Merry XXXXMAS.

Photo from Christmas last year, my brother and myself.

Leon Redbone & Zooey Dechanel - Baby, It's Cold Outside
Julian Casablancas - I Wish It Was Christmas Today
Bright Eyes - The First Noel
Black Lips - Christmas In Baghdad
Belle and Sebastian - Santa Claus, Go Straight To The Ghetto

Pinkish.

Just found these old-ish photos from The Big Pink's gig at Vega back in October or something and realized I'd never posted them. So. Ladies and gentlemen, The Big Pink!

Ready To Make The Jump To Lightspeed?

Very, very excited for the new album!

Joyeux Noël.

It usually takes The Killers to release their annual Christmas-single for me to get that elusive Christmas spirit. This year's is a collaboration with Wild Light and Mariachi El Bronx. Never heard of either, and I must admit I still prefer the first two singles they did in 2006 and 2007 where it was 'just' The Killers and not all these other people. I'm still sort of weirded out by the Elton John and Neil Tennant collaboration from last year.

Anywho. It's almost Christmas! I've only been really listening to one Christmas song of late; Bright Eyes' version of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. But I've only really been listening to Bright Eyes in general lately.



As ¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe! is for charity, I suggest you go download the song at iTunes. Instead, here's Bright Eyes.

Bright Eyes - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

MONSTERS!

Monsters of Folk @ Store Vega, November 2oth 2009.

No words. Just look at the tracklist here. They blew me and the rest of an enchanted Store Vega away completely. I've rarely seen a crowd act this exemplary, staying perfectly quiet through the slow songs only to erupt in mindblowing cheers as soon as the moment arrives. It was perfect.

It felt like I'd been at 4 different shows when the 3 hours were up. My Morning Jacket with Jim James and his pwetty, pwetty voice; Bright Eyes with a completely awesome Conor Oberst jumping and running around stage; M. Ward being his regular amazing self, ruling the guitar-solos; and finally the combined Monsters of Folk. They seemed genuinely happy to be performing, like 4 BFFs complimenting each other like no one could have expected.

Though 3 hours is a LONG. ASS. TIME to be standing in one place, I never for one second wanted it to stop. It could've gone on for 3 hours longer. I seriously believe that this is the best concert I've ever attended. And that's a big deal.

Anywho. Photos! I haven't had the time to do serious Photoshopping yet, as I've spent my weekend with family and am currently on a train back towards the capital. So I went ahead and abused Toycamera a little. I still start gushing when I look at the photos and realize that just two days ago, I was 5 feet away from M. Ward and Conor Oberst.

HORROR.

The Horrors @ Lille Vega, November 9th 2009.






(several more at the Flickrlickrdickr)

Suddenly I understood Melissa and Ida's obsession with Faris. Who may or may not be my wallpaper now.

(good)Morning.

Lightspeed Champion will probably never be beaten as my favorite morning-music.

Tonight.

Algernon Cadwallader, Teenage Cool Kids, Animal Hospital, Nightpass @ Lades Kælder.



YES!

I have a minimum of 6 concerts to attend in the next 3-4 week period. I can't wait to get back out there with my camera and just shoooot.

Currents.

Currently watching: The 2nd season of True Blood - omgz!
Currently reading: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - science fiction mystery novels ftw.
Currently obsessed with: This.
Currently looking forwards to:
28/10 - The Big Pink @ Lille Vega
9/10 - Caspian & The Good Times @ Jolene
1/11 - Brendan Benson @ Lille Vega
6/11 - Vinnie Who @ Rust
14/11 - the new Banana Hold-Up club @ Jolene
20/11 - Monsters of Folk @ Store Vega
22/11 - Tegan and Sara @ Lille Vega.

Currently listening to:

The Big Pink - Too Young To Love
The Big Pink - Dominos
The Big Pink - Love In Vain
....I could continue, but it's basically just the entire album. Brilliant.

