I've been featured as #tastemaker of the week by frestyl, a Berlin-based music blog. Join the mailing list to find out what show I recommend to see this week. (Hint: it's a record-release party.) Like I would say no to sharing my opinion. I particularly proud of this interview because I mention Rod Stewart before all those indie bands.
31 July 2013
Kika Jonsson is seeing other blogs, part 2
I've been featured as #tastemaker of the week by frestyl, a Berlin-based music blog. Join the mailing list to find out what show I recommend to see this week. (Hint: it's a record-release party.) Like I would say no to sharing my opinion. I particularly proud of this interview because I mention Rod Stewart before all those indie bands.
Roskilde Festival 2013
Sunday was my favorite day, with a surprisingly fun set from Kid Koala. He played a song he wrote for the kids TV show Yo Gabba Gabba and got the audience to dance a long. I also conducted a few interviews. Read the one with Henry Rollins (don't be impressed, it was over email, tried to meet him in person but no luck.) I talked to Jonathan Schultz of Schultz and Forever, who I have interviewed before, but this time we talked about his top ten influential songs. He introduced me to this William Basinski track that blew my mind, dlp 1.1 I also saw the girls from Baby in Vain and got an insider Danish view on Roskilde, that one still needs to publish.
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02 July 2013
music, festivals, and what I packed: the Roskilde packing list
About to go to sleep, but here ist he list of what I have packed for Roskilde, complete honesty, as always. I've had this mountainsmith backpack since I was fourteen years old. It's been around Europe, through Turkey, Peru, the Sierra Nevadas, and Western Canada, but it's her first time to Denmark. Can't wait for that Orange Feeling.
-->Roskilde Pack List
- aspirin
- paracetamol
- toothpaste
- toothbrush
- 1 bottle bug repellent
- 1 tube mosquito bite treatement
- 1 bottle sunblock
- 1 all weather blanket
- 6 pairs underwear
- 5 pairs socks
- 2 bras (one I will wear on the bus)
- flashlight and AA batteries
- 1 pair boots
- 1 pair Vans slip ons
- 1 pair flip flops aka thongs aka sandals
- 1 small recorder and extra AAA batteries
- 3 pencils and pencil sharpener with eraser
- 1 journal
- 1 notebook
- 1 hairbrush
- 5 bandaids aka plasters
- 1 razor
- long sleeve shirt
- 1 black tank top
- 2 black t shirts (grimes and stiff little fingers)
- 1 Nothing But Hope and Passion T shirt, impractical because it’s white
- 1 pair black shorts
- 1 black raincoat
- 1 tent
- 2 sleeping pads (hey, it’s 5 nights)
- 1 pillow
- 1 pair jeans
- 1 microfiber towel
- 1 ipad with a keyboard
- 1 ipod with headphones
- 1 small bottle shampoo and conditioner
- 5 bobby pins
- 4 ponytail holders
- 1 bee sting kit
- 1 bottle antihistamines (Benadryl)
- 1 copy Storm of Swords (book 4 in Game of Thrones series)
- 3 recent New Yorkers, including the summer fiction issue
- 1 refillable water bottle
- 1 spork (fork one side, spoon another)
- 1 plastic knife
- 1 Digital SLR camera (Lumix)
- 1 small digital camera (Samsung)
- 5 different charging cables
- 1 package fineliner multicolor pens
- 2 kg bag apples
- 1 loaf of white bread
- 1 jar peanut butter
- 1 jar raspberry jelly
- 1 package balistos
- 1 bag plain M&Ms
- 1 bag peanut M&Ms
- 1 package honey waffles
- 1 package Prinzenrolle cookies
was running an email through Google Translate, here's our site in Spanish
now, let's review Austra - Olympia and Listener - Time is a Machine
Now, I have stopped writing reviews because I'm so full of myself. No, seriously! I haven't done that many since I have been busy with interviews. Also, happy to share I was promoted to Content Editor at NBHAP, that means I get to check everyone's English and help the writers keep to a style. As always, grateful for the opportunity to be a know-it-all.
The two reviews I wrote in the last few months are bands that are close to my heart. Listener I only recently discovered, and Wooden Heart (2010) has been on repeat for awhile. It's intense, but good intense. June saw the band releasing Time is a Machine, which keeps to the confessional, heart-wrenching style that makes it's almost painful to listen to. My favorite line is "and people everywhere are crying on cliff edges and carving their ex-lovers names into tree trunks in anticipation."
Next is Austra with Olympia, which I will say is actually better than Feel it Break (2011) on account of all the collaboration. " Katie’s icy soprano over stylized synth-pop." See earlier posts for my interview with her.
Next up: a weekend at Danish music festival Roskilde...pretty much realizing a life-long dream here.
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