Major Parkinson at Garage III
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

I played the new game ROCKBAND today and Oh. My. God.

I've never been the guitar-solo-type, so the bass-guitar is perfect for me. The drumset is also a great way to actually learn how to play drums, as it's mainly keeping rhythm and timing things - you acquire real skills when playing. As for the singstar-element, you get better songs to sing (imho, though I probably haven't played enough singstar to have an opinion). Try going from primal screaming to hurt whispering in Radiohead's Creep, or rapping along in Beatie Boys' Sabotage. And let's not forget Foo Fighters' Learn to Fly.

In guitar hero, I'm a steady Medium in skills, but on Bass I can manage Hard, and woah, it's fun playing with three other people, building a "band career".

Enjoy it, those of you who get it after the release tomorrow!

Major Parkinson at Garage II
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

Major Parkinson played their first official concert in ages at Garage recently. One of the most energetic livebands alive and kicking, you can see their webpage here and listen to some of their music over at their myspace. Recommended.

Tarmer at Garage
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

NÃ¥r hjertene varmer...

Audience, Down at Koengen
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The audience seemed to enjoy DOWN playing at Koengen last wednesday.

Roskilde 2008; Marihøne i campen
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Årets roskilde var best. Ingen protest. Den som er imot kan investere i quarten eller dra pÃ¥ dansk pølsefestival i stedet.

De burde begynne å selge billetter for neste års festival ved utgangen.



(Flere bilder kommer nÃ¥r jeg får fremkalt resten av filmene) :)

Foo Fighters at Koengen
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

...with your goldielocks...

QOTSA at Koengen
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You rock my socks.

Judas Priest at Bergenshallen II
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Judas Priest in the gallery!

Now we're looking forward to tomorrow, with a hit-parade from Queens of the Stoneage before the Foo Fighters concert, all at the idyllic Koengen.

Judas Priest at Bergenshallen
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

Leather-pants, Harley Davidson and "Breaking the law", all in place for the Judas Priest-gig tonight at Bergenshallen. I bit too much haze for my taste, but luckily I got some good stuff out of it. Beautiful audience as well.

Only three days left until QOTSA and Foo Fighters!

KISS' Paul Stanley at Koengen, Bergen
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

Photos in the gallery!

KISS at Koengen
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

The concert was everything you could expect, and the band was one of the greatest I've worked with. Looking forward to sharing the rest of the photos.

Krauss and Plant
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

A nice concert.


...and now we're up for load-out.

Tuftene at Studio USF II
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

The photos from the Immaturus-production "Tuftene" is now up in the gallery. Lovely to see how they used old radios and a tv-set to set the mood.

Patti Smith at Ole Bull Scene
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

Bergenfest was helluvalot work, but great fun as well. I covered 31 shows, starting with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Grieghallen and ending with Patti Smith at Ole Bull Scene. It's all up on Festivalfoto.no.

Motorpsycho at USF Røkeriet
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

As always, Motorpsycho delivers a fantastic experience.

...And now for the loadout.

Mark Knopfler at Vestlandshallen
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

The old guy himself during concert. The lighting reflected the rest of the show perfectly - Nice, but boring in the long run.

But what can you say; he's a classic, a legend and a great guitarist still. I'm just too used to these younglings jumping around on stage.

Mark Knopfler's Stage at Vestlandshallen
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

The venue as before the doors were opened.

Twilight Sad at Studentimpulser, Logen Teater
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The Twilight Sad closing off the night at Logen Teater 18th of April.

Studentimpulser at Logen Teater
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One of the students from the Jazz-line at the Griegacademy in Bergen.

Rewind at NG2
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

Last Saturday DJ Totem and a friend kept people on the floor.

Sun in Bergen RainCity
Originally uploaded by Alvedust

Days of sun and cold beer with friends in parks. A nice change from the regular rain and wind we have to live with.