Wednesday, May 31, 2006

mirror world


mirror world, originally uploaded by Johan Muren.

I live behind the mirror.

another green world


another green world, originally uploaded by Johan Muren.

There are nice little things growing on my balchony.

fiskis sunset no. 152


sunset, originally uploaded by Johan Muren.

I think I've said it before... A big fat sunset is the only thing that can make the shit brown houses in Fiskis look beautiful.

rain parade


rain parade, originally uploaded by Johan Muren.

Looking down at my wet shoes. I'm cold and tired.

nowhere land


nowhere, originally uploaded by Johan Muren.

Went into the nowhere land with the little rascals today. Loads of rain, snails, worms and frogs. Pretty cool.

the entertainment industry is killing music


home taping is killing music, originally uploaded by Johan Muren.

Did your old mix tapes kill music or did they make you buy more records? Hollywood, the big record companies and the US government definitely believes that they killed the business. Now, 20 years later, they have forced the swedish government to close down the Pirate Bay, a swedish bit torrent tracker. Our Minister for Justice, Thomas Bodström, choose to listen to Big Brothers friendly threats instead of informing Him of the swedish law. I suggest that Big Brother and the entertainment industry celebrates while they can - the tracker will probably be up and working again in a day or two. They should also contemplate how come people choose to steal their products instead of paying for them. Maybe it's time to adapt their prices to what the market is willing to pay? Isn't that why capitalism is so superior? It makes things better and cheaper. And what do you do if the market demands movies and music for free? Isn't the customer always right? Support Piratbyrån.

Sunday, May 28, 2006

team fiskis


team fiskis, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Team Fiskis will play an extravagant DJ set on Snotty Sounds Bar, Skånegatan, Saturday June 10 at 20.00. Be there or be boring.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

it's alive!


it's alive!, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

It's alive!!! And look how moved I was - I couldn't even manage to take a sharp picture. This was a moment of total happiness.

hard drive


hard drive, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

My new hard drive loaded with a zillion ultra bites. I love this beauty.

the tech squad


the tech squad, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

The Tech Squad is in the fuckin' house! Brother Andreas and neighbour Robin helps out in my moment of darkness.

sad computer


sad computer, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

A moment of total despair. My hard drive died. Look how sad my iBook looks with a dead hard drive inside. Poor creature. To the left you can see my brand new tools and to the right the new and improved hard drive!

afa


afa, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Another AFA demo - there has been a whole lot of demos lately. It's an excellent workout for both anarchists and police. Good health to you all!

last day ever


albion, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Look how happy he is! It's Albions last day at café sjuttio. Next stop is ultimate fame as a rock star. Check out his and Naked Apes excellent video Fashion Freak. Damn those zombies are hot!!!

may day


may day, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Suddenly Fiskis has started to smell good. I like that.

flash


flash, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Yes, I know that it's very stupid to drink gin & tonic at three in the morning. I'm sorry.

Flash - a-ah - saviour of the universe
Flash - a-ah - he'll save everyone of us
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Flash - a-ah - he's a miracle
Flash - a-ah - king of the impossible

dante, johanna & maria


dante, johanna & maria, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

After listening to Arvid Tuba for a while things started to become a little bit weird... a big pitcher of Gin & Tonic came on the table... and disappeared...

arvid tuba


arvid tuba, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

After some beers we became a bit nostalgic and started to listen to old Arvid Tuba tapes. You should definitely visit his homepage and listen to his music. I think my favourite is Kråkan Kermit - Kermit The Crow.

johanna, maria & tage


johanna, maria & tage, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Here we are inside celebrating and drinking beer.

dantes porch


dantes porch, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

A couple of weeks ago, just before my hard drive died, some people (not me - I'm too damn lazy) helped Dante & Johanna to rebuild their porch. It turned out really well and they had a very nice party to celebrate the occasion too. I, of course, turned up just in time for the party.

Sunday, May 07, 2006

summer has arrived... kind of...


fiskis, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Today it was over 25 degrees centigrade. Almost like summer, but most trees still just have small buds and no leafs. I went out for my usual jogging round, that's the nice red line in the picture. I think it's approximately 7 km. Made a two hour stop at the X in the bottom of the picture, Lundsjön or Grove Lake, and took my first out door swim for this season. It was incredible! Five times I went into the lake and enjoyed the cool fresh water. Holmen, the O at the top of the picture, is still too cold. It's sea water. But soon I'll be there too.

