My love of Scandinavian bands, and those Nordic ingenues that generally front them is very well documented. While Bjőrk marks the start back in 1992 I have to say that my absolute favorite perennial Scandinavian band is The Cardigans.. Actually they’re also one of my favorite bands ever, flat-out. Their latest record Long Gone Before Daylight . It is rumoured that this record marks an even more Bergman-esque, Dedman-approved, turns of darkness as compared to their previous record (which itself was moving to a Nordic winter of the soul), Gran Turismo. ..and let’s get what needs to be said out of the way.

Damn, The Sounds are not playing in SF, they’re part of the warp tour in SF. Like i want to go through all that freaking drama to see them. I can’t stand going to festivals for all that effort just to see one band. all the rest are those blase poppy punk skate bands. Bah.

Patrik Fältström, TCP/IP Guru, IETF social butterfly, and co-worker, told me that he had the privilege of drinking a beer with Nina Persson (swoon) at the Nobel prize ceremony. Patrik is one smart mamma-jamma who is also a fan of “Communication” in addition to a fan of OSX.