// Downtempo

Posted on | January 11, 2010 | No Comments

Ok, it’s old — but so am I. Thunderball Scorpio Rising again in heavy rotation. Can’t really get over how good (and little known) this is.

Posted on | January 11, 2010 | No Comments

// Merry Christmas

Posted on | December 24, 2009 | 3 Comments

Not sure if it is the respect for the little of tradition we still foster — or just the thing that scents, sounds and visuals of this festive time of year help me to connect to the little girl I have been, and I really, really want to nurture that connection — anyway, I enjoy Christmas time (although I’m totally disconnected from religion). The family get-togethers and some quiet time with a good book, box of chocolate and some wine, that’s what is in it for me.

Tchaikovsky ballets, both Swan Lake and Nutcracker, my favorite, were the staples in Finnish national Christmas TV program (oh, gosh, in my childhood this country was all different). So they have always spiced my holidays. Or maybe they were the essence of it. Maybe they evoked some ballerina dreams, maybe I was just hooked to all that visual candy and Tchaikovsky’s magical music. Should a girl as young as her go pointe? Don’t know, I don’t know a thing about ballet. But I know that her dream become true on that very day. No toy catalogs involved.

Need some last minute gift ideas? Go to Kiva and microfinance some local businesses in developing countries. You can let the gift receiver to decide by giving a gift certificate. The few advertising dollars form this and my old knitting blogs went to Ghana — I kind of see it as your Christmas present to that local food business — hope it made you happy, that’s my present to you!

So I want to wish you all happy holidays, go and have what is in there for you — and take care of yourself and your loved ones.

Posted on | December 24, 2009 | 3 Comments

// Tomorrow…

Posted on | December 1, 2009 | No Comments

vertigo-winter
auf-dtraht-stole-blackwhite

…to Berlin!

The lovely beanie and stole are from Claudia Skoda.

And just because the beanie is called Vertigo… …or just for nothing:

Posted on | December 1, 2009 | No Comments

// Postmodern interpretation…

Posted on | November 30, 2009 | No Comments

…does not leave even the classics in peace.

Slagsmålsklubben — Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.

Good Monday, y all!

Posted on | November 30, 2009 | No Comments

// Sparklin’

Posted on | November 22, 2009 | No Comments

Sparklehorse.

With PJ Harvey.

With Tom Waits. Video by Quay Brothers.

Enjoy.

Posted on | November 22, 2009 | No Comments

// On getting on with my life with Stina

Posted on | November 8, 2009 | 2 Comments

My taste for music is probably quite wide, anyhow quite a lot of stuff on my playlists fall under category “alternative”. I find it bit funny, especially with names that are huge commercial success at the same time. But of course some artists fit to this description perfectly, making music that is hard to categorize — and at least some measure are out of the mainstream. I mean, “singer songwriter”, “pop/rock” or “dream pop” tells as little about Stina Nordenstam’s music than that infamous “alternative” tag — and although her music has been featured in several films in last years you probably haven’t seen her on best seller charts or heard her in the jack FM played in your local gym.

I really don’t remember when I first heard her breathy voice mixed with often minimalistic, artistic and sometimes restrainedly aggressive backgrounds, but I remember thinking about never hearing anything quite like it before. Lyrics don’t get me excited too often, but Stina’s melancholic — sometimes depressed even — lyrics are indeed an important part of the whole experience. Somehow the whole effect of her music still manages to be something else but depressive for me, it kind of reflects the fragility of happiness and life as a whole — in beautiful, touching way.

Me and Stina clearly share some views of personal style, I recognize the elements of slightly childish playfullness…

I have quite hard time watching this, but I think that it is definitely worth it:

Posted on | November 8, 2009 | 2 Comments

// The Greatest

Posted on | October 15, 2009 | 4 Comments

Youtube amateur music videos are not always good…

…but sometimes they really hit the spot. I actually appreciate this one more than many commercial ones. And I love Cat Power…

Posted on | October 15, 2009 | 4 Comments

// Drippin’ honey

Posted on | October 2, 2009 | No Comments

… and Jennifer Charles. Just don’t melt down completely…

Posted on | October 2, 2009 | No Comments

// Flykkiller, gooood!

Posted on | October 2, 2009 | No Comments

Pati Yang, I adore you!

Posted on | October 2, 2009 | No Comments

// Oh, he’s breathin’

Posted on | September 16, 2009 | No Comments

Just don’t say no for some desert rock on Wednesday morning…

Posted on | September 16, 2009 | No Comments

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