Domestic rock'n roll services

I never win anything... usually because I never enter any competitions... usually because they are stupid. But last night I actually entered a competition and won!
So today a rock band came to my apartment and did my dishes.

No: really... A Sudden Burst Of Optimism did my dishes :)

And yes: it may be one of the most stupid competitions ever. But stupid in a fun and creative way. That's the kind of stupid I like.

If you don't know who A Sudden Burst Of Optimism are; you should check them out. Great songs, and a ton of happy-vibes in their live sets. Some songs and videos are available online on their Myspace page.

I have seen the Sage

Yesterday I finally got to see Sage Francis live at Debaser. I was bored to the point of splitting my skull open by the supporting acts... they were not bad in any way, they were just so very generic that bad would be at least interesting in comparison. But at around midnight "The crater face steps in". And the crowd goes ballistic. This guy has stage presence and there is nothing generic about him. There are no babes, guns and cash... or is there... there is actually, but the babes are ex wives, the guns are water guns and cash was named Johnny. And God did not kill him, no sirree.

So if you know what is good for you:

1. First you get "A Healthy Distrust", it is the most accessible album. And its great. I love "Sun Vs Moon".
2. Then you get "Personal Journals", it's less polished but also feels more honest. Its my personal favorite, and the best of all is "Different".
3. Then go about your life. Make something up. Something good preferably.

And to the monkey arsed DJ that spun plastic between acts... what moron plays songs by the main act before the concert? Pissed me off big time... not 100% sure I'm right here but is that not just really, really weird?

The best thing about Arvikafetivalen...

...was the CD:s I brought on the road trip there. Most are just universally excellent, others are in the spirit of Arvikafestivalen (The Arvika Festival). It's not in any way that it was a bad festival, it's just that this year most of the bands were not MY bands (except VNV Nation). The beer was totally decent.
So here they are, in no particular order, no wait, I lie! In the order I picked them out of the case to write them down:

• Tool - Lateralus
• Tool - Aenema
• Nitzer Ebb - Belief
• Kaizers Orchestra - Evig Pint
• Morcheeba - Fragments Of Freedom
• Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump
• José Gonzáles - Veneer
• The Knife - Deep Cuts
• Tori Amos - From The Choirgirl Hotel
• DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
• Spawn Soundtrack
• Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
• Infinite Mass - The Face
• Portishead - Dummy
• Front 242 - Front By Front
• Frontline Assembly - Tactical Neural Implant
• System of a Down - Toxicity
• Radiohead - My Iron Lung
• The Pouges -Rum Sodomy & The Lash
• Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing
• Placebo - Placebo
• Kosheen - Resist
• Yazoo - Upstairs At Eric's
• Red Snapper - Our Aim Is To Satisfy Red Snapper
• Gary Numan - Pure
• Pixies - Doolittle
• Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
• Oompf - Sperm

Yes, I still own CD:s.