music

Listening to music is good for your health.

Jazz evenings

I went to watch some gigs at the We Jazz Festival in Helsinki. Saw Ill Considered from London, they were great.

Revisiting Odysseus Festival

Went to the Odysseus festival in Helsinki for the second time. Nice alternative festival, though I didn’t encounter as many inspiring artists as last year.

Legends under a mid-summer sun

To my surprise, I found myself seeing Jean-Michel Jarre’s live concert one day and the next day Iron Maiden’s. Not complaining about that.

Ramble on

Led Zeppelin remains an essential band for me, so I went to see the new rock documentary ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’. It was okay, although as an official release from the band it was quite self-satisfied and the interviews were soft.

Collecting disorder

Pretty good winter days lately. One early morning I decided to first take a long walk around Seurasaari (an island in Helsinki) instead of opening my work laptop on my remote day. Felt good on a clear day, I should do this more often. The desire to buy an album I did something else too … [ read more » ]

History lectures and casual entertainment

Trying out something new – open university This autumn I’ve been going to history lectures at the open university of Helsinki. Recently I’ve been interested in history, but I have a very bad overview of it. I might know snippets of trivia here and there, but I have trouble with the bigger picture. I’m hoping … [ read more » ]