Have you been following our daily top 10s? Today's guest is Pontus Levahn from Torpedo/Tiger Lou and over the last few days we've featured contributions from Henrik von Euler, Magnus Öberg, Winter Took His Life and Karin Ström. Lots more to come, so keep checking back!

Have you been keeping up with our daily top 10s for 2007? Posted today is a list from Mattias Alkberg (The Bear Quartet, Mattias Alkberg BD) and yesterday, my good friend Björn Kleinhenz graced us with a touching letter. Check 'em out and keep coming every day for more.

Special offer for December! Buy one "It's a trap! Reader's companion", get the other for free! Or buy either of the Logh or Tiger Lou 7"s and get a dollar off each! Also note that I've lowered the price of the KVLR CD to a mere $4! Go shopping!

Top 10s for 2007, a new one each and every day from here on out until 2008. Today's guest: Ola Frick from Moonbabies. And don't forget yesterday's contributor, the very talented Marit Bergman. Check 'em out!

For those that might be curious, my review of Friday's Trio Mediaeval performance has been posted in the comments section of last week's mp3 post: [click here]
FWIW, the New York Times has selected "Folk songs" as their #1 classical pick of the year: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007120315385557372396

December is upon us! That means it's time once again for our annual top 10 extravaganza! Every day for the entire month of December, I'll be publishing a new year-end list from a different guest contributor. Kicking things off, Magnus Bjerkert from Adrian Recordings! Check it out!
A new month also means a new Record Club selection! December's pick:
Jonna Lee - 10 pieces, 10 bruises (Razzia)
Look for an mp3 on Monday!

There's only a few Saturdays left in 2007, so if anyone out there has been considering a contribution to our weekly Bear Quartet posts, now is the time! Get in touch!

Today marks the premiere of a new column mini-series from Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson with a special focus on the Stockholm music scene. Episode #1's test subjects: Norma. Check it out: [click here]

If you were thinking about ordering a copy of Hello Saferide's "Introducing..." on 12" vinyl, better do it soon - less than 10 copies are left and I'm not sure if it'll get repressed.

Dates for the upcoming Björn Kleinhenz + Winter Took His Life winter tour are now posted in the sidebar.

We've got a brand new interview with Swedish folk-punks Dia Psalma posted today. Check it out!

It's Thanksgiving here in the US today, so there will be no news updates as I'm off to visit family and stuff myself full of food. But don't despair! There's still the daily mp3 post as well as a new chapter in Lars Garvey's "A Postcard Life" series plus the usual daily album review. Back in full force tomorrow (or maybe Monday at the latest).

In case you missed it, you can listen to my interview on P3 Populär on-demand for the next 30 days from their website: https://www.sr.se/p3/popular/
On the other hand, if you did hear it and are now visiting this site for the first time: welcome! I hope you like what you find.

New vinyl from Adrian Recordings just arrived today including both the new Familjen 7" and the Boeoes Kaelstigen 12" EP. If you are into modern Swedish techno/electronica, these records are essential - pricey, but oh so worth it!

It's a Trap! isn't nominated for a Plug Award, but Blog Radio on Sirius Left of Center sure is. Vote here: https://www.plugawards.com/
Look under "Media Catergoies (Obessive) > Specialty Show Of The Year (Commercial Radio)". Otherwise, check out other Scandinavians nominated for various categories such as José González (Americana, male artist, video), Jens Lekman (male artist), Watain (metal), The Field (electronica/dance) and Prins Thomas (DJ album).