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I went to Stockholm for a quick visit on Tuesday evening. Finally I got to see my French ladies again!! haha :D
Nat and Allie have been travelling back and forth to Sweden for a while now, but have now settled down in England. So I'll get to see them when I go there for the Blackrain gig in February. Fun!
I went to Stockholm for just an hour, haha.. But it was worth it. It's not every day that Crashdïet plays an unplugged gig. The guys were supposed to be on stage at 10pm but for some reason they were 20 minutes late and that meant I had to leave before they were done. It sucked big time, but I couldn't miss the last train home. I got to see most of the gig though and it was beautiful. Perhaps a strange word to describe a Crash-gig with but it just felt like the perfect ending to a major tour. They have been gone for so long and most of the people I see when I go out partying in Stockholm were at this gig. Like a reunion, just in time for Christmas :)
The next day I felt much better. But I still had a really bad cold, my throat hurt and I was weak. In general it was all good though, we had several people staying at the same hotel as us who were going to the gig. All were really nice. I met so many people this weekend it's crazy really!!
We took a long walk to the train station to pick up Viper around lunch. Good to see my bestie again of course :)
When we got back to the hotel me and Charlotte wanted to take our time with getting ready and couldn't care less about standing in the front row because we don't like that. And we thought we'd see well anyways, and we were right. Anna and Viper went to stand in line. There they met Lo and her friend Dan who had just arrived in Paris from England. The line was long. But we would all get mixed together in there anyways, so me and Charlotte didn't mind waiting until everyone had gone inside :)
Kissin Dynamite played first and they were pretty good! Better than I had expected. When they were done the whole crowd split up and some went outside to get a drink. So then me and Charlotte could walk right up to the front of the stage where our friends stood. I'm glad I stayed at the hotel and not outside in the cold for three hours!
Crashdïet went on stage not long after and they were just amazing!! I forgot that I had a sore throat and that I was weak. I screamd SO loud, sang along to every song and danced my ass off, haha! This gig and the gig in Falun is the best ones that I have seen with them so far. We talked to Peter afterwards and he told us to meet them by the merchandise later so that we could gather everyone for the after party. (oh boy had we been looking forward to that or what!)
Blackrain's gig was the best!! It wasn't just a gig, it was a show. During "Overloaded", they brought out the burlesque dancers from that music video! And during the show they had several other guests up on stage too. Like the kid who was 10 years old or something, he played drums during "She's in love". And the girl who played keyboard for a couple of songs that made it feel like an orchester was playing in the background, just beautiful. In the beginning they had three dudes in Scottish kilts playing "Amazing grace" on bagpipes. Max came in playing the same song on electric guitar. Yeah, I almost cried! A couple of songs before the end Simon came out and sang "Twist and shout" with Blackrain. There simply wasn't any better way of ending that evening.
The intro
Afterwards we went to the merch. There were so many people there so we just mingled for a while and took it easy. Blackrain never showed up though so I was worried that they wouldn't come to the party. Then I suddenly saw Peter looking at me from the other side of the room and he waved like crazy, hahaha!
So I ran up and hugged him and we all gathered around to plan the after party. They had some box they needed to walk to our hotel with, to get it shipped to another country. So even though the guards were trying to get us to leave because the venue was closing, we still stayed. In the end we stood outside waiting instead.
Peter came out and we all split up. Me, Anna and Charlotte went to our hotel with him. The others went to McDonalds, we said we'd text them when we knew which bar we were going to.
It was so funny when we were talking to the receptionist in there about the box. Two rock guys who stayed at the same hotel as us walked in and saw Peter London standing there. And they immediately turned into shy 10 year old boys :P you know, so starstrucked haha! It was so sweet. Like "Oh man... Peter... what are you doing... like... here?" :P
Peter then had to go back to pack all the stuff. So we decided to text him when we knew where we were going. Jennifer who we also have had contact with since before the trip, and her whole gang of friends, said they knew a bar not far away. So we all ended up going there! It was so hard trying to describe in texts to Lou and the others where the bar was located, but after an hour they finally showed up. Dripping wet from the rain, poor sweethearts <3
On our way to the after party... crazy fuckers on the subway!
