Alice Cooper vs Mother Nature

Here's a classic demonstration of what happens when confetti and streamers meet high winds during School's Out! Click here to watch! ;)

I won't let you love me until you really try

Rock n´ roll is not always music. It's about a certain attitude and way of thinking.

And Robyn is rock n´ roll all the way.

Warming up for the summer gigs

Right now there is so much prepration going on for the upcoming festivals. I am pretty much done with my planning. Now I'm just getting excited about finding out who is going where. I know that a few more friends are going to Skogsröjet which is great! Viper, Nat and Allie are also thinking about coming there which would be more than awesome! Just to warm up for the summer I have seen two gigs ;)

Me and Sofie went to Söderhamn a couple of weeks ago to see Casablanca. It's a long way to go, but we both love car trips so that was never an issue. I wish someone would have filmed us during those three hours on the road because we must have looked insane :P Few people can make me laugh as hard as this girl. We had to drive though a crazy rain storm all the way, but we finally arrived at the nice little steakhouse. It was a very old house with hotel rooms on the upperfloor and bar/stage on the ground floor. Super cosy. Casablanca, together with the bad weather, attracted a fully crowded bar! What a great evening that was :) We laughed, we danced, we talked until 3 o clock in the morning. Just how it should be. And of course we ate the obligatory unhealthy breakfast on our way home the next day, chocolate cupcakes and cookies... well, we couldn't find a pizzeria, so...

 

 

Last Friday I went to Huddinge to see Crashdiet perform for the first time in 5 months. Peter said that they had improved the show so of course I was curious to see what is was all about! I wish the trip hadn't been so long though. Too many train rides here and there all by myself. And I hadn't been feeling well that day. But the guys did great and I totally forgot about feeling tired and sick during their gig :)
The show had definitely improved, it was bigger and better. But mot importantly, the guys looked stoked to be back on stage. No wonder... I mean, they've been saving up energy this whole winter and spring :P

Wzup

A bunch of stuff has happened since I last wrote here! Loreen DID win the Eurovision Song Contest. And what the scores were after that is irrelevant to me of course, haha... all I know is that Russia came on an honorable 2:nd place. I will get a ticket to the ESC final next year, because who knows when we'll get to be the hosts again!
At the end of May I went to the "Flying day" at Hässlö with my dad. He used to take me there as a kid but I quickly got tired of it and wanted to go home. I've felt pretty bad about him having to go there all by himself for the past few years. He really loves flying and is working on getting his old certificate again. But those days at Hässlö are very long and the sun is always annoyingly hot. But now that I am a grown up I decided to come along. I love history after all and there are some really old planes in the museum to look at and learn about. We were there for 5-6 hours, I got to ride in a chopper, we saw a bunch of flying shows and walked around in the museum. I stayed positive and happy for my dad's sake even though I wasn't THAT interested. What I'll remember most about this event is his reaction to when I told him I was coming along. He got so surprised and so happy :) I've always been daddy's little girl but I've been pretty bad at showing him how much I love him lately. So this was my way of paying him back for being such a great dad...

My guess

Talk about being a bad blogger lately. But I just don't have anything interesting to say! I spend my days at kindergarten and really want to enjoy it to the fullest. I only have one week left there so after that I am sure that my blog will be up and running again. Meanwhile, the Eurovision Song Contest is just around the corner so I want to share my favourite songs with you guys. It's always fun to see if the rest of the world agrees with me when the votes comes in. And of course, it's always a bit different seeing the artists perform live. Sometimes they don't make the song justice at all and you get really disapointed.

Ivi Adamou - La la love
This lady has a real chance of winning. I bet that Cyprus will be competing against Sweden for the 1st and 2nd place!

Roman Lob - Standing still 
Germany are competing with a radio hit. I am very weak for these types of songs, but unfortunately don't think that the ESC audience will be very impressed. It's just not the right forum. My prediction is that it'll end up somewhere in the middle when all the votes has been casted.

Compact Disco - Sound of our hearts
After Michael Jackson's "Earth song" it's quite hard making a song about a world in trouble and need without failing completely. But Hungary's song truly grips a hold of you, so hopefully it'll end up in the top 10.

Gaitana - Be my guest
I usually aren't very fond of Donna Summer/Shirley Bassey wannabes. There are just too many ladies out there with great voices, who are wailing more than they sing. I thought this song was a bit messy at first, just too many things going on at once. But Gaitana from Ukraine makes me want to dance! All of that messy stuff just ends up being fun! I am hoping for a spot in the top 10 for this one too.

Buranovskiye Babushki - Party for everybody
Now this is probably the cutest thing that the Eurovision Song Contest has ever seen. Russia will easily be in the top 5 this year. Not only will this song be a summer hit, the performance also brought me to tears the first time I saw it. In the midst of all the glam, glitz and greatness... here stands six old ladies in their old fashioned dresses and shoes made out of straw. And they look so happy.

