My radio show this week is all about good-time summer jams:
01. TALK 1
02. Junior Senior - Move your feet
03. Tigerbombs - 1000 sparks
04. Säkert! - Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
05. TALK 2
06. Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
07. Margaret Berger - Samantha
08. The Knife - Heartbeats
09. The Ark - The worrying kind
10. TALK 3
11. Bamse - Kapten Busters sång
12. Marit Bergman - Adios amigos
13. Last Days of April - Playerin
14. Nic & the Family - Hej Monika
15. TALK 4
16. Basshunter - Boten Anna
17. The Alpine - No I in team
18. Aqua - Barbie girl
19. TALK 5
20. I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
21. Bertine Zetlitz - 500
22. Eric Prydz vs Floyd - Proper education
23. TALK 6
24. Children of Bodom - Oops, I did it again!
25. Whale - Hobo humpin' slobo babe
26. Kurt Nilsen - She's so high
27. Desert Planet - Return of the ninja droids
28. TALK 7
29. Laakso - Italy vs Helsinki
30. Peter Bjorn and John - Young folks
31. September - Cry for you
32. TALK 8
33. Randy - Summer of bros
34. Ace of Base - All that she wants
35. Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde - Democracy
36. TALK 9
37. Håkan Hellström - Kann ingen sorg för mig Göteborg
38. Seven Feet Four - Last days of summer
39. Tiger Lou - The war between us (Rupesh Cartel remix)
40. Madrugada - The kids are on high street
41. TALK 10
42. Europe - The final countdown
Download the companion "Summer jam '07" podcast mix right here.
Love to hate it, hate to love it - either way, I think we can all agree that "Hej Monika" is one of the most insipid, obnoxious songs ever written. It's a brilliant piece of inspired garbage, a song that's infectious like the plague. The music is trivial, the vocal laughably bad, the refrain endless. Hear it once and it will haunt you. Does it rank a zero or a perfect 10? I go for the latter, if only because it makes me feel absolutely devilish to inflict it on others. Beware!
Nic & the Family - Hej Monika
The nominees for the 2004 Swedish Grammy awards have been announced. Here's most of em:
Best newcomer:
Ana Johnsson - "The Way I Am"
Anna Ternheim - "Somebody Outside""
Deportees - "All Prayed Up"
Jens Lekman - "When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog"
Raymond & Maria - "Vi ska bara leva klart"
Best album:
Christian Walz - "Paint By Numbers"
Marit Bergman - "Baby Dry Your Eye"
Stina Nordenstam - "The World Is Saved"
The Hives - "Tyrannosaurus Hives"
The Soundtrack of our Lives - "Origin Vol. 1"
Best artist:
Gyllene Tider - "Finn 5 Fel!"
Lena Philipsson - "Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan"
Marit Bergman - "Baby Dry Your Eye"
The Hives - "Tyrannosaurus Hives"
The Soundtrack of Our Lives - "Origin Vol. 1"
Best song:
Raymond & Maria - "Ingen vill veta vart du köpt din tröja"
Lena Philipsson - "Det gör ont"
Nic & The Family - "Hej Hej Monika"
Gyllene Tider - "Tuffa tider/Sten vid en sjö i en skog"
Shirley Clamp - "Min kärlek"
Best pop (female):
Anna Ternheim - "Somebody Outside"
Lena Philipsson - "Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan"
Marit Bergman - "Baby Dry Your Eye"
Sophie Zelmani - "Love Affair"
Stina Nordenstam - "The World Is Saved"
Best pop (male):
Christian Walz - "Paint By Numbers"
Di Leva - "Tiden faller"
Jens Lekman - "When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog"
Mattias Alkberg BD - "Tunaskolan"
Tomas Andersson Wij - "Stjärnorna i oss"
Best pop group:
Alcazar - "Dancefloor - Deluxe"
Deportees - "All Prayed Up"
Gyllene Tider - "Finn 5 Fel!"
Melody Club - "Face The Music"
Raymond & Maria - "Vi ska bara leva klart"
Best rock album (solo):
Kristofer Åström - "Loupita"
Lars Winnerbäck - "Vatten under broarna"
Nicolai Dunger - "Here's My Song You Can Have It..."
Stefan Sundström - "Hjärtats melodi"
Ulf Lundell - "Ok Baby Ok"
Best rock group:
Sahara Hotnights - "Kiss & Tell"
Silverbullit - "Arclight"
Teddybears Sthlm - "Fresh!"