We got there first and then Crash and Blackrain all joined! It was just such a relaxed atmosphere going on between all of these people. I can't even explain. It was like that the whole night! We all sat down and had some drinks, although I only had water that night. I was so high on the adrenalin from the show that I didn't even need alcohol to stay awake or have fun. Because I couldn't possibly be having any more fun than I already was!
The bar was closing around 2. And we thought "where the hell are we going to go at this time on a sunday, nothing is open!" But Swan said he knew a place just one block away that was open until 5! Perfect! So the whole bar of people left to go there. It was so quiet outside and raining a little bit. And there, on the streets of Paris there was a whole parade of rock n rollas walking together. A guy from the Kissin Dynamite crew filmed all of us walking into that tiny bar. I saw only a few people sitting in there and one bartender who was having a calm and easy going evening. Haha well... you should have seen his face when we all showed up. He earned some big bucks, let me tell you. The question remains though, did he really think it was worth it? :P haha
09:00... from one bar to the next...
The oxygen went out immediately :P it got so hot in there because we were so many. Everyone was falling all over each other trying to get from one part of the room to the other, haha...
I just sat down at a table and relaxed with some people. I talked to Hannes, the singer in Kissin Dynamite who was very nice and funny. He did the best Ozzy Osbourne impression!
We decided to leave around 4 in the morning. Drunk Peter was my entertainment while waiting for everyone to come out. He walked around singing "A papaya coconut" over and over :P I told him I was going back to the hotel and he rambled on about how great it was of me to come there and then he kissed my hand twice and bowed so deep that he almost hit is head on the floor, hahaha!
While gathering everyone up outside we were trying to figure out how to do with Vipers bag that she had left at the hotel. I couldn't afford the extra money to bring it with me to Sweden and she couldn't leave the group because then she wouldn't find them again. But it all worked out fine. She came back with us to the hotel.
Then Lou and Dan took a taxi to the hotel to meet up with her. It was just so surreal that me, Lou and Viper barely had spent any time with each other during that whole night. The bar was so crowded and we were on opposite sides of the room. When we finally met outside of the hotel again we felt peaceful. The city was quiet, it wasn't very cold outside anymore. It was just us :) standing there in the middle of the street laughing about how crazy the night had been. I finally had to say good bye and return to my hotel room. Me, Anna and Charlotte were on the flight back home a few hours later... :)
...there was a young girl named Caroline who went to France and became the happiest person alive!
Part 1
I went to Stockholm on friday night and met up with Anna and Charlotte. It was the first time I met Charlotte and I think she is super sweet! Anna, who lives in Stockholm, has cats and I'm allergic so I got to sleep at her friends place for a few hours before we had to take the bus to the centralstation. In the middle of the night all three of us walked to the bus station. But the bus didn't come! It was freezing cold and we were starting to plan to call a taxi when it arrived half an hour too late. The flight bus and plane ride went fine even though I didn't get much sleep. The sun was shining when we got to Paris and it looked like fall there. Not at all like winter. After going on yet another bus and then on the subway, we finally arrived at the hotel where we checked in.
We had planned on seeing the Eiffeltower that day but we felt like we didn't have time for that all of a sudden. We thought we would arrive before lunch and not after. Swan had written to us on facebook saying that he'd love to meet us the day before the gig, so we knew that he would contact us during the day but we didn't know what time. And of course we didn't want to be on the other side of the city when he called :P
So we just went out for lunch instead (the best pasta and chocolate mousse ever!). And when we were at the hotel we got some sleep and took our time with showering and getting ready to go out during the evening. We didn't have any special plans yet. But then suddenly Charlotte's phone rang and it was Swan! He said that he and Max were going to a bar tonight but couldn't stay longer than til 6 or 7 pm. And the time was like 5 when he called so we totally panicked and were suddenly ready in just 10 minutes :P haha
We managed to find the bar after going on the subway but when we got there it was closed, wouldn't open until in 10 minutes. So we just waited outside and called Swan to see where they were and they were almost there. We were already inside when they got there. And they brought along their friend, a girl named Udo (spelling?). Really sweet girl!