Loreen - Euphoria
For the first time in years I am sure that Sweden has a really good shot at winning the ESC. We are SO proud of Loreen. Not to mention the fact that she comes from my home town. Haha yeah, of course I have to brag about that. Her dancing, extraordinary singing voice and beautiful lyrics will capture anyone's heart. Sweden usually gets good grades from other countries when it comes to music. But this time people are ecstatic and it would be a real shame if she didn't end up in the top 2.

What would "18 and life" be without Ricky?

A new YouTube channel was created just one week ago. Well, a lot of channels were created then I guess. But there is one that has captured my attention to the fullest. I didn't even have to try to like it. I just did. This channel is actually a part of us all. We are all moved by music, it's like it speaks to us. Well, thanks to this channel you can now literally here your music speak to you. Beautiful and strong melodies is what most often catches our attention to begin with when we hear a new song, but it's the lyrics that bounds us forever. What would "I will always love you" be without Whitney's heartbreaking confession that she doesn't feel good enough? What would "18 and life" be without Ricky?

Amp Rock TV gets this and has therefore created something called THE WORDS as a way of making lyrics even more powerful. They have asked some artists to turn it into what it really is.... poetry! At this moment there are four videos up from Black Veil Brides, Marilyn Manson, Korn and My Chemical Romance where the singers reads the lyrics. It's beautiful, it's heartbreaking, it's real...
I'm not particulary interested in Manson's music but jeez, his lyrics are brilliant! The same with My Chemical Romance... "When we were young we used to say that you only hear the music when your hearts begins to break". Since this new project has become such a huge success I am hoping that Amp Rock TV will put up more videos like this in the near future. Keep a lookout!

We have nowhere to go
No one to wish us well
A cry to find our home
Our stories they will tell

Take joy in who you are
We know our wings are flawed
We are the Fallen Angels

Weekend with Missy and Viper

Viper came from Germany to visit me last weekend! Unfortunately I had an assignment from school that I had to write which took up a lot of time. But we managed to squeeze in a bunch of fun too! We took it pretty easy on the first day though. The weather sucked so I just gave her a quick tour around town before having a yummy lunch and watching "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"!

The next day we met up with Axel to go to Avesta. Our friend Jesper (JB) had arranged a rock evening with his own band Inverted and also Sister. The crowd was of course not your typical rock audience but they seemed to enjoy the performances! It was Inverted's first gig so the guys were a bit nervous but I think they did a good job. Considering that they have already been offered to play gigs where they are going to be paid and also studio time, I'd say the night was a major success for them! I wish them all the best.
It was the first time I saw Sister live and I was hardly disapointed. If they can make a small crowd like that go wild, then I can't wait to see what they will end up doing at Skogsröjet. They are true entertainers from the bottom of their hearts.

Me and Viper finished off the weekend with seeing Titanic 3D at the cinema. We actually saw it on April 15th, the night when Titanic sank 100 years ago. I have got to say that James Cameron and his team had made an excellent job turning the movie into 3D. I saw details that I have never seen before. Things from the real disaster that I had no idea was in the movie because it just hasn't been obvious until now! The sun was still up when the movie was finished so we ended up doing a photoshoot! Viper has a great camera and even though I love photographing, it's boring to always be the one who takes pictures but almost never gets to be in them. No one else has the patience with it like I do, so when I look like crap in a picture they refuse to take another one. Thx a lot...! ;) But me and Viper improvised a bit and had fun doing it, so the pictures turned out great.

I said good bye to Viper at 6 am the next day because I had to leave early for pre-school. She went to Stockholm and I went to pre-school where all of the kids ran up and hugged me like always. LOVE.

It's not a way to live

I invited Sofie over for dinner one night, we watched a movie and just had a blast. Watching me make dinner was apparently entertainment enough, since Sofie was pretty much lying on the floor laughing, haha! She's just the greatest and I have invited her over for dinner again on Valborg.

Just two nights before that I had been to Borlänge. It was one of those spontaneous things that I do these days because I am tired of being a boring tight ass who needs at least one days notice before going somewhere. I am single and don't have any major commitments, so why make a big deal out of it? My parents went to visit my sister that whole weekend so I was by myself and had nothing to do. Casablanca had a gig in Borlänge and the matter of fact is that I like Casablanca, so there wasn't much to talk about. I booked a hotel and hopped up on the first best train. I'm glad I did because it turned out to be a wonderful evening. This is what I live for these days. Pleasant evenings with good friends and great music. Some people think I am crazy for sitting two hours on a train and paying 700 SEK just for an event like this. But money isn't important to me, although the experiences are! Every night is not a success. Sometimes I come home to Västerås feeling a bit bummed that the trip didn't turn out the way I had planned, but I keep on doing it. Because it's worth it! I have always been cautious person who has stayed on the safe side, just in case I get hurt. But I don't see any reason for doing that anymore. It's not a way to live.

