About Coolstockholm

Some of the hottest trends in fashion, film, design, art and music have their origins here in Scandinavia, on the roof of Europe. Cool Stockholm has been created by culture-vulture journalist David Bartal, together with Nizar Achmad, gourmet chef and major-league party animal

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Thirty-five-hour Party People

Berns nightclub manager Martin Kling, guest manager Payman Dejdez, Nizar and David get together for a planning session in the 2.35:1 Club. (…)

Punk lives at Kafé 44

The Subhumans of the UK and Kafe 44’s founder

 
On the way to an artist friend’s apartment to watch the second half of a soccer match on TV (Sweden-Malta 4-0!) we happened to hear tough music coming from a place on Tjärhovsgatan.  Kafé 44 is a club and bookstore with lots of attitude, where one can hear live bands play Tuesdays and Thursdays. No alcohol is served, which is fine with me.  The books have an anarchist, syndicalist or  Marxist slant.    “Eat the Rich” was the motto of one of the patches which caught my eye. (…)

Nizar to be ambassador at 2.35:1 “Berns”

Nizar and Martin have a chat
In a few months, sometime in August, I will get a chance to be an ambassador to
2.35.1 “Berns.” That means I will host pre-parties, and one of them will be in a luxurious suite with a big balcony at Berns Hotel. (…)

Music Festival, Flea Market and Club

There’s a lot of good stuff taking place today in Stockholm, on Saturday May 30.
I want to catch a Swedish band called MFMB (video above), which is supposed to perform at 5:30 p.m. (…)

Friday night in Stockholm city

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On the Good Friday holiday in Sweden , some people go to church, while others hit the highways to visit grandparents or parents, kick back at summer cottages, or go north for a ski weekend. (…)

They’re the kings of Stureplan

Party people: Payman Dehdezi, Berns guest manager (far left); Ingmari Pagenkemper, Berns entertainment manager; Salvatore Scappini, Spy Bar nightclub manager; Saurabh Sinha, nightclub developer; Johan Netz, DJ; Nizar Achmad, CoolStockholm; Martin Kling, Berns nightclub manager; Carl Carboni, manager of Lilla Baren at Riche. (…)

Dark days for Tech-Noir

Tech-Noir, Sweden’s biggest and most well-known Synth/EBM, Synthpop/Industrial club will hold its last dance party and concert for the foreseeable future on Saturday, February 28. (…)