is now the first Swedish label with their own iPhone app: http://itunes.apple.com/se/app/hybris/id344917290?mt=8
I haven't checked it out myself since no one has given me an iPhone yet, but they say that you can use it to "listen to our music, watch the videos, connect with fans/artists/label and a lot of other stuff."
In case you're curious, here's the full tracklist for I'm From Barcelona's forthcoming album "27 songs from Barcelona": http://www.imfrombarcelona.com/?p=1077
Swedes love to spend winter vacation in Thailand, why not send them a bunch of bands for entertainment (and charity)? Check out the ReEarth Festival in Koh Samui, Thailand on February 25-26: http://www.reearth.me/
Acts confirmed include Timbuktu, Sahara Hotnights, Looptroop Rockers, Chords and more.
will (finally!) be releasing the new Giant Boar album "About dreams" in 2010. Preview: "Tomorrow, in a year" as an album on February 1: http://www.rabidrecords.com/tomorrowinayear/
Swedish artist Miike Snow has a new video for the track "Silvia": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZO1nMuZSnI
Karin Ström's new single "Hon som älskade dig" has finally been officially released and you can download it for free right here: http://www.karinstrom.se/index.asp?page=disco
RIP Johan Sandström (The Peepshows): http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=26914914&blogId=522931172
I had know that Johannes Persson from Cult of Luna was a longtime Unbroken fan, but I never knew that CoL recorded a cover of them for a limited 7" a few years back. Listen now at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/cultofluna
Sju Svåra År is the name of a very promising new Swedish punk act featuring ex-members from Burning Kitchen, Satirnine and Wolfbrigade. The band already has a 11-song LP under their belt that they are shopping around, so expect to hear lots more about them soon. In the meantime, hear a few samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sjusvaraar
Check out The Cherished Season, a new Swedish act featuring Andreas Hagman from Celestial and his brother David: http://www.myspace.com/thecherishedseason
Swedish Radio (SR) has just released the third version of their iPhone app and are now offering access to every channel: http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/press/artikel.asp?ProgramID=2938&artikel=3323463 (in Swedish)
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU, special year-end top 10 edition:
01. TALK 1
02. Tyrant - The rebirth (reclaim the flame)
03. C.Aarmé - Dustin
04. Pintandwefall - Bird of the birds
05. Ironville - Sweet perfume
06. Dear Euphoria - Tell me
07. TALK 2
08. [ingenting] - Halleluja!
09. Agent Side Grinder - Die to live
10. Pistol Disco - Beat of the tune
11. TALK 3
12. The Bear Quartet - Carry your weight (Strange Maps remix)
13. The Fine Arts Showcase - Looking for your love
14. Wardruna - Dagr
15. TALK 4
16. Björn Kleinhenz - Fårö
17. Samuraj Cities - Spoonful of talk
18. David Åhlén - Stir our hearts
19. TALK 5
20. Elmo - Darkness falls
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.