Detektivbyrån – Wermland [2008]

What do you know about Northern Europe? Damn right, it’s cold. Last summer I went to Denmark and had to wear three shirts at once, while the locals walked around in shorts and tees. That’s pretty hardcore, and probably has a lot to do with their Viking heritage (btw, they pronounce “Viking” as “Wiking” – haha that’s hilarious). Those people knew how to live – eat tons of meat, have sex with blonde chicks and kill people. ‘Course, times have changed, and nowadays the North (including Iceland) are better known for their music. Give Scandinavian people musical instruments and they’ll either create some gay crap that you’ve heard a million times before or something truly special, that shines out like the Northern Lights. Also, some of them worship Satan, but may be included in either of the aforementioned categories.

Young@Heart [2008]

“Punk’s not dead, it just smells bad.” Never have these words rung truer than in the case of Young@Heart, a documentary about the eponymous chorus, which is made up of really old people. The members’ average age is 80, yet they sing hits by The Clash, the Ramones and Sonic Youth. “If it’s too loud, you’re too old”? Nah, these grandpas and grandmas (one is even a great-great-grandma) are down with the scene like you wouldn’t believe.

Vivian Girls – s/t [2008]

Hi there. I am currently free from the burden of employment. As such I have lots of spare time, which I spend sat on a chair, with music blasting into my ears and radiation slowly burning my eyes away. From time to time I sip coffee, in an effort to prolong this behavior. As a consequence, I think I might have developed ADD. This prevents me from reading more than a few sentences in the span of 60 seconds and listening to songs longer than three minutes in a single session. Remember the ‘60s, when every song was at most three minutes long? Man, those were the days; too bad Bob Dylan went and ruined it for everyone with an awesome organ riff.