Den här bloggposten vaccinerar 95 barn

Just nu söker UNICEF en hälsospecialist till konfliktområden i Afghanistan. I tjänsten ingår bland annat att massvaccinera miljontals barn mot stelkramp, polio och mässling.
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Deathroll casino

Private Line is a Finnish rock band that has been active ever since the mid 90's. Even though I like a couple of their songs, I've never been a huge fan. There are just too many other bands out there to keep track of. If I am going to add a new one to my list, then it has to be darn special. Well, Private Line is now special...

Five days ago, on Friday the 13th, their new video for the song "Deathroll casino" was released. It has it all. The sound, the melody, the circus, the joker... They deserve more fans. That's all I have to say.

30 challenges in 30 days - 10

Blog favourites
Here is a list of the most interesting blogs that I follow!

Power blogs

Egoina

Lady Dahmer

Lifestyle blogs 
Ako Rahim
Aldrig vila - Mikael Hollsten
Axon - Martin Löwgren

Mama blogs
Laila Bagge Wahlgren
Carola Wetterholm
Mirka Norrström
Maria Montazami
Kaosmorsan Kiki

Photographer blogs
Johan Rheborg
Jen Hell

Sweet blogs
Astrid Lindgren stjärnor
Baktokig

Ant invasion and weekend off

I didn't think we would have this problem until August, which is the time of the year when all insects usually invades our house. As an animal lover it's not okay to kill any kind of animals, the only exception is of course when they become a big problem. I have had a lot of patience but now it has unfortunately gone too far. We have a major ant invasion in the kitchen which my dad is going to take care of sometime this week. I have already had to kill several of them. I truly hate it. Can't remember when I killed an insect the last time but it was years ago (if you don't count the injured ones). Poor little ants...

My parents are visiting my sister this weekend. Her birthday is in a week so my parents brought along some presents to her from me! I think I know her style pretty well so I bought her two sweaters and one tank top. And what do you know, she had seen one of those sweaters in a store not long ago and had wanted to buy it. Well now she don't have to!

I can't wait for tonight when my friend Sofie is coming over for dinner! I rarely get to invite my friends over like this, so I am seizing the opportunity. It's not that my parents mind that I have friends over, it's just kind of hard to have a private dinner and a movie night with them running around. It was fine when I was 13 but it's only annoying when you're 21, haha...

30 challenges in 30 days - 9

I'm on a roll now so why not write more of these ;) gotta catch up!

My religion
When I was younger I was very confused about what I should do... should I believe in God or not? My parents are like most Swedish parents I guess. They haven't talked much about politics or religion with me or my sister, because they want us to form our own opinions. I've always thought that this is the best way to go and I will raise my own children in the same way. Nowadays I know that 'God' can mean a lot of different things. It doesn't necessarily have to be some old dude sitting on a cloud somewhere, it can also be something that represents hope and comfort. But when I was young I almost felt ashamed praying to God, because I felt stupid. So many people around me had told me that it was ridiculous to believe that there was a higher power. And personally I thought that the Big Bang theory made a lot of sense. It had proof, it had evidence, it was logical. But I was scared! I think most people on earth, no matter if they believe in God or not have gone through that period when they think "what if?".... What if we are wrong for believing in God?... What if we are wrong for not believing in God?.... What if there is life after death, will we be punished then?.... No that's ridiculous to believe.... or is it?

I think I decided my religious point of view when I was around 15-16 years old. Back then I didn't even know that my thoughts actually had a name. When people asked me what I believed in I just replied "Maybe God exists, maybe he doesn't. I don't know because I've never met God and I sure as hell wasn't around when the Big Bang came crashing through. All I know is that Big Bang sounds more likely then God. But then again, what do I know. Maybe I am wrong."

Well apparently this religious view has a name = Agnoticism. So I am a Agnostic. I called myself an Atheist for a long time because that was a person who doesn't believe in God. But even though I think the Big Bang sounds more likely, I am very open minded and don't rule anything out. I just don't like making statements and decisions about things that I have no clue about.

30 challenges in 30 days - 8

Favourite things
Well, except for the obvious things I use every day such as my cell phone, calendar and computer...

I'd say my favourite things are those with good memories behind them. I have SO many movies that brings back memories, framed pictures from parties and events, clothes that I have worn on special occations and so on. If I ever get rich then my favourite thing would never be the fancy car or the luxurious swimming pool, it would be the pictures I had on my wall. Because I never put up a picture unless it means the absolute world to me. I don't want to walk around in my home seeing things that I might not want to remember. Everyone in the picture may look freaking amazing, but if all that reminds me of is a bad night out... then what's the point...?

