Fuck frankie gigging at Nalen Stockholm June 13 2015
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Showing posts with label Stockholm. Show all posts
Monday, June 15, 2015
Monday, June 8, 2015
Fuck Frankie a photosession.
Made exclusive for this blog.
In order Elvira, Lisa, Gurra, Jösses and Orri.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Attentat at Debaser Slussen - I click on the "Like" button (live review)
Ther will be pictures later, please stay tuned.
The Crowd
Some smart
ass booked Attentat the same night as Sweden played an important qualifying
match for the next Football (Soccer) World Championship. Or maybe did they know
what they were doing. The Club Debaser Slussen had to have open anyway and I
can´t think of many bands that could attract such crowd under the same
circumstances, than Attentat. Let´s say it was almost half full and it was decent from a Gothenburg band that tries to convince Stockholm about their greatness. On the good
side, there wasn´t any trendies or hipsters around because of the hype, this
was real to the bone punk fans, and even to the core Attentat fans. The
young with studded jackets, skins and mohawks, in front jumping around, in the back the beer
bellies chanting in every chorus of the old songs like they hasn´t done
anything else the last decades than practice on chanting that they don´t want a
new Opera house, that “you” should leave them fucking alone and they are birds
without legs. Surprising to see so many young and old skinheads find their way
to Attentat, I click on the “Like” button.
The Place
Debaser
Slussen´s days seem numbered because of the rebuilding of the whole area, and I
won´t feel sorry about it. I don´t like the way they have lit up the stage or
the club in general. Tonight the bar service is great and that makes it OK.
The Bands
The Bands
The Nature
It is a
horrible booking to let The Nature up on stage as a support act to Attentat. It
doesn´t give the band The Nature the chance they deserve and the crowd (me) the
right mood. The Natures trashy indie pop should be fine any other night, but
now I can´t relate to them as anything else that something that should end as
fast as it is possible. Too bad, another night I might liked them, but not last night.
Attentat
Attentat was a most important *band in the Swedish punk flora, starting out as a hard 77 type of band in 1978, they transformed to a mainstream rock punk band that attracted attention from national broadcasted media in the early 1980ies, to be back at small pub gigs at Tre Backar in the end of the decade. The ever young teenager (at least in his lyrics) singer Mats Jönsson seems to know how to speak to young and frustrated generations in his lyrics.
Attentat was a most important *band in the Swedish punk flora, starting out as a hard 77 type of band in 1978, they transformed to a mainstream rock punk band that attracted attention from national broadcasted media in the early 1980ies, to be back at small pub gigs at Tre Backar in the end of the decade. The ever young teenager (at least in his lyrics) singer Mats Jönsson seems to know how to speak to young and frustrated generations in his lyrics.
I can´t
think of any other punk band that can play a ballad of fear and shortcomings
and get some stone faced skinheads, mohawk punks and beer bellied drunks to
sing along in it, all together. Attentat get such a thing going, very natural. Maybe
because they are very honest about NOT having any Macho issues shown in songs
like “Manskomplex”, a song from a never released demo* in 1981 but still a big
crowd pleaser. It is a lot of Woahhh waouhh aeaeaeahh in their chorus that makes
it easy to sing along with. But it doesn´t come for free to the band. As I
pointed out many times, the Stockholm crowd is a rather stiff crowd, Attentat
seems to take that as a challenge, and with their bond to the crowd and routine
they manage to get the crowd going and it looks like that most people have a
jolly good time. I know I got it.
But it isn´t all trouble free, there is one annoying thing with the band onstage, too many new songs. The new songs isn´t played with the same obvious Attentatness as the old tunes. The new album “Fy fan” is a complex album and all of the songs doesn´t manage to compete with their old classics at such a night as this. Not that they are bad songs but there is better song from their old days that are better. On the other hand, I fully understand them, they are here to convince us that they have a future as a vital band full of new ideas and strength more than a punk revival act to cash in on old glory. “Fattiga och rika” and “Dö som en hund” make their way to my heart. “Gilla mig” doesn´t have the same strength, but seems like it is very much an open gateway to Mats Jönssons frustrated heart. He introduce it as song about a pathetic phenomena, to spend our days going for the most “Like” clicks on Facebook. Mocking himself, the bass player Crippa (I often “Like” click his posts, haha) and us in the audience. It is funny and thoughtful but I rather seen them played some of their old classics like “Hej Gamle man”, “Hårding” or else of their song treasures.
