There is a light that... goes out?

Sadly, this is the last time. A couple of days in August will be the last chance to go to "Sing-along at Debaser" ("Allsång på Debaser") in Stockholm. Magnus Carlsson, the singer from Weeping Willows, has during the 2000s entertained Stockholm where the crowd sings along as he performs covers of indie classics such as Pulp´s "Common people", Joy Divisions "Love will tear us apart". Especially I will miss his cover of The Smiths "There is a light that never goes out" which always begins and ends the shows. If you are in Stockholm in August, you MUST go there. It is an experience out of the ordinary and you simply have to go if you haven´t been there. TRUST ME.

"First of the gang to die" from the Sing along 2006



/The Drumming Cat

Work out to indie music in Stockholm!

Are you tired of that crappy music they play at the gym? Wouldn´t it be all better if you could work out to Blurs "Girls and Boys", Vampire Weekends "A-Punk" or The Drums "Lets go surfing"? This is a reality in Stockholm! For the third year in a row a couple of enthusiats are arranging indie work out outdoors for the low cost of 30 Swedish kr! Here are the dates if youre passing by Stockholm.

Here is also a Spotify-playlist created by those arranging the work out, which I take the liberty to pass through to you.

/The Athletic Cat

Rip it up and start the blog again

Yes, now Im back! After a couple of hectic months with studying, a journalistic internship, work etc. I now have some time off to write on the blog!:)And this time Im back stronger than ever... I have now also started to write on a blog with political (neutral) theme. Please read it and tell me what you think. thecatgoespolitical.blogspot is the address.

Anyhow, I thought it would be good to start with a good book recommendation, something for you to enjoy in your hammock during Summer. This book is called "Rip it up and start again" by Simon Reynolds which I read during spring. Although I didn´t write on the blog, of course I took some time to engage in my biggest interrest.

The book is about the Post Punk era 1978 and 1984. Reynolds guides us through the history of post punk, how it emerged, the reasons to the development of the genre and how this creative era finally stopped in the mid-80s. Reynolds gives us brilliant details and each chapter is divided after record labels and bands. This is truly a brilliant book due to the fact that, as far as I know, no such comprehensive book has ever been written on this neglected but great and meaningful era in music history. Everything from Joy Division to Orange Juice can be found in this wonderful book.



Enjoy!

/The Drumming Cat

Hip hop + Indie = True

My favourite radio show P3Pop was last Monday about the influence of Hip Hop, Soul and modern Rnb on indie in recent years, Swedish indie in particular, including Peter Morén and the brilliant Jenny Wilson. Even if you cant speak Swedish, listen to the music and read the songs listing, available if you click on "musiken i programmet". Scroll down to find the show from last Monday.



/ The Drumming Cat

I Felt this was perfect pop

My latest new music crush is on this wonderful indiepop band called The Afternoon Naps with influences from, according to themselves, Felt and Shop Assistans. And sure, one can´t argue about those similarities. Anyhow, this is perfect pop, just like Felt.Is "Rain of Crystal Spires" one of the best songs of the 80´s?

Felt have also influenced my earlier recommendation Cats on Fire, which besides the way they use organ in their music, can be discovered in their song title "I am the White Mantled King" most likely referring to the Felt song "Dismantled King is off the throne".

/The Drumming Cat