I cycled through many cities. Each time I moved into a new place, a bicycle was one of my first purchases. Not because I am an overly passionate cyclist or extremely sporty but the bike was usually one of the cheapest, most convenient means to get around (and environmentally friendly at the same time). I cycled through Stuttgart, … Continue reading
Everywhere where there is interaction between a place, a time and an expenditure of energy, there is rhythm (Lefebvre 2004:15). After eight months of reading, writing and researching, my time in Copenhagen has come to an end. During this research journey I have found myself not only about 18.000 kilometres further north, but also in a rather different sphere … Continue reading
It’s Saturday, the 4th of October. The online ‘market calendar’ (markedskalenderen.dk) lists no less than 15 different flea markets in the Copenhagen region – all happening on the same day! It is almost impossible not to bump into some bric-a-brac, second hand or unique antique goods selling people that have decorated their stalls with colourful clothes racks, vintage designer … Continue reading
One thing that strikes me about summertime in Copenhagen is the endless amount of random (and not so random) chill-out events in parks, streets, squares and other public places around the city. People of all types and ages get together, hang out, relax, enjoy food, drinks and live music. There was the Søndagsvenner event which I wrote about in … Continue reading
It’s summer in Copenhagen! According to the Copenhagen Post, the weather in Denmark is turning distinctly tropical these days. With temperatures up to 29 degrees and endless days of non-stop sunshine it definitely feels and looks like a stunning Scandinavian summer! People are flooding the streets, parks, cafés, bridges, lakes, riversides, playgrounds and the Assistens cemetery – sunbathing … Continue reading
And there it was. Like the boiling clouds of an approaching (thunder-) storm raging over Nørrebro on Wednesday night, Vesterbro on Thursday before passing on to the island of Refshaleøen on Friday and Saturday. Noisy, wild and dirty, Copenhagen’s Distortion is a unique multi-tiered music extravaganza of its own. Launched in 1998 as an experimental “mobile … Continue reading
If you chose to take the train to Copenhagen the first impression after arriving at København Hovedbånegard (central station) is an intense smell of warm, sugary pastry, cinnamon and coffee. It draws you directly into one of the little 7-eleven convenient stores in the station hall where they sell all sorts of snacks, including those sweet-smelling kanelsnegel … Continue reading
August 15th is the first day of the annual Copenhagen Songwriters Festival, which hosts over 150 local as well as international songwriters from all over the world. The three day festival offers live music on three stages, daily workshops, an open stage and a late night jam session. Brett Perkins, an American/Danish resident and organiser of … Continue reading
Urban Sound Space 