Wednesday, April 22, 2009

j g ballard 1930 - 2009



J G Ballard (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009) was one of my favourite writers. His language had a cold beauty and an eye for details. Books like The Crystal World, The Atrocity Exhibition, Crash, Concrete Island and, my personal favourite, High Rise influenced both directors like David Cronenberg and musicians like Ian Curtis and John Foxx.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

caprica - the pilot



Finally the pilot to Caprica is here. Is it any good? Yes, it is. I would even call it very good. It's kind of a strange mix of Strange Days, the Terminator, Frankenstein and the Godfather. The strangest thing is that it actually work. The main characters of Caprica are Joseph Adama, Will Adamas father, and Daniel Graystone. Daniel Graystone is the man who invents the Cylons. Just as in Battlestar Galactica one of the storylines is about religion. Daniel Graystones daughter Zoe joins a fanatic religious cult that believes in "the One True God". Does it sound familiar? The pilot is well written and has some good acting. I really like Eric Stoltz as Daniel Graystone and Alessandra Toressani as his daughter. I also loved to see William B. Davis, the Cigarette Smoking Man on The X-Files, as the Secretary of Defense wearing something that really did look like Dr. Eldon Tyrell's glasses from Blade Runner. Nice!

Monday, April 13, 2009

roxy music - song for europe



From their brilliant 3rd album Stranded.

Though the world
Is my oyster
It´s only a shell
Full of memories
And here by the seine
Notre-dame casts
A long lonely shadow

Sunday, April 05, 2009

sun glass



This is what was left of Cilenes sunglasses after a night in town.

going home



Fun on the night bus to Fiskis.

upside down



Things got a bit weird on my way to the night bus.

nausicaä



Nausicaä finally in Sweden! It had world premiere 25 years ago.

rebell robban

give it to me!

jack daniels



Some refreshments on the train.

the night train



The night train to Stklm.

fishkish spring party 2009 - eight



Another one bites the ass.

fishkish spring party 2009 - seven

wreckx n effect - rumpshaker



The official soundtrack to Fishkish Spring Party 2009.

fishkish spring party 2009 - six

fishkish spring party 2009 - five

fishkish spring party 2009 - four

fishkish spring party 2009 - three

fishkish spring party 2009 - two

fishkish spring party 2009 - one

snotty!



Me and Larsson having a good time at Snotty.

last days of winter?



In March the winter made some painful comebacks.

modern artifacts - the compact cassette



The Compact Cassette was a common way to store music or data from the 70's to the early 90's. Music nerds used the so called Mixtape, a compilation of songs recorded in a specific order, to impress on girls.

the fire department



The fire department managed to find its way to Fisksätra. I was almost surprised. Fortunately there didn't seem to be a fire.

winter night