Monthly Archives: January 2009

“Du Fortjener Bedre Enn Eivind Kirkeby”

Posted on 25/01/2009 by Eivind

A couple of months ago I released my new collection of music, Du fortjener bedre enn Eivind Kirkeby, sort of completing my “anti-Eivind trilogy”, under my band/artist name The Society Of Poor Academics. So far I’ve mainly been selling copies … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Wars #17: TKurata – “Going To Georgia” (Remix)

Posted on 24/01/2009 by Eivind

I’m a bit of a regular over at the forum for the lovable indie favourite The Mountain Goats. It’s a nice place where people with similar taste in music – at least when it comes to one band – can … Continue reading →

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T-Shirts I’d Love To See

Posted on 22/01/2009 by Eivind

I survived prolonged exposure to the button. Reference to the computer game Portal. its a good day to do what has to be done by me and help my brother to defeat the enemys. Line taken from Half Life: Full … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Wars #16: Fireflies – “Strawberries”

Posted on 18/01/2009 by Eivind

Starting off the second volume of Fidelity Wars is one of those indie artists who really should be getting more attention, but who gets lost in the hustle and bustle of  our everyday music industry life between the Arcade Fire … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Wars Volume 1

Posted on 17/01/2009 by Eivind

Wow, time sure does fly when you’re writing a weekly music feature column blog thingy! Last weekend the 15th entry of Fidelity Wars was posted, which seems to me to be an appropriate point to mark off the first volume; … Continue reading →

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Multiple Evenings With Kevin Smith

Posted on 16/01/2009 by Eivind

I’m not the biggest Kevin Smith fan. Even so, I’ve seen most of his films, except for Jersey Girl and Zack And Miri Makes A Porno. I generally find his characters and their dialogue stiff and unnatural; the dialogue almost … Continue reading →

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The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas

Posted on 14/01/2009 by Eivind

It’s years since I saw the film The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds and based on the play by the same name. Actually, I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen it from start ’til … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Wars #15: They Might Be Giants – “Love Is Eternity”

Posted on 10/01/2009 by Eivind

Like many I was introduced to They Might Be Giants through the Tiny Toon music video special VHS (which is called Tiny Toon Music Television in English speaking countries, but I believe it was called Tiny Toon Topp 10 in … Continue reading →

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My Bargain Sense Is Tingling

Posted on 07/01/2009 by Eivind

I’m not sure about the details, but a record store chain that was established here in Norway, Free Record Shop to be exact, disappeared last year and some of its locations were overtaken by GameStop. I’d heard that they’d gone … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Wars #14: THE iDOLM@STER – “GO MY WAY!!”

Posted on 04/01/2009 by Eivind

We’ve survived yet another year and 2009 is upon us. Let’s all work real hard and hope everything will go our way! So for this week’s Fidelity Wars, the first of the new year, here’s the perfect song to start … Continue reading →

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