The nominees for the 2010 Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative Grammy, have been announced:
Punk/Hardcore: En Svensk Tiger - Versace style () Troublemakers - Made in Sweden () Tysta Mari - Sveriges Casino () The Clichés - Monkey see, monkey do ()
Dance: Minilogue - Samlad årsproduktion Samuel L Session - The man with the case () The Field - Yesterday and Today () Tomas Andersson - Stiff Disco ()
Jazz: Bengt Berger - Beches Brew () Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - The Half Naked Truth 1998-2008 () The Opposite - Intertwined () Plunge With Bobo Stenson - Origo ()
Rhythm: Calle Real - Me Lo Gané () Jaqee - Kokoo Girl () Music is the weapon - Music is the weapon () Syster Sol - Dömd att bli bedömd ()
Rock: Florence Valentin - Spring Ricco () Makeouts - In A Strange Land () Murder by guitar - Murder by guitar () Skriet - Skriet ()
Pop: Anna Järvinen - Man var bland molnen () El Perro Del Mar - Love Is Not Pop () JJ - JJ n° 2 () Jonathan Johansson - En hand i himlen ()
Hårdrock/Metal: Abandon - The Dead End () Candlemass - Death Magic Doom () Katatonia - Night Is The New Day () Tribulation - The Horror ()
Singer/songwriter: Ane Brun - Live at Stockholm Concert Hall () David Åhlen - We Sprout In Thy Soil () Jonna Lee - This Is Jonna Lee () Kristofer Åström And The Rainaways - Sinkadus ()
Folk/ballad: Taken By Trees - East of Eden () Miriam Aida - Letras au Brasil () Tore Berger - I huset långt på landet () Esbjörn Hazelius - Blunda och du ska få se ()
Hip-hop: Mohammed Ali - Processen () Organismen - Om Gud vill och vädret tillåter () Promoe - Kråksången () Stor - Nya skolans ledare ()
Best live: Frida Hyvönen () Jenny Wilson () Fever Ray () Florence Valentin ()
Best unsigned: Den Svenska Björnstammen Extended Heads Fulmakten Nora
Here you go, the (almost) full list of nominees for the 2010 Swedish Grammis:
Album: A Camp - Colonia Agnes - Dace love pop - The love love love edition Amanda Jenssen - Happyland Caroline af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen Erik Hassle - Hassle Kent - Röd Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen Mando Diao - Give me fire! Takida - The darker instinct Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
Folk music/ballad: Cajsastina Åkerström - Sånger om dej och mej Esbjörn Hazelius - Blunda och du ska få se Miriam Aida - Letras ao Brasil Olle Adolphson - Tystnaden smyger som en katt... 1956-2004 Sofia Jannok - Åssogáttis - By the embers Sofia Karlsson - Den allra båsta (1999-2009) Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken Stefan Sundström - Ingenting har hänt Taken By Trees - East of Eden Väsen - Väsen Street
Hard rock: Candlemass - Death magic doom Crucified Barbara - 'Til death do us party Dead By April - Dead By April Hammerfall - No sacrifice, no victory Hardcore Superstar - Beg for it Lillasyster - Det här är inte musik, det här är kärlek Mustasch - Mustasch Raised Fist - Veil of ignorance Renegade Five - Undergrounded universe Wolf - Ravenous
Jazz: Alice Babs - As time goes by Bengt Berger - Beches brew Georg Wadenius/Arild Jensen - Jul på Svenska Jan Lundgren Trio - European standards Jeanette Lindström - Attitude and orbit control Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - The half naked truth Lina Nyberg - The snow Lisa Ekdahl - Give me that slow knowing smile Magnus Lindgren - Batucada jazz Trummor & Orgel - Visions
Club/Hip-hop: Andreas Tilliander - Show J-Son - Never half stepping Ken Ring - Hip hop Lorentz & M Sakarias - Vi mot världen Mange Schmidt - Odenplan Stockholm 1988 Maskinen - Boys II men Mohammed Ali - Processen Näääk - Näääk vem? Promoe - Kråksången Swingfly - God bless the IRS
