Attention Sirius/XM listeners: this week's show (Dec. 21/22) will be a special punk/hardcore feAture and the following week (Dec. 28/29) will be all jazz. Playlists will be posted (eventually). Regular programming will return in 2009.
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Sanna, Shirley, Sonja - Our Christmas
02. Per Gessle - Party crasher
03. Lasse Stefanz - Svängjul
04. ABBA - The albums (9CD box set)
05. Hans Alfredsson/Tage Danielsson/Lasse O'Månsson - Lindemans låda - Fullare än någonsin
06. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
07. Vikingarna - Den sista dansen - Live från Arvika
08. Amy Diamond - En helt ny Jul
09. Ulf Lundell - Omaha
10. Lena + Orup - Dubbel
11. Charlotte Perrelli - Rimfrostjul
12. Carola - I denna nAtt blir världen ny - Jul i Betlehem II
13. Darin - Flashback
14. Anna Ternheim - Leaving on a mayday
15. Jill Johnson - Baby blue paper
16. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
17. Magnus Carlsson - Re:collection 93-08
18. Eldkvarn - Hunger Hotell
19. Takida - Bury the lies
20. Frida Hyvönen - Silence is wild
RinneRadio's 20th anniversary collection is streaming in its entirety At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/rinneradio
Read more about the collection (and the band) right here: https://www.rinneradio.com/news.htm
Marching Band are doing a one-off gig in London At The Luminaire on January 8 with The Clientele.
Live music with Those Dancing Days At PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/12/19/musik-med-those-dancing-days/
Finnish act I Was A Teenage SAtan Worshipper are giving away their new mini-album "Dark business" as a free download: Atsw.com/darkbusiness" target="_blank">https://www.iwAtsw.com/darkbusiness
Hits in the Car on the lAtest (and last?) song from Danish DIY artist One Weekly Gun: https://stytzer.blogspot.com/2008/12/one-xmas-song.html
Lampshade's new 6-track MCD "Stop pause play" is now confirmed for release on January 26. Preview/pre-order At the band's website: https://www.lampshade.dk/
WAtch a high quality video clip of Paddington Distortion Combo playing live in Berlin: Atch?v=_V3ddSV_tkw&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=_V3ddSV_tkw&fmt=18
Scandinavian artists in Pitchfork's top 50 albums of 2008 list: The Tallest Man on Earth (#47), Lykke Li (#45), Air France (#14) and Lindstrøm (#12). Read more: Ature/148001-the-50-best-albums-of-2008" target="_blank">https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feAture/148001-the-50-best-albums-of-2008
It's a Trap! will be taking a short, much-needed break after today to recharge the bAtteries and put the finishing touches on a new site revamp. See you in 2009?
Turbonegro is coming to the Pacific Northwest in April:
04/12 - Hawthorne TheAtre, Portland, OR
04/13 - El Corazon, SeAttle, WA
04/14 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC
Swedish deAth-metal act Torture Division have a new demo posted for free download: https://www.torturedivision.net/
The band feAtures members from The Project HAte MCMXCIX and Vomitory and perform in the classic old-school Swedish style.
Check out the new video for "En hand i himlen" from JonAthan Johansson: Atch?v=7-TIba-dw5A" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=7-TIba-dw5A