Tonight Boyz II Men will be performing in Norway for the first time ever. These Philly boyz have broken quite a few impressive records, and have sold over 60 million albums. And that's not really so shocking, cause these guys can sing. And if you're looking for harmonies, look no further. Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris will be performing tonight at Sentrum Scene in Oslo. Here are a couple of tunes you might or might not have heard.
I'm not gonna write a lot here, just share a couple of great tunes I appreciate. A lot of people tend to be skeptical about this artist due to his somewhat special behaviour/appearence and what-not, but this dude has music in every ounce of his body.
HBO's slogan "It's More Than You Imagined. It's HBO" certainly is a one that rings true. Up until 2009 their slogan was "It's Not TV. It's HBO." And I couldn't agree more. They've made some of the greatest TV-series ever. Period. Here are a couple of shows from HBO which are highly watchable. And THAT is an understatement.
Six Feet Under
Wonderful show. Great characters. Epic.
Band of Brothers
Show about a group of paratroppers during the 2nd World War. Based on true events, and just the intro gives me goosebumps. The music for the show is also wonderful.
The Sopranos
Again... Characters, charecters, charecters.
The Wire
This show is epic. Shows not just one side of every story, and again it gives the viewers such a great inside look on the characters. Omar's coming!
Spring is here. Easter is here. A lot of people take this opportunity to take a little vacation, and maybe even travel. I'm not doing that this year. Then again, I've never been in Oslo during Easter before, so it'll be a new experience anyway. Sort of.
I do love travelling, though, and one of my favorite cities in the world is Rome. Rome and New York, but I'll get back to New York on another occasion.
Last year I was fortunate enough to spend three wonderful vacations in Rome. First trip was a week in March, then a week and a half in May/June, and then another Weekend in October (for the concert mentioned in the previous post about Gianna Nannini).
I've never been inside the Colosseum. I've never really did any of the big touristy things. I much prefer just walking around the city and explore it by myself. And Rome is definitely a city to explore. Here's a couple of pictures from the beautiful city that is Rome. Or Roma, if you prefer the Italian version of the name. And I do.
Spring 2007
Colosseo
AS Roma plays Juventus at Stadio Olimpico, March 2009
Pantheon
Fontana di Trevi
Well, this not much of a tour guide is it? More a quick look into some of the sights in Rome. I'm honostly not that great at taking pictures, and especially not of the scenery. First of all, I have a shit camera. Second of all, I just sort of forget. Most of my pictures are from other settings. Out drinking with friends during night, etc. And well, those pics tend to be even more out of focus.
When I was a wee boy about yay high, my family and I went on Holiday to Italy. This was back before cd-players were the standard for cars, so when we bought some Italian music to listen to in the car, we bought a tape. We bought Gianna Nannini.
So, basically, Gianna Nannini is one of the first artists I was introduced to. It was 88-89, and I was 5-6 years old. Luckily for me, she is still going strong, and last October I went to Rome and saw her live in concert. It didn't dissapoint.
From the concert at Palalottomatica in Rome, October 2009. I was way in the back, so could only get pic of the atmosphere with my cell-phone cam
It was just amazing to go to Rome for a concert, and sit there with thousands of Italians singing along to an artist I had been listening to for about 20 years.
So I really recommend you checking out these videoes and live clips. Personally I love her voice, and the versatility in her tunes. And I also love the fact that sometimes when you listen to the songs, you can almost hear her smile. Nice.
This tune, Aria, is from the album "Perle", an acoustic-ish album with some of her greatest tunes played down. Great album. No video for this, just the tune.
This next is a live clip, and she is great live, from 1984. "Ragazzo dell'Europa" and "California".
Music-video for "Voglio Fare L'Amore"
"Sognami" Live
Music-video for "Meravigliosa Creatura"
Music-video for "Maledetto Ciao"
Music-video for "Bello Impossibile"
Last one for now (I could go on forever) is the theme from the World Cup 1990 (Football... or soccer for those in America)
Just the other day, as I was having dinner at some friends place, we started listening to some golden oldies. And I said "Next time I'm home, I'm gonna make a playlist on Spotify with tunes from the Woodstock-era". I actually said it in Norwegian, but that's not the point. And so I did. Or at least, I made a list with songs that have that feel to it. Maybe it's because some of those songs really just makes me wanna sit around in a big park with friends, drinking a beer, enjoying the sun and some of the amazing music that were created before I was.
Anyway, here is a little selection of some of those songs. Enjoy!
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit ( Live from Woodstock 1969 )
The sun has started to go Hannibal Lecter on the remaining snow in Oslo, and if I wasn't looking forward to the Spring earlier ( which I was ), then I am definitely doing so these days.
I've opened my window, and the sounds from the streets are quite nice. The cold air, not so much. Still a little too early to go for a BBQ in the park, but not too early to start dreaming of those long days of just reading/listening to music/BBQ'ing/socializing outdoors in general....
So, here are a couple of good tunes to listen to when you are sitting/laying down in the park this sping/summer.
Matt Weddle - Hey Ya ( Cover tune )
Jamie Cullum - Don't Stop The Music ( Another cover... not intentional, though )