Composer: Amanda Jenssen & Pär Wiksten - Happyland Anna Järvinen - Man var bland molnen Christian Walz - The corner Deportees - Under the pavement - the beach El Perro Del Mar - Love is not pop Joakim Berg & Martin Sköld (Kent) - Röd Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen Nina Persson, Niclas Frisk, Nathan Larsson (A Camp) - Colonia Salem Al Fakir - Astronaut Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
Female artist: Agnes - Dace love pop - The love love love edition Amanda Jenssen - Happyland Anna Järvinen - Man var bland molnen Caroline af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen Jenny Wilson - Hardships! Laleh - Me and Simon Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig Miss Li - Dancing the whole way home Pernilla Andersson - Ashbury apples Sarah Dawn Finer - Moving on
Male artist: Christian Walz - The corner Erik Hassle - Hassle Freddie Wadling - The dark flower (Den mörka blomman) John Me - I am John Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen Markus Krunegård - Lev som en gris dö som en hund Olle Ljungström - Sju Salem Al Fakir - Astronaut Thåström - Kärlek är för dom Tingsek - Restless soul
Newcomer: Adiam Dymott - Adiam Dymott Dead By April - Dead By April Erik Hassle - Hassle John Me - I am John Jonathan Johansson - En hand i himlen Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig Lorentz & M.Sakarias - Vi mot världen Maskinen - Boys II men Miike Snow - Miike Snow Name The Pet - Name the Pet
Pop: A Camp - Colonia Asha Ali - Hurricane BWO - Big science Calaisa - Grafton Street El Perro Del Mar - Love is not pop Fibes, Oh Fibes! - 1987 Jill Johnson - Music row II Melody Club - Goodbye to romance Miike Snow - Miike Snow Peter Bjorn And John - Living thing
Producer: A Camp - Colonia Amanda Jenssen & Pär Wiksten - Happyland Bloodshy & Avant (Miike Snow) - Miike Snow El Perro Del Mar & Rasmus Hägg - Love is not pop Goran Kajfes (Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet) - Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet Jenny Wilson - Hardships! Kent & Joshua - Röd Laleh - Me and Simon Salem Al Fakir - Astronaut Thomas Rusiak (Adiam Dymott) - Adiam Dymott
Rock: [Ingenting] - Tomhet, idel tomhet Bob Hund - Folkmusik för folk som inte kan bete sig som folk Deportees - Under the pavement - the beach Dundertåget - Skaffa ny frisyr Europe - Last look at Eden Florence Valentin - Spring Ricco Kent - Röd Mando Diao - Give me fire! Takida - The darker instinct The Bear Quartet - 89
Lyrics: Amanda Jenssen - Happyland Anna Järvinen - Man var bland molnen Caroline af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen El Perro Del Mar - Love is not pop Joakim Berg (Kent) - Röd Laleh - Me and Simon Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen Louise Hoffsten/Peter Lemarc - På andra siden vättern Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
The Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish embassies are teaming up for Nordic Jazz Week in mid-June in Washington DC. Here's the schedule:
06/14 - Embassy of Finland w/Karikko (FIN), Bjørn Solli Quartet (NOR)
06/16 - House of Sweden Rooftop w/Jonas Kullhammar Quartet (SWE), Karikko (FIN), Søren Kjærgaard Trio (DK)
06/17 - House of Sweden Rooftop w/The Sunna Gunnlaugs Quartet (ICE), Nils Petter Molvær & Arve Henriksen (NOR), Jonas Kullhammar Quartet (SWE)
Jonas Kullhammar will also perform at the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center on June 19.
