Author Archives: andyjamison

Frida Kahlo wrote the words “Viva la vida” – or “Long live life” – on this sumptuous painting that she completed just a few days before she died in 1954. With all the hype and commercialism that has come to immerse her in recent years, it was a real treat to be able to visitContinue reading “Viva la vida”

In May 1974, when another American president was doing his best to destroy his country – and was soon to resign in disgrace for his efforts (now there’s a precedent for 47 to follow) – I spent a few days in Mexico City after visiting my parents in Guadalajara. I can still remember how amazedContinue reading “Back To Mexico”

Back in the winter of 2015 I walked into what was then Gregers Antikvariat and had what might well be called a moment of truth. At the time, second hand bookstores seemed to be vestiges of the past, doomed to oblivion in the brave new world of Amazon and ebooks. When I asked Greger AntoftContinue reading “Ten Years After”

One of the few remaining pleasures of American culture is the weekly magazine The New Yorker, which this year is celebrating its 100th anniversary. When I was growing up, it was always fun when a new issue came in the mail – I mostly enjoyed the wonderful cartoons – and through the years it hasContinue reading “The New Yorker Turns 100”

Yes, indeed. We are back from a memorable week in Barcelona, where we heard Grigory Sokolov at the Palau de Musica – quite an experience! – and discovered a lovely museum displaying the works of Josep Subarichs, best known for his sculptures at the Passion Facade at Sagrada Familia. Here’s a small sample and aContinue reading “Back from Barcelona”

We’re off for a family visit to Barcelona on Monday and so the store will be closed next week. Do come by today if you are in the neighborhood. We have lots of new posters, including this one, which seems quite relevant in these trying times. We’ll be open again on February 27.

I started using Facebook when I opened the shop in 2015, primarily as a way to tell people about our events and, on my personal page, to play with new ways of expressing myself by sharing pictures and stories and songs and poems and the occasional article that I found on the internet. I knewContinue reading “Goodbye to Facebook”

On January 26, the Bellevue String Quartet will be returning to Andy’s Corner with a concert starting at 3 p.m. To get you in the mood, here is a concert they gave in the fall at a festival in Austria.

In June our friend Katlijn Sergeant, who plays in the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, asked if she could have a film made in the shop with her and Patrick Raab playing a new piece that Anders Koppel had written. And here it is. Enjoy!

The summer sale continues until the summer ends, which is next week, so do come by this week and load up on cds, lps, dvds, 45s, 78s, and pocket books at the unbelievably low price of 25 kronor. And, just to clarify, the fiction that is on sale for 50 kronor includes hardbound and large(r)Continue reading “The final countdown”