The guys were so nice and knew the place well. So we ordered cocktails, talked and laughed and had a good time. Max had to help Charlotte with some french sentence that she thought meant "can I say hello by kissing your cheeks?". And he explained that that was a really old way of saying that in. When you say it nowadays it means "Can I fuck you?" haha!
There was a guy who was there with his friends, having a bachelor party. We started talking about hen parties (brittish bachelorette parties). And somehow I ended up doing the chicken dance. I'm not going to go into any details but at least I was told I did a sexy chicken dance, so it can't have been that bad. (Jeez, that vodka went straight to my head :P)
The guys stayed longer than they had planned but finally had to go. But after they left I got really sick. I was sitting with all of my clothes on... jacket...scarf... gloves...hat... and was still shaking like a leaf because I was freezing so much. I felt like I had a fever and my throat hurt so bad. I was just weak. But we didn't leave until 2 hours later. I felt miserable sitting in a corner while Anna and Charlotte hung out with two Swiss girls (Kris and Desriée) that we met who were also going to the gig. They were really cool both of them, I just wasn't up for being social that night for obvious reasons. Of course I couldn't go back to the hotel on my own. First of all I wouldn't be able to find it and second of all it was night time and Paris isn't a particulary safe place to walk around in by yourself. Finally the girls dropped me off at the hotel and it was so fucking good laying in bed. The others went out to eat while I slept like a baby.
The Crashboys are in The States now. A dream come true of course and I couldn't be happier for them! (Okay so maybe I'm a little jealous that I'm not in L.A having a blast right now, but there's not much I can do about that :P)
Tonight... Saturday/Sunday... they will play their second gig. They are the headliners of the show together with Pretty Boy Floyd. And here is the wonderful news! Those of you who are, like me, totally bummed that you can't be there... well, wipe those tears away and check out the live streaming of the show! The show goes on the entire night (Swedish time) because 14 other bands are playing. But Crashdïet will go on stage sometime between 8:00-10:00 tomorrow morning. Don't miss it! <---- live streaming button if you didn't figure that out.
Martin Sweet posted this song on Crashdïet's facebook this evening. To do a cover of the bands biggest hit is of course going to create opinions. We all know that nothing will ever be as good as the original, but by having an open mind and giving Adept a chance I gotta say that I like it! I've never liked it when a singer is just yelling and screaming through a song without any good purpose or melody. Which unfortunately is exactly what he is doing here in the verses. But the heavy intro and the sweet chorus makes up for it, big time! And now I'm head banging my way through this evening...
It's hard not to feel sad when you see this, but the joy takes over after a while. The year in the video is 2004. So much would happen in such a short period of time. Who could have known...
In 2005 they released their debut album, which would end up being the only Crashdïet record that Dave Lepard ever was to sing on. And what a legacy that became.
A good old song from a couple of young rockers... Peter London himself is sitting on the floor to the left. I wouldn't have recognized him if I hadn't known he was a brunette before and always wears that chain around his neck :P I love the singers voice, she sounds like a modern version of Joan Jett. I wonder what this girl does today?
Nothing will ever be as good as the original. But the fact that these bands and the people behind it decided to make a tribute to one of Sweden's sleaziest singers of all time is great. I recieved my copy of the record from Dave's mother Liz today. I've heard a few teasers of the songs earlier, but it's nice to finally here the complete tracks. Since I have already heard Blackrain's beautiful version of "Lost Horizons" I was mostly curious about PeepShow's interpretation of "Breaking the chainz". Well they didn't disapoint me! It's heavy, raw and everything else that this song needs to be to live up to its reputation.
It also happens to be my favourite Crashdïet video. I wasn't very fond of it at first to be honest with you. But that was before I saw the point. And before I started living this life myself. A life where I sometimes feel trapped in society's rules of how to act and behave. It's frustrating. I always count the days until I get to go out and break the pattern. Break the chainz.
Well, I'll continue to listen to the record now. I'm halfway through.
What's cool is to know that Dave actually inspired these bands to be what they are today.
If he had only known what he would mean to rock n´ roll one day.
