Magnus Ekelund (ex-Elmo) has written an unofficial anthem for his hometown of Jokkmokk and their winter market, a Sami tradition. Check out the clip directly on YouTube for full lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LJxMcpWvlo
More here: http://www.nsd.se/noje/artikel.aspx?ArticleId=5936583 (in Swedish)
The Coldplay/Mew/A-ha supergroup Apparatjik will be participating in an art installation called "The Apparatjik Light Space Modulator" at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin during the weeks of March 13-27. There is no entrance fee to view the installation itself, but if you want to be a witness to any of the live performances (on the 12th, 26th and 27th, the latter in collaboration with the Deutsches Kammerorchester), you will need a ticket: http://www.theoutland.com/Store/DII-414-5-the+apparatjik+light+space+modulator++ticket.html
The Swedish Music Information Centre is giving away copies of a CD sampler featuring a selection of tunes recorded at Swedish Jazz Celebration 2010: [click here]
Featured artists include some of Sweden's finest, such as Mats Öberg & Jonas Knutsson, Karin Hammar Quartet, Jacob Karlzon Trio and more.
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Säkert!
02. The Radio Dept.
03. Familjen
04. The Bear Quartet
05. Loney, dear
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Johnossi
08. Logh
09. The Concretes
10. Jens Lekman
Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/
is giving away the new Boeoes Kaelstigen single "Kantillo" as a free download, as both a mp3 and a wav file: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=308
Firefox AK's brand new single "Boom boom boom", produced/co-written by Björn Yttling and Lasse Mårtén. Look for the new album "Color the trees" to be released on April 15, otherwise check out a whole bunch of b-side remixes by the likes of Martin Vogel and Boeoes Kaelstigen right here: http://soundcloud.com/razziarecords
Done with their new EP that is, and it sounds great! The name of the new 5-track EP is "Fortress" and it will be released on April 1 via on CD, 10" vinyl and as a digital download. Expect public samples to go online soon.
PSL reports on Erik Hassle's new album that he recorded with Jocke Berg and Martin Sköld of Kent: http://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/01/29/erik-hassle-larde-jocke-berg-att-sjunga-gomsang/
What is this? Video #6/11? Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfdBa7I3opc
February in Finland means a new song from Viola: http://www.violamusicclub.com/2011-02-the-loners
This month's pick is an old song from 2002 called "The loners" that was never released, now finally recorded in an acoustic version.
Download a sample tune from Agro Jive, the solo project of Kasper Maarbjerg (ex-No Hope for the Kids/Death Token/etc): http://www.ptrashrecords.com/mp3/agrojive-burnlittlegirl.mp3
The bands debut full-length LP which compiles all of the band's previously released 7" material is out now via .
Sonic Abuse interviews Swedish black metal act Ghamorean about their new album "Terra ruina", just released via : http://www.sonicabuse.com/2011/01/ghamorean-speak-to-sonicabuse/
This Is Head will be touring Europe in April; dates confirmed so far:
04/15 - Sublime, Aflenz (AUS)
04/17 - Rhiz, Vienna (AUS)
04/20 - Galao, Stuttgart (GER)
04/21 - Hafen 2, Offenbach (GER)
04/22 - Ostpol, Dresden (GER)
(Goran Kajfeš, Linus Larsson and John Roger Olsson, Ass) have a nice new website: http://www.headspinrecordings.com/
The Øya Festival will once again be sending Norwegian talent abroad, this time to London for a couple gigs in late February in association with Field Day and Club NME. The featured acts: Team Me and Lucy Swann. Full details: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011013112581187917601