MP3: Marit Bergman - Casey, hold on

Because every gay anthem needs a house remix.

Marit Bergman - Casey, hold on (HouseClap remix)

Marit Bergman - Casey, hold on (video)

Aftonbladet has the video for Marit Bergman's Stockholm Pride anthem "Casey, hold on": http://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musikvideor/article5690188.ab

Sirius playlist week #33

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

01. Marit Bergman - Casey, hold on
02. TALK 1
03. Ponamero Sundown - Alcoholic deathride
04. Titiyo - If only your bed could cry (feat. Moto Boy)
05. The Bear Quartet - Millions
06. TALK 2
07. The Skull Defekts - Millions
08. Gösta Berlings Saga - Sorterargatan 3
09. TALK 3
10. Stefan and the Problematix - In the city
11. 1999 - Hated people
12. Astrid Swan - 2000 - 2010 (I'm not even 30)
13. Grande Roses - I don't wanna get back on that horse again
14. TALK 4
15. Blänk - Shirt off
16. Psychic Stunts - Wind up the sound
17. Baby Woodrose - Countdown to breakdown
18. TALK 5
19. AC4 - Let's go to war

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Sirius playlist week #32

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

01. TALK 1
02. Elias and the Wizzkids - Mr. Right Guy
03. Marit Bergman - Thoughts grow darker in the night
04. Jomi Massage - I see those who died
05. The End Will Be Kicks - Luleå Los Angeles La Paz
06. TALK 1
07. Viola - Shimmery summary (sha-la-la-love)
08. The Bear Quartet - Sailors
09. [ingenting] - Halleluja!
10. TALK 2
11. Erik de Vahl - Got it all
12. The Scrags - Twist at the graveyard
13. Trapdoor Fucking Exit - DOA
14. Iisole - The words
15. TALK 4
16. Death By Kite - Scared of heights
17. Sonic Ritual - Take the edge off
18. Mainliners - Olivia
19. Ted Gärdestad - Räcker jag till
20. TALK 5
21. Darkthrone - Hiking metal punks

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Remix Marit Bergman's new single

Remix your own version of Marit Bergman's Pride anthem "Casey, hold on": http://campaign.musicmyne.com/marit-8ehGYIgye7/

Marit Bergman - Casey, hold on

Marit Bergman's new song "Casey, hold on", the official anthem for 2009 Stockholm Pride, is now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/maritbergman

Sirius playlist week #27

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

01. TALK 1
02. Entombed - Kick out the jams
03. Ironville - The wild
04. Florence Valentin - 8 & 5
05. TALK 2
06. Sweatmaster - Calling Satan, let me in
07. Viola - Shimmery summery (sha-la-la love)
08. Marit Bergman - Thoughts grow darker in the night
09. Nutid - Bodensia
10. TALK 3
11. The Bear Quartet - Millions
12. Enter the Hunt - Fighters
13. The Sods - Irene the doorbell
14. Lacrosse - It's always Sunday around here
15. TALK 4
16. Mattias Alkberg - Jag är en antenn
17. Pintandwefall - Angus
18. Anna Maria Espinosa - Glowing with you
19. Arvid - Kan inte hålla dig kvar
20. Kristofer Åström - Come out
21. TALK 5
22. Björn Kleinhenz - Krokås

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Marit Bergman to release Pride single in late July

Marit Bergman's anthem for Stockholm Pride "Casey, hold on", a song "about a young girl who just came out to her parents and it didn't go very well", will be released as a proper single in late July.

Fluxblog on Marit Bergman

Fluxblog on Marit Bergman's "Carry me home": http://www.fluxblog.org/2009/05/here-comes-an-ocean-falling-down

Stockholm Pride selects Marit Bergman for anthem

Aftonbladet reports that Marit Bergman will have the honor of composing this year's theme for Stockholm Pride: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article5184739.ab (in Swedish)

Sirius playlist week #18

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

01. Isobel & November - Bones long forgotten
02. TALK 1
03. Lacrosse - We are kids
04. Marions - Wonder lady
05. Existensminimum - Mirrors
06. Pintandwefall - Bird of the birds
07. TALK 2
08. Marit Bergman - Halo
09. The Mobile Homes - I'm phoning a friend, and he says that
10. Dear Euphoria - Heal my violence
11. Susanne Sundfør - Morocco
12. TALK 3
13. Tyrant - Armageddon is here
14. Beem - Ducker
15. Twiggy Frostbite - Thrown in two
16. Kitchen & the Plastic Spoons - Ice cream to god
17. TALK 4
18. Gösta Berlings Saga - Bergslagen

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
02. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
03. Moneybrother - Real control
04. E.M.D. - A state of mind - deluxe
05. Alcazar - Disco defenders
06. Malmö Opera Kör & Orkester - Jesus Christ superstar
07. Lisa Ekdahl - Give me that slow knowing smile
08. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
09. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
10. Marit Bergman - The tear collector
11. BWO - Big science
12. Shirley Clamp - För den som älskar...en samling
13. Caj Karlsson - Tillsammans med mig
14. Måns Zelmerlöw - MZW
15. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
16. Miss Li - Dancing the whole way home
17. Salem - Astronaut
18. Hammerfall - No sacrifice, no victory
19. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
20. Anna Ternheim - Leaving on a mayday

MP3: Nutid - Pianoflikkan

Nutid is the duo of Åsa Jacobsson and Alf Håkan Åkesson and together they make beautiful instrumental music. Which is odd in a way because Åsa is well-known as Marit Bergman's favorite songwriting collaborator and she has also worked with quite a few other Stockholm-based pop projects (Consequences, Peter Bjorn and John, etc.). Alf is no slouch either, he's released a few well-received folksy singer/songwriter albums under his first name. So for the two of them to come together to do something completely different is a surprise; unexpected but welcome. "Pianoflikkan" is one of the longer tracks on the record (they typically average out to 2:30-3:00, owing very much to the duo's pop-oriented roots) and is quite reminiscent of classic Swedish progg. The melodies are very Jan Johansson in their elegant melancholy, especially when the piano takes the lead, but the piece wouldn't sound out of place on a Björn Olsson album either. The cinematic and the pastoral, together as one; a bit of twang and timpani. Spring has finally arrived and the flowers are slowing opening just like the smiles on people's faces as they enjoy a bit of hard-earned sunshine. This is the soundtrack for such a morning.

Nutid - Pianoflikkan

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
02. E.M.D. - A state of mind - deluxe
03. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
04. Måns Zelmerlöw - MZW
05. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
06. Bob Hund - Folkmusik för folk som inte kan bete sig som folk
07. Alcazar - Disco defenders
08. Shirley Clamp - För den som älskar...en samling
09. Lili & Susie - Nu och då - Det bästa med Lili & Susie
10. Kevin Borg - The beginning
11. Maia Hirasawa - GBGvsSTHLM
12. Raubtier - Det finns bara krig
13. Anna Järvinen - Man var bland molnen
14. Marit Bergman - The tear collector
15. Salem - Astronaut
16. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
17. Adiam Dymott - Adiam Dymott
18. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
19. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
20. A Camp - Colonia

Marit Bergman - Bang bang (video)

Check out Marit Bergman's new video for the single "Bang bang": http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=54591496