And so...
Worth the money? 100SKr Yes! Just to see the Bass player “Crippa” do the 1,2,3,4 count, in Stockholm dialect (this time only, he claimed) was worth the price of a beer.
But it isn´t all trouble free, there is one annoying thing with the band onstage, too many new songs. The new songs isn´t played with the same obvious Attentatness as the old tunes. The new album “Fy fan” is a complex album and all of the songs doesn´t manage to compete with their old classics at such a night as this. Not that they are bad songs but there is better song from their old days that are better. On the other hand, I fully understand them, they are here to convince us that they have a future as a vital band full of new ideas and strength more than a punk revival act to cash in on old glory. “Fattiga och rika” and “Dö som en hund” make their way to my heart. “Gilla mig” doesn´t have the same strength, but seems like it is very much an open gateway to Mats Jönssons frustrated heart. He introduce it as song about a pathetic phenomena, to spend our days going for the most “Like” clicks on Facebook. Mocking himself, the bass player Crippa (I often “Like” click his posts, haha) and us in the audience. It is funny and thoughtful but I rather seen them played some of their old classics like “Hej Gamle man”, “Hårding” or else of their song treasures.
And so...
Worth the money? 100SKr Yes! Just to see the Bass player “Crippa” do the 1,2,3,4 count, in Stockholm dialect (this time only, he claimed) was worth the price of a beer.
* I
travelled miles to see Attentat as one of my first live punk shows in the early
80ies, collected their early singles with a certain eager as many others did.
** Now you can find it on compilation albums.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Rifle - Murder on TV (Live at Go!)
Rifle - Murder on TV (Swe)
Live at Go!, Stampens Källare, Stockholm 7/3 2013
Unfortionately it was a bit too dark for my camera, thats why the picture quality isn´t at it´s best.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Drink the Punk Away - Stockholm Punk Scene (Some Places)
Drink the Punk Away - Stockholm Punk Scene (Some Places)
On a visit, new in town or just lost?
A Quick guide to some of the main punk (metal, and rock) gig places. Or are you in it for just a beer in the presense of distorted guitars delivered by the DJ?... Or do you just wanna be where punks just happened to hang around? Find it here.
Stockholm inner city got five main areas which Södermalm is the biggest and the most punk frequented. Söder as it is called for short.
Söder (Södermalm)
gigs at
Snövit at Ringvägen 147, a quick walk down the Ringvägen from Skanstulls subwaystation.
Don´t be fooled by the restaurant, the punk is in the basement. Club Probation
Broder Tuck is at Götgatan 85, just oposit the Skanstulls Subway station.
Walk Through the restaurant down in the basement for Metal and Punk, Mostly at weekends but be alert it can be on week day night as well.
Kafé 44, Tjärhovsgatan 46 is an Vegetarian/Vegan café with alot of different venues, No-alcohol concerts, which makes it suitable for people under 18. Metal/Hard Core/Punk/Alternative.
Skål, Lindvallsgatan 11-13, A walk from subway station Hornstull. Mostly Rock, Blues and open stages but one or two Ska and Punk gigs can be seen.
Debaser Medis, More info soon
Malmen, More info soon
Strand, More info soon
On a visit, new in town or just lost?
A Quick guide to some of the main punk (metal, and rock) gig places. Or are you in it for just a beer in the presense of distorted guitars delivered by the DJ?... Or do you just wanna be where punks just happened to hang around? Find it here.
Stockholm inner city got five main areas which Södermalm is the biggest and the most punk frequented. Söder as it is called for short.
Söder (Södermalm)
gigs at
Snövit at Ringvägen 147, a quick walk down the Ringvägen from Skanstulls subwaystation.
Don´t be fooled by the restaurant, the punk is in the basement. Club Probation
Broder Tuck is at Götgatan 85, just oposit the Skanstulls Subway station.
Walk Through the restaurant down in the basement for Metal and Punk, Mostly at weekends but be alert it can be on week day night as well.