01. Johan Heltne - Din alkoholism är ingen alkoholism
02. TALK 1
03. Doktor Kosmos - Doktor Kosmos spelar på Tensta torg
04. Oliver North Boy Choir - New folder
05. Firefox AK + Laid - Once I was like you
06. TALK 2
07. THe Eight Arms Around You - Guilt ridden
08. Efterklang - Step aside
09. Orjan Hultén Trio ft. Fakir Karlsson - Untitled
10. TALK 3
11. Kornstad Trio - Intornette
12. Dmitry Fydorov - Greetings, D!
13. Disfear - Live the storm
14. TALK 4
15. I Are Droid - Time on time
16. Ihsahn - Unhealer
17. Juvelen - Don't mess
18. TALK 5
19. Henrik Rylander - Information and disinformation for alien civilizations
20. Namur - Draw us near
21. Lukestar - Clockworks of tomorrow
22. TALK 6
23. DS-13 - Prechewed rebellion
24. The Kid - Mayhem troopers
25. Sophie Rimheden - Go away
26. Anders Persson och Carl Smith - Morgonsol i April
27. TALK 7
28. Masshysteri - Monoton tid
29. NSI - 12
30. Zanussi Five - Azrah illusion / Street woman
31. TALK 8
32. Washington - Landslide
33. The Grand Opening - Dark dark dawn
34. Bobby and Blumm - Hiss and rustle
35. Paragon - Aavisst
36. TALK 9
37. Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Bebopalulia
01. Soviac - I got the ribbah
02. TALK 1
03. Downstairs - Peephole city
04. Moonbabies - At the ballroom
05. Tar... Feathers - You are lucky to have nothing
06. TALK 2
07. Truckfighters - Atomic
08. Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Corny waltz
09. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet
10. TALK 3
11. Norma - The dark
12. Karin Ström - Klaustrofobi
13. Vapnet - Tjernobyl
14. TALK 4
15. Montt Mardié - The windmill turns all the same
16. Motorpsycho - Hyena
17. Musti Laiton - Tämän iltainen
18. Holiday Fun Club - Hamburg in the night
19. TALK 5
20. Rigas - It's a shame
21. Repoman - Jawbone night
22. Iisole - The words
23. TALK 6
24. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
25. Kasper Bjørke - Back & spine (Fidel Astro remix)
26. Promoe - Headache
27. TALK 7
28. Viola - Imaginary times
29. New Decade - While tonight still is
30. Promise and the Monster - Sheets
31. Trapdoor Fucking Exit - Choking on teeth
32. TALK 8
33. Totalitär - Nej vi ska inte ha nåt
34. Him Kerosene - Whatever get you by
35. The Social Services - Up in arms
36. Jens Lekman - The opposite of hallelujah
37. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
38. TALK 9
39. Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
01. Säkert! - Allt som är ditt 02. TALK 1 03. Madrugada - Shine 04. My Midnight Creeps - Don't let 'em bring you down 05. TALK 2 06. Asha Ali - A promise broken 07. Detektivbyrån - Hemvägen 08. Pelle Carlberg - Clever girls like clever boys much more than clever boys like clever girls 09. TALK 3 10. Enslaved - 793 (Slaget om Lindisfarne) 11. TALK 4 12. Fare You Well - Take me away 13. The Kissaway Trail - Smother + Evil = Hurt 14. Emmon - Wake up time (Thermostatic remix) 15. TALK 5 16. KVLR - Traitors and thieves 17. Magnus Carlsson - Va med mig 18. Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Bebopalulia 19. TALK 6 20. De Må Være Belgiere - Cirkler 21. Johndoe - Kjøtere 22. Manes - Deeprooted 23. TALK 7 24. Khoma - Stop making speeches 25. The Giant's Dream - Significant dawn 26. Las Puertas - The water 27. TALK 8 28. Lordi - The chainsaw buffet 29. Logh - A sunset knife fight 30. Lack - 5 o'clock in the evening 31. TALK 9 32. The Bear Quartet - Before the trenches 33. Jan Johansson - Visa från Utanmyra 34. TALK 10 35. Kashmir - The aftermath
As promised, here's some jazz to brighten up your Monday. Jonas Kullhammar Quartet operates in fairly standard territory on their most recent album "Son of a drummer" - the instrumentation is sax/piano/bass/drums and the compositions are fairly typical bebop. Play the head and let 'em rip, y'know? When the players are good, and they surely are, that's all you need. Music doesn't always need to be challenging to be good. This is especially true with jazz and I'm appreciating that more and more as I get older. If I have to read a treatise to care about the piece, chances are high it's not worth listening to. Listen to JKQ's take on the Swedish standard "Corny waltz" for instance. The music is warm, familiar and inviting. The performances are strong. Is it enough to make you happy? It is for me.
