Camp X seems to have an interesting programme lined up for the fall. What especially has caught my eye are the posters, with a cool underground/street feel to them, that they have put up around the city. I saw these two behind the church of Saint Nicholas in central Copenhagen.

I like the reference to Dynasty and the satirical tone in the posters. There are more than just these two; check both Camp X’s website and this photo grabbed in the wild.

Camp X has two Maersk plays this Fall; the first one starting early October. The brother to a friend of mine has a major role in one of the plays. I can’t wait to see the plays in the Fall.

The biggest disappointment of my trip to New York City in the late spring, was that I was unable to find the debut album of Little Jackie, a power duo from Brooklyn. I had heard a single from them, The Whole World Should Revolve Around Me, through Fred Wilson’s blog and I was immediately hooked. But none of the places I went to in the city could help.

Towards the end of the trip, I found out through a comment deeply buried on a website somewhere, that the album was not due out until some time in July. I downloaded it off the iTunes store the minute it was released. (Still not in the Danish store — got it through the US store.)

Little Jackie’s debut album, The Stoop, was worth the wait and a great album. It is very up-beat; think a mix of R&B, pop, and hip-hop — maybe indie rock/pop or indie R&B is a better description. The sound of the band is street/NYC and refreshing with many nuances and peculiarities, such as the use of wood wind instruments. Even though it is probably programmed, it gives it a small jazzy touch. I like it.

My favourite songs are The Stoop, The Whole World Should Revolve Around Me, Liked You Better Before, LOL, and One Love. Two of these are available for listening on the Little Jackie MySpace page along with an additional two songs from the album. If you like this style of music and the previews, I am guessing you will like the album as much as I.

The driving forces behind it are Imani Coppola, who sings and writes the songs as far as I have understood, and Adam Pallin (DJ’ing/programming the music). Imani has a long list of releases behind her, a lot of which she has done herself. Unfortunately I haven’t had the opportunity to give it a good listen through, but I would be glad to hear if you have had.

In other music from the strange and weird fact file, I am looking forward to the latest album of the Verve which will hit the ground in August. Listen to their single Love is Noise here.

Last year, my good friend Christoffer and I decided to start a scholarship. I first wrote about it here.

Now, just over a year after we originally had the idea, we have been through one round of applications — and — also handed out the Scholarship for this year to an impressive girl, Rikke Krause. Read much more about her and her application essay over at the Scholarship website.

I was amazed by the applicants for the Scholarship. As part of their application they had to write a 700-800 word essay on something they were passionate about, and I enjoyed reading every word. Rikke’s essay, which is the one you can read on the Scholarship website, is a great example, which is a fun and serious tour de force on Heinz Tomato Ketchup.

Somehow it makes me feel very reassured that we have such a group of people, with desires they fight for and an impressive “pay it forward”-mentality. I wish all the applicants the best — but I am sure they will not need it. Their positive spirit and helping mentality will serve them well, without a doubt.

I am also very happy with the positive response this project has received from friends, family, and strangers alike. Christoffer and I will, as intended from the very beginning, carry on next year. In the mean time, pay it forward is much more than just this. It is every day from the very small things to the very big things and all in between. If you have feedback or great ideas that I should know of, I would love to know.

I’m slowly settling down into vacation mode, spending time at the water side with jazz & rock and books. This spring, unfortunately, has been way below average on the books side. So I hope to make up for it during vacation, although I’m sure I’ll get to prioritising at some point.

It’s a mixed bunch of novels, poetry, and business/factual books — and some of them are re-reads. Re-reads go for Atlas Shrugged, The Great Gatsby, The Pyramid Principle, and the Fifth Discipline.

Some of you may notice that there are some key classics in the reading pile as well. Embarrassing, but at least I will get around to them this summer. If anyone thinks I’m making a huge mistake in reading any of the books in the picture — or — have recommendations for great reading in the summer, do let me know.

Soundtrack for this summer is, beyond the jazz age we are now in (Copenhagen and Montreux!), Alphabeat, the Broken Beats, Gnarls Barkley, Hot Chip, John Legend, John Mayer, Neil Young, Portishead, Rasmus Nøhr, and the Stones. I love vacation.

See you on the other side — take it to the max (P.Y.T).