Kafé 44, Tjärhovsgatan 46 is an Vegetarian/Vegan café with alot of different venues, No-alcohol concerts, which makes it suitable for people under 18. Metal/Hard Core/Punk/Alternative.
Skål, Lindvallsgatan 11-13, A walk from subway station Hornstull. Mostly Rock, Blues and open stages but one or two Ska and Punk gigs can be seen.
Debaser Medis, More info soon
Malmen, More info soon
Strand, More info soon
Clubs, beers and hang outs at...
Carmen, Jamson, Bröderna Ohlson, Charles Dickens, Star Bar (more info later)
Gamla Stan (Old Town)
Pussy a Go Go in the basement at the Pub Liffeys, Stora Nygatan 40 Subway station Gamla Stan.
Walk through the restaurand and walk down in the basement. open at fridays and saturdays.
Stampens Källare, Stora Nygatan 5, Subway station Gamla Stan.
Different clubs, like Apoteket Apan and music which includes Punk, Metal etc,
Debaser Slussen, More info soon
Kungsholmen
North inner city is called Kungholmen and have some cheaper beer joints. In that cluster...
Copperfields is placed very closed to the Fridhemsplan subway station. At the moment Club Dislocated is residing punk gig organizers there, with free concerts every friday and saturday.
Cheep beer at places as Dovas
City
KGB, Malmskilnadesgatan 45, A cool concept restaurant full with CCCP kitch. In the basement the Clubs Kalashnikov, Plus One, Bat Night, Stoner Caravan and Stockholms Pärlor resides. Both with bands and music quiz. EBM, Synth, Punk, Rock, Metal etc
Stay tuned for more places.
Carmen, Jamson, Bröderna Ohlson, Charles Dickens, Star Bar (more info later)
Gamla Stan (Old Town)
Pussy a Go Go in the basement at the Pub Liffeys, Stora Nygatan 40 Subway station Gamla Stan.
Walk through the restaurand and walk down in the basement. open at fridays and saturdays.
Stampens Källare, Stora Nygatan 5, Subway station Gamla Stan.
Different clubs, like Apoteket Apan and music which includes Punk, Metal etc,
Debaser Slussen, More info soon
Kungsholmen
North inner city is called Kungholmen and have some cheaper beer joints. In that cluster...
Copperfields is placed very closed to the Fridhemsplan subway station. At the moment Club Dislocated is residing punk gig organizers there, with free concerts every friday and saturday.
Cheep beer at places as Dovas
City
KGB, Malmskilnadesgatan 45, A cool concept restaurant full with CCCP kitch. In the basement the Clubs Kalashnikov, Plus One, Bat Night, Stoner Caravan and Stockholms Pärlor resides. Both with bands and music quiz. EBM, Synth, Punk, Rock, Metal etc
Stay tuned for more places.
Stiff Little Fingers to Debaser Medis
Stiff Little Fingers at Debaser Medis April 5 2013
See the venue here.
http://www.debaser.se/nyheter/1405/
Find tickets here
http://www.debaser.se/kalender/10391/
One of the seventies most influentual punk rock acts, the North Ireland 4 man group Stiff Little Fingers
will visit Debaser Medis in April 5, supported by Alonzo and fas 3, Bitch Boys.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Makabert fynd, Giesa Göbbels at Pussy a Go go, Stockholm jan 2013 (concert review)
Picture will soon be posted
Kängpunk (Boots Punk) is a Swedish genre label to fit in everything Crust, D-beat, Hard Core and Punk Metal, sometimes we call it Råpunk (Raw Punk). And I think it´s the propper way to describe what was going on in the 16th century cellar club of Stockholm´s Old Town friday 25 of Januari 2013.
The Place
Pussy A Go Go is placed in the basement of the Irish Pub The Liffey. The stone walls in the old cellar of the mideval house isn´t really the wet dream of a sound engineer, on the other hand, these bands were more into damage our ears than than to quallify for the sound of the year award. And they did...It is hard, fast and full of joyfull energy.
