The Tram Sessions is a new Swedish video blog run by GBG TV4's Jerry Bownman and Anna Flytström in the fine tradition of many other live music video blogs such Le Blogotheque, Black Cab Sessions and so on, except that of course, this time the performers are filmed performing on trams in Göteborg. Go there now for clips from Detektivbyrån and Tilde: https://www.thetramsessions.se/
Check out The Haunted's new video for "Trenches": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahvvQEe4Gkk&fmt=22
Check out Alibi Tom on SPIN Earth: https://www.spinearth.tv/articles/165
Swedish indiepop act The Pale Corners have a new track called "Makes tonight all mine" streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thepalecorners
Look for a 3" CD single from the band on Cloudberry Records later this month.
Swedish electronica artist Fredrik Jonasson has a new album called "Blood=life" available for free download, complete with bonus remixes: https://fredrikjonasson.com/blood=life/
The Tremolo Beer Gut's surf-rock cover of "Rave Kenneth" by fellow Danes Beta Satan is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thetremolobeergut
Hear the original here: https://www.myspace.com/betasatan
Maskinen's brand new video for the track "Pengar" is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xABVfIz_b_4&fmt=18
Check out Swedish indiepop act Elenette's new video for "Jag hatar män": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HVjkZI1hx0
Live music with Jenny Wilson at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/02/20/musik-med-jenny-wilson/
Discobelle has a new track from Swedish hip-hop artist Henok Achido for free download: https://www.discobelle.net/2009/02/20/no-rest-for-the-wicked/
Pitchfork has the premiere of the new Röyksopp video "Happy up here": https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/149297-pitchforktv-ryksopp-happy-up-here-video-premiere
Check out a clip showing off the assembly of the new Scraps of Tape album "Grand letdown": https://www.vimeo.com/3276027
Check out three live tracks from Ane Brun at Absolute Radio, including a Beatles cover: https://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/artists/ane_brun/article/3608.html
Finnish act Viola, a longtime favorite of mine - they have a track on "Reader's companion volume two", has decided that from now on all their music will be free and posted for download right here: https://www.violamusicclub.com/
Not only that, the band also says that starting in April, they'll be posting a new song on the first of every month. There still might be some limited edition physical objects in the distant future, but the music will always be available to everyone. Says the band: "There are plenty of reasons for our new approach, but the one main thing is that releasing records hasn't been economically speaking very reasonable for us. And since we can create and record music practically without expenses we have decided to get rid of all intermediary agents like pressing factories and record shops so that people have a chance to get our music free of charge. This new method also creates a new spontaneity since there are no more waiting periods before getting our music to reach the ears of our listeners."
Swedish retro rockers Dollhouse have added the track "Free your soul to the music" to their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/rockandsoul