At least for now

I believe in perfect timing, like every cloud's got a silver lining

But what can you do, what can you say... when every damn day turns out the same

I drove all night for the promised land, to where the payment turns to sand

I found my destination between Love and Desperation

How does one capture Kony?

As I said in my earlier post about Kony: At the end of it all, why did I decide to support this organization right NOW? (Maybe not in the future, who knows). Well, because this is about children. And when children are being hurt in this horrific way I personally think that you have the right to choose one side. Then you have the right to act. I have read the pros and cons and I feel okay about my decision. And if things still look okay in the upcoming month, I will be out on the streets on the 20th of April with thousands of other people, standing for what we believe in. 

 ...and I stand by my word. I actually cancelled that Action Kit after Jason Russell´s (the Kony film maker) breakdown. I saw a video of some guy running around naked on the streets who people claimed was him. But how could you possibly tell? He didn't turn around and face the camera once.
This was only one guy though. He seems nice and I respect that everyone goes through hard times, so I don't judge him because I don't know what really happened. But it did make me hestiant about giving money to the organization. But I have got to remember that he was just one guy out of those hundreds of people who is working with Invisible Children. And at the end of the day their goal is to raise awareness and I am still supportive of that. Cover the night is still on! It's only a matter of printing your own posters. Although I personally don't like that the organizer of this night in Västerås has not asked for permission from the police. If you are going to do it, then do it right. But I hardly think the police will stop us as long as we keep it calm. I hope people remember that we aren't supposed to stand in the middle of Västerås City yelling and demonstrating against this guy. We are going to cover the city with awareness posters and then go back home, wake up the following day and hope that even more people knows who this guy i.

In the organization's own words: "Invisible Children does not condone illegal activity, including trespass and destruction of property. We encourage creative and legal approaches of promotion only. Use common sense."

Some people, who I have talked to, claims that Invisible Children doesn't even have a plan on how to make the capturing of Kony happen. But what am I supposed to do with that information? I don't know the right way to capture Kony... do you? Should the American government be involved in this or not? How the hell should I know! I've never done this before. Very few of us have. But there has been so many attempts trying to stop this guy and his rebel army that I can totally understand why they are desperate enough to ask another country for help. And what country is better to ask than the biggest, the wealthiest and the most powerful one?

"The world should know that this war is complex. If it wasn't complex, it wouldn't have stayed for 26 years." Jolly Okot. Country director, Invisible Children

Some people have told me to support other organizations than Invisible Children because they can't be trusted. I do support other organizations. But what some people dosen't seem to get is that Invisble Children works and cooperates with these organizations too. Because they know that they can´t do this all on their own. Yes, Invisible Children started the campaign "Make Kony famous" and therefore the spotlight is on them. But they aren't alone.

"The last time I checked, when something is threatening four different countries, that is a threat to the international peace and security. Then it becomes a question of collective responsibility." John Prendercast, Enough project

Always be critical. Don't ever forget how Hitler made people in Germany root for him and believe he had a good thing going. But don't ever lose hope, there are still good people out there in the world who actually wants to make a positive change.

"Despite the fact that the LRA is not a threat to my pesonal safety and my family, I still feel the pain. These children need to come back and have a normal life. Why would I stop?" - Jolly Okot

Familiar

 Guy:

I think I should know how to make love to something innocent without leaving my fingerprints out

L-O-V-E is just another word I never learned to pronounce

Cause I just set them up to knock them down

Girl:

You know that type of sh*t just don't work on me

Whistlin' and tryin' to flirt with me

Don't take it personally 'cause we were never in love

It doesn't really matter who you say you are

Singin' out the window of your car

Find another girl across the bar

'Cause L-O-V-E is not what this was

Welcome to the jungle

Ellen - Who is the lead singer of Guns N Roses?
Contestant - Bette Midler...

Why don't she just stab me in the heart and end my misery immediately? :P

A brand new box of matches

You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a messin'
You keep lying, when you oughta be truthin'
And you keep thinkin' that you´ll never get burnt.

Ha! I just found me a brand new box of matches
and what he knows, you ain't had time to learn.

F*CK CANCER Vol. 1

Heads up... on the 30th of March the album "F*ck cancer" is released! It's a compilation album with tracks from several Swedish rock bands. The album was put together with one purpose, to raise money for Barncancerfonden (The Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation). I think this is a beautiful way to bring people together to help others who are simply too young to die. You can pre-order your copy at Bengans, Ginza and CDON right now!

