IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Tejbz - To tha face (video)

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:42:05 -0700

Apparently this is a big deal in Sweden right now and spreading, but it's been completely outside my radar until now. Very much not my thing, but anyhow, good luck to Tejbz in becoming the Basshunter of pop-punk. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3JZjElZG2c

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:22:43 -0800

Popjustice talks to Basshunter about his UK #1 single "Now you're gone" and his recently circulated porn tape: http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2073&Itemid=266

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:15:14 -0800

Check out the (supposedly) risqué new video for Basshunter's international crossover single "Now you're gone" (essentially "Boten Anna" minus the nerdy lyrics): http://thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/article486448.ece

Sat, 26 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700

My radio show this week is all about good-time summer jams:

01. TALK 1
02. Junior Senior - Move your feet
03. Tigerbombs - 1000 sparks
04. Säkert! - Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
05. TALK 2
06. Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
07. Margaret Berger - Samantha
08. The Knife - Heartbeats
09. The Ark - The worrying kind
10. TALK 3
11. Bamse - Kapten Busters sång
12. Marit Bergman - Adios amigos
13. Last Days of April - Playerin
14. Nic & the Family - Hej Monika
15. TALK 4
16. Basshunter - Boten Anna
17. The Alpine - No I in team
18. Aqua - Barbie girl
19. TALK 5
20. I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
21. Bertine Zetlitz - 500
22. Eric Prydz vs Floyd - Proper education
23. TALK 6
24. Children of Bodom - Oops, I did it again!
25. Whale - Hobo humpin' slobo babe
26. Kurt Nilsen - She's so high
27. Desert Planet - Return of the ninja droids
28. TALK 7
29. Laakso - Italy vs Helsinki
30. Peter Bjorn and John - Young folks
31. September - Cry for you
32. TALK 8
33. Randy - Summer of bros
34. Ace of Base - All that she wants
35. Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde - Democracy
36. TALK 9
37. Håkan Hellström - Kann ingen sorg för mig Göteborg
38. Seven Feet Four - Last days of summer
39. Tiger Lou - The war between us (Rupesh Cartel remix)
40. Madrugada - The kids are on high street
41. TALK 10
42. Europe - The final countdown

Download the companion "Summer jam '07" podcast mix right here.

Podcast: Summer jam '07

Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700

DATE ADDED : 05.25.07
LENGTH : 60:30 min
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Tracklist:
01. Junior Senior - Move your feet
02. Säkert! - Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
03. Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
04. Margaret Berger - Samantha
05. Marit Bergman - Adios amigos
06. Nic & the Family - Hej Monika
07. Basshunter - Boten Anna
08. The Alpine - No I in team
09. Aqua - Barbie girl
10. I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
11. Bertine Zetlitz - 500
12. Whale - Hobo humpin' slobo babe
13. Laakso - Italy vs Helsinki
14. September - Cry for you
15. Randy - Summer of bros
16. Tiger Lou - War between us (Rupesh Cartel remix)
17. Europe - The final countdown

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800

The Knife have swept the Swedish Grammis, taking home six prizes! Here's the winners in all of the major categories:

Best artist: The Knife
Best song: Martin Stenmarck - "7milakliv" (Universal)
Best album: The Knife - "Silent shout" (Rabid)
Best pop group: The Knife - "Silent shout" (Rabid)
Best production: Karin Drejer Andersson/Olof Drejer - "Silent shout" (Rabid)
Best composition: Karin Drejer Andersson/Olof Drejer - "Silent shout" (Rabid)
Best music DVD: The Knife- "Silent shout - an audio visual experience" (Rabid)
Best rock group: Mando Diao - "Ode to ochrasy" (Majesty)
Best jazz: Esbjörn Svensson Trio - "Tuesday Wonderland" (ACT)
Best club/dance: Christian Falk - "People say" (Bonnier)
Best hard-rock/metal: In Flames - "Come clarity" (Nuclear Blast)
Best pop/rock female: Anna Ternheim - "Separation road" (Universal)
Best hip-hop/soul: Snook - "Är" (P.O.P.E)
Best newcomer: Veronica Maggio - "Vatten och bröd" (Stockholm Records)
Best pop/rock male: Håkan Hellström - "Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått" (Dolores)
Export prize: José González
Best lyrics: Anna Ternheim - "Separation road" (Universal)
Open category: Evert Taube - "Samtliga grammofoninspelningar 1921-1970" (HMV)
Hederspris: Peps Persson
Telia's prize for the best ringtone: Basshunter - "Boten Anna"

