Well it seems like summer could be here, well for a few days at least, so what better place to talk to Jacques about his new album Bi-Polar Baby Strollers than up on Ryan's roof. They both braved their vertigo and headed up there to have a little chat. Here are the words Jacques had to say about it:
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Seabear was in town the other night and gave a fantastic performance at Pustervik. Ryan Cook was at the place taking down notes for his review. You can read it in whole if you click more down here below.
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When offered the chance to interview the band that in a roundabout way brought me to Sweden (and a band that I love) I jumped at the chance. So it was that I caught up with Bassist and video maker extraordinaire
Ted Malmros before their gig in Oslo for a quick chinwag. Here is what we talked about:
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Monthly's music writer Ryan has summed up a few albums worth taking an extra look (an extra ear) at in the new year! Among others Vampire weekend and Polly Scattergod.
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"The kitchen is the best place to cook, eat, socialise and some even say to make love, but, is it the best place to make music?" Such is the introduction to the site
inmykitchenwith.wordpress.com.
Have you seen it yet?
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Phoenix were great, the moment they kicked into first song Lisztomania the crowd were up on their collective haunches and clearing their throats ready for a good sing song.
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" This is only a mini gig tonight to "celebrate" the closing of Publik, so Extended Heads have five songs to showcase their wares"
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"I was pretty disappointed with what I saw tonight, although lead singer Quentin Delafon is a wonderful front man, whipping the crowd into something of a frenzy often jumping into the crowd and giving the mic to fans who managed to sing every word perfectly (something he was unable to do) other than that they were a little one dimensional"
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" Next up was the main event, the wonderful Scottishness of
Camera Obscura. When they walk on stage they have the appearance of: ‘they aren’t in a band, this is just five random people’ which is wholly refreshing compared to the identitykit appearance of bands these days"
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After only finding out a few days before that Hagabion had opened a new bar (Bar Kino), (selling beer for only 29:-!) it was there that we camped ourselves for the few hours between our curry (which I was promised was the best in town, it wasn’t!) and the release party.
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