The Crowd
Plenty, I estimated it to be almost full, not quite but good enough. I knew a few, other wer new to me, some I seen around but never spoken to. Still it is a very friendly punk and metal head atmoshere like it often is in Stockholms punk scene. No rock star behavoir from the bands, no fractionistas building up hostility to each others, this is written after the violence outside the Alpine Village in California the same week. People are here for the bands, beers and fun in general. and you could really talk about all ages. Both old gezers or schould I say original punks to be more polite in their late 40ies/early 50ies down to a bunch of 19 year old pierced studded leather jacket punks. Most of the crowd not into the sometimes rather chaotic moshing in the front.
The Bands
Giesa Göbbles
Giesa Göbbels is a Stockholm band with an Australian singer. It is fast, hard and heartfull. I really have a hard time to say if there are good tunes in that massive treble noise that comes from the stage. But I like it because it is so well done. Some think it more metal than punk, I don´t, this is punk in it primal shape, don´t get fooled by the looks of the instrumentalists in the band (like Lemmys unborn sons and Lemmy is punk anyway), it is kängpunk, nuff said. It is a good days work delivered to us to enjoy and at least I did, I guess the rest of the crowd enjoyed it to.
Makabert Fynd (transl. Macabre Discovery)
Makabert Fynd is in my eyes something as a semi all star team of hard core or something, or am I just making that up because I want it to be that way? Refused might be more famous but this guys are the real stuff and they are nice too. And you can tell. it is fast, furious and tight. I guess the guys on stage in their 80-90ies HC bands didn´t sounded as tight as this. The Two singers brings something extra to the performance. It becomes like an dialog whitin the band on stage that is refreshing.
The subjects is mostly about the anoying things going on in our time. The lyrics in Swedish makes it even more credible. Not least the song titles are both funny and angry in one. But that is just details, the mayhem that going on in the music and in the mosh infront of the stage is the thing.
The bands reminds a bit of the excellent bands Knark and Totallitär, and it isn´t out of the blue, because half of the members from Knark are in this 5 piece combo. as well as the singer of the 80ies band Totalitär and Makabert Fynd is the same person.
Worth the Money?
The entrance fee of 100Skr (10 Euros) is well spent money, I feel glad and cleansed when I hit the subway home. Maybee can I cope with the contemporary insanity that they call the world today for another few weeks?
Kängpunk (Boots Punk) is a Swedish genre label to fit in everything Crust, D-beat, Hard Core and Punk Metal, sometimes we call it Råpunk (Raw Punk). And I think it´s the propper way to describe what was going on in the 16th century cellar club of Stockholm´s Old Town friday 25 of Januari 2013.
The Place
Pussy A Go Go is placed in the basement of the Irish Pub The Liffey. The stone walls in the old cellar of the mideval house isn´t really the wet dream of a sound engineer, on the other hand, these bands were more into damage our ears than than to quallify for the sound of the year award. And they did...It is hard, fast and full of joyfull energy.
The Crowd
Plenty, I estimated it to be almost full, not quite but good enough. I knew a few, other wer new to me, some I seen around but never spoken to. Still it is a very friendly punk and metal head atmoshere like it often is in Stockholms punk scene. No rock star behavoir from the bands, no fractionistas building up hostility to each others, this is written after the violence outside the Alpine Village in California the same week. People are here for the bands, beers and fun in general. and you could really talk about all ages. Both old gezers or schould I say original punks to be more polite in their late 40ies/early 50ies down to a bunch of 19 year old pierced studded leather jacket punks. Most of the crowd not into the sometimes rather chaotic moshing in the front.
The Bands
Giesa Göbbles
Giesa Göbbels is a Stockholm band with an Australian singer. It is fast, hard and heartfull. I really have a hard time to say if there are good tunes in that massive treble noise that comes from the stage. But I like it because it is so well done. Some think it more metal than punk, I don´t, this is punk in it primal shape, don´t get fooled by the looks of the instrumentalists in the band (like Lemmys unborn sons and Lemmy is punk anyway), it is kängpunk, nuff said. It is a good days work delivered to us to enjoy and at least I did, I guess the rest of the crowd enjoyed it to.
