Juvelen appearances at CMJ:

10/22 - Bowery Electric (7pm) w/Hello Saferide, Firefox AK
10/22 - After the Jump @ Knitting Factory (12:30am)
10/25 - Public Assembly (3am)

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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Set times for the upcoming Swedish music showcase that It's a Trap! is sponsoring:

6:20 - Firefox AK
7:00 - Juvelen
8:00 - Hello Saferide

Once again, that's October 22 at Bowery Electric in NYC and it's 100% free. Details for the Hello Saferide show on October 25 at The Bellhouse in Brooklyn will be confirmed shortly.

Hello Saferide
More modern short stories from Hello Saferide
Razzia Records

Finally Annika Norlin has released her second album as Hello Saferide. For a while we almost died of Norlin abstinence, didn't we? But hey, the medicine for this cold season is here. The album consists of 12 songs with a little help from Andreas Mattson (Popsicle) and the beloved Maia Hirasawa, among others. Bed for success? Yeah. Rewind, we should call it 12 collections of short stories straightly based on Norlin's interior "I have trouble sleeping but I don't recall I had while in your womb", track 7, "Parenting never ends". This is a new sound from 2006, with a toss of country, especially audible on "Traveling with HS" and on the top of Saferide's lungs while singing "Sancho Panza", she is lingering while passing on to a rock sound. Something has happened with the maturity of her voice and lyrics, I just have to get used to it. This is a nostalgic, flirty album that's easily sad about the definition sex, memories and love. Highlights are "Overall", "Lund" and "I wonder who is like this one". Even if the previous album "Introducing Hello Saferide" may entice young enthusiasts more with its happier tunes, "More moderns short stories..." overall grows and grows and grows. Annika Norlin, please continue with your creativity.
- Therese Buxfäldt

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Bo Kaspers Orkester - 8
02. Thorleifs - Förälskade
03. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
04. Hello Saferide - More modern short stories from Hello Saferide
05. Sophie Zelmani - The ocean and me
06. Smurfarna - Smurfparty
07. Takida - Bury the lies
08. Irya's Playground - Irya's Playground
09. The Fantastic Four - The Fantastic Four
10. Eva Eastwood - Well well well
11. Steve Dobrogosz & Anna Christoffersson - Rivertime
12. Uno Svenningsson - Jag sjunger för dig
13. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
14. E.S.T. - Leucocyte
15. Roland Cedermark - Pärleporten
16. Christer Sjögren - Jubileum 40 år med Christer Sjögren
17. Europe - Almost unplugged
18. Drifters - Tycker om dig - Svängiga låtar från förr
19. Fatboy - In my bones
20. Flamingokvintetten - Bästa!

Listen to Firefox AK remix the new Hello Saferide single "Anna" at myspace: http:www.myspace.com/firefoxak
FYI in case you were unaware, Andrea Kellerman is also now a member of Hello Saferide's backing band.

Norwegian acts Simon Says No! and Real Ones along with Grand Avenue from Denmark are playing a "Stranded in Stereo"-sponsored CMJ showcase at Rehab on October 22. Of course, you shouldn't even consider going when my own event is happening at the same time at Bowery Electric with Hello Saferide, Firefox AK and Juvelen (and is totally free btw), but hey- you are free to make your own bad decisions.

Hello Saferide has confirmed a couple shows in NYC!

10/22 - Bowery Electric, NYC w/Juvelen, Firefox AK (FREE!)
10/25 - The Bellhouse, Brooklyn w/Blackstrap, The Seabellies

Hear a couple tracks from the new album "More modern short stories..." at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/saferide

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

01. Hello Saferide
02. Glasvegas
03. Laakso
04. The Radio Dept.
05. Those Dancing Days
06. Familjen
07. Håkan Hellström
08. The Embassy
09. Kent
10. Tiger Lou

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This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Bo Kaspers Orkester - 8
02. Hello Saferide - More modern short stories from Hello Saferide
03. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
04. Steve Dobrogosz & Anna Christoffersson - Rivertime
05. Sophie Zelmani - The ocean and me
06. The Fantastic Four - The Fantastic Four
07. Takida - Bury the lies
08. Smurfarna - Smurfparty
09. Eva Eastwood - Well well well
10. Fatboy - In my bones
11. E.M.D. - A state of mind
12. Roland Cedermark - Pärleporten
13. Flamingokvintetten - Bästa!
14. Christer Sjögren - Jubileum 40 år med Christer Sjögren
15. E.S.T. - Leucocyte
16. Drifters - Tycker om dig - Svängiga låtar från förr
17. Europe - Almost unplugged
18. Patrik Isaksson - 10 år en snäll mans bekännelser
19. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
20. ABBA - ABBA gold - Greatest hits

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

01. Mimas - Cats on fire
02. TALK 1
03. Martin Vogel - Pick A D
04. Jonna Lee - The light
05. Abalone Dots - Over Georgia
06. TALK 2
07. Tobias Hellkvist - Ships of the North Atlantic
08. Lapko - Killer whales
09. The Social Services - The Baltic Sea
10. TALK 3
11. Hello Saferide - I wonder who is like this one
12. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Cecta
13. C.Aarmé - Tu puta mi casa
14. TALK 4
15. Pay TV - Fashion report
16. The Goner - The last folk song
17. Tomas Halberstad - Travel as I wait
18. Darkthrone - Raised on rock
19. TALK 5
20. Commando M Pigg - Att kasta spjut

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

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

01. Hello Saferide
02. Vapnet
03. Laakso
04. Those Dancing Days
05. Tiger Lou
06. Juvelen
07. The Tough Alliance
08. Anna Ternheim
09. The Legends
10. Detektivbyrån

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Firefox AK and Hello Saferide will both perform at the House of Sweden in Washington DC on October 20. Obviously, not to be missed. If I could afford it, I'd be there myself.

In case you missed it earlier, copies of the new Hello Saferide album "More modern short stories..." are now in stock: [click here]

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.