01. Corroded - I Am Your Saviour
02. Sonic Syndicate - Burn This City
03. Sparzanza - Rebel Yell
04. Katana - Pheonix On Fire
05. Osukaru - Tear It Down
06. Mean Streak - Brothers til the End
07. Roxie77 - Gimme Some Grove
08. The Quill - Full Circle
09. Man.Machine.Industri - Knuckle-Duster
10. April Divine - #1 (No.One)
11. Black Creed - Natural Born
12. Crucified Barbara - Jennyfer
13. The Citadel - Heaven
14. Fretless - Stand & Deliever
15. Lillasyster - Så Jävla Bra
16. Mary Fay - The End
17. Moonshine Avenue - Lonely Blues

Rock n roll saw all that it had made...

...and it was good.

Vinnie Vincent - That time of year

KISS MY ANKH album: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent. Released in 2008...

Frauen regier'n die Welt

Most of you know that I am not only a rock n roll chick, I actually love most kinds of music. I never say that I don't like a certain genre because you always find some songs that appeals to you in every genre. It doesn't matter if it's screamo rock or a classical Beethoven track. I am extremely weak for music such as The Benny Goodman orchestra and The Chordettes.

So when Roger Cicero represented Germany in the ESC five years ago I fell head over heels...
To this day I am crazy about this guy's style, voice and choice of songs to perform. It's the mix of classy jazz and old fashion swing that I am simply crazy about. In high school I had to choose a language I wanted to learn and I just randomly picked German. When Roger competed in the ESC with the song "Frauen regier'n die Welt" I thought it was so cool that I could somewhat understand the lyrics. To this day I still remember every word by heart, just like I'd remember any pop song from my childhood. It has just stuck with me.

The whole song is great but everything that happens after 2:25 is like magic to me

Sister + Inverted in Avesta

My friend Jesper is organizing a rock evening in Avesta on the 14th of April! His own band Inverted will play + the kickass band Sister! The ticket only costs 50 crowns, which is basically nothing, so click on this link to buy one: http://www.tickster.com/sv/events/pgtvlc1601xbagb

DOORS OPEN: 19.00
INVERTED PLAYS: 20.00
SISTER PLAYS: 21.00

20% discount code at Crashdïet online store

My favourite web shop in the whole world is Crashdïet's online store! All of their clothes and merchandise is made in the best of quality. They have fast delivery and wonderful customer service. Plus... everything looks bad ass and is crazy comfortable!

Use the following discount code at CRASHDÏET Online Store and get 20% off... 

http://www.crashdiet.org/webshop/refhny.php?c=NDFkOGI0ZDA5MA

Ticket to Skogsröjet

For each day that passes, the ticket to Skogsröjet becomes the best investment I've made this year. But me and my friends (if they'll come with me) will stay at a hotel. We hate camping. And the closest hotel is half an hour car drive away. It would be nice if someone with a driver's license could come with us, so I don't have to be the chauffeur that whole weekend.
Ah well, just to be there will be more than enough.

Sister was the latest band the be announced. There are so many great acts this year that I am blown away. It even beats Sweden Rock according to me. There will be plenty of more opportunities to see Steel Panther and Motley Crüe later on. I am going to try and find some music from the bands in Skogsröjet's line-up that I haven't heard yet. It's so much more fun being at a festival if you know who most of the bands are. But with this amazing line-up, I am familiar with almost everyone.

Ryan Roxie is back with Alice Cooper

Got some big news for you sick things out there...! Ryan Roxie is back with Alice Cooper!! He toured with the Coop between 1996-2006 and is now back for the forthcoming tour! I'm really happy for him and I am looking forward to all of the work we have ahead of us to promote everything that surrounds the world of Roxie ;) Can't wait to get started!

"I can't even begin to express how excited I am to have the opportunity to be a part of this years touring line-up….to be able to contribute musically with Alice & the band, perform for all you faithful Cooper fans, and have the chance to play guitar on stage next to one of rock music's coolest icons….well, let's just say I definitely plan to 'enjoy the ride'….and yes, just like all good sports-related interview ending quotes, I also plan on 'taking it one show at a time' and giving it '110%' ;) ….looking forward to seeing all you Sick Things out there in 2012!" - Ryan Roxie

Animal lover... really?

Most people call themselves 'animal lovers'. Because it's a nice description of someone who is in connection with nature, humble, loving and caring. Four weeks ago a little bunny was born in Germany. The zoo keepers immediately wanted him to replace another cute animal, a polar bear named Knut, who died in 2011. The thing that was so special about this bunny, Til, was that he had no ears. Can you imagine? A tiny, fluffy cutiepie with a disability? How adorable is that. More innocent than anything! So of course there was a press conference set up about a week ago to introduce this little creature to the world. So that everyone who had once completely fallen for Knut, could now fall for Til. But what happens?

Well, a camera guy accidently took a step back without seeing that Til was standing there. He died immediately. This whole incident is extremely sad and I feel bad for both the camera guy and the little bunny. 

