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Carl Linnaeus

About Me

I'm a writer for Sweden Rock Magazine. Previously I've written for Close-Up Magazine, Agony Zone and local paper Partille Tidning. I've also contributed to Faktum, Gothenburgs version of The Big Issue. I play the bass guitar and I've been a member of metal act ABANDON (1997-2001), garage rockers RICKSHAW (2001-2004) and is currently bumping and grindning in classic rock act CHILLIHOUNDS (2005-). I've also toured with punk rockers TRIGGER, performed with Tiamat side project LUCYFIRE and Ramones tribute act RAMONIA.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/10/2007
Band Website: http://www.chillihounds.se
Influences: Alright, first the top six which I'm in love with: Kiss, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin Ramones and Pink Floyd. I love music, but these guys in alphabetical order I can say have influenced me: AC/DC, Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult, Cactus, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, Cheap Trick, Danzig, Deep Purple, Donnas, Bob Dylan, Faces, Flea, Free, Goblin, Guns n' Roses, Iron Maiden, King Diamond, Love, Masters of Reality, MC5, Mercyful Fate, Metallica, Monster Magnet, Motorhead, Mountain, Motley Crue, Lynyrd Skynyrd, New York Dolls, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Poison, Queen, Queens of the Stoneage, Rolling Stones, David Lee Roth, Skid Row, Slade, Soundtrack of our Lives, Stooges, Thin Lizzy, Thåström, Tiamat, Tool, Van Halen, W.A.S.P., Who, Neil Young, ZZ Top.
Sounds Like: Gene Simmons, Dennis Dunaway, Ronnie Lane and Mark Evans
Record Label: Nicotine Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long...

To whom it may concern. So whazzzzup? Hope all is well. Me? I've been keeping myself busy as a bee with Chillihounds matters recently. Also went to Sweden Rock Festival in the beginning of June to do ...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:32:00 GMT

T-Bone Steak

Talked to one of my favourite drummers - Tommy Lee - recently. Focused in on his drumming and the 20th anniversary of Dr. Feelgood. He's a great interview, unlike some other members of that little ban...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Eclectic Boys

Interviewed Conny and Andy from Electric Boys yesterday. I was thrilled that they're reuniting. I first got into the band way back in 1989 when the first album was released. Saw them at Liseberg in 19...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:25:00 GMT

Nya Chillihounds-plattan klar!

Så där ja! Alltid lite vemodigt när man jobbat stenhårt på något i över ett år och plötsligt är det klart. Färdigt. Inget mer. Jag är i alla fall hur nöjd som helst med plattan, det är löjligt mycket ...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:49:00 GMT

Tony Iommi

Called up the "God of Riffs"  in Birmingham yesterday. Talked about the upcoming Heaven and Hell album and some other stuff. He was in a very good mood and very easy to talk to. And very polite in a g...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:34:00 GMT

Duff McKagan & Hardcore Superstar

Talked to Duff yesterday, mainly about his new Loaded album "Sick". It's a great record, very loose and spontaneous. As I interviewed him he was very nice and polite and answered as thoroughly as he c...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:25:00 GMT

Eric Singer and John Corabi

Went up to Norway last Saturday. Looong drive to get just north of Oslo. Snow and serpentine roads. Eric Singer Project were playing in the middle of nowhere. I interviewed Corabi about the first Unio...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:52:00 GMT

Holy Dio

Called Ronnie J. Dio yesterday. Talked about the upcoming debut from Heaven and Hell... Now that's one album I'm looking forward to! Hope it's better than the three songs featured on the "Dio Years"-c...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:47:00 GMT

Joined Edguy on tour...

...good band, but a weird experience. Partly because my German is basically non-existent, partly because their frontman Tobias was sad and sick. Sick and sad. And keeping totally to himself. (As the r...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:14:00 GMT

Feel the H.e.a.t

Went to Düsseldorf on Tuesday to hook up with Swedish AOR-band H.e.a.t. The plan was to join them for one of their gigs on tour and write a report. Unfortunately the gig got cancelled, leaving us to r...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:10:00 GMT