Today there has been a lot of talk between Crashdïet fans about setlists. The guys just finshed their small tour in Australia (so happy and proud that they made it all the way there) and people are curious to know which songs they played. I've honestly never really understood the thing about setlists. I mean yeah, it's fun to hear if the band played a song that they usually don't perform live. For example, Crashdïet added "Save her" to the setlist on their last acoustic gig in Australia. That is a beautiful and at the same time tragic song that always goes straight into my heart, but I've actually never seen them perform it live. There are just too many other Crash-classics that needs to be put first on the list I guess.
But I'm really not that kind of girl who stays longer after a gig to get my hands on the setlist (the piece of paper that all bands write the order of the songs on, in case that they forget it). I just don't see the point in saving a piece of paper that often is pretty dirty cause people has stepped on it. Maybe it's the historical aspect of why people want it so much? The fact that this setlist was used on this night and this night only.
Or maybe the important thing is that the artists have touched that piece of paper? I get the point if you get it signed, but other then that I'm lost...
If anyone feel like explaining it to me, then please do because I'm curious :)
If postcards looked like this I bet people would send em all day long, just for the fun of it ;)
Who says Sundays has to be crap? Well, I always do. But not today. Suddenly a brand new Crashdïet song + video shows up out of the blue, haha! I'm in heaven!! I knew that they were going to release an LP soon but the bonus track came as a very nice surprise...
They just put it up on Youtube so I can't post the actual video here yet. (Blogger's search system for YouTube videos only tracks down the ones with most views) So click here to watch it!
A couple of weeks ago I drove the looong straightforward way to Falun with Axel (dïethead) and my friend Sofie :) All for Crashdïet of course. This would be the last chance for me to see them play in Sweden this year, plus it was free! So I couldn't possibly stay home and do nothing.
"Granny Goes Street" turned out to be a very small festival, but still pretty crowded. Mostly with annoying teenagers who almost ruined the night for everyone else in the audience by jumping around, picking fights and acting like idiots. But at the same time, they were the ones who got the crowd going...haha :P
While waiting for the gig to start we met up with Jonas (dïethead) and a friend of his. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures that evening, but I'll keep our good mood and fun conversations in my memory instead ;)
Finally the Crashguys got on stage. Me and Sofie decided to not waste our energy at being pissed off at the underaged guys who thought they had a chance with us, while being creepy and smelling like beer (very classy). We ended up standing at the side of the stage. Not the best spot, but we still danced and had a blast :)
The gig went so well! Except for when Martins and Peters instruments went dead, haha :P but everyone just laughed it off. The crowd was so wild. And the guys really enjoyed themselves, we could tell!
Afterwards Crash came out to the merchandise, like they always do. To sign stuff and take pictures. We just waited a couple of meters away to give them some room to breath. I understand that it must be pretty crazy meeting so many people at once, taking a pic here and there, then signing this and that. I see no reason to put stress on any artist in a situation like that. Just saying Hi and talk for a while is good enough for me. Besides, Peter recognizes me from the Crashdïet forum and always takes the time to talk for a while which I appreciate :) I also talked to Simon who I had met the week before when I was in Stockholm with Lou. Haha yeah, he was one of the dudes that we partied with so it was fun seeing him again. I won't go into any details about that evening though, I haven't even told everyone on the forum that we partied with him. He was there as any other person, not as an artist and I respect that.
The guys told me that they were really happy about the gig too. I just got kind of sad when they said on stage that this would be the last Swedish gig for this album. And Simon asked the audience if we thought it was good or bad.... "what a fucking stupid question, how can you guys possibly give me an answer to that?" :P
All I know is that the guys are working on their fourth album now and I'm so excited about it!!!!
At the end of August I met my brittish friend Lou for the first time ever! We had only spoken online up until then, but I think you know when you've met someone who can be a true friend. It doesn't matter where in the world they might be or how you meet them. So there was no doubt in my mind that we would get along just as great IRL :)
I picked her up at the airport and the following day we went to Stockholm. The plan was shopping and party, party, party.... and boy did we party....
We ended up meeting some cool dudes at Harry B James and the night just wouldn't end, even though the club was closing.... Heaven's gate next! Even though the age limit is 23 :P I guess the security guards could see what a harmless young girl I am ;) a fucking angel....
