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Retrofuture Stawka Article Highlighted In Swedish Phantom Book

Posted: April 8, 2023 in About this blog, Books, Comics, Cool stuff, Fanzines - backissues, Feedback, Hobby, Jämtland (County), Magazines, My photographs, My western gals, Retrofuture, Retrofuture 6 - Celebration issue, TV & Movies
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I was contacted a few months ago by Swedish Phantom (Fantomen) editor Andreas Eriksson on whether it was OK if he reprinted the Retrofuture 6 article on Polish television show Stawka (Kapten Kloss here in Sweden) that Maciek Szatko had penned for the magazine, and of course I said yes. I would say that recognition like this is quite nice to achieve. So why did Andreas think that an article about Stawka/Kapten Kloss suited this book (“Den inbundna årgången 1971 – Del 5”, Egmont 2023), which is, after all, dedicated to the Phantom? Well, this television show was very popular back in the day and it spawned a Swedish comic book as well as pocket sized books, and within the pages of the Swedish Phantom comic, there were ads about all this at the time. Ads that can be seen in this edition of the highly exclusive reprint series. So Andreas probably felt that a bit of history that represented the day was a good idea. I was not sure when exactly this would pop up but now it has. Seen above is said book, the issue of Retrofuture that inspired Andreas to include this in the book, and some Polish media from when Stawka star Stanislaw Mikulski passed away in 2014. The following images is from the Phantom book and from Retrofuture 6 and 7 (Maciek Szatko did manage to give a copy to Mikulski, and so there was a page about that in issue 7 – see also this blog, November 18 2013). In any case, enjoy this trip down memory lane…

(My shots of said book and magazines, many thanks to Maciek Szatko and Andreas Eriksson)

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Lordi Release New Album

Posted: March 17, 2023 in Classic Rock, Cool stuff, Fanzines - backissues, Hobby, Magazines
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Lordi is set to release a new album titled “Scream Writers Guild” on March 31, a few weeks prior to the kick-off of the Babymetal/Sabaton package that they will be part of through Europe in April/May. I met Lordi when they opened for Nightwish in Stockholm back in 2004 and could present a pretty cool Lordi/Nightwish story in the SLICE 2005 issue. Pretty funny story too, I might blog about it some day. My friend photographer Michael Johansson met Lordi again later on and singer Tomi Putaansuu gladly posed with SLICE 2005 & 2006. I used a couple of those shots in the Pizza 2007 publication when Lordi had won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006. Good times.

(My shot of Pizza 2007 piece on Lordi, both shots taken by Michael Johansson – inserted album cover is from official platforms)

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Purple 1976 Soundboard Tapes Located, New Studio Album In The Making

Posted: March 14, 2023 in About this blog, Babymetal, Classic Rock, Cool stuff, Deep Purple Family, Fanzines - backissues, Magazines
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Exciting Deep Purple news broke this week that soundboard tapes from the 1976 UK tour has been located, and the second night at Wembley (March 13) is mentioned specifically. No word on whether this might see official release or not, but one can hope. Also, it looks like the current band have started the process that will eventually end up with the recording of another studio album. Writing has started in Nashville and Bob Ezrin is working with the band again. They have just done gigs in the Far East (Indonesia, the Budokan in Tokyo yesterday etc) and they eventually go to South America from over there after having completed the Japanese tour with gigs in Hiroshima (hometown of Su-metal), Fukuoka and Osaka. The Budokan gig can be seen on YouTube on the Metal Justice Tokyo channel. New guitarist Simon McBride (whom is doing really well it has to be said) did post a message on his facebook page that the Budokan could now be crossed from his bucket list.

(My shot of some old Deep Purple Forever! fanzines, issues 21/back, 3/front/Gillan shot by Michael Johansson, and 10/classic Melody Maker ad from March 13 1976)

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Still Good To Be Bad

Posted: March 9, 2023 in Classic Rock, Cool stuff, Deep Purple Family, Fanzines - backissues, Hobby, Magazines, Retrofuture
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David Coverdale has completed the 15th Anniversary Box for the album “Good To Be Bad” and this will be released on April 28. Only now it is called “Still Good To Be Bad”. The box features 4 CDs and a DVD plus some additional goodies and David has just put up an unboxing video for all to see over at his YouTube Whitesnake TV Channel. The Double LP version looks good too. Seen here is a snapshot of the first spread of a three page article that saw print in my publication Retrofuture (3) back in the day, with the original CD and a small image from the unpacking video inserted (note his new haircut). I think the original release flew under the radar for a lot of the old fans when this was released, so this is a good reminder of its existence and a good opportunity to get in on the action now.

