Band Weblogs

Hailing from the nordic land of pop perfection, BWO have had more hit singles in the Pan-European Singles Chart than any other artist in the 21st century. It looks like “Right Here, Right Now” stands to be another mega hit accross the globe.

The first single from the new BWO album ‘Big Science’ is “Right Here Right Now” and features the delicious vocals from ‘The Queen’ of Swedish pop: Velvet …

There must be something in that icy water that they drink, as Scandinavians seem to have a particularly keen ear for melody and harmony …

Fresh from the huge success of her massive pop smashes “Cry For You” and “Can’t Get Over”, Swedish superstar September returns triumphantly to the summer airwaves with the surefire hit “Until I Die”, released through Hard2Beat records on July 20, 2009 …

In anticipation of her new album, ‘Leaving on a Mayday’, Anna Ternheim teamed up with iTunes to release an exclusive bundle including her new single “What Have I Done”, the music video for “What Have I Done”, and “What Have I Done” (El Perro Del Mar remix) …

Timbuktu & Damn! in London for the first time ever! Scandinavia’s greatest live act are heading over to England – this is a show not to be missed!

Swedish band Mando Diao has been around since 1999 with notable (UK) GOLD releases ‘Bring Em In’, ‘Hurricane Bar’, and ‘Ode To Ochrasy’. 10 years down the line of solid music making, the band has delivered a feel good, can’t help but dance track, “Dance With Somebody”, which has taken over the radio airwaves in Europe …

Last night I had the pleasure of attending one of the best shows that I’ve seen in a long time. I was looking forward to going to The Jericho Tavern for a change – as opposed to the Carling Academy now the O2 Academy in Oxford …

Tweet. Meet. Give. On 12th February 2009 175+ cities around the world will be hosting Twestivals which bring together Twitter communities for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water. The Twestival is organized 100% by volunteers in cities around the world and 100% of the money raised from these events will go directly to support charity: water projects. Swedish cities participating in Twestival: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Norrköping, Linköping …

New band Little Majorette are Petter Winnberg, Nils Tornqvist and Zoe Durrant. They met in Stockholm late 2006 and decided to form Little Majorette in 2007. The music sounds sexy cute with a playful sound of a French summer in the 60’s …

Pictured: Fredrik. Two new Kora Records October releases are coming up! Ithaca, NY’s The Piano Creeps and Malmo, Sweden’s Fredrik. On October 28th, 2008 it’s the album ‘Na Na Ni’ by Fredrik from Malmo, Sweden …

From Sofia Talvik: Every week until the release of my new album ‘Jonestown’ I’m inviting a new guest artist to perform one of my songs with me. When all the live videos are released there will be a competition …

Sofia Talvik previews the upcoming album ‘Jonestown’ with her friends. From Sofia Talvik: The 27th of August, 2008, I’m releasing my third album ‘Jonestown’ …

Critically praised Swedish artist El Perro Del Mar is back with her sophomore LP ‘From The Valley To The Stars’, set for North American release on April 22, 2008 …

Johnny Cash, the Man in Black (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003). Happy birthday, Johnny. Sony BMG is set to release ‘Johnny Cash Live At Osteraker Prison’ …

While high-profile pop bands from Sweden were busily grabbing press attention, their countryman Kristoffer Ragnstam was working under the radar screen, making music that refused to fit the Scandinavian stereotype.
His sound was different – too different to ignore. Musicians took note, not only in his country but in Germany and Japan. The media responded too, [...]