The nominees for the 2007 Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative to the Grammy:
Hip-hop/R&B/Soul: Up Hygh! - Venus - The Album (Raw Fusion/Border) Ison & Fille - Stolthet (Hemmalaget/V2/BAM) Supersci - Pinetrees On The Pavement (Flyphonic/Lights Out/Border) Lazee - It Is What It Is (Skrilla Music) Promoe - The White Mans Burden (Burning Heart/BAM) Electronica/Post-rock/Synth: Covenant - Skyshaper (Subspace Communications/Playground Music) Ebb - Loona (Gaymonkey Records/Border) FAP - Malekasino Dondolo (Stupid Dream Records/Musicspot) System - Sample And Hold (Progress Productions/Border) The Idealist - I Am The Fire (AA/Nosordo/dotshop.se) Pop/Rock: The Radio Dept. - Pet grief (Labrador/Border) Nicolas Makelberge - Dying in Africa (*Rico/Border) Fibes, Oh Fibes! - Emotional (Pluxemburg/Playground Music) The Concretes - In Colour (Licking Fingers/Playground Music) Ebba Forsberg - Ebba Forsberg (EBOTH Production/BAM) Jazz: My Engström Renman - Abdominous (Footprint Records/CDA) Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Son of a Drummer (Moserobie/BAM) Oddjob – Luma (Amigo/BAM) Oskar Schönning - Happy Jazz, Please (Amigo/BAM) Lennart Åberg with Peter Erskine - Free Spirit (Amigo/BAM) Singer/Songwriter: Andreas Mattsson - The Lawlessness Of The Ruling Classes (Hybris/Playground Music) Britta Persson - Top Quality Bones And A Little Terrorist (Amigo/BAM) The Lancaster Orchestra - Never Cried Once When I Could Have (Rootsy.nu/Border) Loney, Dear - Sologne (Dear John Recordings/Dotshop.se) Nina Ramsby & Martin Hederos - Jazzen (Amigo/BAM) Dance/House/Techno: The Knife - Silent Shout (Rabid Records/Border) Unai - A Love Moderne (Force Tracks/Intergroove) Dibaba - samlad produktion 2006 (Plong!/Kompakt mfl) Pluxus - Solid State (Pluxemburg/Playground Music) The Studio - West Coast (Information/Border) Hard-rock/Punk: In Flames - Come Clarity (Nuclear Blast/Sound Pollution) Fingerspitzengefühl - Happy Doomsday (Kooljunk Communications/CDA) Asta Kask - En För Alla Ingen För Nån (Burning Heart/BAM) Wolverine - Still (Candlelight Records/Sound Pollution) Memfis - The Wind-Up (Dental Records/TMC Nordic) Folk/World/Reggae Bosse Skoglund – Groovesopor (Rub-a-dub Records/Border) Göran Månsson - Mon (Nordic Tunes/CDA) Bebo Valdés – Bebo (Calle 54/BMG Dist) Lena Willemark - Älvdalens elektriska (Amigo/BAM) Ranarim - Morgonstjärna (Drone/CDA) Best live act: The Radio Dept. Mapei The Knife The Je Ne Sais Quoi Slagsmålsklubben Best newcomer: Vapnet - Jag Vet Hur Man Väntar (Hybris/Playground) Britta Persson - Top Quality Bones And A Little Terrorist (Amigo/BAM) The Kid - La Société Nouvelle (Hybris/Playground) Loney, Dear - Sologne (Dear John Recordings/Dotshop.se) Lo-Fi-Fnk - Boylife (La Vida Locash/dotshop.se) Best unsigned act (Digfi Prize): The Wonderful Guinea Pigs (Linköping) Denver Mod (Jönköping) The Open Up And Bleeds (Stockholm) Trucker Cleavage (Stockholm) Ikons (Göteborg)
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"
I made a pledge to post more jazz, so that's what I'm gonna do. Jonas Kullhammar is a well-known and respected saxophonist and the song I've posted today is from his 2003 Swedish Grammy Award-winning album "Plays loud for the people". As this review will attest, Kullhammar manages to cover a lot of ground over the course of the record or even as in this case, over the course of a song. It segues back and forth between the carnival-esque sound of the main theme to bebop skronk and back again, as if the two styles were made for one another. I can't quite call it effortless, but it's certainly not as jarring as one would expect. It feels good, so I like it.
01. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid 02. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber 03. Jill Johnson - The christmas in you 04. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund 05. Darin - Darin 06. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting 07. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209 08. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now 09. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa 10. Nanne - Alltid på väg 11. Eva Dahlgren - Snö 12. Laleh - Laleh 13. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity 14. Brolle Jr - Brolle jr tolkar cornelis - en stund på jorden 15. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype 16. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - A present from the past 17. Sophie Zelmani - A decade of dreams 1995-2005 18. Carola - Jul i betlehem 19. Jussi Björling - Från operans värld till svenska sånger 20. Peter Lemarc - Sjutton sånger - lemarc sjunger lemarc
The nominees for the Swedish Grammis have been announced:
Best pop female: Amy Diamond - This is me now Ane Brun - A temporary dive Frida Hyvönen - Until death comes Jenny Wilson - Love and youth Robyn - Robyn
Best pop male: Darin - Darin Håkan Hellström - Ett kolikbarns bekännelser Mauro Scocco - Herr Jimsons äventyr Peter LeMarc - Sjutton sånger - LeMarc sjunger LeMarc Son of a plumber - Son of a plumber
Best pop group: Alcazar - Dancefloor deluxe Bodies without organs - Prototype CDOASS - Extra fingers Doktor Kosmos - Ett enkelt svar Suburban kids with biblical names - #3
Best rock album (solo): Christian Kjellvander - Faya Freddie Wadling - Jag är monstret Moneybrother - To die alone Thåström - Skebokvarnsv. 209 Tomas Andersson Wij - Tomas Andersson Wij
Best rock group: Kent - Du & jag döden Soundtrack of our lives - A present from the past The Ark - State of the Ark The Cardigans - Super extra gravity The Hellacopters - Rock & roll is dead
Best composer: Anders Wedin (Moneybrother) - To die alone Joakim Berg - Du & jag döden Laleh - Laleh Robyn/Klas Åhlund - Robyn Thåström - Skebokvarnsv. 209
Best lyrics: Håkan Hellström - Ett kolikbarns bekännelser Jason Diakité - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö Joakim Berg - Du & jag döden Laleh - Laleh Thåström - Skebokvarnsv. 209
Best proder: Anders Hansson & Alexander Bard Bloodshy/Avant Klas Åhlund Laleh Lars Halapi
Best hip-hop/soul: Hearin'aid - The Boom Lucy Jaqee - Blaqalixious Looptroop - Fort Europa Masayah - p.s. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Best jazz: Bobo Stenson/Anders Jormin/Paul Motian - Goodbye e.s.t. - Viaticum Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Snake city north Putte Wickman & Jan Lundgren - An intimate salute to Frankie Torbjörn Zetterberg - Krissvit
Best club/dance: Arash - Arash - new version v/a - Inside Scandinavia vol 2 Hundarna från söder - Troika September - In orbit Spånka Nkpg - The City of the golden king
Open category: Allan Edwall - Alla Allans visor v/a - Du Beppe, Beppe Wolgers mästerverk Peps Blodsband - Äntligen! The Latin Kings - Familia Royale Totta Näslund - Totta 8: Greatest hits!
Best newcomer: Amy Diamond Bodies Without Organs Darin Frida Hyvönen Laleh
Best album: Bodies without organs - Prototype Kent - Du & jag döden Laleh - Laleh Robyn - Robyn Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Best artist: Kent Laleh Moneybrother Robyn Timbuktu
Best music dvd: Abba - Abba the movie Cornelis Vreeswijk - Cornelis Evergrey - A night to remember Marit Bergman - Marit Bergman - Live at Rival Timbuktu - Funken styr våra steg
Best song: Amy Diamond - What's in it for me Darin - Money for nothing Kent - The hjärta & smärta ep Robyn - Be mine Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
The Hives, The Von Bondies (US), M Craft (AUS) and Jonas Kullhammar Quartet have been added to this summer's Accelerator tour in Sweden. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
Here are some of the nominees for the Swedish Grammies:
Best Pop Female: Jill Johnson - Roots and Wings Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater Miss Universum - Selfelected Pauline - Candy Rain Elin Sigvardsson - Saturday Light Naive
Best Pop Male: Magnus Carlson - Ett Kungarike För En Kram Per Gessle - Mazarin José González - Veneer Peter LeMarc - Det Som Håller Oss Vid Liv Mauro Scocco - Beat Hotel
Best Pop Group: Alcazar - Alcazarized Bo Kaspers Orkester - Vilka Tror Vi Att Vi Är Da Buzz - More Than Alive David & The Citizens - Until The Sadness Is Gone The Knife - Deep Cuts
Best Rock Album (solo): Eagle-Eye - Cherry Sub Rosa Christian Kjellvander - Introducing The Past Lars Winnerbäck och Hovet - Söndermarken Moneybrother - Blood Panic Thomas Rusiak - In The Sun
Best Rock Group: Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight Prayer Broder Daniel - Cruel Town The Cardigans - Long Gone Before Daylight Fireside - Get Shot Randy - Welfare Problems
Best Songwriter: Karin & Olof Dreijer Per Gessle Lisa Miskovsky & Joakim Berg Peter Svensson Moneybrother (Anders Wendin)
Best Lyrics: Timbuktu (Jason Diakté) Per Gessle Peter LeMarc Nina Persson Lars Winnerbäck
Best Producer: Joakim Berg/Simon Norberg Karin & Olof Dreijer Pelle Gunnerfeldt Jari Haapalainen C. Öfwerman, C. Lundquist & P. Gessle
Best Hip-hop/Soul: Advance Patrol - Utskrivna Kaah - Jideblasko Ken Det - Bortglömda The Latin Kings - Omerta Timbuktu - The Botten Is Nådd!