But here is the thing. This happens every single day in pretty much every persons home. Not with bunnies, but with animals. I am happy to say that my conscience stands clear from this, but so many other people kill bugs each day. They kill these wonderful creatures who are absolutely beautiful in their own way! The lady who showed up in Swedish TV with unshaved armpits was being bullied online for several days just because she was considered ugly and gross. But when people stepped up and defended her and made others look at her as an actual human being, things changed. People realised that there was more to her than just a shell. Just like there is more to an insect than just an 'ugly' surface. It breaks my heart when people kill ants, spiders and flies. These animals have been here for much longer than us, so what gives us the right to come into THEIR world and just take over? The actress Lisa Kudrow recently stated in an interview that "Mankind hasn’t been very kind to itself" and it's true. We got here after the insects and yet, we're killing ourselves off when we could actually learn fom the ants, spiders and flies how to survive. But instead we say "we're going down and you're going down with us!". Because we are too damn proud to realise that something smaller than us can actually be smarter than us.

You're not an animal lover when you only love the cute and fluffy creatures

21th of March - You warm, beautiful day

Billy Idol to Peace & Love 2012

YEEEEES!!!! I am SO happy that no one bought my ticket for the Peace & Love festival. Billy Idol announced today that he'll be performing there on the 29th of June. Me and Kiki have said that we have to see him if he comes to Sweden this year, so I really hope she can come with me. It's so worth going to Borlänge just for this. He may not be the what he once was, but s legend is a legend. So now that I have a four day ticket I might as well see some more artists, if someone will come with me that is. Rihanna, Regina Spektor, Kent, Veronica Maggio, Hoffmaestro, Hardcore Superstar.... sure, why not. And hopefully some more interesting artists will be announced soon!

You make me wanna lala

I was just reminded that I was once a pretty big Ashlee Simpson fan, believe it or not.
And I still think these songs rocks....

La la

Autobiography

I walked a thousand miles while everyone was asleep
Nobody's really seen my million subtleties

Love me for me

Shut up, come back
No I didn't really mean to say that
I'm mixed up, so what
Yeah you want me so you're messed up too
I love you, I hate you
If you only knew what I've been through

My head is spinnin'
But my heart is in the right place
Sometimes it has to have itself a little earthquake

She lives in a fairy tale

I feel pretty drained from this weekend. Not much has happened though. I went to Casablanca's release party on Saturday, but that is pretty much it. I ended up going home early, I just weren't in a party kind of mood I guess. But everyone else had a good time, so in that sense it was a success.

Anna, Me and Alex at Heaven's Gate

I just miss having my closest friends around. Those who can make me go on partying for an entire night without feeling exhausted. Those who I can talk to about everything. Those who make me understand that I'm not crazy for feeling or thinking in certain ways, I'm just human. To make matters worse my sister is moving from home in a week. She got a job so she is moving waaaay up north in Sweden to live there with her boyfriend. I'm happy that things are going well for her, I'll just miss her a lot. Going to events and doing things that are supposed to be fun, aren't that fun when your closest friends and family aren't there. No wonder I rather stay at home. The things I am looking forward to right now is that Viper will be coming here in April. She'll stay here for a couple of days and then we will drive up to Avesta to support our friend Jesper with his rock festival. He has booked some really great bands, including Sister, so I'm sure it'll be a great night!
Another thing I have to look forward to is Huddinge festival. I'll just go there for one day in June, but Crashdïet is playing and as you all know, I consider them to be the best.

Now I'm going to try and make sense out of Facebook's new page profiles. I guess we'll get some sort of timeline there as well. Just gotta update the Casablanca, Roxie77 and Gibson Scandinavia pages with some stuff. I honestly love doing things like that, it takes my mind off things!

She lives in a fairy tale
Somewhere too far for us to find
Forgotten the taste and smell
Of the world that she's left behind

Well, if it's not real
You can't hold it in your hands
You can't feel it with your heart
And I won't believe it
But if it's true
You can see it with your eyes
Even in the dark
And that's where I want to be, yeah

4 fun facts about me

¤ The worst pickup line I've ever gotten is "What is evil to you?"...

¤ I was named after the character Caroline in the soap opera The bold and the 
beautiful... dear lord....

Caroline & Ridge

¤ I'm not particularly fond of people who make a debate out of exactly everything.

¤ As a child I flushed my favourite pair of shorts down the toilet because I was pissed off at my parents. Well guess who ended up being the most upset about losing those Winne the Pooh-shorts?

Fair warning - Heart on the run

Just a song that I ran into on YouTube a couple of days ago. It's the kind of song that rocks my world.

Casablanca - "Love and Desperation" - Music video

Check out their brand new video!

