"I got this job in a piss factory inspecting pipe"

...In steel next to Dot Hook --oh we may look the same--
Shoulder to shoulder sweatin' 110 degrees
But I will never faint, I will never faint
They laugh and they expect me to faint but I will never faint
I refuse to lose, I refuse to fall down
Because you see it's the monotony that's got to me
Every afternoon like the last one
Every afternoon like a rerun next to Dot Hook
And yeah we look the same Both pumpin' steel, both sweatin'
But you know she got nothin' to hide
And I got something to hide here called desire
I got something to hide here called desire
And I will get out of here--
You know the fiery potion is just about to come
In my nose is the taste of sugar
And I got nothin' to hide here save desire
And I'm gonna go, I'm gonna get out of here
I'm gonna get out of here,I'm gonna get on that train,
I'm gonna go on that train and go to New York City
I'm gonna be somebody,
I'm gonna get on that train, go to New York City,
I'm gonna be so bad I'm gonna be a big star and I will never return
Never return, no, never return,
to burn out in this piss factory
And I will travel light.
Oh, watch me now.

Taken from Piss Factory.
Written at age 24.

Treehouse Gallery

I recently stumbled upon this in Regents Park London, and really enjoyed looking and interacting with the treehouses and the different "galleries"; there was a sound garden made out of recycled stuff, and another music room with a piano and a drum, who anyone could play. There were a few kids there, playing chaotic music and dancing enthusiastically, it was very funny. My favorite was the treehouse about 5 meters above the ground, with a great collection of art, history and curios books, it was a very peaceful place to read, and the quiet and unusual treetop location made all the books seem more magical. I also came across a woodcarver, who was making spoons, and was very proud of his craft, showing and explaining his work to anyone interested. Apparently there are always different workshops and readings etc going on, and ts all built from recycled or donated materials. Highly recommend a visit if you are in London. More on the public installation here.

Oslo nights

Let loose!

Leash, at Fugazi.

The Twistaroos, fantastic live, she had a great voice. listen here

Neverland party at Fugazi...I'm liking all these fairylight backyards in Oslo.

Shake it

Oya nights live music

Caroline Andersen's rock'n'roll debut at Skaugum.

Oslo days

Peace..

A houseboat.

Moods of Norway boat

..and quiet

Love the Oslo fjord in summer... Love this song

Godfather of Grunge

Neil Young, seeing him live at Glasto completely reinforced my admiration for him as a musician and as one of my favourite songwriters. I saw a documentary about him the other day, and he comes across as a stubborn, hard to work with man, but only because he will never let money or anything be in the way for always evolving and staying true to his music. He has been through a lot of different fazes as a musician, everything from folk to fuzz, synth, rockabilly...it appears in the docu that the rockabilly album was made in pure rebellion against his record company who asked him to make a "rock'n'roll" album, and not another unpopular experimental synth-sound album; he asked them, "do you know what rock'n'roll is?", and since they couldn't answer that, he made the rockabilly album, which also tanked in sales...:)

He was towards the end of the late 80s early 90s experimenting a lot with distortion,touring with Crazy Horse and Sonic Youth, and Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder amongst others have cited Neil as a big influence. On my top 10 favourite albums ever, is one of his earlier albums, After the gold rush. It never gets old.

Neil Young - Tell Me Why

Original VS Cover

Vs.





Which one do you prefer?