Category Archives: music

Why Murakami is like Radiohead

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

If Haruki Murakami and Douglas Coupland were in a fist fight, who would win? … If you’re looking for that kind of information, go someplace else. This is a serious blog dammit. Before I continue, two things about me. 1. … Continue reading →

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3rd record phenomenon

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

Blogging on a smartphone is no good when it comes to thorough analysis and building a logical foundation underneath a balanced conclusion… I’ll just come out and say it. Why is that 9 times out of 10 when you discover … Continue reading →

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Ninjas don’t talk – Beats and pieces

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

To make a potentially long story short, I like musicians and instruments and I do not have any particular fondness of DJ’s. There is an exception to this rule of thumb though. And it’s not just one artist, but an … Continue reading →

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Is Foursquare the latest health intervention?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

On Yahoo News: “Foursquare, MTV to reward STD checkups with badge”. The idea is that you can also check in at a health clinic (which would make a nice change from all those Starbucks check ins), while you are getting … Continue reading →

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Memories of… ‘Garth’!?

Posted on June 21, 2010 by

Life can be tough if you’re carrying around a big dark secret. You keep looking over your shoulder to see whether someone is following you. It’s tiring. Take my case. I take big pride in my exquisite taste in pop-music. … Continue reading →

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Songs for Bent – Daniel

Posted on January 3, 2010 by

My son Bent had a little trouble with going to sleep this evening. In cases like these (which do not happen very often, bless him) I do what any responsible parent would do: try to make a quick analysis of … Continue reading →

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Wondering about torrenting…

Posted on October 5, 2009 by

I am sure that there is someone out there with sufficient legal knowledge who can answer this: when you buy an album (record, cd, tape Blu-Ray whatever)… what do you actually buy? Do you buy a physical product or do … Continue reading →

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Best five (5) albums ever – Objective standards

Posted on August 12, 2009 by

With the rise of Facebook an old preteen habbit has again surfaced among tweens and thirty-somethings: the making and sharing of lists of (among others) favourite things; Five best actors, Five best books et cetera. Usually, these lists are nothing more than … Continue reading →

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Lost.fm

Posted on July 23, 2009 by

When I started my working week, right after I went to get that first cup of dreadful machine-made coffee I did what most desk dwellers do: I cranked up the pc. Quickly (… hm… a little ‘too’ quickly?) I noticed that I did not … Continue reading →

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How much does copyright suck?

Posted on October 21, 2008 by

Dear dudes and dudettes. I understand the idea behind copyright. It like totally sucks (if you pardon the expression) to have someone else make money on something that you (think you have) thought up. On the other hand: copyrights are … Continue reading →

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