The release of Casablanca - Apocalyptic Youth

I am supposed to write my two last assignments for school today. But I am so excited about tomorrow that I can't concentrate! Right now I am just sitting here waiting for the postman so that I can get my Casablanca CD which I pre-ordered a million years ago. I already have most of the songs in form of an EP but there are some tracks that are yet to be discovered! Tomorrow we are going to celebrate the release of the CD which is what I am looking forward to. Even though I'm not exactly apart of the band, lol. I still feel like I have worked so hard to promote all of the gigs, the release of the EP and now the CD. It's well worth to celebrate all of the good reviews it has gotten. I'll take the train to Stockholm and meet up with Alexandra who I met last Friday at Ryan's Gibson clinic. After having a drink (or two...) we'll meet up with Anna. Then it's party, party, party with the band and all of our wonderful friends.

For those of you who also wants to celebrate the release of the CD can do so by seeing the band perform two short acoustic gigs during the day. The first one is at Hot Records in Solna at 11.30 a.m. and the other one at Bengans in Stockholm at 2.30 p.m. Of course there will be signing sessions included!

 Me, Anna, Ryan, Alexandra and Anton at the Gibson clinic last Friday

 

Tulips on the kitchen table

This day has barely started and I feel like I have gotten SO much done already! Considering I haven't slept at all and kind of feel like I'm in a zombie mode, it was amazing that I managed to get up at 6 o clock and drive to the pre-school. We have an assignment coming up in school where I have to interview one of the pre-school teachers. She gave me some really good answers to my questions so I've got plenty of material! Plus it was really nice seeing the kids again. That is always the best part about going there. And I just blend in like normal, the kids immediately see me as the grown up who is in charge. I didn't stay longer than for half an hour though, because they were getting ready to go outside.

Despite being exhausted I actually made a quick decision to park my car next to an old forrest that I have a lot of memories from. I don't know how many times I ran around in there as a kid. I had my camera with me so I walked around taking photos. I can't believe how peaceful it was. That is the only thing I don't like about living in the city, because there is no way that you can find a peaceful place like that there. A place where you can stand in silence, just listening to four different kinds of birds singing, leaves blowing, trees squeeking, twigs breaking... I felt like I was on a 30 minute long vacation. Came home as a brand new me! 

Casablanca signing and gigs

On Saturday the 17th Casablanca will do two short acoustic gigs plus signing sessions, first at Hot Records in Solna at 11.30 a.m. and then at Bengans in Stockholm at 1.30 p.m. See you there!

Photo: JenHell

Unshaved armpits in Melodifestivalen

Last night during Melodifestivalen (Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest), I saw an unfortunate pattern of nasty comments being written on Facebook. I am sad to say that some of those things were written by my very own friends. The comments were about this woman in the picture, who for a moment was on live TV in front of millions of people. I got so terribly angry when I saw my own friends wrting shit about this girl! It's so disgraceful and terribly embarrassing to mock someone who is being completely natural. Is our society THAT shallow and superficial, that this woman deserves to be bullied online? Can you imagine how she felt waking up today? This is not about having 'the right to an opinion'. This is about a young, brave woman who dared to show her true self with no shame, and then she was punished for it. And people are so used to having the right to comment on each other's bodies, so no one thinks about what they're really doing to her! This girl did not follow the strict norm or society's ideal and because of that she lost society's respect. Does that make sense?

I've had enough! I am so damn tired of this idiotic ideal of what beauty is and of people pointing out each others flaws. Look at the original picture instead and see how wonderfully happy this girl is ♥ See how much joy she experienced that night when she perhaps saw her biggest idol perform. She probably danced and created beautiful memories with her friends or her family. See how damn beautiful this picture really is, without focusing on the superficial.

You get no love

Cold-hearted. Some of you have never seen that side of me and some of you have seen way too much of it.
Some things that make others cry doesn't make me cry.  I can be quite harsh about some things. I can be very direct and that probably makes some people surprised, which is why they often look at me like I am made of stone or something.

I am self destructive. I have fought long and hard to make up a system for what I should do when those negative thoughts pop up. It happens from time to time and I am quite good at stop thinking about em. I put up a wall, that I wasn't able to put up before when I was depressed. It's very logical. Of course those feelings will get to you if you aren't able to block em! But here is the thing. When you learn how to block it, you can block other things as well. I guess people look at me as a bit different sometimes since I don't have a problem with shutting some people out of my life. I am not a mean or an evil person for acting this way. It's just self protection. And I understand that from an outsider's point of view it may look selfish, but I do what I have to do....to survive. Even though I don't classify myself as evil, I guess I'll have to count this as one of my darker sides. Because even the though the end result may be good for me, it may not be the greatest thing for someone else. Sometimes people get hurt from being shut out, which is understandable. But the worst part for me is when my other friends are being effected by it too. When they are put in a position where they feel like they need to choose sides. But we aren't in high school anymore, are we? We are grown ups and I think that a situation like this doesn't have to be blown out of porportion. Let's just agree to not hang out with each other, but still be able to be in the same room!

