I don't know how exactly I got roped into this, but I'm the media sponsor for a Sunday afternoon club event in Stockholm called 'For the Record' at the downstairs lounge in Café String. Obviously, I don't get a chance to attend in person, but there's quite a cool lineup of artists booked:
07/18 - Britta Persson, Thomas Denver Jonsson
07/25 - Dialog Cet
08/08 - Edson, Emil Jensen
08/15 - The Virtues
08/22 - Labrador Records day
08/29 - Filled
Should be fun I hope. Check out a flyer here: http://www.itsatrap.com/pix/ftr.jpg
Bassist Magnus Sveningsson of The Cardigans has started working on new songs for his solo project Righteous Boy at Tambourine studios.
Finnish rockers The Sheena Hyenas have a brand new website: http://www.thesheenahyenas.com/
Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. Nightwish - Nemo
02. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
03. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
04. Venke Knutson - Scared
05. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash
06. Elastinen - Syljen
07. Tue West - Sig Du Er Sikker
08. Eskobar - Bring The Action
09. C21 - All That I Want
10. Various Artists - I Kan Ikke Slå Os Ihjel
11. Petter - Repa skivan
12. A-Teens - I Promised Myself
13. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll
14. Christian Walz - Maybe Not
15. Marit Bergman - I´ll Always Be Your Soldier
16. Bergman Rock - Jim
17. Sugarplum Fairy - Stay Young
18. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
19. Euroboys - One Way Street
20. Iron African - How We Get Down
Challengers:
01. Safari - Crazy Dream Crazy Days
02. Viva Vertigo - Viva Viva
03. Deportees - Arrest Me ´Til It Hurts
04. Kings Of Convenience - I´d Rather Dance With You
05. Lordi - Blood Red Sandman
06. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
Before heading out on vacation, MIC Norway has posted a round-up of transcriptions and notes from the 'Music Information Beyond Politics, Market, and Media' conference: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004070912004057964293
There's quite a few interesting topics addresseed there that appear to be worth looking into, especially if you're curious about the subject of cultural identity in an increasingly international world (and marketplace). It is definitely interesting to read about how Norway (and the rest of Scandinavia) tackles all the issues surrounding the globalisation of the art world.
Also posted today from MIC Norway is this profile on Hanne Hukkelberg and her debut album "Little Things": http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004070912371695911650
Pics from the current Jaga Jazzist tour in North America: http://www.jagajazzist.com/v2/pictures.php/
Swedish emo-hardcore acts Traktor and The Sound o.e are touring Germany and Austria together:
09/02 - tbc, Düsseldorf (GER)
09/03 - Em Kotten, Solingen (GER)
09/04 - Druckluft Open., Oberhausen (GER)
09/05 - tbc, Nürnberg (GER)
09/06 - PMK, Innsbruck (AUS)
09/07 - tbc, Klagenfurt (AUS)
09/08 - tbc, Linz (AUS)
09/09 - Subway to Peters, Chemnitz (GER)
09/10 - Klaushaus, Gera (GER)
09/11 - Carpe diem, Tangermünde (GER)
09/12 - Kastanie, Berlin (GER)
Martin "E-type" Eriksson has been chosen as cultural ambassador for the city of Luleå in northern Sweden. Read more: http://www.skipsheim.com/nya_sidan/news.asp
Pics from Accelerator in Göteborg and the Peace&Love Festival now up at Rockfoto.nu.
Long-running Swedish death-metal act Grave reports that after three weeks at Abyss Studios, they are now finished with their new album "Fiendish Regression". A total of eleven tracks were recorded, nine of which were brand new. The others include a cover of the classic St. Vitus tune "Burial at Sea" and a re-recording of the old song "Autopsied" which originally appeared on a demo way back in '89. "Fast, heavy and brutal is the only way to describe it," they say. Look for a European release on Century Media sometime around late August.
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:
01. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
02. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
04. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
05. Carola - Credo
06. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
07. Robert Wells - Rhapsody In Rock Anniversary
08. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
09. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
10. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
11. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
12. Peter Jöback - Det Här Är Platsen
13. Per Gessle - Mazarin
14. Hans Martin - Den Blomstertid Nu Kommer
15. The Solution - Communicate!
16. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
17. Di Leva - Tiden Faller
18. Infinite Mass - 1991
19. Sahara Hotnights - Kiss & Tell
20. Charlotte Perrelli - Gone Too Long
Dusted reviews the Deathprod box set: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1541
The End Will Be Kicks debuted at #118 on the CMJ college radio charts. They were the 9th most-added band of the week.
Taetre have entered Los Angered Studio in Angered, Sweden with producer/engineer Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) to begin work on their fourth album, tentatively titled "Psychopath".
The previously announced UK tour of Nevermore with support from Swedes Nocturnal Rites has been cancelled due to 'conflicting schedules.' The band hopes to reschedule the dates again for later this year.