This year's Where the Action Is tour will feature top Swedish acts The Ark, Hellacopters, Håkan Hellström and Moneybrother. Hard to beat that for a lineup, eh? Dates:
08/03 - Trädgårdsföreningen, Göteborg
08/05 - Mölleplatsen, Malmö
08/12 - tba, Linköping
08/13 - Sparregården, Karlskrona
08/27 - tba, Stockholm
More info: http://www.wheretheactionis.se/
Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:
01. Millencolin - Ray
02. Carpark North - Human
03. Kent - Max 500
04. Angu - Red Light
05. Marie Miller - Playground
06. Saybia - Bend The Rules
07. Madrugada - The Kids Are On High Street
08. Chick Habit - Rule The World
09. Bertine Zetlitz - Ah-ah
10. Radio LXMBRG - It's Cruel Up North
11. Kristin Frogner - Stars Above My Head
12. Darin - Money For Nothing
13. The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys
14. Clemens - Dans Me Döden
15. The Ark - Clamour For Glamour
16. Kurt Nilsen - Never Easy
17. User - Miss Wanted
18. Sugarplum Fairy - Far Away From Man
19. Nick & Jay - Kan Du Hora Hende Synge
20. Prominent - Let's Talk It Over
Challengers:
01. Span - Cut Like Diamonds
02. Humane - Wish God Was A Woman
03. Smak - Nousen
04. Scoob Rock - Da Massive
05. Eskobar - Even If You Know Me
Go here to vote for your favorite.
Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:
01. Millencolin - Ray
02. Angu - Red Light
03. Kent - Max 500
04. Marie Miller - Playground
05. Moneybrother - They're Building Walls Around Us
06. Carpark North - Human
07. Christian Walz - Never Be Afraid Again
08. Saybia - Bend The Rules
09. Bertine Zetlitz - Ah-ah
10. Darin - Money For Nothing
11. Madrugada - The Kids Are On High Street
12. Melody Club - Boys In The Girl's Room
13. The Ark - Clamour For Glamour
14. Kurt Nilsen - Never Easy
15. Chick Habit - Rule The World
16. Sugarplum Fairy - Far Away From Man
17. Hammerfall - Bloodbound
18. The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys
19. User - Miss Wanted
20. Strip Music - 24 Hrs
Challengers:
01. Radio LXMBRG - It's Cruel Up North
02. Kristin Frogner - Stars Above My Head
03. Nick & Jay - Kan Du Hora Hende Synge
04. Clemens - Dans Me Döden
05. Prominent - Let's Talk It Over
Go here to vote for your favorite.
Check out this stop-motion clip filmed at the set of The Ark's "Clamour for glamour" video shoot: http://www.olof.ch/?id=33
Rumour has it that there's a concert DVD in the works from the gig in Lund on Friday.
It's too late now, but Sirius satellite radio broadcasted a recording of the ExMS showcase in NYC with The Ark, The Drowners, Moneybrother and The Deportees on channel 26, "Left of Center". Sorry I didn't get to posting the news before the weekend (it was aired both Saturday and Sunday), but it's good to note that people are paying attention and that these bands are getting promoted.
Okay, I survived Umeå Open day two and actually managed to get up and give my seminar this afternoon at 1. There weren't a ton of people there, but I can't blame them considering how much beer was being consumed the night before. As I said, I barely made it there myself. Firefox played at the same time, too. I'm bummed I didn't get to see her.
Anyhow, the bands I got to see last night were all really, really good. The Tiny kicked things off perfectly and were followed by Tiger Lou. Having only seen Rasmus perform solo before, it was reelly exciting for me to finally hear him with a full band. They played my favorite song "The war between us" along with a couple new tracks, so I was 100% satisfied. I screwed up and totally missed the next few bands while I hung out with friends, but I made sure I got to see The Ark. What can I say? They were amazing. They better come back to the US. Soon.
Tonight I have see Cult of Luna, Isolation Years, Silverbullit and Moneybrother. So many great bands, all at the same fest. And Rasmus from TL is doing guest vocals with CoL, too. Can't wait!
Day two is when the real party begins! My required listening checklist: The Tiny, Tiger Lou, Caesars and The Ark. I'll try to pop my head in to see a few of the other acts, but my time and energy are limited. It's hard to keep up drinking with the Swedes, y'know. Assuming I'm not too hung over, I'll check back in tomorrow. Cheers!
The Ark made the society pages in NYC: http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/content/templates/gallery.asp?articleid=5808&zoneid=3
Aftonbladet's Per Bjurman reports from the NYC ExMS Swedish Showcase with Moneybrother and The Ark: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,621230,00.html (in Swedish)
Notice how he doesn't even bother to bring up the Deportees?
Okay, I think I'm adequately recovered from my trip to LA for the ExMS Swedish showcase. I sat down for some nice chats with Anders from Moneybrother and Peter of Burning Heart Records, so look for that stuff to get posted soon. Transcriptions are not my strong point, but I'll try to get it done ASAP. As for the show, the Deportees were only slightly less boring live than on record, Moneybrother ruled but suffered from a somewhat indifferent crowd and The Ark was brilliant. Who knew those guys had so many screaming gayboy fans in LA? They actually got called back for a much-deserved encore of "Father of a son" too. Good times.
Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:
01. Smak - Hallanvaara
02. Moneybrother - They're Building Walls Around Us
03. Christian Walz - Never Be Afraid Again
04. Thomas Dybdahl - A Lovestory
05. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himlen men ingen vill dö
06. Lazyboy - Underwear Goes Inside The Pants
07. Hammerfall - Bloodbound
08. Annie - My Heartbeat
09. Håkan Hellström - En Midsommarnattsdröm
10. Husky Rescue - City Lights
11. In Flames - Touch Of Red
12. LAB - When Heaven Gets Dirty
13. The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys
14. The Confusions - Don't Let the World Catch You Crying
15. Darin - Money For Nothing
16. Johnny Deluxe - Vi Vil Ha Mer
17. The Ark - One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
18. Pain - Same Old Song
19. Moder Jords Massiva - Fast Attack/ Slow Decay
20. Gubb - Om Änglar Finns
Challengers:
01. Mendez - Is That Ok
02. Deportees - Champagne
03. Sugarplum Fairy - Far Away From Man
04. Jim Stärk - Morning Song
05. Beats And Styles - Two White Monkeys
Go here to vote for your favorite.
The Ark will play a couple additional dates in NYC when they are over here with ExMS. More info can be found at the band's website: http://www.thearkworld.com/
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Moneybrother - To die alone
02. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender
03. Hammerfall - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
04. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
05. Darin - The anthem
06. Håkan Hellström - Ett kölikbarns bekännelser
07. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
08. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
09. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
10. Caesars - Paper Tigers
11. Arash - Arash Arash
12. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
13. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
14. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen (filmmusik)
15. Ted Gärdestad - Sol vind & vatten - Det bästa
16. Barbados - Best of Barbados 1994-2004
17. Soilwork - Stabbing the Drama
18. Pain - Dancing with the Dead
19. The Ark - State of the Ark
20. The Real Group - In the Middle of Life
Go here to download some demo tracks from Consequences, a Swedish band consisting primarily of members from Marit Bergman's backing band: http://www.consequences.se/musik.php