MP3: Basshunter - Jingle bells

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800

I figure that since I've already dug myself into a bit of a hole with yesterday's Bamse post, I might as well continue on with another song that'll have most every Swede who reads this thing rolling their eyes. I'm telling this to you as a straight-up fact: Basshunter is onto some serious next-level shit. I cannot believe something so unbelievably, undeniably nerdy has made it as a huge success. A song about a love affair with an IRC bot set to some of the most boneheaded, formulaic technopop ever? Genius! Follow it up with a song about pwning n00bs in a mmorpg? My mind is blown! How the fuck did this find pop crossover success? It's the kind of thing I thought only Something Awful goons and the like could appreciate. However, it's so damn ridiculous, I can't help but love it. The comparison might be lost on some of y'all, but I see it like this: Basshunter is kind of like the geek version of Hatebreed. The music is so predictable, yet so good. They've got their act down to a science. Now if you want to get even more next-level, check out the "DotA" video with l33tsp34k subtitles. I could watch that all day on repeat laughing stupidly to myself. Seriously: Basshunter is brilliant. I'm not kidding. And since I hate Christmas, I've got his version of "Jingle bells" for you today. Enjoy! Or don't! I don't care!

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Nominees for the Swedish categories of this year's Rockbjörnen:

Best newcomer:
Ola Svensson
Linda Sundblad
Basshunter
Sebastian Karlsson
Veronica Maggio

Best male artist:
Darin
Ola Svensson
Lars Winnerbäck
Håkan Hellström
Martin Stenmarck

Best female artist:
Agnes
Marit Bergman
Linda Sundblad
Lisa Miskovsky
Anna Ternheim

Best group:
BWO
Roxette
Mando Diao
In Flames
Snook

Best song:
Boten Anna - Basshunter
7milakliv - Martin Stenmarck
Perfect - Darin
Rain - Ola Svensson
Come Clarity - In Flames

Best album:
Break The News - Darin
Come Clarity - In Flames
Given To Fly - Ola Svensson
Ode To Ochrasy - Mando Diao
Changes - Lisa Miskovsky

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800

The nominees for this year's Swedish Grammis have been announced:

Best album:
Anna Ternheim - "Separation Road"
BWO - "Halcyon Days"
Lisa Miskovsky - "Changes"
Marit Bergman - "I Think It's A Rainbow"
The Knife - "Silent Shout"

Best hiphop/soul:
Fattaru - "Mina drömmars stad"
Ison & Fille - "Stolthet"
Mange Schmidt - "Samtidigt, i Stockholm"
Promoe - "White Man's Burden"
Snook - "Är"

Best club/dance:
Basshunter - "LOL <(^^,)>"
Christian Falk - "People Say"
SUMO - "The Danceband"
Sunblock - "I'll Be Ready"
The Attic - "The One"

Best jazz:
Anna Christoffersson & Steve Dobrogosz - "It's Always You"
e.s.t. - "Tuesday Wonderland"
Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - "Son Of A Drummer"
Koop - "Koop Islands"
Oddjob - "Luma"

Best hardrock:
Backyard Babies - "People Like People Like People Like"
Europe - "Secret Society"
Hammerfall - "Threshold"
In Flames - "Come Clarity"
The Haunted - "The Dead Eye"

Best pop/rock female:
Anna Ternheim - "Separation Road"
Linda Sundblad - "Oh My God!"
Lisa Miskovsky - "Changes"
Marit Bergman - "I Think It's A Rainbow"
Veronica Maggio - "Vatten och bröd"

Best pop/rock male:
Andreas Johnson - "Mr Johnson, Your Room Is On Fire"
Darin - "Break The News"
Eric Gadd - "Eric Gadd"
Håkan Hellström - "Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått"
Timo Räisänen - "I'm Indian"

Best pop group:
Bo Kaspers Orkester - "Hund"
BWO - "Halcyon Days"
Fibes, Oh Fibes! - "Emotional"
Melody Club - "Scream"
The Knife - "Silent Shout"

Best rock group:
Atomic Swing - "The Broken Habanas"
Johnossi - "Johnossi - With 3 Bonus Tracks"
Mando Diao - "Ode To Ochrasy"
The Refreshments - "24-7"
Whyte Seeds - "Bold As Love"

Best newcomer:
Asha Ali - "Asha Ali"
Basshunter - "Boten Anna"
I'm From Barcelona - "Let me introduce my friends"
Sebastian - Sebastian
Veronica Maggio - "Vatten och bröd"

Best producer:
Anders Hansson & Alexander Bard - "Halcyon days"
Christian Falk - "People say"
Jara Haapalainen - "Brott & Straff Sånger från ett kvinnofängelse"
Joakim Berg & Simon Nordberg - "Changes"
Karin Drejer Andersson/Olof Drejer - "Silent shout"

Read more: http://www.grammis.se/

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800

The nominees for this year's P3 Gold awards have been announced:

Best female artist:
Marit Bergman - "I Think it's a Rainbow"
Veronica Maggio - "Vatten och bröd"
Lisa Miskovsky - "Changes"
Linda Sundblad - "Oh My God!"
Anna Ternheim - "Separation Road"

Best male artist:
Darin - "Break the News"
Håkan Hellström - "Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått"
Max Peezay - "Discokommittén"
Petter - "P"
Timo Räisänen - "I'm Indian"

