Veggie hip hop artists...

My growing fascination with hip hop artist Sage Francis (whom i just got introduced to within the last couple of months), made me realize that there is more than a few Veggie hip hop artists out there. I thought i would spread the word about a few of them.

Sage Francis. Sage @ Myspace


Masta Killah - Wu-Tang Klan. Wu-Tang @ Myspace
Also RZA, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon of Wu-tang Klang are vegetarians.

Stic Man (Vegan) - Dead Prez. Dead Prez @ Myspace

The rest of Dead Prez are also Vegan. OBS- Dead Prez are playing at Kultur mejeriet in Lund, Sweden the 12th of February. 170dkr/23euro entrance, still tickets left.

K-os (Canadian hip hop artist). K-os @ Myspace


Common. Common @ Myspace


Well besides Andre "3000" Benjamin of Outkast, whom i couldn't find video with, these we're the ones that i could find without too much trouble. I must say i had no clue Wu-Tang being veggies.... Oh well.... You learn something every day apparently.

We are soldiers, we have guns, on tour.

Lovely Swedish Lo-fi indiepop entourage We are soldiers, we have guns (label mates of also ever lovely Social Services) are going on a north European tour. Would definently recommend anyone near any of these listed cities to drop by and lend them an ear or two if you got the time.

12/feb: (Germany) Hamburg, Astra Stube
13/feb: (Luxemburg) Luxemburg, d:qliq
14/feb: (Netherlands) Groningen, Vera
15/feb: (Netherlands) Dordrecht, Café de Vrijheid
16/feb: (Germany) Siegen, Vortex
17/feb: (Germany) Hannover, Cafe Glocksee
18/feb: (Germany) Frankfurt, Clubkeller
19/feb: (Austria) Traun, Spinnerei
20/feb: (Switzerland) Baden, Herbert
21/feb: (Germany) Leipzig, UT Connewitz
22/feb: (Germany) Berlin, NBI

If no time, then settle for this video and a link to more of their soothing music thru myspace.

We are soldiers, we have guns - Me vs. time = Fixed game.

Visit Stereo Test Kit at for more on the band.

The Iphone slayer

There it was, that tiny unexpected thing that made apple shake their panties (and probably gotten them working overtime)..... Yup, This years CES (consumer electronics show) in Las Vegas was all about Palm and them getting back their fair share, of what once was their game aswell. without further ado. This is Multitaskin', cardthrowin' (explained in video), ever so neat and oh so cute- Palm Pre and it's built from scratch WebOs user interface.

walk thru-


walk thru-

(including danish band The Fashion amongst the albums playing.)

The videos say it all. Unlike every other phone set to try and compete with the iphone, you can look up the Palm Pre on youtube, every video of it's performance being truthfully fast, smooth and simply impeccable in every single hands on.

Hardware wise we're looking at a 3.1" capacitive touchscreen on top of an 800mhz Texas Instruments processor. It carries Bluetooth, Wifi (b/g), 8gb storage, 3.5mm jackplug and last but not least wireless charging thru the touchstone accessory.

The Touchstone charging dock-



Wauv.... definently gonna write more about this wonder....... soon...

Sony NWZ-X1000 Hands on

There you have it, sizzling hot news- Sony is officially joining the touchscreen game with their X series web-capable mediaplayers. (announced at CES in Las Vegas today). In the case of the NWZ-X1000 Walkman, Specifications scream a razor sharp 3" OLED screen based devices, Wifi capabilities backing boasty flavours of 16 and 32gb capacities. More details are bound to hit public antennas any minute now.... but in the meanwhile.... feast yourself on this glorius first hands on video. Sweet eh?

The Hp/Vivienne Tam mini notebook

Already back in September HP announced a couple of upcoming new cheaper surprises to their lineup of mini notebooks. Amongst them the HP 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition, a delicate little 10.2" piece of kit, worthy of atleast a handful of pretty words. Available now in the U.S for a base price of 699,99$ (500euro/3700dkr), it sofar includes a 1.6ghz Intel Atom processor, 60gb HD/16gb SSD, 1GB ram, 10.2" WSVGA LED Brightview Infinity Display (1024 x 600), Wireless-G Card with Bluetooth, 92% sized keyboard, Webcam etc. all running under Windows XP. The general HP 1000 line up mini notebooks is expected to reach Scandinavia by march/april, if were lucky that might include the Vivienne Tam choice (if its even worthy of market over here, since only a select few knows who Vivienne Tam is). Anywaaa...... Its tiny, its pretty (without being lame) and its pricewise just on the brink of what one should pay for an HP product.