Makabert Fynd
Makabert Fynd (transl. Macabre Discovery)
Makabert Fynd is in my eyes something as a semi all star team of hard core or something, or am I just making that up because I want it to be that way? Refused might be more famous but this guys are the real stuff and they are nice too. And you can tell. it is fast, furious and tight. I guess the guys on stage in their 80-90ies HC bands didn´t sounded as tight as this. The Two singers brings something extra to the performance. It becomes like an dialog whitin the band on stage that is refreshing.
The subjects is mostly about the anoying things going on in our time. The lyrics in Swedish makes it even more credible. Not least the song titles are both funny and angry in one. But that is just details, the mayhem that going on in the music and in the mosh infront of the stage is the thing.
The bands reminds a bit of the excellent bands Knark and Totallitär, and it isn´t out of the blue, because half of the members from Knark are in this 5 piece combo. as well as the singer of the 80ies band Totalitär and Makabert Fynd is the same person.
Worth the Money?
The entrance fee of 100Skr (10 Euros) is well spent money, I feel glad and cleansed when I hit the subway home. Maybee can I cope with the contemporary insanity that they call the world today for another few weeks?
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Dropkick Murphys - Signed And Sealed In Blood (CD Review)
“The Boys Are
Back” was the first song of the Dropkick Murphys new album “Signed and Sealed
in Blood” I heard. I thought it was fair then, not more. I thought it was a bit
too Jolly and sentimental in a comic book manner. But the song grow with time
and today I really like it. Then it was Christmas time.
“The Season Upon Us” is a more sentimental Christmas type of song in the tradition of the Pogues classic “Fairytale of New York”, possible the best Christmas song ever made after silent night. Anyone that steps into that territory are out on deep water, first I was skeptical, then it was clear to me if someone going to do it, it was going to be the DKM. Actually I think they did it quite beautiful.
Now that was the eventually hesitation of this records are done. On to the Gold.
Tunes as ”Burn” and ”Rose Tattoo” I can probably already dub as classic DKM tunes. Backed up by the rest set of songs, especially “My Hero”, “Out of the Town” and “Out of our heads”. There are no dull or OK tunes on this 12 track album, which makes this a right through good record, possible at the end of the year might end up as one of the pearls of this year. This years perfect CD for your car either your are cruising in the sunshine looking for chicks or going to work.
Definitely one of the best Dropkick Murphys records ever made in competition with “Sing Loud…” and “Do or Die”.
Worth buying? HELL YES, buy one for you old man, mother in law and best friend as well.
“The Season Upon Us” is a more sentimental Christmas type of song in the tradition of the Pogues classic “Fairytale of New York”, possible the best Christmas song ever made after silent night. Anyone that steps into that territory are out on deep water, first I was skeptical, then it was clear to me if someone going to do it, it was going to be the DKM. Actually I think they did it quite beautiful.
Now that was the eventually hesitation of this records are done. On to the Gold.
Tunes as ”Burn” and ”Rose Tattoo” I can probably already dub as classic DKM tunes. Backed up by the rest set of songs, especially “My Hero”, “Out of the Town” and “Out of our heads”. There are no dull or OK tunes on this 12 track album, which makes this a right through good record, possible at the end of the year might end up as one of the pearls of this year. This years perfect CD for your car either your are cruising in the sunshine looking for chicks or going to work.
Definitely one of the best Dropkick Murphys records ever made in competition with “Sing Loud…” and “Do or Die”.
Worth buying? HELL YES, buy one for you old man, mother in law and best friend as well.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Review - The Hyper Actives - Rock ´n´Roll lives Again!
Mattan Arts
The Hyper
Actives are a Stockholm based band in it to restore the former glory of
Rock´n´Roll. And to be able to do that they have to transform them self to
1960ies Marvel kind of comic book characters.
This could been a nonsense joke, by a bunch of lads trying to be funny, but!!! There are some sad things about the world of music today, that gives their comic book fantasy mission a legacy IRL.
They ain´t alone in their mission, The
Australians in Airbourne are on to the world in a similar operation. And soundwise
the Hyper Actives are in the same genre as Airbourne with some elements of
early Hellacopters. If I didn´t knew that this was a HA record and heard a song
on the radio I would certainly believe that it was either Airbourne or a
previously unreleased Hellacopters tune caressing my ears. This could been a nonsense joke, by a bunch of lads trying to be funny, but!!! There are some sad things about the world of music today, that gives their comic book fantasy mission a legacy IRL.