Best live (Guldmicken):
In Flames
The Knife
Mando Diao
Snook
Anna Ternheim

Best song:
Basshunter - Boten Anna
I'm From Barcelona - We're From Barcelona
Veronica Maggio - Dumpa mig
Mando Diao - Long Before Rock'n'Roll
Snook - Längst fram i taxin

Best newcomer:
Asha Ali
Salem Al Fakir
I'm From Barcelona
Veronica Maggio
Sebastian

Best group:
Fibes, Oh Fibes! - "Emotional"
The Knife - "Silent Shout"
Mando Diao - "Ode to Ochrasy"
Snook - "Är"
The Sounds - "Dying to Say This to You"

Best rock/metal:
C.Aarmé - "Vita"
Cult of Luna - "Somewhere Along the Highway"
The Haunted - "The Dead Eye"
In Flames - "Come Clarity"
Snuffed By the Yakuza - "Everybody's Gonna Die Tonight"

Best hip-hop/soul:
Fattaru - "Mina drömmars stad"
Max Peezay - "Discokommittén"
Promoe - "White Man's Burden"
Ramjac - "Transfusions"
Up Hygh - "The Venus Album"

Best pop:
Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde - "Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde"
Love is All - "Nine Times That Same Song"
Nicolas Makelberge - "Dying in Africa"
The Radio Dept. - "Pet Grief"
Studio - "West Coast"

Best dance:
John Dahlbäck - Collected works
The Knife - "Silent Shout"
Minilogue - Collected works
Studio - "West Coast"
SUMO - "The Danceband"

Go here to vote: http://www.sr.se/p3/p3guld/

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Anna Ternheim - Separation road
02. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
03. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
04. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
05. Marit Bergman - I think it's a rainbow
06. Promoe - White man's burden
07. Deportees - Damaged goods
08. Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Tuesday wonderland
09. Mats Bergmans - Den stora dagen
10. Vikingarna - Bästa
11. Mando Diao - Ode to ochrasy
12. Amon Amarth - With Oden on our side
14. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
15. Di Leva - Hoppets röst
16. Eva Eastwood - Ton of heart
17. Basshunter - LOL
18. Rydell & Quick - Rockoholic
19. Patrik Isaksson - Patrik Isaksson
20. Anne Sofie von Otter - I let the music speak

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
02. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
03. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
04. Marit Bergman - I think it's a rainbow
05. Mats Bergmans - Den stora dagen
06. Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Tuesday wonderland
07. Anne Sofie von Otter - I let the music speak
08. Mando Diao - Ode to ochrasy
09. Basshunter - LOL
10. Di Leva - Hoppets röst
11. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
12. Patrik Isaksson - Patrik Isaksson
14. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao på turné
15. Viktoria Tolstoy - Pictures of me
16. Cajsastina Åkerström - Kärleken finns överallt
17. Daniel Lindström - Nån slags verklighet
18. Eva Eastwood - Ton of heart
19. BWO - Halcyon days
20. Veronica Maggio - Vatten & bröd

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700

This is hot: a subtitled video for Basshunter's single "Boten Anna": http://basshunter.m0o.eu/anna/index_en.php
Why didn't anyone tell me the song was about IRC? That's some serious next-level nerd genius. I love it.

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
02. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
03. Marit Bergman - I think it's a rainbow
04. Di Leva - Hoppets röst
05. Mats Bergmans - Den stora dagen
06. Mando Diao - Ode to ochrasy
07. Anne Sofie von Otter - I let the music speak
08. Cajsastina Åkerström - Kärleken finns överallt
09. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
10. Daniel Lindström - Nån slags verklighet
11. Rydell & Quick - Rockoholic
12. Basshunter - LOL
14. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao på turné
15. Veronica Maggio - Vatten & bröd
16. BWO - Halcyon days
17. Patrik Isaksson - Patrik Isaksson
18. Peps Persson - Oh boy - Det bästa med Peps Persson
19. Fibes, Oh Fibes! - Emotional
20. Ebba Forsberg - Ebba Forsberg

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
02. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
03. Basshunter - LOL
04. Cajsastina Åkerström - Kärleken finns överallt
05. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
06. Rydell & Quick - Rockoholic
07. Daniel Lindström - Nån slags verklighet
08. The Hellacopters - Air raid serenades
09. Mats Bergmans - Den stora dagen
10. Anne Sofie von Otter - I let the music speak
11. Sugarplum Fairy - First round first minute
12. Patrik Isaksson - Patrik Isaksson
14. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao på turné
15. Fibes, Oh Fibes! - Emotional
16. BWO - Halcyon days
17. Mange Schmidt - Samtidigt, i Stockholm
18. Akcent - French kiss with Kylie
19. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader (sjunger Dan Andersson)
20. Amy Diamond - Still me still now

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Aftonbladet reports that Basshunter's "Boten Anna" will get an international release: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,862378,00.html (in Swedish)