Pato Pooh - On my way (video)

Check out Pato Pooh's new video for "On my way" (ft. Lazee + Ricky): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iqTnlAeUes

Maia Hirasawa has a new website

Maia Hirasawa has a new website: https://www.maiahirasawa.se/

Jazzaway Records to release massive symphonic jazz work

Coming out on April 15 via Jazzaway Records: Crimetime Orchestra w/Sonny Simmons + KORK perform "Atomic symphony", a massive 2-disc 100-minute work featuring 75 musicians including some of Norway's most renown jazz artists such as Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten, Bugge Wesseltoft and Paal Nilssen-Love. Read more: https://www.jazzaway.com/index.php/news-reader/items/Crimetime_Orchestra_CD.html

Hellsongs loses singer, gains another

Lead vocalist Harriet Ohlsson has parted ways with Swedish lounge-metal act Hellsongs and longtime backup vocalist Siri Bergnéhr will be taking her place.

The Hybris guide to Melodifestivalen

For the Swedes (and the masochists), the Hybris guide to Melodifestivalen: https://hybrism.blogspot.com/2009/03/moscow-does-not-believe-in-tears.html

Sweden Goes SXSW

If you want to make sure you get your fill of Scandinavian music at SXSW, be sure to not only hit the "Danish Dynamite" party on March 20, but also check out "Sweden Goes SXSW" at Habana Calle Patio on March 19. Full details (including some Norwegian names?): https://www.hjelmtorp.com/exms/?p=229

Updated international dates for Baskery

Updated tourdates for Swedish roots act Baskery, including details for SXSW:

03/14 - McGonigel's Mucky Duck, Houston, TX
03/15 - KPFT Radio's 39th Anniversary Birthday Bash, Houston, TX
03/17 - Artz Ribs, Austin, TX
03/18 - Maria's Taco Xpress, Austin, TX
03/19 - SXSW Mother Egans, Austin, TX
03/21 - Folk Alliance at Threadgill's World Headquarters, Austin, TX
03/26 - El Lok, Zurich (CH)
03/27 - Waldsee, Freiburg (GER)
03/28 - Rockpalast-Harmony, Bonn (GER)
03/29 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
03/30 - Schocken, Stuttgart (GER)
03/31 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
04/01 - Glanz and Glori, Osnabruck (GER)
04/02 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (HOL)
04/03 - W2, Den Bosch (HOL)
04/29 - Oslo Blues Club, Oslo (NOR)
04/30 - Bergen Fes, Bergen (NOR)
05/01 - Nidaros Blues Festival, Trondheim (NOR)
05/02 - tbd, tbd (NOR)
05/22 - Spot Festival, Århus (DK)
05/30 - O.B.S. Festival, Beverungen (GER)
05/31 - O.B.S. Festival, Beverungen (GER)
06/20 - Big Session Festival, Leceister (UK)
06/22 - Borderline, London (UK)
06/26 - Glastonbury Festival, Somerset (UK)
07/18 - Stainby Festival, Lincolnshire (UK)
07/19 - Larmertree Festival, Salisbury (UK)
07/24 - Canal Street Jazz & Blues, Arandal (NOR)
07/25 - Canal Street Jazz & Blues, Arandal (NOR)

Musik med Peggy Lejonhjärta

Live music with Peggy Lejonhjärta at PSL, featuring guest appearances from Markus Krunegård (Laakso) and Therese Johansson (Lowood): https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/03/13/musik-med-peggy-lejonhjarta/

Octavia Sperati vocalist joins The Gathering

Silje Wergeland from Norwegian doom act Octavia Sperati has been recruited as the new vocalist for the excellent Dutch act The Gathering. Hear a few new tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/gatheringofficial

Turboweekend - After hours (video)

Soundvenue has the premiere for the new Turboweekend video "After hours": https://soundvenue.com/play/videoer/2009/03/13/soundvenue-premiere-turboweekend
I haven't had a chance to watch it yet myself, but the group's new record "Ghost of a chance" is quite good.

Kristoffer Ragnstam helps promote Earth Hour

The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) has selected an instrumental track from Swedish artist Kristoffer Ragnstam for use in their "Earth Hour" campaign. Check it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc7mXE6dv18

Napoleon = Popjustice song of the day

Popjustice has selected the watered-down pop of Napoleon's new single as their 'Song of the Day': https://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3494&Itemid=243

Absolut Noise talks to Dear Euphoria, posts new single

Absolut Noise talks to Dear Euphoria about her new album "Heal my violence" and posts her new single "Pop pills": https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2009/03/second-album-heal-my-violence.html

Kamera - Misfortune strikes again

Kamera's new single "Misfortune strikes again" is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kamerastyle

Sirius XMU programming change next week

Heads up Sirius XM listeners: my show is getting bumped to Monday night @ 11pm ET next week as they will be airing special SXSW programming all weekend. A repeat will air on Tuesday at the same time.