Live and kicking authors with new published books mixed with classic autors with a twist from old Sweden — yes, that is Gubbsnusk (means old mens’ filth).”Värmen/The Heat” (559 p.) is a brick-size title from Mr Ulf Lundell, the old rock dinosaur, and what you supposed to get if you make a crossover of Dylan with Springsteen and let him sing in swedish. Lundell has made a summer monologue programme for national radio this summer. The book is about a middle aged divorced rock artist called Paul, living in Stockholm and an old house in Skane (the South). He is restless and driving up and down Europe from Stockholm to South France. Paul has a bully friend called Bull, that is an author who likes to burn money on expencive living, booze and lay young ladies. Paul also has a young female assistant called Sunny that becomes his misstress. She has to go to Island to visit her father. Paul and Bull having wild parties at a big house in Nice. Then Paul writes a collection of songs for an album and then goes to Copenhagen to record with some younger musicians. They lock themselves in in the studios with drugs, big palms, a lot of TV-sets etc. Paul miss Sunny much.
The most interesting part, from my point of view is the music business descriptions, how to arrange for a recording and get the people suitable for different roles in the recording process. Talks with and descripitions of guitarists, guitar techs, engineers, managers etc.
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