frozen with emotion

A blog about the fellow who had one of the main roles in the musical landscape of Tom Waits?

Let's jump straight to Marc and his free-punk-funk-experimental-psychedelic-post-electronica-collective. Last night I went to a concert with them, in a small club named Cosmopolite in Oslo. Far away from sold out, but what a gig! Lucky me that "confiscated" the last table in front row. Great band -awesome drummer, and Eszter Balint, the singer and violinist was a great suprise- I still can’t forget their amazing version of Iggy pop’s ”Cry for love.” It was ”touché”.

To have a nice convercation with this sympathetic ”hombre” after the concert was just great. Talking about Raindogs, Cuba and music quite made the evening.

Btw, Marc Ribot likes using Fender extra heavy picks.

Mari Boine at the Opera

Did you know? Real trolldrums do exist!

A night at the opera...jingle, jangle, jewellery...Mari Boine proves she is timeless!

Mari has a beautiful voice that is breathtaking. Her performance last night was utterly spell-binding.

White Lunar

20 signed copies available randomly. Doesn't seem fair?
We do got one of them...Oh yeah, fair enough.

Christmas Card From Mr. Cave

I found this photo session on my camera. My children had shooted photos of their teddy bear and friends. Early this week I gave my beautiful wife Mr. Cave’s full address and phone number as a present -she is Nick's biggest fan- and then I was joking that now she could send him a Christmas card. I also remembered a stripe of the norwegian comics artist Lars Lauvik, and started to spin up this story.

PS! She's not a Nick Cave stalker.



Sarah: Wow, a letter to me!




Sarah: It's a Christmas Card!

Mr. Monk: In February?



"Is the point of dropping a Christmas card into my mail-box the night before Christmas Eve to make my concience hunt met he rest of the holidays? Well, here comes a Christmas wish for next year: fuck you! I hope you burn in hell, you bastard!"

Yours sincerely
The dark man of rock'n'roll

Nick Cave




Mr. Monk: That's soooo sweet. Take a look at the backside of the envelope, he made a drawing of you, hanging from a Christmas tre...

LA TUMBA DE UNA FLOR

Algún día
la luna de plata y yo
nos iremos al país de los sueños.
Cerraré mis ojos
y me despertaré en el país de los sueños.
Dime, quién dejará flores
en la tumba de una flor,
quién rezará una oración.

Hallaré una rosa de porcelana
en el país de los sueños?
Acaso el amor reposa sangrando
allí?
Son estos días ahora y siempre?

Y si tenemos que morir hoy,
hay una luna al final?
Y si tenemos que morir hoy
otra rosa florecerá.

Pues una rosa apagada
será la que tu salves.
Y amo la lluvia
pero nadie deja flores
en la tumba de una flor.

Y como florece una rosa muere otra,
siempre ha sido así.
Recuerdo la lluvia
pero nadie deja flores
en la tumba de una flor.

Y si tenemos que morir hoy,
¿hay una luna al final?
Recuerdo la lluvia
pero nadie deja flores
en la tumba de una flor.


Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan

Double Mother's Day: Two Cakes or One?

Con ésta foto quiero rendir un sentido homenaje a mi reina y todas las madres en su día.



The modern Mother's Day holiday was created by Anna Jarvis as a day for each family to honor its mother, and it's now celebrated on various days in many places around the world.

Mother's Day is celebrated around the world on different dates because it's origin variates.

Norway celebrates Mother's Day the second Sunday of February, while Cuba does it on the second Sunday of May. Personally, I do it anytime I get the chance. Viva la vida!

Double Mother's Day: Two Cakes or One?

El Día de las Madres fué creado por Anna Jarvis para que cada familia tuviera la oportunidad de honrar a sus madres, y es ahora celebrado en todo el planeta aunque en diferentes fechas. El motivo de la diversidad de datos es que cada país le concede a la fecha su propio significado y caracter.

En Noruega se celebra el Día de las Madres en Febrero, mientras que en Cuba lo hacen el segundo domingo de Mayo. Personalmente, yo lo celebro cada vez que puedo. Viva la vida!

Doble Día de las Madres: un cake,o dos?

Zapatero, a tus zapatos!

Zapatero, a tus zapatos!

She has about 20 or 30 pair of shoes in her wardrobe. Last night when I came home, there where about 10 pair of them spread over the floor. So what is it about women that makes them so interested in shoes. Is it because they like to be comfortable or is there a deeper reason to their shoes than that?

Tiene 20 o 30 pares de zapatos en su guardaropa. Anoche, cuando regresé a casa, había 10 de ellos regados por el piso del cuarto. Por qué se interesan tanto las mujeres en los zapatos? Es la necesidad de sentirse atractivas, cómodas, o hay una explicación más profunda?