Faster, Glenn! and Simon G!

FASTER, GLENN!


Faster, Glenn! sort of rose out of the ashes after the epic twee trash punk The Faintest Ideas (previously known as The Javelins) disbanded a few years ago. Christoffer Lärkner is singing his heart out in a pretty cheerful band with horns and stuff nowadays, but don't be fooled by the suspenders they've got - the songs are still desperate and brilliant stories from the block! When I asked him to send some info about the other members and their projects, he was pleased to say the least, when letting me know their bands (F'låt Nevråt! Kafkas Kollaboratörer! Dolly Blackheart!... and various northern soul outfits) are all pretty unknown and also quite weirdly named.




SIMON G


The jack-of-all-trades and frankly unique Simon G, as in Gärdenfors, was one half of Las Palmas, Cosy Den favourites and legendary hip hop duo that were one of the first bands to play in the Gothenburg apartment and came back to the club night several times. Simon is also a cartoonist and has put out four critically acclaimed albums. A couple of years ago, he also debuted as host for a show on ZTV about candy packaging, flipper and cartoons. Musically, he's formed a new duo with Frej Larsson from Slagsmålsklubben and Maskinen - Far och Son. In 2010, it was time for his solo album. As one would expect, it's full of great stuff and few future classics. Simon played a few tunes when I had my 30th birthday party recently, and I was quite relieved when my parents left just minutes before he was on. I'm sure you can happily handle him, though.



(Two more acts will be announced very soon!)