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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.
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.
Nine Inch Nails clever marketing
I recently got back from a Nine Inch Nails concert, where I was intrigued by marketing hype surrounding this tour. It all started with hidden letters in tour t-shirts spelling out a domain name
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 old crew.
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.
Dark days at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig
Just as Whitsun arrives each year, tens of thousands of people dressed in black also arrive to the the beautiful city of Leipzig. The annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen is one of the largest sub-culture events in the world.
Noise at work
At many offices today there is a lot of background noise from various sources. At times it is essential to have a good pair of headphones to block it all away.
SAMA 2006
Yesterday I went to the 2006 edition of SAMA (Scandinavian Alternative Music Awards). It was, as expected, a pleasant mix of old and new. The initial lineup of De/Vision, Strasse and Sturm Café was finally boosted with Das Ich, VNV Nation, Iris, Spetsnaz and Seize.
Synthklubben premiere evening
It has been a very dark autumn with the all-too-early demise of my favorite club Plasticity, as well as the closing of Spacelab, Killing Music and Synthbar.
Release party for Playing the Angel
The release party for the new album Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode was upon us. The stage was set for the all-star tribute band called 101.