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24th February

  • A Balladeer: more than just ballads

    A Balladeer: more than just ballads

    by Melanie Caitlin

    Bambi Woods, the former ‘Debbie does Dallas’ actress, decided to disappear after one hit film and multiple sequels. No one seems to know where she went and whether she is still alive. It is exactly that fact that fascinates lead singer and writer, Marinus, of Dutch rock band "A Balladeer": http://www.aballadeer.com. When writing their third album he found himself wondering and wondering and so he called their album 'Where are you Bambi Woods?'’. I was lucky enough to catc... (continued) [read more]

29th November

  • Nina Kinert: wrongly unnoticed

    Nina Kinert: wrongly unnoticed

    by Melanie Caitlin

    Nina Kinert is one of those unusual people, you don´t expect to be unusual. When I entered the venue, I was already running late and in such a hurry to get to the front I forgot to take notice of the fact that the room was close to being completely empty. Only 20 minutes prior to the show it made me feel a little sad for Kinert. When she came on stage to play the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam last night no one even noticed she was already there. So she waited patiently for ... (continued) [read more]

31st August

  • Less Than Jake: A Preconceived Notion Of Nothing

    Less Than Jake: A Preconceived Notion Of Nothing

    by Melanie Caitlin

    "People have a preconceived notion that Less Than Jake is a ska/punk band, that we're wacky and silly, and that may be a certain side of ourselves live, but there's also another side and that's a beautiful thing about our band - it's multi-headed," Vinnie, drummer of American band Less Than Jake, says proudly. I could not have said it better. Not knowing much about Less Than Jake except for the few, indeed crazy, videos seen on Youtube.com I went in pretty much blank. My goal w... (continued) [read more]

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