Jeanette & Bobby...

I'm not really into swimming, but this headline is pretty cool (it's an article about World Champion, Jeanette Ottesen, and her lifeguard boyfriend, Bobby, who apparently runs around naked when he's celebrating :-)).

And pretty cool evening yesterday. Went to Ungdomshuset's birthday, heard Chainsaw Eaters and Markens Mafia (rather funny, especially the hit "Lås Din Traktor") and had a few beers before going home.

And seriously, this chorus makes me wanna cry / dance very slowly with a hot girl :-):

Me and the wife we're gonna get matching tats...

Busy, but not that busy. Preparing a lot of Boombox-stuff (how to make the video / which songs to record for the album / concerts etc. etc.). Listening to the new Erika Spring (love that bass!) found via Phoenix & Fireworks. Looking at photos over at Verden ville vaere grum. Making a "Lyrics & chords"-page, since some actually search for it!? Oh, and listening to the new Serengeti, wow momma!:

Nakkefestival...

That has got to be one of the cosiest festivals around! So despite the awful weather the facts remain that: Some girls actually danced to "A Night in Monte Carlo"!? / Mikkel's son, Vito, was on stage during the last few songs / We played Arab Strap's "Afternoon Soaps" as the last song, and it won't be the last time we do that, damn, I love that one (oh, and I hope that the girl who had a date while we played had a good time, too :-)). After the concert we had a few beers and white russians (VERY cheap) and just hung out with the other festivalgoers in a tent while the rain was pouring down. And I'm thinking that this might be the reason why I've been rather tired and slightly ill since :-). So tired that I haven't been able to do much apart from reading and watching the tv. And this kinda bizarre yet cool video by Orca Team (I very much like the song, sorta twangy stuff meeting new wave, Beat Happening-style):

This and that and Jacob Faurholt...

Yay, "Cover Me" got a spin on Under the Covers on Radio 1190, gotta love that thing called the internet.

And I've had a bloody marvellous weekend. Tour de France on tv, a few beers Friday and Saturday and watching all episodes of Pennies From Heaven (that is one of the best tv series ever made, goddamn!).

And now I'm listening to the new album by Jacob Faurholt. It's called "Dark Hours", it's out August 15th and it's seriously cool. So if you're into slacker-lo-fi-folk, mark that date, please. Personal favourites are: "Dark Hours", "The Hoax", "Medicine", "Untitled" (I love that chorus!) and this one:

Jacob Faurholt - Creatures in the Sea from Jacob Faurholt on Vimeo.

In the studio...

If it wasn't for the rather lousy weather, I'd be sitting in my garden (the picture) with a cup of coffee and relaxing after the last couple of days in the studio. But no. But at least we're almost done recording two songs, yay! This time it's gonna be a single the old-fashioned way (though a digital release, naturally :-)) with an A and a B side. The A side with the hit (in this case a rather sad and not very hit like folk song called "Crank it up") and the B side where you can do whatever the hell you feel like, because nobody's listening to it anyway (in this case a completely screwed up and almost instrumental western anthem called "Helldiver"). And all we need is a bit of backing vocals and mademoiselle Felding's cello, so expect a release sometime in Autumn.

And since I'm stuck inside, I'm going for some light reading, perhaps a beer and then bed, for sure.

Halasan Bazar...

Debut single "You Will Know" out now! I love it and you should too:

You Will Know by HalasanBazar

EDIT: And you can buy it over here :-).

Widowspeak...

Saturday and cruising the net. Found this over at Friends With Both Arms. And holy moly! It's goddamn awesome, check out the two songs below ("Gun Shy" and a cover of "Wicked Game") and while you're at it check Youtube or Bandcamp for more songs as well!

Rain...

Danish summer, gotta love it. Two cool things about it, though.
One: You get some stuff done, which you've postponed for a while, such as the laundry, writing a few mails and checking up on blogs. And that way you find this little gem by Sore Eros via No Fear Of Pop.
Two: You find songs with "rain" in the title. Like this one (which I love like whatnot, it's incredibly beautiful):

Magic Tricks...

Not doing much. But cool day, though, since I've been listening quite a lot to Larsen & Furious Jane, and as pointed out by Mathias in the previous post "Dolly" is up for grabs here (and go get it, it really is brilliant!).

And looking forward to the Tennis / Zulu Pearls concert the 15th, check out this catchy indietune:

Window Shopping...

That's one album I'm looking very much forward to: "Dolly" by Larsen & Furious Jane. And there's almost something Yo La Tengo-ish about this one (which means that I think it's a really, really cool tune :-)):

Larsen & Furious Jane - Window Shopping from momowave.org on Vimeo.