If youre really curious how it looks in real life, check out one of the first hands on. Right here over at Geardiary.

Olydig- Swedish designer canvas

Olydig is Swedish and means disobedient. Yet, it is also refreshingly dandy (fairly cheap) Gothenburg based designer canvas accessories. Have a look.



Small shoulder/carrier bag. Price 350sek/32euro/240dkr. Perfect for a netbook such as an Asus Eee or an Acer aspire one. *STILL AVAILABLE.


Small shoulder/carrier bag. Price 350sek/32euro/240dkr. *SOLD OUT.


Cute wallet. Price 120sek/11euro/80dkr. *SOLD OUT.


Cute wallet. Price 120sek/11euro/80dkr. *STILL AVAILABLE.


Cellphone keychain/lanyard. Price 100sek/8euro/70dkr. *SOLD OUT.


Pencil case. Price 130sek/12.5euro/90dkr. *SOLD OUT.


Pencil case. Price 130sek/12.5euro/90dkr. *STILL AVAILABLE.

Check out tons more neat Olydig stuff over at www.olydig.se. Theres even a sale going on as we speak, so some of it might come even cheaper if you care for some leftovers.

Winter Took His Life

Photo by: Mattias Fredriksson

So christmas was over just like that..... oh well, its freakishly chilly outside (again), and i feel like recommending something warm and toasty for the cold. So... meet Gothenburg girl Susanna Brandin aka. Winter Took His Life. Once again, as in the almost endless Swedish cases of amazing in the shapes of such newer girl names- Lykke Li, El Perro Del Mar, Promise And The Monster, Britta Persson and beyond, one could wonder how there could be any room left for further greatness. But, fear not, Winter Took His Life found herself a quiet prosperous little picnic spot only a heartbeat away.

Her wonderful debut album- You know what it´s like to be alone and shut down, came out last year and can be found at Bless The Press. So if you (just like me), didnt get on the first one in time, there you go. It would be a shame not to follow up on this fantastic girl from the start.

WTHL's myspace can be found here.

Cowon S9 Striptease

So it seems.... The shimmering Cowon S9 makes it to shops and stores (pretty much globally) just before christmas. It is officially out in Germany, Uk, Sweden, Norway, France, U.S etc. 8gb goes for 180 euro and 16gb for approx 215 euro. 32gb? Unfortunantly not up for grabs untill next year. Anywaa, for specs along my initial S9 post, go here.

For those interested in some serious gadgetporn, here you go. The two very first Cowon S9 unboxings. First one by Engadget, second one by Boy Genius Report.


Visit the Engadget Cowon S9 unboxing gallery here.


Visit the Boy Genius Report Cowon S9 unboxing gallery here.

Or check out some neat amateur hands-on footage on youtube, click here.

Artist of the month - postponed

My "Something Monthly" posts - Artist of the month, was initially starting as of today. But it is with sad eyes i am to inform, that i am going to postpone its debut till the 15th of February, due to the fact i was rushed to the hospital late thursday night last week, with a somewhat scary lung infection. So now- 4 days, 27 intravenous blood samples and a couple of hours sleep later, i am finally online again. I will try to keep up with my ideal blogging spirit and get some stuff going. But dont expect the world of me just yet. thx.

As for artist of the month, it will be running every 15th, of each month. Starting 15th of February. Hopefully that will work out for all of us. Ta ta.

Paddington Distortion Combo

The ever so super fantastic swede- ex. Bear Quartet member Carl Olsson and his brilliant solo project Paddington Distortion Combo, just announced his new album, set for release February 23rd 2009. There is no mention of a definite album title, though the following four song titles will be present on the upcoming release- -White mans clap, La La, Birth Defect and Defätismus.

So, if youre generally silly to the bone concerning Paddington or just excited about uplifting lofi kiddy electro combined with 80's kitsch/trash and swedish sub-suburban indierock "one man style". You gotta a wonderful surprise coming up in 2009.

Also, here's a cuddly live clip from a PDC show this summer at Potatiskällaren (The Potato Basement) in Luleå (north Sweden).


The video is part of a 4 piece liveshow recording, that is to be found here.