(Will hopefully be improved soon...)
 Bellmanstafetten |
A relay that takes place in early September each year. Results by teams at Opt&Syst can be found here. |
| marathon.se |
Homepage of Stockholm marathon. Includes links to some other Swedish races. My results can be found here . |
| Ultramarathon |
The page for everyone who is fascinated by people that thinks the marathon is a sprint distance. |
| Al
Howie |
Fly across Canada? No! Go by car?? No!! By bike??? No!!! Running???? YEAH!!!! LINK DOWN! |
| Cyclingnews |
Excellent site with daily news and results from the world of cycling. |
| Cycling
Teams |
More or less complete lists of teams, riders, and races. |
| TdF |
Another boring Armstrong show off. I guess we will have to wait until he has won his six straight title, and hopefully stops there, to get an intereting TdF again. |
| Giro
d'Italia |
A race overshadowed by doping again. The race itself was won by Paolo 'Il Falco' Savoldelli, who took the pink jersey on the final mountain stage. |
| Vuelta
a Espana |
Let us hope for as tight a race as the 2001 edition when Casero overtook Sevilla in the final stage. |
| Memoire
du Cyclisme |
An impressive amount of results from cycling races, all the way back to the early days of cycle racing. |
| Famous
climbs |
A list of some famous climbs along with some data. |
| Cols
in France |
A rather extensive list of mountain passes in France. |
| Colography |
Profiles of a huge number of climbs in Europe. Also includes a rating of the difficulty of each climb . |
| Eric
Johnson |
Austin-based rock guitarist. Influenced by, e.g., Hendrix, Wes Montgomery and Jerry Reed. One of the best tones you'll find in rock music. Voted best guitar player for four straight years in the beginning of the 90's by the readers of a major guitar magazine. |
| Steve
Vai |
Started his professional career transcribing "impossible" guitar parts for Frank Zappa. A true master of weird effects. |
| Joe
Satriani |
Released one of the best selling instrumental rock guitar albums ever in 1987, namely, Surfing with the alien. |
| Lee Ritenour |
Fusion-guitarist, nick-named Captain Fingers in the 70's when rushing between studio and session jobs. Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, there is no good web page about him. |
| Frank
Zappa |
Does humor belong in music? The question that summarizes a lot of the work by one of the most diverse musicians of the 20th century. |
| Stanley
Jordan |
Jazz/(fusion) guitarist with a totally unique style. Uses a two-handed touching technique which allows him to play two guitars at once. |
| Steve
Morse |
Made a name for himself in the 70's when playing with Dixie Dregs. From mid 80's he has released a number of records in his own name (or with the Steve Morse band). |
| Van
Wilks |
Another Austin guitarist. More of a blues rock player. |
| Apocalyptica |
Ever wondered what songs by Metallica sounds like when played extremely aggresively on FOUR CELLOS? Probably not, but now you have a chance to hear it anyway, thanks to these four guys, educated at Sibelius-akademin in Helsinki. |
| JJ
Cale |
The man whose music you could use as a definition of laid back. |
| Steely
Dan |
Formed in the early 70's. Were a part of the west coast style that emerged during that decade. Known for being true perfectionists (some critics say they are too perfectionistic). |
| Miles
Davis |
One of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. Made some really cool records in the 50's and 60's. |
| John
Coltrane |
Great saxofonist. Active from mid 40s until his much too early death in 1967. Played with Miles Davis in the 50s and early 60s. |
| Grigory
Sokolov |
I've seen this Russian pianist five times, and every time it has struck me that, although I am really no expert, I am sure that I have heard a great musician. |
| Evgeny
Kissin |
Russian pianist who just 13 years old began to recieve international attention after performing Chopin's two piano concertos with the Moscow State Philharmonic Orchestra. |
| John
Williams |
An Austrailian-born classical guitarist with an extraordinary technique. Former Segovia student. |
12 great CDs (in no particular order; only one album per artist)
| Title | Artist/Composer | Year | Favourite track(s) |
| Ah Via Musicom | Eric Johnson | 1990 | Cliffs of Dover, Desert Rose, High Landroons, Steve's Boogie, Trademark, Song for George, East Wes. |
| Passion and Warfare | Steve Vai | 1990 | For the Love of God, Blue Powder, Sisters, Erotic Nightmares, I Would Love To, The Audience is Listening. |
| Kind of Blue | Miles Davis | 1959 | So what, Freddie Freeloader, Blue in Green, All Blues. |
| YCDTOSA3 | Frank Zappa | 1989 | Drowning Witch, Joe's Garage, Cocaine Decisions, In France, Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me?, Zoot Allures, Society Pages. |
| Live in New York | Stanley Jordan | 1999 | Impressions, Autumn Leaves, Cousin Mary, Over the Rainbow. |
| Surfing with the Alien | Joe Satriani | 1987 | Surfing with the Alien, Satch Boogie, Always with me Always with you, Circles, Lords of Karma, Midnight. |
| Piano Concerto no 3 | Rachmaninov | 1909 | (The recording I've got is with Ashkenazy, but there are probably other good ones, e.g. with Rachmaninov himself). My favourite movement is the first one. |
| Communique | Dire Straits | 1979 | Lady Writer, Single-handed Sailor, Follow me Home, News, Once Upon a Time in th West. |
| Images and Words | Dream Theater | 1992 | Pull me under, Take the Time, Metropolis part 1. |
| 5 | JJ Cale | 1979 | Thirteen Days, Don't Cry Sister, Friday. |
| Piano Concerto no 1 | Tchaikovsky | 1875 | The first theme of the first movement is "ultra-famous", and you would most likely recognize it even if you have never heard the entire concerto. The entire piece is extremely melodic and really pleasant listening to. It has been recorded by many of the best pianists during the last hundred years, so there is plenty to choose from ... |
| Royal Scam | Steely Dan | 1976 | Kid Charlemagne, The Caves of Altamira, The Fez, Green Earrings, The Royal Scam. |
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