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The Soundtrack Of Our Lives’ Ebbot Lundberg Can’t Control Himself: A Half Special (A Food)

We assume most MAGNET readers are already under the magical, musical spell of the Soundtrack Of Our Lives, but if not, 2011 is the perfect time to change that. The Gothenburg, Sweden, band just released Golden Greats, No. 1 (Little W/The Orchard), a 19-track compilation of songs from throughout the group’s career. TSOOL formed in 1995 after the demise of Union Carbide Productions, a great, punk-leaning band featuring vocalist Ebbot Lundberg and guitarist Ian Persson. Since, TSOOL has released five studio albums and a handful of EPs and non-album singles, earning a Grammy nomination for 2002’s excellent Behind The Music. Lundberg will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.

Lundberg: A Half Special (“En Halv Special” in Swedish) was the first Swedish “junk food,” invented by two football players, Kaffe G Kisskorv and Luder Allan Bengtsson, in Gothenburg in 1942. It is a hot dog in large bread with mashed potatoes on top. Usually there is west-coast salad (shrimps, mushrooms and mayonnaise) on the mashed potatoes along with ketchup and mustard. You can also add Boston pickles if you want that little extra push over the cliff. This is the most popular hangover food in Sweden, and it’s pure magic! Recommended with the milk-chocolate flavoured drink Pucko if you want to go the “Gothenburg style” all the way. “Pucko” means “idiot” in Swedish by the way.

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