What the fuck? I drove 100 miles tonight to go see Peter Bjorn and John, a band that I not only featured as the lead track on my first "Reader's companion" compilation, but also someone I have been a fan of for close to five years now, only to be turned away because my name was not on the list as promised. I didn't have to be on the guestlist, I would've gladly paid for my own ticket if necessary. In fact, I would've still paid my own way after being denied, except the show was sold out. That's why I checked in again on Friday to make sure everything was taken care of. I don't know if I'm more disappointed or angry or what.
Artist: Peter Bjorn and John
Genre: Indie/Pop/Rock
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Reviews: May seem macabre (mp3) / Tomorrow has to wait (mp3) / Gimme some / Live @ Cake Shop, NYC, 08/03/09 / Seaside rock / Punks jump up! (mp3) / Live @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 01/30/07 / Objects of my affection (mp3) / Let's call it off (mp3) / Young folks (mp3) / Writers block / Tailormade (mp3)
Articles: Interview: John Eriksson (Peter Bjorn and John)
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Georgia Straight talks to Peter Morén from Peter Bjorn and John: http://www.straight.com/article-90218/the-swedish-touch
How many clichés did they cram into that intro?
Fluxblog reports from last night's Peter Bjorn and John gig in NYC: http://www.fluxblog.org/2007/05/it-conveys-subtle-mystery.html
Peter Bjorn and John's show from April 30 in Washington DC is now online for streaming at NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9807712
The Washington Post talks to Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/26/AR2007042600661.html
Harp talks to Peter Bjorn and John: http://harpmagazine.com/news/detail.cfm?article=11064
The inevitable parodies of Peter Bjorn and John's "Young folks" have arrived: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh_8j8k39y0
More: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4LeNcShrnQ
Largehearted Boy is starting to compile various live recordings from SXSW, including many Scandinavian artists such as Mew and Peter Bjorn and John: http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2007/03/2007_sxsw_live.html
The video for the new Peter Bjorn and John single "Objects of my affection" is now online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxVRhcLXftg
This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 artists of the week:
01. The Arcade Fire
02. Bloc Party
03. The Shins
04. Sufjan Stevens
05. Modest Mouse
06. Of Montreal
07. The Knife
08. Peter Bjorn and John
09. The Radio Dept.
10. Jens Lekman
Album charts are still not working and the top 10 tracks are all from the same 2-3 records, so I'm not going to bother. If you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod, please join us! The more people that join, the more interesting our chart will be, the more interesting new music you'll discover. Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/
NPR's World Cafe profiles Peter Bjorn and John: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7374401
Some new US dates for Peter Bjorn and John:
04/28 - Coachella, Indio, CA
04/30 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
05/01 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
05/02 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
05/03 - TLA, Philadelphia, PA
05/04 - Paradise, Boston, MA
05/05 - Le National, Montreal, Quebec
05/06 - Phoenix, Toronto, Ontario
05/07 - Wexner Center, Columbus, OH
05/08 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
05/09 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
05/12 - Commodore, Vancouver, British Columbia
05/13 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
05/14 - Doug Fir, Portland, OR
05/15 - Bimbo's, San Francisco, CA
05/16 - Bimbo's, San Francisco, CA
PopMatters on the US release of Peter Bjorn and John's "Writer's block": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/10982/peter-bjorn-and-john-writers-block/