May 26, 2007
Sondre Lerche - the boy who became man
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I am not quite sure when exactly I heard Sondre Lerche’s radio hit “Two way monologue”, but it is some years ago. After that song I heard a few other tracks, which I don’t remember. My impression of Sondre Lerche’s music has been that is was melodic pop music, not challenging in any way, just sweet ok pop music.
Then I observed some time ago, that he was going to visit Denmark, and I checked up on what had happened to him over the last couple of years, and discovered that he had released a crooner-inspired album not too long ago. Now crooner music is nothing less than fantastic, but one must have a lot of character to perform it well, and live-experience as well - in my opinion. Sondre Lerche is around 24 years old, he has made music for many years by now. He even played at the Roskilde Festival back in 2002 where he was compared to Beck. But, he does not have the stature of an experience crooner.
Anyhow I am always up for a concert, so I took it with an open mind, hoped for the best, and that he would play some of the old music.
I must admit I was well surprised to hear that the style he has taken in was rather brit-pop inspired. We discussed it, the girls I was with and I, and I seemed to be the only one who thought that is was britt-pop like, but there is no doubt at all that it was a very grown up sound. It was quite noisy and had long incoherent guitar solos and too many changes in rhythm put into one song. It was ok, not fantastic but ok. There was only a number or two in tho “old” style, which was a shame.
For the first time I have experienced imperfect sound in Vega, there was way too much bass. Nevertheless overall it was a fine evening, it is always fantastic to go to concerts!
Thanks to kusine and Karen for a fun evening out.
May 21, 2007
Release party
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Today I went to my first REAL release party for “Pligten Kalder” at Märkbar. It was the best way ever to start of a normal week in May. Torben Steno, Kristine Algot, and Johan Olsen are the people behind this new ep, which was released today. It contains five songs, and all of them in Danish.
It was really nice very Copenhagen-like-songs and had both depth and soul to it. And I can strongly recommend this record.
Anyhow, thanks to Birgitte for spending this nice Monday evening with me!
March 16, 2007
Dave Matthews
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The other night was one of the bigger experiences of my life - musically that is! I was lucky enough to get hold of tickets for the first indoor Dave Matthews concert on Danish ground (he played at Midfyns Festivallen in 95 and Roskilde Festivallen in 96). And what a concert!!!
I was properly introduced to Dave Matthews music four years ago, 6th of March 2003 to be exact. And since then the journey has just taken me deeper and deeper into the univers of breath taking music he is gives to his fans.
Dave Matthews was born in South Africa, and thanks to wikipedia I can tell you that it was born in 1967. Dave and his wife, Jennifer Ashley Harper, have twin daughters born in 2001, and a third child on its way in the Summer of 2007. The family splits their time between Seattle, Washington and Charlottesville, Virginia. Although Dave was raised as a Quaker, he now considers himself to be agnostic.
Anyhow the concert the other night was a solo concert although he had one guy with him, Tim Renoylds.
First of all I must say, that I am ever so impressed: They played for a full two hours and forty five minutes! The only other time I have been to such a long - and good - concert was in 1988 with Bruce Springsteen. But I am honestly impressed that these two guys on their own can entertain on such a high energy level for so long.
I must say though that I am not sure what to think about his portrayal of him self. His anecdotes were nice, fun and well placed. But without being able to put a finger on it, there was something weird in his way of speaking and presenting him self. Anyhow the balance between music, singing and talking was superb!
It was a brilliant concert and all I can hope for now is that the next time he visits Denmark he will bring his band - and that I once again will get tickets.
Thanks to Kusine, Sanne and Joe for a reaaaally nice evening.
March 9, 2007
Second Life
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So it looks like I am going to be involved in a project concerning Second life, 2life or sl - what ever you prefer to call it. I am currently working in the Capital Region and we have just been talking about the PR value of having an institution on the other side.
Now I find it rather interesting these new kinds of media or communication channels, so of course I said yes when asked if I wanted to be involved!
Before I was asked I had just been given birth to in sl. My name is Klara Miles, and this is what I look like.
Almost like the real thing 
Anyways I am looking very much forward to getting deeper in to this project. But I have been cruising around to try to find interesting places in sl, but I have not had a lot of luck. I have managed to find two Danish places - that I can enter to - which is Ungdomshuset 2.0 and Syddansk Universitet.
Does anyone know some interesting places I can go and explore - I am not interested in groups, only places?.
Have a fun weekend.