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Go East! - The sad demise of L’Orient. 

It’s the end of an era. L‘Orient has closed its giant wooden doors for the last time and headed east. I went to the final couple of live events there and amongst the drinking and music there was a sense…

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The lift home and its dangers

I did a gig in Nyköping the other day. 

I wonder if there is any other job or even hobby which involves so much travel for so little actual ‘doing’. It's nearly always a hell of a long commute for…

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If you want to get ahead, get a hat - New York Blog #2

When I was in my final year at university, my friend Tom and I had a simple plan for the future: Move to New York. 

This was back in 1998 and when the internet still hadn’t really come…

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Rock and Roll!

On Saturday night, I was back at The Crypt to do a short set as part of my friend Gustav's birthday celebrations. The Crypt has the potential to be one of the nicest venues in Linköping, if it weren't…

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One step closer to Death Metal infamy!

A little while ago I wrote about how I have got a foot in in the world of Death Metal... Well, perhaps less of a foot in and more a toe... OK.... A toenail. 

Either way, I am…

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Night Train from Norrköping

I went out late the other night. This is a big thing. I was out so late that I did something that I very rarely do. I caught the last train home. It was the party train and I…

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My big break in the world of Death Metal

Remember how I'm always going on about how I'd like to make it big in the world of Death Metal? You know, how it's been a dream of mine since childhood to appear on a record that appeals to Death…

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