I figured the music deserved an entry of its own. I realise not many people will recognise or like these bands but… well, I saw them live and I want to write about them. So suck it up Alestorm How can you not like a band that plays pirate metal? I was looking forward to [...]

I don’t know if anyone’s noticed, but I’ve been away on vacation for a while! The whole last week was spent at the other side of the country, at Sweden Rock Festival! It’s one of the biggest festivals in Sweden and it’s dedicated entirely to rock and metal music. We took the bus to Markus’ [...]

Thursday the 25th was my birthday. I’m 27 years old now. I can’t believe I’m this old… I’m so much closer to 30 than 20 now. How on earth did that happen? But creeping age paranoia aside, it’s been a good birthday Markus’ parents + sister came to visit last weekend, bringing gifts and taking [...]

I had a great Halloween, the best for many years actually We started with drinks and Guitar Hero at Johan’s place, then went out to a local bar/disco. We don’t really celebrate Halloween here so most people don’t care about it, but there were lots of dressed up people. Mostly witches and devils, but a [...]