Danko Jones – Canadian Metal

As I was on my way to meet up with Danko and JC, Imperial State Electric front man (and ex-Hellacopter) Nicke Andersson gave me a call.

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Danko Jones – Full of Regret

Last week Danko Jones video Full of Regret was premiered. Directed by the Diamond Brothers and featuring Selma Blair, Elijah Wood, Mike Watts and Lemmy Kilmister, I had to ask the obvious question: how was this possible? Here’s Danko and JC filling in the blanks.

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Danko Jones – Below the Belt

The new Danko Jones album Below the Belt has just been released – prepare to be blown away. I met up with Danko and JC in Stockholm the other week to get some thoughts on a few topics, so here’s a first clip of them putting things into perspective.

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OZ – The Beast is Still Breathing

When it comes to the origins of Scandinavian metal, Finnish band OZ no doubt played a crucial part. In 1983 they released the now classic album Fire in the Brain, which in 1984 was followed by the 12” maxi single Turn the Cross Upside Down – a release that yielded the even sum of 666 SEK on the first royalty cheque. Speaking to the drummer Mark Ruffneck the other day, he told me the seasons in darkness are over. The band is reformed and currently recording songs for a new album with the working title Greatest Blitz.

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KISS

Kiss is currently out on tour again. Here’s a reminder how it all started: Gene Simmons in his first TV interview, April 29, 1974 on The Mike Douglas Show.

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Dundertåget

Former partner in crime, guitarslinger Robert Dahlqvist, has just released a new album – Dom feta åren är förbi – with his band Dundertåget. All lyrics are in Swedish, but even for all of you who don’t share his native tongue it’s well worth to check out.

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Rites of Passage

Choosing not to be part of the bacchic frenzy – last day of April is traditionally the rite of passage when it comes to one’s alcoholic debut in Sweden – I stayed home watching Donnie Darko the other night. A good movie, indeed, but I was surprised to realize that the soundtrack – including The Church and Joy Division among others – was almost identical to the music that back in the day escorted me and my friends through our rites of passage.

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The Madness of the Muses

Is there a relation between music and madness? A clue might be found in an ancient text, written approximately 2500 years ago, as Socrates – in Plato’s Phaedrus – guides us through divine madness:

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Explosives

A video for all of you kids who thought rock and explosives started with Kiss and Iron Maiden – here’s The Who performing My Generation (and the rumour is that this particular segment actually triggered Pete Townshend’s permanent hearing loss).

Boba and Kenny in the House

Kenny and I at Hultsfredsfestivalen back in 97 - my third show with the band (as I remeber it).