the teenagers - homecoming

Love is so totally 20th century. The Teenagers don't even try to pretend. This must be one of the most honest "love songs" ever.

gary fucking numan

gary numan - we are so fragile live london 1979


gary numan - i die you die


gary numan - down in the park live london 1980


gary numan- we are glass


Gary Numan is the shit! This is the reason why we need time machines. Why can't bands have concerts like these anymore? Boring bastards!

28 weeks later

This movie was a huge surprise. I liked 28 Days Later but I thought it was a bit uneven. So a sequel...? Could that be something? First I was a bit skeptic. But now. This sequel totally blows its predecessor away. This movie rock! It's dark. Super dark. It's depressing and really scary sometimes. It's full of "rage" and totally insane action. It also has a near perfect soundtrack. Enrique Chediaks cinematography is sometimes frightenly close to the pictures you see in the news from Iraq or 9/11 and sometimes very beautiful and almost iconic. Juan Carlos Fresnadillos direction is brilliant. There's a great flow in the movie and for once someone manage to make a movie that feels too short instead of too long. 28 Weeks Later is only 99 minutes long. Which is perfect. There's not a boring or unnecessary moment in this movie. I kind of liked Alfonso Cuaróns Children of Men and I liked V for Vendetta a lot. But 28 Weeks Later surpasses both of those movies. Together with Kinji Fukasakus Battle Royale I think this is one of the best and most moving and frightening dystopic visions I've ever seen. Don't miss it!

naive new beaters - bang bang

The Naive New Beaters show us the summer fashion. There's an awful lot of great party music comming out of France right now. Have fun!

fiskis by night

Fisksätra By Night. Almost like Berlin.

stairs

The stairs up to Fisksätra Avenue.

reflections

The lights reflects in the fountain pool at Fisksätra Square. I get kind of arty after watching art movies...

der himmel über berlin

I'm sitting in my sofa watching Der Himmel über Berlin on DVD. It's a beautiful movie. Henri Alekans cinematography is close to perfect. In 1946 he also shot Jean Cocteaus "La Belle et la Bête. The movie was released in 1987 and it had a great impact on me back then. It has this very heavy and dark 80's feeling. The Berlin Wall is very present through out the movie. So is the Second World War and to some extent the Cold War. There are also plenty of references to the early masters of German and European cinema. The music by Crime & the City Solution and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds fits the movie perfect. It has a lot in common with Lars von Triers movies The Element of Crime and Europa. Bruno Ganz is excellent as the angel Damiel. So is Peter Falk as himself. Unfortunately Solveig Dommartin, who was perfect as the trapeze artist Marion, died in January this year. Only 45 years old. It's a haunting movie. Very post punk, very European and very meditative. I found a nice clip with Solveig, Bruno and Crime & the City Solution on YouTube. Enjoy.

crime & the city solution - six bells chime

leaves

Some birch leaves...

the bulletin board

Just above our train station...

lost vs heroes

This week I've seen the season finales of both Heroes Season 1 and Lost Season 3. One of them was a disappointment. Or, honestly, a big disappointment. And the other was among the best drama I've ever seen on TV. Absolutely classic.


SPOILERS!!!!!!!


And the winner is...

Lost.

Lost season 3 has been a big surprise. I didn't like season 2. But the last ten episodes of season 3 have all been great. Some of them even greater than great. Heroes was also a surprise. I really liked it a lot. But they totally blew it in the last two episodes. The final was actually a huge disappointment. They could have made something great but they didn't. Instead they just played it safe and boring. But Lost. A two hour episode full of drama. And who are the bad guys? Really? Haven't the survivors killed a lot more of The Others than the other way arround? Or maybe people can't die on this island? But some of them have. So why do some people seem to be able to cheat death? I actually start to feel sorry for Ben. He's in a big mess now. And these new flashforwards were very sad and disturbing. Will they be able to change the future? What will happen to Jack? Will he be able to get back to the island and get his life on track again? Will Charlies last message change anything? The one he wrote on his hand? I blurred it just to be nice. You could read it perfectly well. I'm still a bit blown away by all the implications of this episode. When did they say season 4 would start? It will be a long hard wait.

twisted charm - cinema

After the drug jokes we need some new british music that sounds like it's from the late 70's. So here's Twisted Charm again. Brilliance!

really really really slow - two

News can be fun sometimes...

really really really slow - one

Some people waste my time by speaking about the beauty of "free market" and "anarcho-capitalism". The dude in the old BMW above is one of their beloved entrepreneurs. The ones that will save the world and loads of other things. The strange thing is that many of these entrepreneurs act just like Yuri Andropov or some other "visionary" Soviet leader. They are totally useless. They will corrupt and slow down any system available to them. It doesn't matter if it's a socialist republic, a democracy, a theocracy or a "free market" - they will always be on top and make a profit while selling their mother. Besides that they will always drive really slow in the fast lane while speaking in their mobile phones and blocking the way for everyone else. I'm sure this clown will be a minister in our conservative/liberal government really soon. Me bitter? Nooooo!

evening sun

Enjoying the evening sun...

more cat food

This little Marsh Tit was really close of becomming cat food too. My sister picked it out of our cats mouth. It looked a bit confused.

cat food

This poor viper kid became cat food. At least it's head.

bumble bee

The old apple tree is full of flowers and almost as many bumble bees. I really like to sit under the tree and listen to the hum. Lately I've started to keep an eye on domesticated honeybees because of the Colony Collapse Disorder aka the Vanishing Bee Syndrome which has occured in some areas in Europe but mainly in the US. Do you remember the bees in the X-files? The truth is out there ; )

building a dacha

My brother is building a pretty big dacha at our parents place.

midnight monkeys - monkeys on attack

My old pals the Midnight Monkeys and The Puff played at Debaser yesterday. Some evil shit had stolen all their equipment so they arranged a support party to earn some money so they can buy new equipment. Of course I missed it so now I urge everyone to buy their songs or catch the thief so they can continue to have a rock'n'roll lifestyle! Buy! Obey! Midnight Monkeys! The Puff! Buy now! Catch thief! Go now.