Reviews

I think most people have a few bands that are impossible to be objective in relation to. You can understand intellectually why people might not like them and that everything they release is not revolutionary. But when people talk shit about them, or even sort of nicely criticize them, it does hurt a little, little bit. Often these artists were …

Although it’s clear that no one – no one! – will do a better show than Nine Inch Nails did the last night, the festival Thursday had the best line-up of all days and we were looking forward to Chelsea Wolfe, Interpol, (Thee) Oh Sees, Wilkinson and My Bloody Valentine. Interpol is reviewed separately though since DJ Pappaledig has been …

American Independence Day celebrations in Camp Vienna United, new shoes to the editor’s sore feet, massive drinks at Gringo Bar, football hooligan punk attitude with Slaves and a “punch in the face” show with brutal industrial rock classics by Nine Inch Nails. The fifth day at the Roskilde festival in summary. What is striking about the Roskilde Festival is the …

Roskilde Festival day no.4 was a day off work in terms of going to gigs. There was an initial plan to join the crowd on TAN but Messed!Up deserved a music free day. However, we also managed to plan for new interviews and Saturday will be a busy day running around the area to catch the bands for a chat. …

Jam Session, great shows, a lovely interview with Pale Honey, soar feet on the verge of amputation, sauna-like weather, a lecture on German football players (again, why me?), lovely Roskilde volunteers and dust, lots of D.U.S.T. – that’s what festival day no.3 was about. Toto, every time this *f-word* Toto and “Africa”. You would think that a music festival in …

Hysteric Danish football fans, soar feets, a 25th Roskilde Anniversary party and the Hour of the Wolf happy hour – that’s a basic summary of the second Roskilde Festival day. After the massive party with Camp Vienna United on the arrival day, the editor of Messed!Up had to go through one of the worst Sunday’s ever experienced. My mother once …