Looptroop Rockers are hitting up the West Coast this month after SXSW:
03/23 - Mount Tabor Theatre, Portland, OR
03/24 - Roxy's Vets Club, Mt Shasta, CA
03/25 - Club 6ix, San Francisco, CA
03/26 - Viper Room, Los Angeles, CA
03/27 - Boomer's Bar, Las Vegas, NV
03/28 - Garage Theatre, Long Beach, CA
I believe that Chords, Timbuktu and Adam Tensta are on this tour as well.
will be putting on a post-SXSW showcase at the Viper Room in LA on March 26 featuring Last Days of April, Timbuktu & Chords, Adam Tensta and Maskinen. More at Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=314613801794&ref=nf
Here are the winners of the 2010 Swedish Grammis:
Album: Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
Childrens album: Bröderna Lindgren - Presenterar meningen med livet!
Folk music/ballad: Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
Hard rock: Mustasch - Mustasch
Jazz: Jeanette Lindström - Attitude and orbit control
Club/Hip-hop: Promoe - Kråksången
Composer: Amanda Jenssen & Pär Wiksten - Happyland
Female artist: Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
Male artist: Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
Newcomer: Erik Hassle - Hassle
Pop: Fibes, Oh Fibes! - 1987
Rock: Kent - Röd
Producer: Kent & Joshua - Röd
Lyrics: Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
Song: Mando Diao - Dance with somebody
Video: Timbuktu - Välj mej (dir. Daniel Wirtberg & Jonas Rudström)
Full list here: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/1396/Universal_Music_arets_stora_vinnare_pa_Grammisgalan.html
Swedes love to spend winter vacation in Thailand, why not send them a bunch of bands for entertainment (and charity)? Check out the ReEarth Festival in Koh Samui, Thailand on February 25-26: http://www.reearth.me/
Acts confirmed include Timbuktu, Sahara Hotnights, Looptroop Rockers, Chords and more.
The nominees for the Swedish Grammis/MTV award in the category of best music video have been announced:
Adam Tensta, Eboi, Infinite Mass - Area turns red 09 (dir. Marcus Lundin)
Adiam Dymott - Miss you (dir. Senay & Kolacz)
Air France - No excuses (dir. Marcus Söderlund)
Amanda Jensen - Happyland (dir. Jerker Josefsson)
Bob Hund - Bli aldrig som oss bli värre! (dir. Johan Söderberg)
BWO - Right here right now (dir. Josef Andersson)
El Perro Del Mar - Change of heart (dir. Filip Nilsson)
Elin Lanto - Love made me stupid (dir. Robinovich)
Fever Ray - When I grow up (dir. Martin de Thurrah)
Jenny Wilson - Like a fading rainbow (dir. Marcus Söderlund)
Pato Pooh feat. Adam Tensta - Follow me (dir. Maceo Frost)
Peter Bjorn and John - It don't move me (dir. Filip Nilsson)
Promoe - Svennebanan (dir. Magnus Härdner)
Taken By Trees - My boys (dir. Marcus Söderlund)
The Sound Of Arrows - Into the clouds (dir. The Sound Of Arrows)
Timbuktu - Välj mej (dir. Daniel Wirtberg & Jonas Rudström)
Promoe - Mammas Gata (dir. Magnus Härdner)
Moneybrother - Born under a bad sign (dir. Kalle Haglund)
Mando Diao - Gloria (dir. Jörn Heitmann)
Melody Club - The only ones (dir. Peder Bergstrand)
View/vote here: http://grammis.mtv.se/
Check out Promoe's new video for "Mammas gata" featuring Timbuktu, Supreme and Andreas Grega: http://www.universalmusic.se/video581.aspx?bcpid=27583318001&bctid=38451036001
Promoe's brand new mixtape "Bondfångeri" is being given away as a free download: http://www.looptrooprockers.com/bondfangeri-mixtape/
Guests include his Looptroop Rockers collaborators Embee, Cosmic and Supreme as well as Timbuktu, Afasi and more.
Swedish rapper Timbuktu has a new track for free download called "City lights" featuring guestspots from Promoe and Tingsek: http://www.timbuk.nu/
Swedish hip-hop star Timbuktu will make his UK debut at the venue 229 in London on May 21.
Promoe from Looptroop Rockers will release his new Swedish-language solo album "Kråksången" on April 22 via JuJu Records. Producers on the record include Astma, Filthy, DJ Large and Jimmy Ledrac and there will be guest appearances by Timbuktu, Supreme, Afasi, PSTQ and Vincent. More info and a download of the first single "Detta har hänt" here: http://www.looptrooprockers.com/promoes-new-album-in-swedish/
Check out Timbuktu's new video for "Välj mej": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HmHSbeDXSo&fmt=18
TimbuktuTimbuktu is back with his new record "En high 5 & 1 falafel" and it starts off with a few words from the new President Barack Obama before continuing with no surprise, in its political ways. That is also the theme for this new creation of Timbuktu's, no surprise. There are a few differences when compared to previous releases though and one is that Timbuktu has incorporated a lot more different genres and has created a modified sound, but it isn't enough to get the listener interested. Timbuktu became one of Sweden's most loved artists and with both "W.D.M.D" and "The botten is nåd" in his back pocket for good reason, but when "Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö" was released you could sense that Timbuktu's steam was running out and with this new album there wasn't any left. Still though, Timbuktu is a good musician and even though this isn't his best release it still has some reasonable level of quality.
- Morten Frisch
Check out the video for the new Timbuktu single "N.A.P.": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEaoVEoQDWI&fmt=18
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Anna Ternheim - Leaving on a mayday
02. Lena + Orup - Dubbel
03. Lasse Stefanz - Svängjul
04. Magnus Carlsson - Re:collection 93-08
05. ABBA - The albums (9CD box set)
06. Jill Johnson - Baby blue paper
07. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
08. Charlotte Perrelli - Rimfrostjul
09. Bo Kaspers Orkester - 8
10. Timbuktu - En high 5 & 1 falafel
11. Hans Alfredsson/Tage Danielsson/Lasse O'Månsson - Lindemans låda - Fullare än någonsin
12. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
13. Agnes - Dance love pop
14. Agnetha Fältskog - My very best
15. Sonja Aldén - Under mitt tak
16. Frida Hyvönen - Silence is wild
17. Sophie Zelmani - The ocean and me
18. Markus Fagervall - Steal my melody
19. Thorleifs - Förälskade
20. Takida - Bury the lies
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
02. Bo Kaspers Orkester - 8
03. Jill Johnson - Baby blue paper
04. Timbuktu - En high 5 & 1 falafel
05. ABBA - The albums (9CD box set)
06. Hans Alfredsson/Tage Danielsson/Lasse O'Månsson - Lindemans låda - Fullare än någonsin
07. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
08. Agnetha Fältskog - My very best
09. Agnes - Dance love pop
10. Thorleifs - Förälskade
11. Sonja Aldén - Under mitt tak
12. Frida Hyvönen - Silence is wild
13. Markus Fagervall - Steal my melody
14. Takida - Bury the lies
15. Hanna Hedlund - Det är jag som är mamman
16. Hello Saferide - More modern short stories from Hello Saferide
17. Sophie Zelmani - The ocean and me
18. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
19. Uno Svenningsson - Jag sjunger för dig
20. Andreas Johnson - Rediscovered
