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Skating on Vinyl ;-)

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Prince.
Saturday April 21st it is 2 years since Prince died. You can come and dance the sadness away at Søpavilloenen, near the lakes, There will be DJ, purple drinks and Dancing.
https://www.facebook.com/events/544366929277117/

Record Day

Vinyl is getting more and more hot, and now there is a international record day. Your local dealer is having a sale on the music we love. And do you know the meaning af ”slutspurt”. In danish this is the last time of a sale, when the prices go extra low. 😉

Route 66 – Fælledvej

Sound Station – Gl. Kongevej

Beat København V – Enghave Plads

Roller Derby – Trippelheader

Tatooes, stockings and helmets are ready when Copenhagen Roller Derby meets Turku from Finland. And there are also two more matches to be seen. It is at the DGI Center, just next to the Central Station.

https://www.facebook.com/events/159194851411223/

Grab your Black coat, your hat and your Dr. Martens

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SKA Legends

Vega has visitors from England, when Ska legends Selectors and The Beat are showing up. There are still tickets to buy, and it will be one of the best concerts in april.

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Free concerts.

And now the free concerts starts at Pumpehusets Garden. It is on wendesday, and the music starts around 6.30 PM. Is is local bands playing, and there is a bar open, and some food there. Nice and Hygge, if you dont have any plans for wendesday.  Check it out here: Only in Danish

It is Raining

Netflix is presenting a new series taking place here in Copenhagen. It is something about a big catastrofic event and the rain is acid, and you can see what the city lokes like when it is deserted. And off course it is right outside Tivoli, the main tourist atrraction.

Check the trailer

 

Picture is from The night Church at the Copenhegen Cathedral, last friday. Very nice use of the church. 😉 

Weekend April 13-15th

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Concrete Jungle

At Bolsje Fabrikken (Candy Factory), there is a big show with the newest in Jungle, Dubstep and Deep Bass. A great line up with UK, Dutch and local bands and DJ´s. Shouldnt be to difficult to find something to smoke either. So there´s a great dance party for you. https://www.dukop.dk/events/3861?locale=da

Becoming Animal.

Is a exhibition that friends of mine har recommended. It tells the story of how animals are metaphors in our daily life. Go and see it and get a provocative, thougtfull, sometimes brutal experience. http://denfrie.dk/en/exhibition/becoming-animal/

Waving the flags

Monday April 16th is the Queen of Denmarks (Margrethe II) 78th Birthday, and at 12
o´clock noon, she will appear at the balcony at Amalienborg Palace and all the kids, will be standing with flags, the Royal Guards will be there in red Galla Uniforms, and the band will be playing, and if you have this idea that Denmark is such a nice ”hyggeligt”, country, this is where it will be confirmed.

Picture is the Grey Hall in Christiania. Not so grey any more 😉 

Architecture, Festivals and The welfare state

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Architecture

Copenhagen has for many years had a profile of houses that are only up to 18 meters or maximum 6 floors. But the latest years have seen a rise in tall buildings. We are not talking about Ras El khalif in Dubai, but over 30 floors. And everytime there is a lot of debat. The newest thing is that investors want to raise a 300 meter tall building in the area of Nordhavn. A lot of the people of Copnhagen thinks it is a bad idea. Tall buildings brings long shadows and strong winds.

The investors thinks that it is too much that the tallest houses in Scandinavia is in Sweden, The Turning Torso in Malmø, Which is visibel from Copenhagen. But We – The People – feels that houses should be for the multitude, not the elite.  (Picture from the entrepraneurs)

Roskilde Festival

Is the biggest festival in North Europe, with more than 130,000 people, living in tents at the capm site. The final program has been released and the line up is fabolous. Eminem, Nick Cave, Bruno Mars, Nine Inch Nails, Gorillaz, are at the top of the poster with 160 names. Ticlkets are selling out fast, so if you want to join the crowd, you better book it now. Check it out

The welfare state

Bernie Sanders, and the US left wing, has for a long time been talking about Denmark and the Scandinavien Countrys, as an example of a better social system, with free healthcare, free education, maternal leave – and higher taxes. In this article from The Washington Post, the writer is describing the system, and why she thinks it is difficult for the USA. The key word is ”Social Trust”.
Read it here

The Bridge

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The weekend is here, and the weather report says sun, a bit of wind, and cold in the evening.

The Bridge

So you should head to Dronning Louises Bro, and buy a coffee or a six pack of beers, and sit and hang out, listen to the local DJ´s watch the bikes driving past, and ask around for the nearest party. Go with the flow, and get indoor before it gets to cold.

Fashion

In Forum, you can find the latest fashion at socalled cheap prices. Its opens on saturday and sunday, and there should be 500 stands.

