Review: Train to Spain Live
Train to Spain Gothenburg, Sweden 24 October 2013 I enter Café Kultur, and suddenly I’m on a train to Spain. No, of course not. That’s not what happened. I was…
Train to Spain Gothenburg, Sweden 24 October 2013 I enter Café Kultur, and suddenly I’m on a train to Spain. No, of course not. That’s not what happened. I was…
A nice version of Martin Gore’s best song, featuring the ubiquitous John von Ahlen from Parralox on vocals. Certainly timely from both meteorological and political perpectives.
Doors at eight. Interview with the one and only Christer Lundberg from Universal Poplab a couple of minutes later. I recognize the red hat (very handsome) from a far distance.…
Vanligt Folk Gothenburg, Sweden 5 October 2013 It’s Saturday night at Haket, Gothenburg. The Swedish punk/synth band (a very rare combination) Vanligt Folk is having a release party for their…
A cover of the classic Page track, stripped back and rendered acoustically, so that its simple beauty comes through clearly.
Vive la Fête is a glamorous party band from Belgium. Mix them with the dark EBM of Pantser Fabriek and you get something glorious that sounds like Vicious Pink for…
Lars Falk joined Swedish legends Twice a Man after guitarist Dan Söderqvist jumped from a window and hurt his hand. A warm-up gig for New Order in London was saved,…
Page Gothenburg, Sweden 30 August 2013 A live performance by Page is a high-voltage affair. Energy and expectations fill the air before a note has been played – like the…
Julian & Marina Gothenburg, Sweden 29 August 2013 It is hard not to fall in love with Julian & Marina. Watching the electro-crooner duo from Stockholm perform is a little…
It’s the song everyone immediately thinks of, when The Weathermen are mentioned, but of course their output was more varied than this. The thing is, it’s such a catchy number…