After eating breakfast at McDonald's 5 o clock in the morning and then hanging out in the city for yet another hour, we all said good bye. I made some new wonderful friends that night :)
Me and Lou sneaked into our bedroom at the hostel while the sun rose above Sweden. One hour later one of the other guests alarm clocks went off....
The morning after the night before...
And what do we have here... well ladies and gentleman, let me present the bright future of rock n roll. This band called Miss Behaviour played at Harry's that same night. I had never seen them live before but was blown away. Their singer Sebastian Roos lives up to any expectations you may have of a rock artist. With a smooth and powerful voice he shows the audience how melodic hard rock used to sound like in the 80's. The band has done a fantastic job with writing catchy tunes that gets you straight away.
Miss Behaviour released an album in 2006 but they have made some changes in the line-up since then.
After performing with some of Sweden's biggest rock bands such as The Poodles, they signed to the record company Avenue of Allies for the release of the record “Last Woman Standing”. Here are two songs from that album that I definitely think is worth sacrificing a couple of minutes for.
This Monday night I had the great honor of experiencing an Alter Egon gig. Those of us who are fans of genetalia rock knows that this is not a common thing, since Mr Egon is a very busy guy.
So the busride to Uppsala was worth it! Although it broke down so we stood still on the freeway for half an hour... haha great... didn't think I would make it on time! I met Sara (dïethead) and a friend of hers at the station and we arrived at Grand just in time for the first bands performance! Wreckless was okay. They have potential, but need more experience. They'll get there :)
The second band was Abrunn who really took me by surprise! I've listened to their songs on MySpace but must say I prefered the sound at the gig, which was acoustic. They had the important ability of making the crowd laugh when something went wrong. Which it did quite often as they hadn't had much time to rehears ;) Their happy-go-lucky performance and sweet songs made me a fan and I wish them the best of luck.
While waiting for Alter Egon to hit the stage, I sat down with Liz, Anna and a girl who happened to be from Paris! She's a Crashdïet fan and is going to the same gig as us in December. She was so sweet and promised to help us when we get there, since barely no one in France speaks english... I can't believe how lucky we were to meet her!
I truly enjoyed seeing Alter Egon live for the first time, he kicked ass of course and played for a good half hour! Some of the songs he played was "Könsrockare", "En dator måste man ha" & "Jag är Alter Egon".
Challenge yourself by listening to his music. Drop all of your prejudice thoughts and open your mind...
Afterwards we wanted to go and have a drink somewhere. After driving around for some time we finally found a place that was open. Bu it was too late for me to stay because I had to take the last bus home. But hey... at least I got a nice ride around in the city, haha! (stubborn optimist)
Big thanx to Liz who gave me a ride to the bus station! :)
När människorna vägra ge mig frid, skapades en olik individ
This Friday I drove to Finnåker to see the Crashboys. They were going to play at the Christian festival Rock for Moc.
As you can imagine, it wasn't exactly your typical Crashdïet audience ;)
But the guys did great and got the crowd going with the help of a bear... haha, yeah... a bear. Just check out the videos on my newly updated YouTube-channel. I finally got to hear "Queen Obscene" and "It's a miracle" live! Plus Simon drove his chopper right behind me, you can kind of hear me scream in this video (1:10) because I was so surprised to see him there :P I just felt something moving behind me and he passed right by... that bike is so awesome ;) haha!
I talked to Peter for a while afterwards and got my new Crashdïet T-shirt (so nice of him to make sure it got signed, the only one who got away was Mr Sweet, haha!). Finally I got the opportunity to say thank you to Simon as well for what he's contributing with in the band. I said it real quick. But to make a short story long it was actually because of him that I got into Crashdïet in the first place. And that opened up a whole new world to me that was all about glam and sleaze. I've made new friends all around the world this past year, just because we are all Crashdïet fans and hangs out at their forum. Sometimes I wonder if the band actually knows how much they mean to all of us. But maybe it's good that they don't, since that would probably ruin that humble we-take-nothing-for-granted look they have on life.