And, mayby more interessting, is at Vega, The concert Hall, where there is a vintage sale with forty stands, with everything from the 1920´s up till the 1970´s. If you want something special for your self, that nobody else have.

Fuzz pedal and Psych

At Loppen Christiania, you can on friday go for swedish Dead Vibrations. Loppen is one of the best live music venues in the city, and you are almost guaranteed a good concert.
But I will mayby be going to Stengade on saturday for the Metal evening with Alda (US) and a couple af dansish support bands.

Sometimes it snows in April…

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Easter is over, everybody is back on the desks and behind the screens at school or job. There was some really nice sunny days, and ahead of us is the spring. Hurray!!.

Vega koncert hall

If you are into metal, Vega on wendesday is the place. Finnish Ensiferum is here. Check it out: Read more

Fever Ray are also playing Vega on wendesday, but it is sold out. There is a waiting list.

Film Freaks

Film freaks should head out for Cinemateket on thursday. Carl Dreyer was a danish movie director in the start af the 20th century. Vampyr (Wampire) from 1932, is shown with a live band playing the music from the silent film score.
It is a once in a lifetime event. Check it out
And BTW. Cinemateket has a series of Wes Anderson films (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums) showing right now.

 

What is this thing with danes and Happiness?

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At all times danish people are on the top of the list with the happiest countrys in the world. How come, when we live half the year in winter, where there are no lights, the sky is grey, and it is freakingly cold?
First of all, we drink a lot of alcohol. There is no legal drinking age, and it is not difficult for a 15 year old, to go to a shop and buy beer. Secondly we take a lot of prozac, and related pharmaceuticals. That also helps. 😉

More seriously, you can say that we are the least unhappy people. There is a high living standard, a high degree of social service, and a health care system that works. So there are not so many things to worry about. Denmark is pretty safe, and there is a high degree of trust between the citizens individually, and between the people and the authorities. So you can use more time on doing something good for yourself.

This article also presents and idea, that partly the explaines the word “Hygge”, and how it influences life

So have a nice day. See you in the streets of Copenhagen. 🙂

When is spring coming?

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Matisse

The National Artmuseun, has a big collection og paintings by the French impressionist artist Matisse. And they just purchased a new painting to the collection, that can be seen here in the easter. http://www.smk.dk/en/

Metal

Friday Napalm Death plays Heavy metal at Loppen, Christiania. Is officially sold out, but with a bit of luck, you can buy a ticket at the door.

Colonies
Denmark only had a few colonies. The Virgin Islands in the Caribian, was part of Denmark, until they were sold to the US in 1917. And like most other places in the Caribian it was black slaves, working for the white danish Settlers.
I Am Queen Mary, is a sculptur, that show the leader of the biggest slave rebelion. It will be inagurateted on saturday the 31st at 13.00 hours.
https://www.facebook event

Cold easter
And it is still f***ing winter. Spring is far away.

Easter is here

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The People of Denmark are not very religious, and few go to church, not even in easter. Schools are on holiday from march 23rd to april 3rd. Many people go to visit family, so you will find that the streets can be empty.

Most shops are closed on Maundy thursday and Good friday. Then they are open saturday, and closed again sunday and monday. Smaller supermarkets are open everyday.
Museums are open all days, and there are often a lot of things for kids.

Flea market

In the Easter the Forum market, opens its doors for a giant Flea market. It is thursday and friday from 10 – 17. Right next to the Forum Metro station. 40 kr in entry.

Concerts

Tuesday, you can find African Burkina Faso hip hop at Alice in Nørrebro, with Joey Le soldat. Try something new – inspired fro Wu Tang Clan. And http://alicecph.com. has concerts almost everyday in the easter.

The submarine case.

Have you wondered why there are people and camera crews at Nytorv? They are following the trial at the city court, where the submarine builder, Peter Madsen, is accused of killing the swedish Journalist Anna Waal, and chopping her up, and trying to hide it by dropping her body parts, at the bottom of the sea. Very bloody and dramatic.

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Warm in the dark
The days are getting longer, and now we have more day than night. But despite this, it is still F#cking cold in Copenhagen, and we had snow last night. This is a good time to go indoors and find a seat in the dark movie Theater. The Cph dox documentary film festival is still going on, until sunday 25th. You can find the programme here: https://cphdox.dk/en/

Motorbikes?
A sure sign of the coming of spring is when the amusement park Bakken, north of Copenhagen opens. On friday the 23rd it is celebrated with thousends of motorbikes that leaves from Nørrebrogade in the late afternoon – early evening A spectacular show.

Local Hillbillys
If you want to meet the local Hillbillys go to Stengade tonight, the march 22nd. Powersolo is playing, and they are a pretty good and funny band.

The picture is from Christiania