Saturday, May 06, 2006

ghetto gardening


ghetto gardening, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

When I woke up every tenant at Ålgatan seemed to be involved in some serious gardening. Very impressive.

the skate pool


the skate pool, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is the skate pool at Björnsträdgård. I was very tempted to just fall a sleep there...

robin & per


robin & per, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is Robin & Per at Snotty. Still awake. But it's getting late and we're starting to feel the weight of all the beers. Damn those danes making their beer so heavy. Things are starting to turn a bit weird and we manage to scare a pair of german turists. Sorry german turist dudes!

snotty!


helena & sten, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Helena a.k.a. DJ Hyena and Sten, the owners of snotty, have created a really nice place with lots of excellent music. They even got a picture of Gary Numan on the wall! And a picture of Siouxsie too!

s.s.b.


ssb, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Then we continued to ssb (snotty sounds bar?), or just Snotty, at Skånegatan for some more beer.

lion bar


lion bar, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Robin, Per & me sat in the sunshine outside Lion Bar and enjoyed a couple of beers.

Monday, May 01, 2006

may day 2006 - sergelgatan 1.1


sergelgatan, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is just a few minutes before the riot begun. The AFA and the Invisible Party dudes probably felt that they had been waiting long enough and the Drunk Punks agreed. It was time to break stuff and show the world the glory of pointless destruction. 130 losers were arrested. A lot of energy was wasted and absolutely nothing was gained.

may day 2006 - sergelrondellen


sergelrondellen, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

The procession arrives at Sergelstorg in central Stockholm.

may day 2006 - sveavägen


sveavägen, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This were their audience behind the party truck. A nice crowd.

may day 2006 - lyrical high?


lyrical high?, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

If you know the name of this group please tell me. I think they are called Lyrical High... but I'm not sure... could be one of the other acts. Anyway - they were great what ever they call themselves.

may day 2006 - team fiskis


team fiskis, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

I met some Fiskis celebrities who did their best to reclaim the city.

may day 2006 - more police


more police, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

I needed money ’cause I had none
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won


I Fought The Law - Sonny Curtis

may day 2006 - police chase


police, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Run!

may day 2006 - maria


maria, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Me and Maria went to Reclaim the City's May Day party at Odenplan in Stockholm. There were more than 1200 anarchists, lefties, party people, hooligans and lots of good music. All watched over by at least 200 policemen. Crazy! So why do I celebrate May Day? Because of both the Haymarket Riot back in 1886 and the fact that it's a part of the great old pagan holidays Valborg and Beltane. May Day rules.

the bridge


the bridge, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Walking home under the bridge...

fire


fire, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

A closer look at our Valborgs fire. It was pretty nice I think. I'll get there earlier next year.

valborg


walpurgis nacht, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is not a riot. Tonight we celebrated Valborg or Walpurgis Night here in Fiskis. Unfortunately this years Valborg was on a Sunday - my official laundry day - so I almost missed the whole thing. When I arrived at half past nine the fire was almost gone.

gunvald larsson


persbrandt, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

This is me doing one more of my famous Gunvald Larsson/Mikael Persbrandt impersonations. "Å va faan glor du på rå!?"

micromusic


micromusic, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Finally I've found a ripped copy of Gary Numans Micromusic. In 1980 and 1981 Gary Numan staged several elaborate, and now classic, stage shows which, although successful, actually lost him a great deal of money because of their vast expense. This is a concert video from the final of these concerts at Wembley Arena back in 1981. It's absolutely brilliant! The concert is also documented on the Living Ornaments 1981 CD. But why haven't they released it on DVD?

laughing man


laughing man, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

"I'd thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes."

Check out this badge I've found at the Sci-Fi bookstore - it's the Laughing Man logo from the brilliant Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex anime series - and now I have it on my backpack. Am I a nerd or what?

new shoes


new shoes, originally uploaded by John Barleycorn.

Just like Leo Johnson in Twin Peaks I've got a pair of new shoes. But I don't have a microcassette in the heel of the shoe. At least as far as I know. Good looking aren't they?