music #24: less than a month to sweden rock festival

Sweden Rock Festival

29 days to go and then were of to the southern parts of sweden to listen to good music, drink beer and hang with the best people. it´s the 13th time I´m heading there in the last 14 years. seen a lot of good shit there ranging from southern rock like blackfoot to classic metal like Heaven & Hell.

 I´ve had the pleasure to see Dio a couple of times at this festival, god bless his soul (I´m an atheist but in this case I´m religious.). before i started to visit this festival i was really narrowminded in my musictaste, but it broaden my horizons.

Have some favourites coming this year, here´s one of them

Danko Jones - sticky situation

Music #23: one third of the beastie boys gone, R.I.P Adam Yach

Rolling Stone Beastie boy Adam Yach...
Blabbermouth metal musicians react...

one third of the beastie boys, Adam Yach has died at the age of 47. he was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and the beastie boys hasn´t played live since. he managed to attend the beastie boys inauguration to the rock n roll hall of fame this year. Beastie boys broke allot of new ground with their way of ignoring rules altogether.

Adam yach directed allot of beastie boys videos under an alias. havent´s seen them and regretting it now, but a little late to that. Rest in peace mate and shake the clouds up there. here´s some of the videos

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here´s one of my favourites songs with

Beastie Boys - intergalactic

Music #23: woodbash festival

Woodbash or skogsröjet as it´s called in swedish is a festival held in 10-11 august. It´s a very small festival and very affordable, about 40 bands in 2 days for about 800 swedish crowns or about 120 usdollars.

I´ve visited this festival 2 times before and it´s quite cosy. It´s held in the woods northwest of the swedish town norrköping. the lineup this year is awesome with bands like Alice Cooper, Testament, Anvil, Doro and Unisonic. 

I´m heading there, think it will be one of this summers highlights. I was too young when the classic lineup  of helloween with Kiske and Hansen played so i will see them togheter now in the band 

Unisonic - Unisonic