A Suspect Virus and Strangers on a Train

I think there's a bug in my system. My immune system that is. It's an annoying little virus that has been slowing med down for almost a week now.

I saw Rise Against and the 20Belows play at Vega in Copenhagen this weekend. After the first hour I was too tired to do anything but stand around, so no mosh pit for me. Darn.
But I did get to see the 20Belows play, both new material and some of their old stuff.

The award for most rock in one evening goes to Kasper Keen of the 20Belows, who had another gig with the Hitchcocks on the same night and had to run from Vega after opening for Rise Against to make it to the second show.

Rise Against were really good, but I know I would have enjoyed the show more if I had been in the mosh pit. And if the first three songs had been a little more about the vocals and a little less about the base drum.

Anyway, one of the perks of being sick is that I've had time to catch up on my reading and watch some movies. Like Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" from 1951.

Happy Halloween!

You know it's gonna be a good day when your breakfast is fresh mango, peppermint tea and a chocolate bat.

My Halloween started early this year. I enjoyed pumpkin and feta cheese pie, decorated ginger cookies, ate candy from a cauldron and watched Trick 'r Treat while hiding behind a pillow. Then I sang along to The Nightmare Before Christmas, which made my boyfriend roll his eyes and sigh.
Good thing I have a sister who appreciates Halloween as much as I do. And makes pumpkin pie and ginger cookies to celebrate it.

Another photo from my session with Sweet Amanda.

Sweet Amanda for Halloween

I did a photo shoot with the lovely Sweet Amanda the other day. She's performing a new burlesque routine this Friday and she wanted some photos in her new outfit.

Yes, I went a little crazy in photoshop.

Sweet Amanda will be performing at Trash Can Club's A Cramps Halloween Monster Mash in Malmö. Also on the bill are The Gravemen and Torpedo Monkeys.

He Wrote the Addams Family Theme Song

Composer Vic Mizzy, who wrote the Addams Family Theme, has passed away. Vic Mizzy wrote the opening theme and directed the opening sequence to the 1960's TV series, which features all members of the family snapping their fingers in sync with the music.

Vic Mizzy sang the song himself since his production company refused to pay for singers.



In the clip below Vic Mizzy talks about writing the song. The last part where he is asked about where the idea for the finger snapping came from is hilarious.



It's funny that it's so hard to believe that sometimes ideas just pop into your head and then you go from there.

Stevyn Colgan wrote a good post on this subject a little while ago, where he mentions author Neil Gaiman's great reply to the question "where do you get your ideas from?".

I make them up. [...] Out of my head.

Grindhouse Tattoo - Now On Youtube

HepTowns resident videographer and partner in crime, Mr Dan, just made this video for Christian at Grindhouse Tattoo.



Click here to see part two.
To see more of Dan's work, check out his channel on Youtube.

John Lindberg Trio

Swedish rockabilly group John Lindberg Trio released their new album Brand New Philosophy today. They were guests on the show Nyhetsmorgon this morning. I didn't see it, but all the clips are avaliable on the web.

John Lindberg Trio.
Photo from johnlindberg.se

You can find Brand New Philosophy on Spotify.

Andi Almqvist - Glimmer

Andi Almqvist has finished his new album Glimmer. It will be released on October 28. This means he can chill out and stop obsessing over mixes and the need to remaster certain tracks.

I wasn't a huge fan of Red Room Stories, but I am pleasantly surprised by the trailer for Glimmer.
Click here to check out his myspace.