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The final Tinitus festival

The final Tinitus festival

This weekend I visited the last ever edition of Tinitus festival. The lineup was strong and the festival had been extended to two days.

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Best concerts of 2008

I tend to visit a lot of live concerts, since most bands manage to create something special on stage that make them come alive, in a way never achieved by the flat compact discs. Here are some of my favorite concerts during 2008.

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The Flaming Lips at Way Out West

Way Out West 2008 post mortem

The time had come to visit the overpriced frenzy of Way Out West. It turned out to be just as I thought it would be. On one hand, it’s quite comfy to visit a festival at the heart of your home town.

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Arvika festival goes floodland

Arvika festival goes floodland

It’s been a couple of years since last time, but it felt good to be back in the forest at Arvikafestivalen. The first days were scorchingly hot but the last one surprised us all with a lightning storm that came from nowhere and almost swept the festival away.

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Yazoo in Glasgow

Yazoo in Glasgow

We reached Glasgow after a few hours drive from Edinburgh. Got the room opposite number 666 at a hotel and went down to The Quay for a quick meal at Frankie & Benny’s.

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An evening with Tom McRae

An evening with Tom McRae

Even though I visit a lot of concerts, I rarely write anything about them. This will be an exception. The British singer-songwriter Tom McRae visited Gothenburg for the first time ever this evening, a welcome exception to the kind of concerts I usually attend.

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The last Romo Night

The last Romo Night

Started in 1996, Romo Night was an electronic music club that started out at the student venue Kåren, but later moved to the larger Trägårn in 2003.

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Nine Inch Nails clever marketing

Nine Inch Nails clever marketing

I just got back from a Nine Inch Nails concert in Stockholm. While it was great, I was also intrigued by marketing hype surrounding this tour. It all started with hidden letters in tour t-shirts spelling out a domain name.

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The last SAMA

The last SAMA

The first SAMA (Scandinavian Alternative Music Awards) was held in 1998. Ten years later, the time had come to close this chapter of music history and visit the very last SAMA. All in all, it felt like the last night with the gang.

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Favorite cover songs

Favorite cover songs

For every band there is a cover band. A lot of people hate cover versions of their beloved songs, since cover bands often manage to mess up a perfectly good song.

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