500,000 Hits

I discovered this morning that this blog has had over 500,000 hits, so that is a pretty good fact to mention here today. It will hit 1,000,000 way faster than what it took to reach this place, so that is something to look forward to. Many thanks for visiting Trinkelbonker.

(My shot of Babymetal, left shot of me plus Ronnie James Dio – note my Lucy In The Sky fanzine on the table in front of him – by Michael Johansson, Glenn Hughes by Christer Bolin, part of old fanzine note by Jörgen Holmstedt in the upper right corner – the inserted flag is the flag that represents Jämtland County here in Sweden, so I am being patriotic here!)

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Good Times

Nice feature with Deep Purple in the new issue of Sweden Rock Magazine (5 2024, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice and Phil Lynott on the cover). The Purple feature is the first that I have seen in print covering the soon to be released “=1” album. Good interview with Roger Glover by writer Erik Thompson. The Blackmore/Paice, Lynott story is about the aborted 1971 Baby Face project. Imagine Blackmore and Paice having left Purple before “Machine Head” and “Made In Japan”? Or Lynott before Thin Lizzy made it. Good 7 page story by journalist Jörgen Holmstedt. Great work. Historic stuff actually. Some good stuff in this issue, Kiss (and the sale of their brand), Arjen Lucassen, The Crypt, Marty Friedman, HammerFall etc. Deep Purple will have the cover on the next issue.

(Purple live shot by Seth Nilsson, SRM Purple article inserted)

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Mutant Monster Rocks!

“Totsuzen Heni” is the fifth album from Japanese rockers Mutant Monster. Released in 2018, it is also their latest. Formed in 2008, they have mentioned The Clash, Sex Pistols and Ramones as inspiration. I would say that none of those bands were ever as good as Mutant Monster. This is a superb rock album with punk vibes. Great playing and vocals. Good party album. I highly recomment this band. I hope that they will return with new music soon.

(My shot of said release)

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1974

Darned good Dracula spoof with David Niven having a go, and doing a better job than most, at portraying the old Count (well, 500 years plus is pretty old). “Vampira” was renamed “Old Dracula” in the States in 1975, to cash in on the then Mel Brooks hit “Young Frankenstein”. In some theaters, both went out as a double bill. Both were brilliant of course, but I think this one has fallen from grace. Pretty unfair too I would say. I had a great time watching it today.

(My shot of said film on DVD)

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Xena In Our Hearts

Thinking about binge-watching Xena Warrior Princess this summer. The show ended over 20 years ago and I have not seen it since I got my hands on the final season (6th) on DVD. It was a fabulous show. It inspired me to create a publication (Lucy In The Sky). I have so many great memories from those days.

(Seen here is some American Fan Club boxes from the day)

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Celebrating Asterix

Bild & Bubbla is a Swedish publication about comics and it has been going strong since 1968. Added issue 238 (1 2024) to the old collection today. In this issue we have (among other things) a good feature about the current generation of Asterix, now created by Fabcaro (Fabricia Caro) and Didier Conrad. Asterix is doing well, it is still highly entertaining. Of all the old titles that has had a reboot or two, Asterix stands out. Good to see this being noticed in this wonderful publication.

(My shot of said magazine)

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Cozy Powell In Our Hearts

Never had an excuse to buy a copy of UK publication Vive Le Rock before, but the Cozy Powell story about his early 1970s solo singles days in issue 111 (out now) changed all that. I like the layout.

(My shot of said article, Cozy Powell image uncredited)

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Lovely Nostalgia

Always nice to read the latest issues of 87:an and 91:an. Some new material, but most of it is from the good old days. I wonder who it is that is reading this stuff these days (?), it would have been interesting to see some statistics about the readership.

(My shot of said comics, covers by Nils Egerbrandt and Jan Gissberg)

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The Detectives

The Detectives is a Top UK comedy show that was aired in 1993-1997 with the not so great detectives Louis (Jasper Carrott) and Dave (Robert Powell) making constant asses of themselves all over the place. Seldom has a show been funnier than this. Big egos with very little talent does not solve cases, unless by accident. Glad I spotted this box with the complete series.

(My shot of said box)

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Nice Aerosmith Tribute

Just discovered this 2022 reissue from Cleopatra Records, “Round & Round – A Tribute To Aerosmith”. Superb cover, and the talent here is quite impressive. Glenn Hughes, Joe Lynn Turner, Eric Singer, Reb Beach, Tony Franklin, Steve Lukather, Tim “Ripper” Owens, Carmine Appice, Doug Aldridge, Jimmy Bain etc etc. I do have a soft spot for compilation albums, and I guess a good Tribute collection is pretty much in the same vein. This one is out there on CD and Vinyl.

(My shot of part of the 1989 Aerosmith “Love In An Elevator” Maxi Single, Tribute album cover inserted)

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