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Talking weather is probably something of the most boring things you can do but it’s an ever-present topic at festivals because you’re basically exposed to the rage of whatever god throws on you. Sunday was amazing and we all dreamt of reliving last year’s hot summer weather. The editor even had a nap in the sun for a few hours …

The band’s debut album “Last Forever” from 2015 was a surprise to many, not just because of its shoegaze influences but because of the depth and maturity of the songwriting. Unlike many Swedish bands Westkust didn’t fit the framework of the indie rock or the indie pop that have engulfed the guitar based music scene in Sweden the last three …

Saturday means arrival day and a few hours on a train to get to Roskilde. The editor is doing his 28th Roskilde Festival, every year since 1992, and have some experience of travelling but is not used to the comfy train rides from Hamburg. Every Roskilde trip by train from Sweden has been crowded; the Hamburg trip was something different …

Sometimes Spotify is great. It helps you discover music you otherwise wouldn’t run into, because of its auto-generated “personalized” playlists. That’s how Ten Fé’s track “Overflow” showed up in my weekly mix playlist one day. I liked the song (in spite of my currently more post punk and dark wave oriented diet), got curious, and started to listen to their …

Plain White T’s were a staple of my pop-punk/emo upbringing. “A Lonely September” and “Hey There Delilah” used to blast from my room when I was way too young to relate, and in the process of figuring out if the skater kids in my class were right when they said the music I listened to was ‘[insert offensive term here]’. Obviously, I’ve …

What a pleasure it was to speak to Matt and Brad from Three Days Grace at this year’s Download Festival. After plowing through the mud (but luckily keeping our shoes) the guys had a chat with me about German shows (most notably a very sweaty one at Uebel & Gefährlich), having Howard Benson and Gavin Brown (note to self: not Hash Brown) …