Fredrik will be doing a number of shows around California starting next week:
02/12 - Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles
02/13 - Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles
02/15 - Subterranean Art House, Berkeley
02/16 - Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco
02/17 - The Red Vic, San Francisco
German mag Visions is premiering a new track from Swedish postrock act Pg.lost: http://www.visions.de/news/15726/Pg-Lost-Premiere
A brand new video from Swedish melodic hardcore/punk act Atlas Losing Grip. Great band!
Solid footage of Swedish rockers The Scrags performing "Cold wind" live in Göteborg from a few weeks back.
Henric de la Cour's new video for "My machine", now on YouTube.
Swedish pop artist Amanda Jenssen will be releasing a new album this spring and will be premiering the first single "Dry my soul" at the Grammis on February 14.
The past is alive! PS, I'd much rather see a Starmarket reunion than those other dudes from Umeå.
Satan Takes a Holiday will be releasing a new album on March 9 called "Who do you voodoo?". Catch a quick teaser clip at their website: http://satantakesaholiday.com/
Here are the winners of the 2012 Manifest award, Sweden's indie/alternative Grammy:
Folk/Ballad: Siri Karlsson - Gran Fuego ()
Experimental: Hanna Hartman - H ^ 2 ()
Punk: Obnoxious Youth - The Eternal Void ()
Dance: Jonsson/Alter - Samlad årsproduktion ()
Hardrock: Opeth - Heritage ()
Rhythm: Simone Moreno - Planetas ()
Singer/Songwriter/Country/Americana: Ane Brun - It All Start With One ()
Rock: Pascal/Mattias Alkberg - Allt det här ()
Best Unsigned: Death By Armborst
Jazz: Jonas Holgersson - Snick Snack ()
Hip-Hop: Mofeta & Jerre - Briljanter & Smaragder ()
Synth: Necro Facility - Wintermute ()
Pop: Azure Blue - Rule of thirds ()
Best live act: This is Head ()
SKAP/Manifest Prize for best lyrics: Philip Ekström - Det Vackra Livet ()
SKAP/Manifest Prize for best composer: Maria Lindén - I Break Horses ()
Manifest Prize for best indie: Popkollo
A new video from director Andreas Nilsson is almost always worth checking out. Not nearly as dark as a lot of his other work, but far more crowd-pleasingly entertaining.
Berlin-based Scandinavian clubnight Nordic By Nature has posted a new mixtape for free download to celebrate their 2-year anniversary: http://soundcloud.com/nordicbynature/nordic-by-nature-2-years-of-1
"Sun on stone" b/w "Illumination", a brand new two-track single from IAT faves The Goner. More of an anxious rock sound than their earlier folk/drone work, but very cool all the same.
An audio retrospective of , the 2005-2009 label curated by Viktor Sjöberg (V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble, Jens Lekman) and Gustav Rosengren ().
PSL Has the premiere of Henric de la Cour's new vogue-heavy video "My machine": http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/02/03/premiar-henric-de-la-cour-my-machine/