Marit Bergman is the artist of the week over at the MTVE.com website: http://www.nordic.mtve.com/features/cms/index.asp?id=1006000000000253&type=1&page=1
Artist: Marit Bergman
Genre: Indie/Pop/Rock
http://www.maritbergman.net/
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Reviews: Casey, hold on (mp3) / This is the year (mp3) / Sweatbead (mp3) / Live @ Highline Ballroom, NYC, 06/05/07 / I think it's a rainbow / No party (mp3) / This is the year (mp3) / I take my wings off you (mp3) / Can I keep him? CDS / Baby dry your eye
Articles: Top 10s for 2009: Marit Bergman
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Musique One Stop has updated with new pics of Marit Bergman, Monkeystrikes and Speedmarket Avenue: http://www.photohenrik.com/mos/
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums from Aftonbladet:
01. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
02. E-Type - Loud Pipes Save Lives
03. Gyllene Tider - GT 25 – samtliga hits!
04. Teddybears STHLM - Fresh
05. Owe Thörnqvist - Då nu alltid/Bästa
06. Europe - Med vidöppna fönster
07. Promoe - The Long Distance Runner
08. Roland Cedermark - Så skimrande var aldrig havet
09. Weeping Willows - Presence
10. Tomas Ledin - Med vidöppna fönster
11. Sara Löfgren - Starkare
12. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
13. Sophie Zelmani - Love Affair
14. Michael Michailoff - In God I trust
15. Per Gessle - Mazarin
16. Edguy - Hellfire club
17. Mikael Rickfors - Lush Life
18. Lill Lindfors - Bästa
19. Jill Johnson - Roots and wings
20. Ale Möller band - Bodjal
Marit Bergman has been added to the Kalas tour lineup along with the previously announced names Backyard Babies, Infinite Mass, The 21st Century Noise and Thomas DiLeva.
New names on the Arvika Festival lineup: Marit Bergman, Her Majesty, Olle Ljungström, Universal Poplab, Allied Vision, Spektralized, Sturm Café, Strip Music, Seventribe, The Accidents and C.Aarmé.
Marit Bergman will be doing a few acoustic in-store appearances in Sweden next week:
03/24 - Skivfönstret, Stockholm
03/25 - Tropez, Uppsala
03/26 - CD Specialisten, Göteborg
03/27 - Folk och Rock, Malmö + Lund
Marit Bergman, Radio Dept., Royal Downfall and The Manor are new Swedish acts confirmed for the Emmaboda Festival.
It shouldn't really be all that surprising considering their collaboration on the song "Adios Amigos", but it's now confirmed that Monkeystrikes will be supporting Marit Bergman on her upcoming tour. Those dates again:
03/31 - KB, Malmö
04/01 - Storan, Göteborg
04/02 - Nalen, Stockholm
04/03 - Kårallen, Linköping
04/09 - Folkets Park, Huskvarna
04/10 - Metropol, Hultsfred
04/11 - Mejeriet, Nybro
04/16 - Dinos, Sandviken
04/24 - Rust, Köpenhamn
Marit Bergman has a new website to go along with her forthcoming new album: http://maritbergman.bmg.se/
Check out the video for the new single "Adios Amigos": low / high
Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's Swedish student radio chart:
01. (01) Phoenix "Everything Is Everything"
02. (02) Marit Bergman Feat. Cecilia Nordlund "Adios Amigo"
03. (05) Tiger Lou "Oh Horatio"
04. (03) Promoe "These Walls Don't Lie"
05. (11) Laakso "Aussie Girl"
06. (07) The Von Bondies "C'mon C'mon"
07. (06) Damien Rice "Volcano"
08. (09) John Frusciante "Song To Sing When I'm Lonely"
09. (04) Josh Rouse "Come Back (Light Therapy)"
10. (10) Jens Lekman "Rocky Dennis In Heaven EP"
11. (15) Swan Lee "I Don't Mind"
12. (08) The Legends "Call It Ours"
13. (NY) Bring Me The Fucking Riot...Man "In Love With The Riot"
14. (14) N.E.R.D. She Wants To Move
15. (NY) Teddybears Sthlm Feat. (Mad Cobra "Cobrastyle"
16. (11) Peaches Ft. Iggy Pop "Kick It"
17. (NY) Starsailor "Four To The Floor"
18. (NY) Last Days Of April "It's On Everything"
19. (18) Organism 12 "Sångfågel"
20. (NY) Graham Coxon "Freakin' Out"
Leaving the chart:
13. Paris "Hey Sailor!"
16. David & The Citizens "Graycoated Morning"
17. Belle & Sebastian "I'm A Cuckoo"
19. Dave Clarke Feat. Chicks On Speed "What Was Her Name?"
20. Missy Elliott "I'm Really Hot"
Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's Swedish student radio chart:
01. (13) Phoenix "Everything Is Everything"
02. (NY) Marit Bergman feat. Cecilia Nordlund "Adios Amigo"
03. (NY) Promoe "These Walls Don't Lie"
04. (NY) Josh Rouse "Come Back (Light Therapy)"
05. (02) Tiger Lou "Oh Horatio"
06. (19) Damien Rice "Volcano"
07. (01) The Von Bondies "C'mon C'mon"
08. (07) The Legends "Call It Ours"
09. (12) John Frusciante "Song To Sing When I'm Lonely"
10. (05) Jens Lekman "Rocky Dennis In Heaven EP"
11. (NY) Laakso "Aussie Girl"
12. (06) Peaches feat. Iggy Pop "Kick It"
13. (17) Paris "Hey Sailor!"
14. (16) N.E.R.D. "She Wants To Move"
15. (NY) Swan Lee "I Don't Mind"
16. (04) David & The Citizens "Graycoated Morning"
17. (03) Belle & Sebastian "I'm A Cuckoo"
18. (11) Organism 12 "Sångfågel"
19. (NY) Dave Clarke Feat. (Chicks On Speed "What Was Her Name?"
20. (NY) Missy Elliott "I'm Really Hot"
Leaving the chart:
08. Broder Daniel "Shoreline"
09. Björns Vänner "Alexander Lukas"
10. Shout Out Louds "Please Please Please"
14. Timbaland & Magoo "Indian Flute"
15. Grandaddy "I'm On Standby"
18. The Thrills "Don't Steal Our Sun"
20. Nicolai Dunger "Here's My Song You Can Have It (Album Sampler)"
Read the press release regarding the new (International) Noise Conspiracy record: http://www.burningheart.com/newspub/news_content.php?fileName=180
Guess that finally confirms Sara Almgren is out of the band, huh? No matter, as mentioned here before, she's playing guitar with Marit Bergman's band now.
Here's those details on the new Marit Bergman album that we've been waiting for. The record will be called "Baby dry your eye" and it's now coming out on March 24. The Swedish tour begins a week later in Malmö and here's the dates:
03/31 - KB, Malmö
04/01 - Storan, Göteborg
04/02 - Nalen, Stockholm
04/03 - Kårallen, Linköping
04/09 - Folkets Park, Huskvarna
04/10 - Metropol, Hultsfred
04/11 - Mejeriet, Nybro
04/16 - Dinos, Sandviken
04/24 - Rust, Köpenhamn
Broder Daniel, Marit Bergman, Lisa Miskovsky, Timbuktu & Damn!, Tomas Andersson Wij, Mikael Wihe and Sophie Zelmani have been confirmed for the Storsjöyran Festival in Östersund on July 29-31.
Boo-yah! My boys KVLR went straight to #1 on the Stockholm student radio charts! How awesome is that? The full list:
01. KVLR - Slow Clapping NY
02. Marit Bergman - Adios Amigos NY
03. Josh Rouse - Come Back (Light Therapy) NY
04. Promoe - These Walls Don't Lie NY
05. Swan Lee - I Don't Mind NY
06. Phoenix - Everything Is Everything 1
07. R-Kelly - Step In the Name of Love 2
08. Jens Lekman - Rocky Dennis Farewell Song 3
09. Clones - Crazy Boys 3
10. Tribeca - Solitude 3
11. Tiger Lou - Oh Horatio 4
12. Timbaland & Magoo - Indian Flute 4
13. The Thrills - Don't Steal Our Sun 4
14. Belle & Sebastian - I'm a Cuckoo 5
15. Peggy Lejonhjärta - Sista styverns trappor 5
16. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out 5
17. Shout Out Louds - Please Please 5
18. Kaada - That's Life o-oh 5
19. Saraberg - Nuclear Love 6
20. Eastern Lane - feed your addiction 11
As mentioned before, the album is now available this week for preordering, so either order it from me if you're in North America or want the digipack, or head over to Chalksounds for ordering in Sweden/Scandinavia.
Ooh, the record is also a subject of focus on MI: http://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=191&I_FOKUS=4158 (in Swedish)