Although Iโ€™m born and raised in Gรถteborg and the film festival is almost as old... Continue Reading →

Be True

My first contact with the song Be True was in 1988 when I bought the Chimes of Freedom EP in 1988, a special 4-Track 12" containing live recordings of: side A: Tougher Than The Rest and Be True, side B: Chimes of Freedom and Born To Run (acoustic). The EP was released for the benefit... Continue Reading →

The Dogs on Main Street (h)owl…

According to myth the owl was a symbol of wisdom and strategy. An owl sat on goddess Athena's blind side, so that she could see the whole truth. In Ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of a higher wisdom, and it was also a guardian of the Acropolis. Native Americans associate the meaning of... Continue Reading →

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