Dazed Digital talks to Masquer
Dazed Digital talks to Swedish indie duo Masquer: http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/10700/1/rise-masquer
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Turboweekend - With every heartbeat (live video)
Turboweekend covers Robyn for Danish National Radio.
Swedish hip-hop with Petter (video)
Svensk Musik interviews genre pioneer Petter about Swedish hip-hop: http://svenskmusik.org/article/video-petter-about-swedish-hip-hop/
Grande Roses - Go home
Brand new music from the always-reliable Swedish act Grande Roses. Looks like they have a new EP on the way called "Hide".
Datarock, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, For a Minor Reflection to Culture Collide
Scandinavian acts Datarock, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour and For a Minor Reflection have been added to the lineup of this year's Culture Collide fest in LA: http://culturecollide.com/index.php/news/entry/gang_gang_dance_datarock_men_more_added_to_2011_culture_collide
Best Of according to Billie and friends preview
Swedesplease posted it so I don't have to -- check out two tracks from the new Bille the Vision and the Dancers best-of collection: http://www.swedesplease.net/2011/06/28/best-of-from-billie-the-vision-and-the-dancers/
Hexvessel - I am the ritual (live video)
Quality crowd footage of Hexvessel performing "I am the ritual", live in Helsinki on May 27.
Delay Trees - All black left
A new track from Finnish indie act Delay Trees off their upcoming EP "Before I go go".
Pitchfork reviews Jóhann Jóhannsson, Diskjokke
Pitchfork reviews the new soundtrack album "The miners' hymn" from Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15578-the-miners-hymns/
Also reviewed, the new Diskjokke record "Sagara": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15584-sagara/
Musik med Les Big Byrd
Stockholm scenesters Les Big Byrd do the live music thing for PSL: http://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/06/27/musik-med-les-big-byrd/
Stereogum says Iceage is best of 2011 (so far)
Stereogum lists Iceage's "New brigade" as their #4 album of the year so far: http://stereogum.com/734031/stereogums-top-20-albums-of-2011-so-far/franchises/listomania/
For the record, I have to say that I agree with that Austra album being highly ranked as well -- not Scandinavian, but worth checking out.
The Concretes - My ways (video)
The Concretes have a new video for the song "My ways": http://theconcretes.tumblr.com/post/6969907144/brand-new-and-lovely-video-for-my-ways-directed
LCTRISC - Reach the children (Book of Doom) (video)
A new clip from Swedish electro act LCTRISC featuring some nice old cautionary video footage.
Eboi - Immigrants (video)
New stuff from Swedish rapper Eboi. Can't say I love the music, but the sentiment is unfuckwithable.
Arvika ticket-holders get in free at Roskilde
Just got this alert in my inbox -- Denmark's Roskilde Festival will allow any and all ticket-holders for the now-bankrupt Arvikafestivalen into their own sold-out festival for free: http://roskilde-festival.dk/index.php?id=3865