Bowie’s ghost in Copenhagen: Rother, Lampe, Bargmann
Michael Rother, Hans Lampe and Franz Bargmann took over Copenhagen’s Jazzhouse with “Krautrock” of the timeless and immediately captivating kind.
Tag: live
LCD Soundsystem, Koncerthuset, Copenhagen
I know, I know: I keep raving about LCD Soundsystem. But I just happen to think that they’re one of the greatest live acts around these days. And tonight’s sold out gig atDR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen just proved my point. …
Roskilde Festival 2009, day 2 (in English)
One would think that pleasant pop melodies and tribal rhythms on acoustic instruments was a winning combination. But somehow The Dodos managed to grind to a halt too often, rather than induce the expected trancelike state. And eventually, they left …
Roskilde Festival 2009, day 1 (in English)
I skipped the Thursday of Roskilde Festival, arriving just in time for the reunited Faith No More on the Orange Stage on Friday. Disappointingly plagued by keyboard trouble (apparently a Macbook/software synth setup) they delivered all the raw energy and …
Roskilde Festival 2008 – day 4 (in English)
Sunday I arrived to the Festival in time for Slayer. Well, what can I say? Their power and precision is impressive. But it seems to me they are still playing a style of metal that once was groundbreaking but since …
Roskilde Festival 2008 – day 3 (in English)
Tokyo Police Club was a great starter for my third afternoon at Roskilde. These young Canadians delivered their hard and fast rocking beat with the casual detachment of The Strokes or (my personal favourites) The Rakes. Danish The Fashion offered …
Roskilde Festival 2008 – day 2 (in English)
The programme described Polarkreis 18 as a German answer to Muse and Radiohead. And they did have the crystal-clear vocals of the former and the brooding chord sequences of the latter, but at times an infectious disco beat lifted their …
Roskilde Festival 2008 – day 1 (in English)
It just struck me: The Roskilde Festival can be seen as an embodiment of the civilized Danish society. Only the Danes could manage to make a huge rock festival so safe and comfortable. I arrived midway through MGMT‘s set – …
Pet Shop Boys – a genre-defying battleship
Who would have thought that the decadent Westerners of the Pet Shop Boys would one day score music for Eisenstein’s heroic film “Battleship Potemkin” – about the beginnings of the Russian revolution? One night, I watched the performance live in Berlin.
Roskilde Festival 2005 – day 4 (in English)
The Futureheads offered an explosion of pure energy. Absurd as it is to imagine a cross between Devo and The Proclaimers, delivered with the pop-punk simplicity of The Buzzcocks, The Futureheads make it work. I had a great time, but …