The Rough with the Smooth – Captain Cool Presents: “Heart Like a Grave” by Insomnium

Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Feel the darkness surround you. Sink back into the unknown. Loose all sensation of space. You exist in a vacuum, in a nothingness, in a room without walls or floors or ceiling. Welcome, to Heart Like a Grave. This is a first for me. I have never sincerely… Continue reading The Rough with the Smooth – Captain Cool Presents: “Heart Like a Grave” by Insomnium

Present meets Past as “Worlds Collide” or The Essence of my Childhood

My dad has his stereo system set up in the living room. The living room door is usually left open. So whenever someone's playing music, you can hear it in the entire house. Even with the door closed in my upstairs bedroom I could hear the faint droning of a bass or the pounding rhythm… Continue reading Present meets Past as “Worlds Collide” or The Essence of my Childhood

‘Werbung, Baby!’ or How the Finnish wrote Van Halen’s ‘Jump’

Maybe you can relate: You've been listening to a song for years and years and suddenly you stumble upon the information that what you thought to be the original is actually a cover version. Think of Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You (originally performed by Dolly Parton) or Tainted Love - you've probably heard the Soft Cell or Marilyn Manson… Continue reading ‘Werbung, Baby!’ or How the Finnish wrote Van Halen’s ‘Jump’