The Hives - "Tyrannosaurus Hives"
The Soundtrack of Our Lives - "Origin Vol. 1"
Best songwriter:
Anna Ternheim
Christian Walz & Ollie Olson
Marit Bergman
Per Gessle
Stina Nordenstam
Best lyrics:
Anna Ternheim
Jens Lekman
Lars Winnerbäck
Marit Bergman
Tomas Andersson Wij
Best producer:
Christian Walz
Johan Forsman & The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Lars Halapi
Pelle Gunnerfeldt & The Hives
Teddybears Sthlm & Phat Fabe
Best hip-hop/soul:
Damn! - "Youth Style"
Embee - "Tellings From Solitaria"
Infinite Mass - "1991"
Ison & Fille - "Ison & Fille"
Promoe - "The Long Distance Runner"
Best hard-rock/metal:
Dismember - "Where Ironcrosses Grow"
Entombed - "Unreal Estate"
Europe - "Start From The Dark"
In Flames - "Soundtrack To Your Escape"
The Hellacopters - "Strikes Like Lightning"
Best club/dance:
Andreas Tilliander - "World Industries"
Da Buzz - "Dangerous - The Album"
Guidelines - Must Be The Music"
Hird - "Moving On"
Stonebridge - "Can't Get Enough"
Best jazz:
Goran Kajfes - "Headspin"
Kullrusk - "Kullrusk"
Putte Wickman & Jan Lundgren - "We Will Always Be Together"
Rigmor Gustafsson And The Jacky Terrasson Trio - "Close To You"
The Torbjörn Zetterberg Hot Five - "Förtjänar mer uppmärksamhet"
Open category:
Alice Babs & Nisse Linds Hottrio - "Alice Babs & Nisse Linds Hot-Trio"
Anders F Rönnblom - "F-Box"
Blacknuss - "Gold"
Stefan Nilsson - "Så som i himmelen"
Titiyo - "Best of Titiyo"
Check out the full list here: http://www.ifpi.se/02.images/01.top/02.subnav_pdf/08.grammis/pdf/Grammisnomineringar_2004.pdf
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Lisa Ekdahl - Olyckssyster
02. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
03. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
04. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
05. Anna-Lotta Larsson - Känn en doft av kärleken
06. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
07. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
08. Raymond & Maria - Vi ska bara leva klart
09. Stefan Sundström - Hjärtats melodi
10. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
11. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
12. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
13. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
14. Stephen Simmonds - This Must Be Ground
15. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
16. Ana Johnsson - The Way I Am
17. Melody Club - Face the Music
18. Nic & the Family - Hej hej skiva
19. Sandelin & Ekman - I stereo
20. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
I didn't realize it yesterday, but that upcoming Circle tour in the UK is in support of their new album "Empire", a new limited-edition vinyl-only release from Riot Season Records. The record contains two extremely long live tracks, "Dragon" and "Empire" and you can get more info here: http://www.riotseason.com/
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
02. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
03. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
04. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
05. Stefan Sundström - Hjärtats melodi
06. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
07. Raymond & Maria - Vi ska bara leva klart
08. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
09. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
10. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
11. Melody Club - Face the Music
12. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
13. Sandelin & Ekman - I stereo
14. Caj Karlsson - Gud straffar somliga med en gång
15. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
16. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
17. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
18. Nic & the Family - Hej hej skiva
19. Di Leva - Tiden faller
20. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
Via pHinnWeb comes word that J-P Parikka's 12-track album "Finish Dynamics" can be downloaded for a voluntary donation towards an African school right here: http://www.faventia.de/index.php?id=281
The site is in German, but hopefully it shouldn't be too hard to figure out.
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
02. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
03. Stefan Sundström - Hjärtats melodi
04. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
05. Raymond & Maria - Vi ska bara leva klart
06. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
07. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
08. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
09. Carola - Credo
10. Melody Club - Face the Music
11. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
12. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
13. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
14. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
15. Caj Karlsson - Gud straffar somliga med en gång
16. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
17. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
18. Nic & the Family - Hej hej skiva
19. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
20. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
P3 Musikjournalen is reporting that Maja Ivarsson and Felix Rodriguez from The Sounds are behind Nic & The Family operating under the names Nancy Blond and Joey Demo. The group's single "Hej hej Monika" was a hit in Sweden this summer and the full album "Hej hej skiva" comes out September 1.