Elias & the Wizzkids - Waste of time (video)

Elias & the Wizzkids get all retro with a little help from Therese Johansson of Lowood. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVMoccMtx08

Pitchfork interviews Robyn

Pitchfork has a brand new feature-length interview with Robyn: https://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/7817-robyn/

Sirius playlist week #26

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. C.Aarmé - M.P.P
02. TALK 1
03. Abcess Exil - Havsluft
04. MF/MB/ - The big machine
05. Magnus Pelander - You have got no friends to turn to
06. TALK 2
07. The Bear Quartet - We're not gonna make it
08. Nidingr - Hymiskvitha
09. Kopfer Kat - Planet noise
10. No Hope for the Kids - Gasangreb
11. TALK 3
12. Jasmine Kara - Try my love again
13. The Goner - Strong interactions
14. Jesper Norda - Gentle and slow with a new sharp edge
15. TALK 4
16. Menfolk - Heart and sling
17. Andreas Söderlund - Hawaii
18. Hebosagil - Big sun
19. TALK 5

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

The Swede Beat #17

Issue #17 of Swede Beat is now online and its focus is on the hip Stockholm neighborhood of Södermalm: https://www.theswedebeat.com/magazine/17-sodermalm/

Hombre Malo to tour Russia

Okkultokrati-related act Hombre Malo will be touring Russia and the Baltics later this month -- dates and sample tunes at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/hombremalooslo

Figurines - Lucky to love (video)

Figurines now have a video for their new single "Lucky to love": https://morningsiderecords.dk/2010/06/video-figurines-%E2%80%93-lucky-to-love/

Robyn - Don't fucking tell me what to do (video)

Robyn's new video for "Don't fucking tell me what to do" isn't just 3D, it's also interactive with Twitter: https://robyn.com/killingme/
Lucky for me, I've got a pair of the good ol' red+green glasses on my desk from the Finnish band Radar whose new EP "A black shade of neon" has a 3D cover.

VBS: Skate Sweden (video)

Kinda OT, but whatever: VBS' latest episode of their "Skate Europe" series visits Sweden: https://www.vbs.tv/watch/skate-europe-season-2--2/skate-sweden-part-1-of-5

Rigas den Andre - W.A.S.P. (What's your poison?) (video)

"We are special people." Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV82gVr85Dk

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Robyn
02. Kent
03. The Radio Dept.
04. The Drums
05. Familjen
06. Ratatat
07. Jens Lekman
08. Wild Nothing
09. LCD Soundsystem
10. Bob Hund

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/

The Silent Ballet reviews No words

The Silent Ballet reviews Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words' "No words" cassette: https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3451/Default.aspx

Body talk pt. 2 gets release date

Robyn's next album, "Body talk pt. 2" -- the 2nd of a promised trilogy, has been confirmed for release on September 6.

The Hives to release covers EP

The Hives have recorded a new 3-song covers EP called "Tarred and feathered" which will be released digitally on July 2 and on vinyl a week later. Check out Spinner for a sample of one cut, a cover of "Civilization's dying" by classic midwestern punks Zero Boys: https://www.spinner.com/2010/06/23/the-hives-civilizations-dying-zero-boys-cover/
If you've never heard Zero Boys I strongly recommend you grab a copy of the "Vicious circle" reissue that Secretly Canadian did last year. Essential top-10 hardcore/punk IMO; this cover not so much, but whatever.

The Animal Five have a new website, Robyn cover

Sweden's The Animal Five have unveiled a new website where they will be posting a new cover tune every month. Up first: Robyn's "Dancing on my own": https://www.theanimalfive.com/

New single from Tomas Halberstad very soon

Tomas Halberstad has a new double a-side single on the way this summer: https://tomashalberstad.com/2010/06/20/summer-love-aa/
Looking forward to it!