Is that a bad thing, you might ask? That they sound so similar to the two band mentioned. Definitely not, at least not on this record. In fact, where the Australians tend to be a bit the same all over the three piece Stockholm band never turn dull. The are a lot of both musical knowledge and Rock´n´Roll romantics in it to make it be a really listen friendly record. And when Hellacopters gave up, the The Hyper Actives picked up the banner. A perfect record for the car stereo on the high way to hell. All the songs are good, catchy in a Hyper Active way. The two Strongest tracks are the two opening tracks “The Promised Land” and “Rock´n´Roller Man”, The opening tune “The Promised Land” deserves to be a huge radio hit. But it ain´t and that proves them right in their mission. Finally, Yes! You made Rock ´n´ Roll live again!
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Review - Iggy and The Stooges at Gröna Lund
At Gröna Lund, Stockholm Aug 10 2012
The Event
Iggy Pop often together with Lou Reed given credit as the Grandfathers
of punk, was in town, last night on the amusement park Gröna Lund, a place that
have seen many classic rock and punk bands onstage. I´ve seen Iggy a couple of times. He has been
brilliant, less brilliant and one time surrounded by a terrible band being a
let down. Tonight he was back at Gröna Lund where he have been a busy visitor.
I think I´ve seen him twice there before. And one of them was really a terrible
experience.
This time he brought his old band, the Stooges. James Williamson have replaced Ron Asheton on guitars since he passed away in 2009. And it is logical because James replaced Ron in the 1970ies during the heroin years. James was Iggy´s and drummer Scott Ashetons (Ron´s Brother) drug pal so he took over the axe and Ron was to play bass replacing the Dave Alexander that got fired after being too drunk to play (!). Mike Watt and Steve MacKay are now in the band as well.
Iggy and the added value of the Stooges was a good reason to see the spectacle.
The Crowd
This time he brought his old band, the Stooges. James Williamson have replaced Ron Asheton on guitars since he passed away in 2009. And it is logical because James replaced Ron in the 1970ies during the heroin years. James was Iggy´s and drummer Scott Ashetons (Ron´s Brother) drug pal so he took over the axe and Ron was to play bass replacing the Dave Alexander that got fired after being too drunk to play (!). Mike Watt and Steve MacKay are now in the band as well.
Iggy and the added value of the Stooges was a good reason to see the spectacle.
The Crowd
Everyone was there. The Swedish rock journalist (Swedish Television) Per
Sinding Larsen claimed, on Facebook, there was 15 000 people trying to see
Iggy and the Stooges. Note that Bob Marley´s unbreakable 1980 crowd record
counting 32 000 visitors is legendary. 15 000 was an incredible and
likely number of people it was paced! There were people everywhere. And I
recognized half of them, haha. Everyone was there.
The Crowd might been big, but a bit stiff, not as vivid and lively as the Dropkick Murphy´s crowd at the same place a two month earlier.
The Crowd might been big, but a bit stiff, not as vivid and lively as the Dropkick Murphy´s crowd at the same place a two month earlier.
The Band
Iggy and the Stooges
They couldn´t hardly walk. Iggy and bass player limping like some
wounded wildebeest. But when they were there, on stage, they delivered one hell
of a rock show.
What strikes me with most old rock, blues and punk legends is the lack of aggression in their playing in later years. Eric Clapton, Mick Jones gone soft by the years. Compare the solo´s played by Clapton when he was God and today you will get what I am after here. The Stooges and the Sex Pistols are exceptions. The Stooges proved last night that they still know how to be bad ass. Behaving like the mad man he is, Iggy is still going strong even if is 65 of age. OK, not as wild as during the crazy years, but still much more than most rockers and punk singers do together. The Bass player Mike Watt behaving like a drunk in a minefield, hilarious! The sax player Steve MacKay playing as mean on saxophone as John Zorn. After starting with three well known numbers, “Raw Power”, “Search and Destroy”, “Gimme Danger” the set slowly turn into a punk jazz festival with unpredictable jazz punk as in the early years, in the end of the sixties. With James Williamson in the band it is a guarantee the songs from his era in the band are played such as “Beyond the Law”, “Johanna”, “Shake Appeal” (with the crowd invited on stage) and “Kill City”, “Johanna” and “Beyond the Law” much faster and harder than on the original records.
