The video for the new I Are Droid single "Blood & ether" is now streaming on the band's website: http://www.iaredroid.com/
The opening of the new ABBA museum in Stockholm, previous slated for June 4, 2009, has been delayed: http://www.mic.stim.se/avd/mic/prod/micv5eng.nsf/docsbycodename/news!opendocument&external=http:/www.mic.stim.se/avd/mic/prod/micnews.nsf/webselectpuff/7F368C78E31EA98CC12574C2003341F2
Live music with Peter Morén at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/09/12/musik-med-peter-moren/
Denmark's The Fashion will be back in the US this fall touring with LA act Uh Huh Her. Dates:
10/17 - Belly Up Tavern, San Diego, CA
10/18 - Martini Ranch, Phoenix, AZ
10/20 - Parish, Austin, TX
10/21 - The Loft, Dallas, TX
10/23 - Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh, NC
10/25 - TLA, Philadelphia, PA
10/27 - Roxy, Boston, MA
10/29 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
10/30 - Le National, Montreal, QC
11/01 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON
11/02 - Magic Bag, Detroit, MI
11/03 - Park West, Chicago, IL
11/05 - Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis, MN
11/08 - Neumo’s, Seattle, WA
11/09 - Richard’s on Richards, Vancouver, BC
11/10 - Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
11/11 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
11/14 - The Avalon, Los Angeles, CA
PopMatters reviews Paavoharju: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/62760/paavoharju-laulu-laakson-kukista/
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Sophie Zelmani - The ocean and me
02. Drifters - Tycker om dig - Svängiga låtar från förr
03. Detektivbyrån - Wermland
04. E.S.T. - Leucocyte
05. The Fantastic Four - The Fantastic Four
06. Flamingokvintetten - Bästa!
07. Takida - Bury the lies
08. Smurfarna - Smurfparty
09. Nordman - Djävul eller gud
10. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
11. Miss Li - Best of 061122-071122
12. Jeremias Session Band - Trastland
13. Lasse Stefanz - Rallarsväng
14. Backyard Babies - Backyard Babies
15. Amanda Jenssen - Killing my darlings
16. Roland Cedermark - Pärleporten
17. The Refreshments - Jukebox - Refreshing classics
18. Lisa Miskovsky - Last year's songs - Greatest hits
19. Patrik Isaksson - 10 år en snäll mans bekännelser
20. Sanna Nielsen - Stronger
The Line of Best Fit does 20 questions with Wildbirds & Peacedrums: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2008/09/20-questions-with-wildbirds-peacedrums/
Moue Magazine tips Swedish singer/songwriter Edith Backlund as an artist to keep an eye on: http://www.mouemagazine.com/blog/2008/09/moue-music-3-to-watch/
22-Pistepirkko is heading to France in November:
11/12 - Marseille
11/13 - Nimes
11/14 - Grenoble
11/15 - Massy
11/16 - Angouleme
More details to come.
Old-school all-star death-metal act Death Breath has started a YouTube channel to collect various live clips they've accumulated on recent tours: http://www.youtube.com/DeathBreathSWE
Swedish blackened drone/doom artist Ondo is working on a collaboration with Julien Louvet (Austrasian Goat) under the name YRSEL and expect to have an album finished soon. Read more: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=124662689&blogID=432348613
Finnish indiepop act Kiki Pau's new video for "Your bedroom" is now online: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=42543904