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

01. Theresa Andersson - Birds fly away
02. TALK 1
03. Nitad - Pengaproblem
04. Parken - Jar har varit vilsen, Lisa
05. Hello Saferide - Anna
06. Alouatta - Animal
07. TALK 2
08. Bloodbath - At the behest of their death
09. Anders Teglund - I whisper, he lives
10. Familjen - Huvudet i sanden (ft. Adam Tensta)
11. TALK 3
12. Mikko Singh - Laodi majra
13. They Live - My favorite color is gold
14. Massgrav - Vuxenliv
15. Snøras - Lucid river
16. TALK 4
17. Lassus - Tummen upp
18. BJ Nielsen - Tummen upp
19. Ass - Tummen upp
20. The LK - Tummen upp
21. TALK 5
22. Quagmire - I've got a gun and I'm... afraid to use it

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

New in stock from Adrian Recordings:

Boeoes Kaelstigen - Communting colour (12" EP)
Emil Jensen - s/t (CD)
Familjen - Huvudet i sanden (CDEP)

It should go without saying, but yes, this is all killer stuff well worth your hard-earned cash.

German webzine Fallen/Legen has created a mixtape to accompany an article they posted focusing on the Swedish scene down in the southlands of Malmö and Skåne: http://www.fallen-legen.de/?p=359
Artists featured include Logh, Familjen, The Radio Dept. plus a whole lot more good stuff - very recommended! Deutsch reading comprehension not required.

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

01. Hello Saferide
02. Frida Hyvönen
03. Håkan Hellström
04. Detektivbyrån
05. Familjen
06. Vapnet
07. Christian Kjellvander
08. David & the Citizens
09. Parken
10. Jens Lekman

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Check out the Pluxus remix of Familjen's "Det snurrar i min skalle" streaming at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39c6f2iwpgI

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

01. Familjen - Det snurrar i min skalle
02. TALK 1
03. QGMR - Pre-emptive retaliation
04. Theresa Andersson - God's highway (ft. Tobias Fröberg)
05. Mental Overdrive - Europa
06. TALK 2
07. Siena Root - Time will tell
08. Marybell Katastrophy - Lost ship
09. José González - Crosses
10. TALK 3
11. Peter Bjorn and John - Inland empire
12. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Skeleton gong
13. Sonores - 16th of June
14. TALK 4
15. Reeperbahn - Havet ligger blankt
16. Joachim Willumsen - Turning 24
17. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - Heaven is the notion that all this will end
18. TALK 5
19. Promoe - Det ljusnande FRAmtid

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

Iceland Airwaves is launching a spinoff fest in London called, what else but, London Airwaves. It all goes down September 19 and will features artists such as Familjen and Pacific. More: http://www.myspace.com/airwavesfestival

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

01. Hello Saferide
02. Tiger Lou
03. Håkan Hellström
04. Fleet Foxes
05. Familjen
06. Christian Kjellvander
07. Sambassadeur
08. Broder Daniel
09. The Radio Dept.
10. Pelle Carlberg

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Familjen is heading to Australia for a few (Modular sponsored?) dates in September:

09/27 - Parklife Festival, Adelaide
09/28 - Parklife Festival, Melbourne
09/29 - Metro, Sydney w/Ladytron
09/30 - Metro, Sydney w/Ladytron

The international rerelease of The Tough Alliance's most recent album "A new chance" will happen on August 25 in the UK, September 9 in North America via Modular Records. I also hear that the label will be doing the same with Familjen in the near future, but I don't have details on that yet.

Here is the It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
02. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
03. Sigur Rós – Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
04. Feist – The Reminder
05. Band of Horses – Cease to Begin
06. Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
07. Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
08. Familjen – Det snurrar i min skalle
09. Håkan Hellström – För Sent För Edelweiss
10. Lykke Li – Youth Novels

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Festival report: Hultsfred 08 (pt. II)

Check out Assid's new video for the single "When your baba is black" (scroll down) along with a ton of remixes from artists such as Familjen, Daniel Savio and many more: http://www.myspace.com/assidmusic

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show (Hultsfred special):

01. Familjen - Huvudet i sanden
02. TALK 1
03. Säkert! - Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
04. Robyn - Cobrastyle
05. Håkan Hellström - Kär i en ängel
06. TALK 2
07. Those Dancing Days - Dischoe
08. Mustasch - I hunt alone
09. Johnossi - Party with my pain
10. The Process - Mot Sverige i tiden
11. TALK 3
12. Raised Fist - Breaking me up
13. Firefox AK - Once I was like you (Markus Guentner remix)
14. Dreamboy - Pay attention
15. TALK 4
16. Miss Li - Miss Li
17. Markus Krunegård - Jag är en vampyr
18. Timo Räisänen - My valentine
19. TALK 5
20. The Hives - You dress up for Armageddon

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

Here is the It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
02. Feist – The Reminder
03. Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
04. Håkan Hellström – För Sent För Edelweiss
05. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
06. Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala
07. Radiohead – In Rainbows
08. The Radio Dept. – Pet Grief
09. Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
10. Familjen – Det snurrar i min skalle

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