Best songs? Well it would be easy to say all of them. But I think I choose Kill City, at least it made me get going.
One non Stooges song was in the repertoire, Iggy Pop´s classic hit “Passenger”. As well as Stooges classics as “No Fun”, “Cock in Pocket”, “Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell”, “1970” among more songs. Note that such brilliant songs “1969”, “Down on the Street” and “TV Eye” wasn´t played.
Worth the money?
What strikes me with most old rock, blues and punk legends is the lack of aggression in their playing in later years. Eric Clapton, Mick Jones gone soft by the years. Compare the solo´s played by Clapton when he was God and today you will get what I am after here. The Stooges and the Sex Pistols are exceptions. The Stooges proved last night that they still know how to be bad ass. Behaving like the mad man he is, Iggy is still going strong even if is 65 of age. OK, not as wild as during the crazy years, but still much more than most rockers and punk singers do together. The Bass player Mike Watt behaving like a drunk in a minefield, hilarious! The sax player Steve MacKay playing as mean on saxophone as John Zorn. After starting with three well known numbers, “Raw Power”, “Search and Destroy”, “Gimme Danger” the set slowly turn into a punk jazz festival with unpredictable jazz punk as in the early years, in the end of the sixties. With James Williamson in the band it is a guarantee the songs from his era in the band are played such as “Beyond the Law”, “Johanna”, “Shake Appeal” (with the crowd invited on stage) and “Kill City”, “Johanna” and “Beyond the Law” much faster and harder than on the original records.
Best songs? Well it would be easy to say all of them. But I think I choose Kill City, at least it made me get going.
One non Stooges song was in the repertoire, Iggy Pop´s classic hit “Passenger”. As well as Stooges classics as “No Fun”, “Cock in Pocket”, “Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell”, “1970” among more songs. Note that such brilliant songs “1969”, “Down on the Street” and “TV Eye” wasn´t played.
Worth the money?
With the “Grönan kortet”, a season card a 199SKr (20 Euros) I got to see
all the concerts and free admission to the amusement park all season. I have
already seen Dropkick Murphy´s (didn´t see Jimmy Cliff) and still the Hives
left to see. So that is a totally yes on
that on that question, it was like winning
on the lottery, all this for this small amount of money? This was one of the
better concerts this summer. Not top three but good enough.
As you might read, I complain about how the Grönan stage is an act killer, Not last night, Iggy knew how to both get a good sound and put on a great show.
As you might read, I complain about how the Grönan stage is an act killer, Not last night, Iggy knew how to both get a good sound and put on a great show.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Social Distortion soon under the Boss reign?
Well the Boss have taken over. He is everywhere. I blogged about his invasion of the city of Gothenburg. Where he was out spying on Rancids gig there. After a great part of both Americas, Norways and Swedens punk establishment lined up to be the Boss best friend. The following days the Boss owned Gothenburg. Now Social Distortion are in that line, queuing up for a possible Boss collaboration.
Read it at the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/article15216674.ab
On tuesday I will see Social Distortion in Stockholm.
Possibly last time as an independent act (then they´re maybee under the rule of the Boss, haha).
On tuesday I will see Social Distortion in Stockholm.
Possibly last time as an independent act (then they´re maybee under the rule of the Boss, haha).
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Skandalites live at Skål 2Oi2
The ska band Skandalites takes on the death metal song Nobodaddy, originally released by Entombed. Live at Skål, Stockholm, 2Oi2.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Extra Concert Social Distortion, Stockholm
Social Distortion, the band with the P90 pick up sound, now ad another date to their sold out concert at Circus, Stockholm. August 8 is the new date. Aug 7 is long gone sold out.
Hurry up Harry, the tickets are hot!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Upcoming Gigs! (updated 3/3 2013)
Upcoming gigs
Summer 2O13
Please inform me about your next gig!
Please inform me about your next gig!