Best Hard Rock: Backyard Babies - Stockholm Syndrome Evergrey - Recreation Day The Haunted - One Kill Wonder Mustasch - Ratsafari Opeth - Damnation
Best Jazz: E.S.T. - Seven Days Of Falling Rigmor Gustavsson - with I Will Wait For You Nils Landgren and The Fleshquartet Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Plays Loud For The People Oddjob - Koyo Bobo Stenson/Lennart Åberg
Best Club/Dance Song: Hundarna Från Söder - Hundarna Från Söder BAM Koop - Waltz For Koop - Alternative Takes Physics - First Flight NSD Plej - Electronic Music From The Westcoast Sophie Rimheden - Hi-Fi Mitek
Best Pop/Dance Band: Barbados - Hela Himlen Fame - Give Me Your Love Jan Johansen - X My Heart Jill Johnson - Discography Lasse Stefanz - Det Här Är Bara Början
A number of Swedish artists will be coming together on February 20 at Club Debaser in Stockholm to honor the memory of Joe Strummer from The Clash. The list of names is long, but here they are: Infinite Mass, Weeping Willows, Thåström, Randy with Howlin Pelle (The Hives), Ian and Ebbot from Sountrack Of Our Lives, Joppe Pihlgren, Nomads, Dregen & Nicke Borg (Backyard Babies), Jocke Åhlund (Caesars Palace, Teddybears STHLM), Eggstone and Brända Barn. Wow. Tickets are limited, so act fast.
Opeth will tour Australia in April. Dates coming soon.
In Flames has lined up the following summer festival gigs:
6/14 - Provinsirock / Finland 7/25 - Piteå Dansar och Ler, Piteå / Sweden 8/23 - Summer Breeze / Germany 8/24 - Metal Fest Vienna / Austria
Melody Club seems to have gotten a favorable write-up in Aftonbladet for their live show. There's a decent video clip posted, too. (in Swedish)
Turns out the info yesterday about The Ark's trip to Belguim was false. Members Ola and Sylvester are actually spending today on a press mission in Amersterdam.
Here's the top 20 Swedish albums of the week, as reported by Aftonbladet:
01. The Sounds - Living in America 02. Kent - Vapen & ammunition 03. Melody Club - Music machine 04. Barbados - Rewind 05. v/a - Fame factory vol 2 06. Robyn - Don´t stop the music 07. Eric Gadd - Life support 08. Håkan Hellström - Det är så jag säger det 09. Christian Kjellvander - Songs from a two-room chapel 10. Roxette - Ballad hits 11. Hans Martin - Landet där solen ej går ner 12. Helen Sjöholm - Visor 13. The Hellacopters - By the grace of god 14. The Knife - Deep Cuts 15. v/a - Fame Factory volym 1 16. Mando Diao - Bring´em in 17. Joybells Gospel Choir - Oh happy day - 14 gospel klassiker 18. Björn Skifs - Ingen annan 19. Nicke & Nilla - Pannkakor med sylt 20. Kent - B-sidor 95-00
Swedish songwriter Jeanette Olsson wrote the single "Haven't Told You" for Kelly Rowlands' (Destinys Child) new album "Simply Deep", due out February 10. Apparently, Billboard magazine calls Jeanette"Sweden's best kept secret."
For those curious, Nicolai Dunger's backing band on his upcoming European tour will be as follows (dates in yesterday's post):
I'm not sure if the same folk will be continuing on with Nicolai to America, but I'll let you know when I find out. (tack Niklas!)
Norweigan singer/songwriter St. Thomas recently finished up with his recording session in Nashville for his next album. Mark Nevers (Lambchop, Will Oldham) produced 22 songs were completed, including covers of "Don't Believe In A Mushroom" by Ring and "Who'll Stop The Rain" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. And that's not all - quite a group of illustrious guests will appear on the album, too:
Tony Crow (Lambchop) Matt Swanson (Lambchop) Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel and Bablicon) Howe Gelb (Giant Sand) Espen Mellingen (Ai Phoenix and Poor Rich Ones) Bosse Litzheim (Ai Phoenix)
Five of those tracks ended up the on just-released EP "A Long Long Time". Listen for the title-track single on Norway P3 Radio. A video will be coming out soon, too.