Jonezy

Exactly how I feel. By far the thing that impressed the most from E3 this year (though the Zelda teaser was pretty cool, but it was really short). The interviews I have seen since also gives me the impression, that this is a labour of love. Will definately follow this one closely.

Just got tickets for Neutral Milk Hotel in August. Can't believe they are coming to Copenhagen with original line up.

Yeah, not normally my style, but that album is pretty damn good. One of the more underrated albums of the year.

You have Blitzen Trapper just before Andrew Bird as I read it, so thats a pretty good deal altogether. I really like Øya's lineup though, it fits my taste a lot better than the Roskilde lineup did. Bet it makes Oslo buzzing for a few days.

It is like a mini Øya. And yes, it was quite good last year with Sigur Ros and Fleet Foxes the highlights, and I believe I have already made you an official apology for not mentioning it.... But I think it was a mini Øya last year too, so don't put all the blame on me.... 180£ is nearly Roskilde festival price, so quite expensive, but still, you get a lot of great music and artists for that price. Beatday cost me about 80£ for the two days, but there is only 17 bands, so thats quite steep too. Bloody Scandinavia, its too damn expensive to hear some good live music. So how does the Øya work, is it all over different venues in Oslo or what?

Impressive line up at the Øyafestival... Band of Horses, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver, Blitzen Trapper, Wilco and......... Guess its quite expensive to get a ticket for the whole festival? You should check Andrew Bird out if you have the chance, he is really something different, Jimi Hendrix of the violin. I have this mini festival in Copenhagen to look forward to: http://www.beatday.dk/

Everything Is New - Jack Peñate

I'm a folkrocker/indie kind of guy, and I have preordered that album.... Its gonna be huge... Yep, awesome band with great songs. Saw them live earlier this year and was left a tad dissappointed though, as the sound drowned Brian's voice a bit. Both their albums and their EP are worth buying though.

Robin Pecknold has made some songs on his own under the name White Antelope. They are pretty damn good as well, the guy got some talent. Link: http://www.myspace.com/awhiteantelope Currently listening a lot to The Maccabees' Wall of Arms album, its perfect for revision.

Glasvegas was alright, but nothing spectacular and the sound was awful for the first track, which of course was Geraldine. Go Square Go with everbody singing along was the highlight. Fever Ray was amazing! Very visual with lots of laser and very strange outfits, and Karin didn't speak to the audience once. Catch her if she plays near you, its an unique experience. Have a Grand Archives and a Andrew Bird/Laura Marling gig coming up over the next month, so that should be interesting. Still pondering whether TV on the Radio and Kings of Leon, who are both playing in Copenhagen this summer, are worth their very steep ticket prizes.

Saw The Gaslight Anthem a few weeks ago and was left slightly dissapointed, but Frank Turner as support was a pleasant surprise. Got Glasvegas on thursday and Fever Ray (one part of The Knife goin solo) at the end of the month. Also got tickets for Beatday 09, a small festival in Copenhagen with Band of Horses and Arctic Monkeys headlining: http://www.beatday.dk/