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Archive for March, 2010

Eklund and Oksanen: Barking up the wrong tree

Stefan Eklund, critic and head of the culture section at the Swedish newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet, names Sofie Oksanen, a budding young (arguably) writer a literary genius in today’s issue. Knowing something on Oksanens theme, the fate of the Baltic states – written from an appropriately fashionable female perspective – is a fiendishly bold statement enough to make one choke on one’s morning coffee. Without even ingesting any.

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Thomas Feiner & Anywhen, “The Opiates – Revised”

Just a brief update and some links, to what has to be one of the most hidden gems in contemporary Swedish music: Thomas Feiner & Anywhen.

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The fall of Urban Exploration

A brief excursion into the muddy waters of Urban Exploration, where actions have no consequences and chronic community-driven denial somehow managed to both kill the curiosity of the audience – as well as the cat.

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