(My shot of Retrofuture 3 spread and CD, YouTube image inserted)

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International Women´s Day

Posted: March 8, 2023 in Cool stuff, Fanzines - backissues, Hobby, Magazines, My photographs, Retrofuture
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Well, I did my bit…

(My fanzines, my cover shots)

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Raquel Welch In Our Hearts

Posted: February 17, 2023 in ABBA, Books, Classic Rock, Cool stuff, Deep Purple Family, Fanzines - backissues, Hobby, Magazines, Music (general), Retrofuture, TV & Movies
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Here is a throwback from 2010 (Retrofuture 3), two book reviews that both feature the late Raquel Welch in one way or another. The page that you see on the left was dedicated to her book “Beyond The Cleavage” and on the opposite page we have a book review about the history of a truly classic Swedish magazine, “POSTER – Nordens största Poptidning 1974-1980”. Of course I was quick to highlight Deep Purple MK4 in that piece, but you can also spot some classic POSTER covers that features ABBA (2 1976), KISS (5 1976) and Raquel Welch (6 1975) to go with that story. So these book reviews blended in rather nicely with eachother I think. I had a blast creating these old fanzines back in the day.

(My shot of this spread)

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Deep Purple Magazine 28 (Final Issue)

Posted: February 17, 2023 in Classic Rock, Deep Purple Family, Fanzines - backissues, Hobby, Magazines
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I published Deep Purple Magazine (issue) 28 back in February 1983, so it has been 40 years now. At the time, I was contemplating to create a rock fanzine that would be called Power, but nothing came of it. Instead I was getting increasingly involved as a freelance journalist covering mainly heavy music for different newspapers and at 21 I had a great time exploring this particular avenue (it was still just the early days). I also published three 220 Volt fanzines just for the hell of it during 1983-1985, very much in the style of the Deep Purple Magazine thing. But really, the second (and final) phase would kickstart in late 1990 as I created the Deep Purple Forever! magazine and that run (which included many titles) ended in 2015. It all started with Deep Purple Magazine though. It was a wonderful time. Met so many great people. It also opened doors. I look back on it all with a smile.

(Promotional cover shot of Hughes/Thrall came from Epic in Sweden, I recall that this very contact was the first I had with them, and it would lead to many good things later on)

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Glenn Hughes Interview Coming Up

Posted: February 11, 2023 in About this blog, Classic Rock, Deep Purple Family, Fanzines - backissues, Hobby, Magazines
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What you see here is a spread from my old publication Deep Purple Forever! (issue 8, published in 1993). I will add an interview from this fanzine that I made with Glenn Hughes back then on this blog fairly soon (pretty long one too). He was living in Sweden at the time and he was getting back on his feet with a Swedish record company and Swedish musicians (some from the band Europe). This particular interview (and you can find more of them on this blog, see below) was made on November 13 1993 in Stockholm, just a few hours before the final Deep Purple MK2 show ever to be held in Sweden (Ritchie Blackmore was on his way out). Glenn did see Deep Purple in Stockholm that night. But more on that later.

(My shot of said spread)