Also, though:
Black Lips - Drugs
Monsters of Folk - Whole Lotta Losin'
Adam Green - What Makes Him Act So Bad
Bright Eyes - At The Bottom of Everything
fun. - At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)

Last Thursday.

First, I met Mira:



Then we headed to Rust where Among Relatives were playing:





Then another band took the stage, I forget the name, and they were also terribly hilarious. Too much laughing going on for photographing.

Finally, Ciao Transizta went on, and I ended up enjoying it too much which resulted in almost forgetting to take photos until the very end:



So there's a lead singer for ya.

In other news, I have an annoyingly huge paper due tomorrow and am currently studying at the library on my old school's campus. This is some serious procrastinating. Going back to focusing now. NOW.

Update.

I have not been a good blogger lately.

Instead of any kind of substantial posting, I give you a few random photos from the last few weeks + random tracks.


Telling extremely exciting stories to Carsten at my workplace's party. Open bar, permanent beer stains on that white tee, very few memories.


Jacob and Emil post-baking of our infamous BACON CAKE. Disgusting.


Karen a.k.a. Coolio. We spent our entire freshman-trip dancing on a mostly empty dancefloor.


Maverick + Goose, Emil + Jacob, Jack + Ennis.


Blurry Ida.

Bright Eyes - At The Bottom Of Everything
Ciao Transizta - Cover My Ass
The Used - Light With A Sharpened Edge
The Beatles - Glass Onion (remastered version)
Altmodisch - 5bånd (working title)

(photo by Lars Hjortkær)

Mescalin, Baby + new song = awesomeness.

Seriously. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, and I'm suddenly way more dissappointed with myself for not making it to their gig Saturday. That was just silly.

Mescalin, Baby - Not In A Million Years MP3

Untitled no. 1967,8.

Today, while I was working, my iPod decided to magically turn on and play Factory45's debut album over and over again until I got off. I wasn't even listening to it when I arrived, so I take this as a hint from my iPod that I should've mentioned the album a while ago. Which is probably true.

Lookie, lookie, there's nakedness on the cover!:



I guess the reason I haven't gotten around to it, is that it sort of disappointed me. And I really expected to love it, truly, honestly, I did. But I didn't. And I hate writing negative reviews, so let's just mention the good things.

- "Sweet Meat", "Love Scent", and "Untitled no. 6" are really, really good.
- The album art and booklet are pretty fucking awesome (you go, M.)
- Look! NAKED PEOPLE.

I still maintain that they're one of the best live bands in Denmark. It's always a fucking blast. And I honestly don't feel in any sort of position to be criticizing anything, seriously, who am I to do that?

I'll shut up now.

ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, iPOD!?

Factory45 - Sweet Meat MP3

Song Of The Day, The Week, The Month, The Year.

Arctic Monkeys - Cornerstone MP3

The open bar last night hit harder than expected. I remember doing Wonderwall as a karaoke duet. I remember it being filmed, standing in front of a blue screen spilling beer everywhere. Here's to that never making it online.

I remember this song on YouTube, repeat repeat repeat, as the night ended way differently than planned on a balcony somewhere in the city, the rain pounding down.

I have no idea how to deal with work after seeing my bosses dance to Lady Gaga.

Vendetta.

Had a wild Friday night - came home from work at 10:30pm and went straight to bed. WILD I TELL YOU.
Tonight should make up for that. Party with work supplying an open bar. Planning to dive right into that bitch, dance with my favorite Swedes, then head out to Lades Kælder for Mescalin, Baby + The Hogliners + Ciao Transizta.

I really hope to make it to Mescalin, Baby. It's been, what, 3 weeks since I last saw them at Studenterhuset. THAT'S A LONG TIME.

Photos, because I forgot to post them before. Woops.









