Hybris 2010

New releases in works from Swedish label Hybris:

Elias & the Wizzkids – Just do it! (March 1)
Monty – 2010 (March 7)
Familjen – tba (spring)
Far & son - Ett hjärta av brons (fall)
Hell On Wheels – tba (fall)

Sirius playlist week #3

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Monty - En till himmel
02. TALK 1
03. Gösta Berlings Saga - Kontrast
04. Yamon Yamon - The darker place
05. Next Life - Paladin warrior
06. Haust - Skate rock
07. TALK 2
08. Okkultokrati - On mouth of hells
09. Blood Command - Party all the way to the hospital
10. Karin Ström - Hon som älskade dig
11. Kommun - The open relationship
12. TALK 3
13. Mattias Alkberg - Nya nya testamentet
14. Boy Omega - Follow the herd
15. No Hope for the Kids - Century of warfare
16. Labbet feat. Russell Morgan - Heart and soul of a lion
17. TALK 4
18. Champagne Riot - The champagne anthem
19. Movits! & Zacke - Först tar vi Manhattan
20. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Soon
21. TALK 5
22. No Balls - Suffering contest

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Warvictims/Uncurbed split 12" sent to press

D-takt & Råpunk Records reports that the master for the upcoming Warvictims/Uncurbed split 12" is in-hand and will be sent off for pressing today, so expect it to be available about a month or two from now. Check both bands' myspace pages for samples.

Peter Morén - Esther (video)

Aftonbladet has the video for the new Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John) solo single "Esther": http://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musikvideor/article6444884.ab

A (short) film on Per Egland

I Made This has put together a short video documentary on their artist Per Egland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZqLF9XZ03g (in Swedish)

Val Venosta - The price is right (video + mp3)

Swedish synthpop act Val Venosta pay tribute to acclaimed actor Vincent Price with their new single + video "The price is right": http://www.vimeo.com/8789004

2010 Swedish Grammis, the winners

Here are the winners of the 2010 Swedish Grammis:

Album: Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
Childrens album: Bröderna Lindgren - Presenterar meningen med livet!
Folk music/ballad: Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
Hard rock: Mustasch - Mustasch
Jazz: Jeanette Lindström - Attitude and orbit control
Club/Hip-hop: Promoe - Kråksången
Composer: Amanda Jenssen & Pär Wiksten - Happyland
Female artist: Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
Male artist: Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
Newcomer: Erik Hassle - Hassle
Pop: Fibes, Oh Fibes! - 1987
Rock: Kent - Röd
Producer: Kent & Joshua - Röd
Lyrics: Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
Song: Mando Diao - Dance with somebody
Video: Timbuktu - Välj mej (dir. Daniel Wirtberg & Jonas Rudström)

Full list here: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/1396/Universal_Music_arets_stora_vinnare_pa_Grammisgalan.html

Presenting: Bear Pilot (feat. members from Lacrosse)

Kristian Dahl from Swedish indie act Lacrosse has started a new project with some of his friends called Bear Pilot and you can hear a few demo tunes at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bearpilot

"With fear I kiss the burning darkness" to get reissue

At the Gates' sorely neglected sophomore album "With fear I kiss the burning darkness" will be reissued on February 15 with new liner notes from frontman Tomas Lindberg, 3 bonus tracks and a bonus DVD with a 1992 live show filmed in Groningen, Holland.

Invasionen has a new website

Invasionen (nee The Lost Patrol Band) have a new website: http://www.invasionen.com/

Discobelle start label, release MVSEVM

The folks behind music blog Discobelle are getting themselves into the record business and their first release will be a digital EP from Finnish trio MVSEVM entitled "French jeans". Preview here: http://www.myspace.com/mvsevmband

Racingpaperplanes - Ok? No way!

The first sample of the upcoming Racingpaperplanes EP "Guiding light", recorded together with Kristofer Åström, is now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/racingpaperplanes
RPP mainman Richard Wilson also says that he is still seeking a label to release the EP so all interested parties are encouraged to get in touch.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Erik Grönwall - Erik Grönwall
02. Calle Kristiansson - Calle Kristiansson
03. Thåström - Be-bop-a-lula hela jävla dan (1989-2009)
04. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
05. Gentlemen - Awaken me
06. Kent - Röd
07. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
08. Malena Ernman - La voix du nord
09. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
10. Jill Johnson - Music row II
11. The Refreshments - 8 cd collection
12. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Samling
13. Hästpojken - Från där jag ropar
14. Divine - Divine
15. Takida - The darker instinct
16. Hans Martin - Höstglöd
17. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
18. Europe - Last look at Eden
19. Sofia Karlsson - Det allra bästa 1999-2009
20. Matz Bladhs - Entré

The Line of Best Fit interviews The Mary Onettes

The Line of Best Fit has a new interview with The Mary Onettes: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/01/tlobf-interview-the-mary-onettes/

Far och Son - Ciggdansen (video)

Check out the new Far och Son video "Ciggdansen": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLFXGiT_GrA
Once again, proving that the best Swedish hip-hop is still på Svenska. Also good to see the caveat at the end that pulls no punches: "Smoking kills children."