CLASSIC ROCK INTERVIEWS ON TRINKELBONKER: JON LORD 1983 (June 26 2022), BLIND GOLEM 2022 (April 29 2022), PUBLISHER HANS HATWIG 2015 (Part 2, December 24 2021), MURASAKI 2021 (December 3 2021), PUBLISHER HANS HATWIG 2015 (Part 1, November 22 2021), CARINA LIROLA 2008 (November 9 2021), TOTO 1987 (September 17 2021), HEAVEN & EARTH 2001 (July 25 2021), STUART SMITH 1998 (July 4 2021), RAINBOW 1997 (June 28 2021), MARINA AMMOURI 2021 (February 12 2021), VISIONS OF ATLANTIS 2007 (November 10 2020), RITCHIE BLACKMORE & CANDICE NIGHT 2001 (October 27 2020), JOHN NORUM 1988 (October 18 2020), ACCEPT 1986 (July 17 2020), DEEP PURPLE 1996 (June 27 2020), EUROPE 1986 (June 16 2020), DEEP PURPLE PODCAST 2020 (April 6 2020), KIMBERLY GOSS/SINERGY 2002 (March 31 2020), RAINBOW 1997 (March 9 2020), RAINBOW 1996 (March 6 2020), MICHAEL BRADFORD 2003/MAKING OF DEEP PURPLE´S “BANANAS” (March 2 2020), URIAH HEEP 1988 (February 18 2020), ANNE-LIE RYDÉ 1984 (January 21 2020), CRYSTAL VIPER 2020 (January 16 2020), JOHN NORUM 1988 (January 12 2020), ARTOMUS FRIENDSHIP 2019 (November 10 2019), NAZARETH 1989 (August 26 2019), VELVET INSANE 2018 (September 11 2018), JON LORD 1981 (December 15 2015), DAVID COVERDALE 1981 (November 13 2015), GLENN HUGHES 1996 (May 12 2015), TOTO 1988 (March 31 2015), YNGWIE MALMSTEEN 1990 (March 1 2015), MARTINA EDOFF 2009 (December 4 2014), MICHAEL MOJO NILSSON 2014 (January 21 2014), THE HUGHES TURNER PROJECT 2001 (December 29 2013), JOE LYNN TURNER 1996-1998 (October 9 2013), GLENN HUGHES & JOHN NORUM 1988 (September 21 2013), JOE LYNN TURNER 1994-1995 (September 9 2013), JOE LYNN TURNER 1993 (September 7 2013), STEVE LUKATHER 1989 (September 4 2013), BLACK SABBATH 1983 (August 22 2013), RAINBOW 1995 (July 19 2013), MICK UNDERWOOD/GILLAN 1982 (June 11 2013), DEEP PURPLE 2002 (May 2 2013), DEEP PURPLE 1998 ( February 25 2013), BLACK SABBATH 1986 (February 12 2013), BLACK SABBATH 1987-1989 (December 31 2012), JOHNNIE BOLIN 2012 (December 24 2012), MARTIN POPOFF & RICH GALBRAITH 2009 (November 12 2012), DAVID COVERDALE 2000 (October 14 2012), JON LORD 1984 (September 7 2012), JOE LYNN TURNER 1992 (August 31 2012), JUDAS PRIEST 1986 (August 22 2012), RONNIE JAMES DIO 2001 (August 20 2012), NIGHTWISH 2002 (August 14 2012).

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220 Volt Scrapbook (Retrofuture 5)

Posted: January 29, 2023 in Classic Rock, Cool stuff, Fanzines - backissues, Hobby, Jämtland (County), Magazines, Retrofuture
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I figured it would be fun to highlight stuff from the fanzine years again and today I will add a Scrapbook type piece on Swedish rockers 220 Volt from Retrofurure 5 (published in 2012). Of course, 220 Volt is a Swedish band (they still exist) and they are from my neck of the woods (Jämtland County). I did include loads of stuff from these parts in the Retrofuture magazines and I printed 1,000 copies of which about 90% were handed out for free. If I still have copies, they are not free now but I am willing to trade for Babymetal stuff from around the world. In any case this 10 page look at the 1980s was done to highlight how fantastic it had all been. To me, 220 Volt is still the best band ever out of Sweden. Photographers are credited, writers get their due down below. Enjoy.

(My shots of said Scrapbook pages, writers include me (Helsingborgs Dagblad), Yoshiko Watanabe (Viva Rock), Annika Sundbaum-Melin (Aftonbladet), Katherine Turman (Rock Beat) and unknowns)

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Ronnie James Dio Funko Pop Collectable

Posted: November 20, 2022 in Classic Rock, Cool stuff, Deep Purple Family, Fanzines - backissues, Hobby, Magazines
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We have a Ronnie James Dio Funko Pop collectable coming up so keep your eyes open for that. Looks like inspiration comes from the Elf/early Rainbow days. The legend lives on.

(Seen here is the back of Deep Purple Forever! 19, nice live shot from Stockholm 1976 by Peter Klein – Funko Pop box inserted).

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