One thought haunts me when I hear Bruce Springsteen's latest album, Western Stars: The young protagonist who, in the beginning of the breakthrough album Born to Run, takes his car and leaves his hometown (a city of losers) has not yet reached the end of the (Thunder) Road. He has been looking for a home... Continue Reading →
Western Stars [album] (auf Deutsch)
Ein Gedanke verfolgt mich, wenn ich Bruce Springsteens neuestes Album Western Stars höre: Der junge Protagonist, der am Anfang des Durchbruch-Albums Born to run das Auto nimmt und seine Heimatstadt (eine Stadt der Verlierer) verlässt, hat noch nicht die Endstation der Straße "Thunder Road" gefunden. Sein ganzes Leben hat er ein Zuhause gesucht und er wandert... 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 →