I was there. At the fence. Right in front of Martin Sweet. And the night after in Stockholm I got to meet Peter London. I can't believe it. It's something about this band, can't put my finger on what it is. All I know is that I have the greatest amount of respect and love for them. Their inspiration will become a tattoo on me some day when I have the money. A lot of people get tattoos that they later regret. But I know I wont regret this one, because it is going to be about more then just the band. It's going to be about how they have changed my life.
Next day we got up really early to leave a rainy Gothenburg and go to Stockholm. When we got there we met a woman named Anna who helped us to find a place to eat and get to the venue. It was such a great day, like summer outside! Wish I would’ve taken some photos of all of those people sitting outside eating ice cream and soaking up some sun. We even saw Jocke from Hardcore Superstar pass us in a hurry :P
We went to the venue pretty early and got a spot in the front row. The 69 Eyes kicked off tonight’s show and they were so much better than last night! The singer was still walking around like a diva, but still, good performance.
Crashdiet was beyond amazing. The fact that they had a longer session and was in their hometown added some extra energy. I truly wish that I could have enjoyed it more than I did. Behind me I had four people who were fucking idiots and during “Riot in everyone” they started pushing on everyone in the front. It was impossible for them to get by so they basically just hurt us and during like 15 minutes I was completely squashed. They were pressing at my lungs and it was so hot that I couldn’t breathe. I tried to stay calm but at several times I panicked and wanted to run the hell out of there. But no, forget about it. I am not going to let some ill-mannered people destroy my dream. So I tried focusing on the guys’ performance and just take deep breathes instead of crying.
At some point I let those people behind me stand in front of me (or well, they pushed their way through and looked like they were hypnotized by the band. Apparently you can’t be a fan and behave like a normal person at the same time… weird that I can. Must be some special super gift that I have to actually care about the people around me at a concert and not want to kill them.)
Luckily Viper came out afterwards and asked if I wanted to go somewhere else which I gladly did. I had been focusing so much on not trying to squash her too during the gig that I barely know if she understood how bad the situation was. (and I’m glad if she didn’t of course)
Hardcore Superstar was yet again amazing and even though my feet hurt like hell I kept dancing to their songs. But during the end of their gig (when Simon apparently stage dived on some poor little girl in the dark, lol) Viper asked me to help her with her necklace. She had forgotten her keys back home in Germany an realized the staff on the airport wouldn't like it if she kept it on. We tried everything to get it up, spoke to every single person who worked around Cirkus but no one could help. And I saw how she panicked and I wanted to help but didn’t know how. At the end we met Peter by the merchandise and he could calm her down, since he’s been flying with necklaces like that for lord knows how many years…
The other guys had already left but we talked to Peter for a while. I was barely nervous and I didn’t feel like “OH MY GOD IT’S PETER LONDON!!” and walked away surprised that he was nice. I knew that he would be. We all know Peter’s nice. So it felt like talking to a friend and I walked away from there feeling humble that he knew who I was after telling him my forum nick name.
Unfortunately he couldn’t come to Rocks, but the other guys were there. Although I didn’t talk to any of them, even though I wanted to. There were way too many people around for me to feel comfortable. Plus Simon was drunk and although he was a funny drunk I still would have preferred a normal conversation with someone I look up to ;) So those conversations with the guys gets to wait for some better opportunities. But I did manage to get an autograph of his boot on my boot when he waddled past me after trying to get into the girls WC (with no luck xD) haha ouch!
People who haven't met Peter London don't know what genuine human kindness means
I had a good time at Rocks. People at rock clubs are so much nicer then on other places. We hung out with Jonas (from the forum) and his girlfriend who were both really nice. I’m so happy that I’ve finally found a way to be social without having to hear the same techno song being played on repeat for an hour. And I don’t need to feel the pressure of dancing, I can just hang out in a sofa and no one will say a word about me being boring.
At Rocks. We look like two druggies here, lol...
We managed to stay awake the whole night and morning, it wasn’t easy though. After sitting at McDonald´s for an hour we walked the whole way from Cirkus to the train station. Viper went home around 6 so to stay awake I took a walk out in the freezing cold and took some nice pics of the city. At 9 in the morning I finally got to take my train home.