Also, here's awesomeness in 11MB
Mescalin, Baby - A Vendetta For Our Blood Money MP3

A Teenie Tiny Playlist

Elliott Smith - Waltz #2 (XO)
Arctic Monkeys - Dangerous Animals
Vit Päls - Turning Torso
The Libertines - The Man Who Would Be King
The Dodos - Fables
Factory45 - Untitled #6
Darling Don't Dance - Acid
bob hund - Tinnitus I Hjärtat
Vampire Weekend - I Stand Corrected
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Black Lips - Starting Over
The Raveonettes - Ode To L.A.
Death Valley Sleepers - Heartbreaking Sound Of Joy
M. Ward - Chinese Translation

Soundtrack to this week. This incredibly busy, stressful week. I don't even really have time to sit here. GO GO GO.

Late Summer Open Air.

N.E.R.D. @ Tivoli.





bob hund @ Malmöfestival.

I Stand Corrected.

So I finally edited all my photos. Ish. First up: Vampire Weekend @ Store Vega, August 13th 2009.



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Because those two photos aren't at all alike. And they totally show how completely and entirely the boys rocked Vega with their afrobeats.

It does, however, re-envoke the feelings I had when the Vega security guy almost made me leave because of my camera. I just put it away, but GOD. Very obnoxious.

Weekend in photos.

Friday:


Brunch with Nina.


Followed by shopping,


..followed by blackcurrant cheese cake at what used to be called Roberts (and I refuse to call it by its new name)


Very randomly we found a band playing at Vor Frue Church in relation to World Out Games. They were surprisingly good. Myspace.

Saturday:
Met people for beer at Astrid's new apartment in Larsbjørnsstræde (very envious). Celebrated that everyone got into the university of their choice.

Anne is continuing with Economics, 2nd year. Line's arm is going to KU for Law.


Anne and Astrid are both going to Architecture school.


Met more people at Din Nye Ven for more beer. Thomas didn't enjoy the flash.


I've only known these girls for about 18 years, y'know.

Sunday:
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ Lille Vega.

Northern Portrait did the warm-up. (As did another band that I missed)


He really liked his tambourine. They apparantly also used up all the decent lighting before The Pains of Being Pure at Heart went on.


He likes Mew and Oh No Ono. Wtf?


Cutenessss.


Belle and Sebastian!

They were good, cute, but somehow not as great as they were at Roskilde. Probably the crowd.

I've got delayed weekend the next two days, since I've been working all weekend.

The Master Plan.

ROSKILDE FESTIVAL 2009!



Sunday:
- 16:30, Twins Twins @ Pavilion Jr.

Monday:
- 13:30, Cody @ Pavillon Jr. (!!!!!!)
- 18:00, Vinnie Who @ Pavilion Jr. (!!!!!!)
- 21:00, Bodebrixen @ Pavilion Jr.

Tuesday:
- 07:00 - 14:00, volunteer @ C.
- 19:30, Giana Factory @ Pavilion Jr.

Wednesday:
- Home, CPH, work.

Thursday:
- ............Why does Thursday suck such majorly hairy balls this year? IT'S SO BORING.

Friday:
- 15:00, Fleet Foxes @ Arena
- 17:00, Glasvegas @ Arena
- 18:00, Friendly Fires @ Odeon
- 19:30, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Orange
- 21:00, Little Boots @ Cosmopol
- 22:30, Oasis @ Orange
- 23:00 - 07:00, volunteer @ C.

Saturday:
- 17:00, Marnie Stern @ Pavilion
- 18:30, I Got You On Tape @ Odeon OR Lil' Wayne @ Orange.
- 21:30, Lily Allen @ Arena
- 23:00, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart @ Pavilion (!!!!!!)
- 02:00, Malk De Koijn @ Arena

Sunday:
- 14:00, Pete Doherty @ Arena
- 15:00, Ida Maria @ Odeon
- 17:00, Eagles Of Death Metal @ Orange (!!!!!!)
- 18:30, M. Ward @ Astoria (!!!!!!)
- 19:15, Madness @ Orange
- 20:45, Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Arena (!!!!!!)
- 23:00 - 07:00, frivillig @ C.

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See you there, suckers!