
17/07/2025
Q&A Thursday! Today we have Niclas, he is active at The Baboon Show as a drummer!
Thank you very much Niclas Svensson and have fun reading!
1. Since when are you infected by „the Oi!-Virus“?
Not infected at all. Sorry! Haha :-)
2. What‘s your favorite Record?
Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time (1986)
3. Name your 5 Top-Bands in Oi!
As I don’t listen to Oi! I give you my Top 5 bands right now instead:
1 - Iron Maiden
2 - Judas Priest
3 - Lovebites
4 - Helloween
5 - Ghost
4. Most liked Band of of the Scene?
Iron Maiden are the best band in the world, all categories and scenes.
5. How do you see the development in the Scene about young bloods joining the Scene etc.?
Here in Sweden there are a lot of kids coming into the punk/hc and metal scene. It was pretty quiet for some years but now it’s happening again. I’m very happy to see younger people starting bands and fanzines again. They have all my respect and support.
6. What‘s your Nickname and where does it came from?
Nico the machine. I don’t remember exactly how it started. Maybe it was our singer Cecilia who just started introducing me on stage as Nico the machine, as I’m the drummer and ”motor” in the back.
7. Where are you from? in which City do you live currently?
I’m born and raised in Boden in the very north of Sweden. But I live in Stockholm since 25 years.
8. What‘s your favorite Club?
Oh, I don’t know. I almost never go out anymore.
9. What‘s you favorite Festival?
There are so many good ones. It’s hard to pick only one. We play many festivals around the world every year. Personally I like the bigger metal festivals as the best bands are playing there. Haha!
10. What was your best Concert? When and where was that happening?
I’ve seen so many shows over the years. It’s hard to tell which one was the best, but one very important and emotional one was Iron Maiden at Waldbühne in Berlin in July 2022. I had the tickets since before the pandemic, and everything was postponed all the time. When it finally happened and they came out on stage after years of waiting, I started crying of happiness. For me it was the real sign of that the s**t pandemic was finally over.
11. What was your first „self owned“ Record? (Vinyl or CD)
My first LP I bought with my own money as a kid was one with either Kiss, W.A.S.P., or Mötley Crüe. Don’t remember exactly. When CD’s came on the market I remember my first one was with the German death metal band Morgoth - The Eternal Fall.
12. What‘s going wrong in the nowadays and how could it be done in a better way in your opinion?
The world is a very fu**ed up place right now. To me it’s easy. If we could all agree on getting rid of the neo-liberal/capitalist imperialist world order, at least 95% of all our problems would disappear. Because capitalism/greed is the root of all those problems.
13. What do love most in the Subculture?
The togetherness it brings is beautiful.
At the end we‘ve got some Questiones to decide.. only 1 is counting of course..😬
Punk or Oi!? - Punk!
Reggae or Northern Soul? - Metal!
Dr.Martens or Solivair? - Shoes.
Fred Perry or Ben Sherman? - I don’t care about brands at all.
Levi‘s or Wrangler? - Tight jeans.
Samba ot New Balance? - Shoes again.
Band Tee or Polo Shirt? - Band Tee.
Festival or Club Show? - Both.
Shaved Head or Cropped Head? - Long hair. Head must bang! Haha!