Britta Persson in Brazil

Britta Persson is heading to Brazil in September:

09/18 - No Ar Coquetel Molotov, Recife
09/19 - Orbita, Fortaleza
09/24 - SESC Pompéia, Sao Paulo
09/26 - BECO, POA
09/27 - CCJ, Sao Paulo

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Bob Hund
02. Håkan Hellström
03. Mew
04. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Moneybrother
07. Deportees
08. Britta Persson
09. Broder Daniel
10. Hello Saferide

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MP3: Bad Hands - Bad hands

Remember Bad Hands? Per Nordmark's new solo project? Y'know, the drummer from Fireside whose played with all sorts of Swedish elite such as Christian Kjellvander, Britta Persson and so on? Well, I've just been handed their eponymous single and I'm happy to be able to share it with you. Apparently a 10-track album with 10 different guest vocalists is on the way via NONS later this year and this particular track (which you might have already heard via myspace) features Nina Kinert on lead. Sound-wise, it's kind of what I'd expect from a Stockholm-based drummer-led project. Very krauty with a bit of artsy electro, not too dissimilar from Existensminimum (drummer/engineer Magnus Henriksson's solo project). Not very flashy either -- drummers understand it's the supporting players who make the difference, so they often remain in service of the song even when they take the helm. Of course, the beat still takes precedence, even if it's subtle. As a drummer myself, I'm really looking forward to hearing what else he'll come up with.

Bad Hands - Bad hands (feat. Nina Kinert)

Britta Persson on tour in Germany, Austria

Britta Persson will be supporting Eleni Mandell on tour in Germany + Austria come May:

05/08 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
05/10 - Quasimodo, Berlin (GER)
05/11 - Objekt 5, Halle (GER)
05/12 - B 72, Wien (AUS)
05/13 - Registratur, München (GER)
05/15 - Kino, Ebensee (AUS)
05/16 - Schlachthof, Wels (AUS)
05/17 - E-Werk, Erlangen (GER)

New label: Brus & Knaster

Göran Petersson from Bonnier Amigo and photographer Johan Månsson have started a new label together called Brus & Knaster. The first release from the label is the soundtrack for the SVT program "De halvt dolda" (composed by Leif Jordansson) and it will be followed by new records from artists such as Nina Ramsby collaborating with US artist Brent Hunter, Tore Berger, House of Tomidas (ft. Britta Persson) and jazz bassist Torbjörn Zetterberg's pop project Folke. Read more: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/365/Nya_brus___knaster_i_Playgrounds_katalog.html (in Swedish)

Top 10s for 2008: It's a Trap! (albums)

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Tiger Lou
02. Frida Hyvönen
03. Anna Ternheim
04. Juvelen
05. Hello Saferide
06. The Radio Dept.
07. Kent
08. Jens Lekman
09. Britta Persson
10. The Legends

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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Tiger Lou
02. Frida Hyvönen
03. Anna Ternheim
04. Juvelen
05. Hello Saferide
06. The Radio Dept.
07. Kent
08. Jens Lekman
09. Britta Persson
10. The Legends

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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Frida Hyvönen
02. Tiger Lou
03. Hello Saferide
04. The Bear Quartet
05. Glasvegas
06. Britta Persson
07. Anna Ternheim
08. Kent
09. Shout Out Louds
10. Loney, Dear

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Check out Bad Hands, the new project from drummer extraordinaire Per Nordmark (Fireside, Christian Kjellvander, etc.): http://www.myspace.com/badhandssthlm
David Sandström contributes vocals to one song, Britta Persson another -- very recommended! (tack Marco for the insider info!)

Fluxblog on Britta Persson's "Cliffhanger": http://www.fluxblog.org/2008/10/in-love-or-in-a-war

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Hello Saferide
02. Håkan Hellström
03. Glasvegas
04. Detektivbyrån
05. The Knife
06. Britta Persson
07. Anna Ternheim
08. Fredrik
09. The Radio Dept.
10. Logh

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Britta Persson will be joining Camera Obscura on their UK tour later this month:

10/14 - The Faversham, Leeds
10/15 - Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester
10/16 - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
10/17 - Trinity Centre, Bristol
10/18 - Talking Heads, Southhampton
10/19 - Drill Hall, Lincoln

Hear Britta Persson cover Alphaville's "Big in Japan" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/brittapersson

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Theresa Andersson - Na na na (empty heart)
02. TALK 1
03. Soviac - Malorca
04. Agent Side Grinder - Ricocheting memories
05. Svenson - Howlong
06. TALK 2
07. Hello Kinski - Summer is a waste of time
08. Britta Persson - Kill Hollywood me
09. Tredje Mannen - Cul-de-sac
10. TALK 3
11. The Goner - Spirit roundup
12. Liket Lever - Levande begravd
13. TALK 4
14. Paper - Out of it into it
15. Hebosagil - Big sun
16. Murmansk - Vague language
17. Randy - Who's side are you on?
18. TALK 5
19. The Deer Tracks - Slow collision

Reminder: my show on Sirius Left of Center (channel 26) airs Sundays at 11pm ET with repeats on Monday.