Category: Scandinavia

Fires In The North

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Please support my new project Fires In The North.   It was a common belief in Native American culture that the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) were the reflections of huge fires in the distant North. ‘Fires In The North’ is an on-line magazine which celebrates the North through multiple creative channels. Alongside the magazine, there… Continue reading Fires In The North

Theodor Kittelsen Worship

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I was in Newcastle the other night for a gig at the Northumberland Arms when I got talking to Keith Stewart, a bloke so passionate about the work of Norwegian artist  Theodor Kittelsen, that he decided to have some of the great man’s creations tattooed onto his arm. Keith currently has half an arm’s worth… Continue reading Theodor Kittelsen Worship

Album Review: Crest Of Darkness – In The Presence Of Death

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Read the review here: http://destructive-music.com/?p=9660   Links:: Destructive Music: http://destructive-music.com Crest Of Darkness: https://www.facebook.com/crestofdarknessofficial

Thale

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I watched 'Thale' a quietly beautiful, haunting Norwegian film based on the myth of  the  'Huldra' a few months back, but it's only recently that I was alerted about the entire soundtrack being available on Spotify. I must have played it over about twelve times now, so thought it about time to say something about… Continue reading Thale

An Interview With Petra Shara Stoor Of Skulls & Bones Artwork

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The skull art work of Petra Shara Stoor - a  Finnish artist based in Sweden - is quite unlike anything I’ve ever come across before. I contacted her moments after stumbling across her Facebook page, and to my absolute delight, we’ve put together an interview that will hopefully work as an introduction to her unique… Continue reading An Interview With Petra Shara Stoor Of Skulls & Bones Artwork

The Enchanted World:Night Creatures – Book Review

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 ‘Most people chose to sleep when daylight faded.’ I seem to recall owning a mass of these Time-Life books as a child, but where they’ve disappeared to is sadly another story. The book I am writing about here was a gift a couple of years back, and came from one of the finest bookshops in… Continue reading The Enchanted World:Night Creatures – Book Review