Here is where that cold-hearted side of me comes in again. Because hanging out in the same room as someone who you aren't friends with anymore, isn't very easy for some people. 5 years ago I would most likely have had a problem with it too, so I can relate. But nowadays I have a tendensy to become very impatient with people who make a big deal out of it. I feel like life is too short to dwell on things and be overly sensitive, just move on and make the most of it. I won't change my mind. Those people who are out of my life really ARE out of my life. And for good reasons! They brought negative energy that I had to deal with. My heart and my head got so tired of it. And I refuse to look back on my life and see one big head ache. I want to see fun, laughter and wonderful memories with people that are positive.
I'm not impossible. There are plenty of things that still makes me cry. But I don't cry when I cut someone out of my life because they just aren't worth it. If they have gone that far, so that I feel like they need to be cut out. Then I really don't care about them anymore.

So maybe I'm not cold-hearted after all. 

Maybe I'm just smart enough to be a bit selfish sometimes. 

Because I think we all need that.

My thoughts on Kony and Invisible Children

Ever since I woke up today, I have been caught up in a debate with one person after another. It has been incredibly important debates about both this and that. But the most important one has been about Joseph Kony. I am sure you have heard his name by now.

 
To begin with I'd just like to say that I am being critical about this. Believe me, I really am. But it's really hard to stand by something when you hear different things from people who ALL claim that they are right. That they KNOW what is going on down there in Africa and within the organization Invisible Children. But let me tell you this much.

Neither one of us knows.

That is why these debates are so important. So that we can share all of the rumors, discuss them and come to a conclusion about what we as individuals think is true. It's not easy going against your own friends in a debate, but hopefully everyone is able to see it from a professional point of view and not a personal one. As an animal rights activist and a lacto-ovo vegetarian I have had plenty of debates with my friends over the years. But even though I have had lots of training in this area, I still feel insecure sometimes and wish that I had read more about the topic before taking sides. But here is the beauty of debates. You can always switch sides! You're not a hypocrite for doing so. You've just educated yourself and realized that you can't stand by your own viewpoint anymore. To quote myself in the introduction box; "I love a good debate but I will never stick to a viewpoint just because it’s mine."

What is so hard about this particular debate is that there are so many strong opinions and rumors flying around that I hardly think anyone knows the truth anymore. Invisble Children have a page on their site where they give replies to all of these rumors but how am I supposed to know that they are telling the truth? It’s the same thing with people who are claiming that Invisible Children are using their money to provide Uganda soldiers with weapons and that Kony has already been captured. Who started these rumors and are they really true? It's very rare that I come across a situation as complicated as this one. Wouldn't it be wonderful if it was clear as daylight what was right and wrong? But it's not black or white. It's gray. It's fuzzy. This puts all of us in a position where we have to look at the big picture.

Do I care that 60-70% of my donated money goes to the three owners of Invisible Children's organization? No I don't because they are travelling back and forth to Africa and therefore need all the money they can get to provide for themselves and to do marketing. To not give money to an organization just because they need money to provide for themselves is an excuse that won't ever work. All organizations have this system. Invisible Children's money mostly goes to "awareness" which is the main purpose. They have made that very clear. They want to make Kony famous. Not to punish him but to show people all around the world that they have had enough of people like him. It doesn't matter that he stopped being an asshole 5 years ago. He is still guilty of those crimes and those people's lives being ruined.

Don't be fake though and only spread the word with the "KONY 2012" video. Don't let that be the first and the last thing that you do if you REALLY want to help this organization. Get active. Take part of the awareness campaign that is going down all over the world on April the 20th. Donate money by buying T-shirts, posters and other kinds of merchandise in their shop! That is the easiest way you can help. The ones who are really working the hardest are Jason, Laren, Bobby and their crew. They are the ones who are OUT THERE, doing the dirty work that everyone else is "too good" for. That is the raw truth. So if the money I just donated by buying an "Action kit" turns out to be a complete waste and that it was only used to make matters worse, then so be it. I am on the other side of the planet and there is just so much I can do to get the information I need to decide if I should take action against this or not. We can't always make the right decisions. But we, who are lucky enough to live in countries where we can educate ourselves without the help from schools, should embrace that and do so! We should all understand how valuable that is and what a beautiful thing that is. Because it can be taken away from us. Just like that opportunity has been taken away from the people in Africa.

At the end of it all, why did I decide to support this organization right NOW? (Maybe not in the future, who knows). Well, because this is about children. And when children are being hurt in this horrific way I personally think that you have the right to choose one side. Then you have the right to act. I have read the pros and cons and I feel okay about my decision. And if things still look okay in the upcoming month, I will be out on the streets on the 20th of April with thousands of other people, standing for what we believe in. 

Where you live 

shouldn't determine 

whether you live...