Have been on the lazy side lately but will update soon
June
7/6 DERBY STHLM, Charcoal at Nalen, Regeringsgatan 74, Stockholm 100SEK
13/6 Spökstan på Solstugan, Snoilskyvägen 37 Fredhäll Stockholm, Subway; Kristinenerg
Bad Religion, Peter Murphy, Negative Approach and Sick Of It All and more will visit to STHLM during the summer.
7/6 DERBY STHLM, Charcoal at Nalen, Regeringsgatan 74, Stockholm 100SEK
13/6 Spökstan på Solstugan, Snoilskyvägen 37 Fredhäll Stockholm, Subway; Kristinenerg
Bad Religion, Peter Murphy, Negative Approach and Sick Of It All and more will visit to STHLM during the summer.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Pretty Shitty Kjell 3, Oi! the Event festival
Upcoming event in Stockholm.
As many said about it, its a hell of a line up.
The event is sold out, so I wont be there, was a bit slow this time.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Review - Ligisterna, the Dräpers and Sucks 2BU at Broder Tuck 24/3 -12
A review by Punk Eriksson and one of his brothers, the Metal Head Lars.
at Broder Tuck at Sodermalm, Stockholm Sweden.Punk Erikssons mood = Good.
Broder Tuck is a English style of Pub and restaurant in the still not so fansy and Hipsterfied Soder in the Stockholm inner city. Most notably for its Outlaw bikers killings, execution style that once in a while take part there. Last night there wasnt any sign of a shoot out. Infact it was pretty sparse with guests on the street level. In the basement where they squeezed in a stage there are Punk, Metal and Garage Rock clubs taking turn doing gigs. Last nights club host was Club Dislocated.
The Crowd? **
Not to many but not to few as well. The Moshpit factor wasnt to high. No wreckless pogoing and moshing as can been seen at some punk venues. My youngest Brother point out that if a band get the audience to move as much as an eyelash they should be proud. Stockholm have during my 25 years here always been a stiff place. So no shadow over the bands efforts.
The sound? *
It sucks, the brick or stone in the basements walls and cieling makes the sound just loud and gained with no really punch in it.
First band up was the relative new band It Sucks 2BU.
http://www.myspace.com/suckstobu
A peculiar mix of skate, street, oi and whatever and thats possible that is the problem. The many directions the band seems to move in dont apeal to me. what I like with them is the rock feeling in theirpunk, they just dont go for the speed record, they have actually some good songs. They sounds like competent band with some fine tunes. And over all they seem to be a new and comming band.
The Dräpers
http://www.draeperz.se/
The Dräpers is from the city of Västerås. A hard labour city an one hour train ride from Stockholm. Västerås is a smaller city with big city problems. And that will be heard in the Dräpers music. Its faster and harder then the first band. And very tight. Both on record and live they dont slow down in their Aska Kask kind of punk. My brother point out that he could wish for a bit more attitude from both those first band. -Dont be such nice lads on stage, is his point. And if not so, at least be a bit funny. All that would the last band come up with.
Ligisterna (means The Thugs)
http://www.myspace.com/ligisterna
When I first came across Ligistern I was struck. It was like I was 17 again listen to Ebba Grön. Swedish lyrics with a lot of political rage. With songs like "Mata asen med bly" (Feed the scumbags with led), Vilket jävla skitliv (What a fucking shit life) and comments about the current situation for worked out unemployed workers in the tune SAAB, puts them in the same genre as Ebba Grön and Incest Brothers back in the days, but with a modern touch. This band is by no way nostalgic, they are where there are right now, singing about getting to drunk and messed up. And its not posed that I can say for sure, because they are far from sober onstage which show in their speak between the songs.
With drunken ramble about "Piss Minor Chords" and the bass guitar neck up their asses makes me, them and the rest of the audience laugh. They are funny, they are whitty and they are angry. My brother point out that it sucks that they play in a place like this. They deseve at least a 1500 people crowd he told me. Im pleased that I dont have to be packed in with so much people to see something good like this. In my opinon Ligisterna played their best gig so far, of what I seen. A punk festival in Falköping and as support act to Hudson Falcons in Gothenburg will follow for Ligisterna.
As ususal after punk gig people mix and get along in a brotherly and sisterly manner. Bands and Audience get along in an easy manner. People from all over Sweden and Germany. A fun night worth its 100 SKr (10 Euros) in entrance fee.
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