You’ll especially need a guide once your face melts off. Just ask the bands. Continue reading
Just in case you need a couple more reasons to hate McDonald’s and Chris Brown. Continue reading

In December 2011, the tourism bureau of Sweden made its Twitter feed @Sweden into a democracy, and they didn’t even have the U.S. Armed Forces to help them.
Swedish non-profit GIL has royally screwed up in the Olympic competition of being morally conscious with its creation of the “CP-docken.” Continue reading
It’s either familiar and endearing, or totally predictable and yawn-inducing. Continue reading
You know you’ve made it as both a DJ and producer when your latest release contains not just 36 full-length songs but two—yes, two—full-length CD mixes. Continue reading
The Swedish people are so intrinsically twee that you can take any one of their names at random and form a kickass indie moniker out of the first three syllables. Carve off a chunk from “Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson,” for example, and you get … the absurdly perfect Lykke Li, which just so happens to be the nom-du-bubblegum of the sonorous Scandinavian taking stage at the House of Blues this evening. Yes! To be perfectly honest, we weren’t sure if that was going to work. Okay, let’s try … Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. There’s Rik Refred. Fredre Rik. Refri—okay, we got lucky.
[Fri 5.20.11. 15 Lansdowne St., Boston. 888.693.2583. 8pm/all ages/$25. houseofblues.com]
Mix Goths and Thai food with Swedish synth rockers and you get, well, a not unusual night in the Witch city. Continue reading
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