Hip hop + Indie = True

My favourite radio show P3Pop was last Monday about the influence of Hip Hop, Soul and modern Rnb on indie in recent years, Swedish indie in particular, including Peter Morén and the brilliant Jenny Wilson. Even if you cant speak Swedish, listen to the music and read the songs listing, available if you click on "musiken i programmet". Scroll down to find the show from last Monday.



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Using the gift

Following a wonderful gig by Sambassadeur this Friday (where I turned up early and snatched one of the few chairs available) where I enjoyed their beautiful tunes with sipping some red wine, this music week continued in best possible for me personally.

Two christmases ago I got an LP-player (to my surprise, but it was a happy surprise). So far I had only listened to my parents old records and bought one new for myself (the brilliant Swede in Cocoanut groove). Yesterday when I was in Stockholm returning borrowed books to the librabry and doing some other stuff I made an unplanned visit to a record store andbought four LP:s which makes my own collection five times bigger than it was before...

These included one with Curtis Mayfield and the best from his Impressions years, one old album with Charlatans and two with indie bands which are new to me, but which I am looking forward to listen to.



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Love is all you need

Swedish indie band Love Is All is coming out with a new album and will perform in various cities in North America, amongst others in New York at the end of this month.

Go see them!




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The bird is the word!

Apparently Debaser in Stockholm have heard that the bird is the word. If you like me are a fan of Family Guy one couldn´t help but smiling at this event. Despite being a drumming cat, I know that the bird is the word!



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Sambassadeur is back!

Gothenburg-based Sambassadeur is back with a new album and will play live at Debaser Slussen in Stockholm this Friday, a concert I will of course attend. So if your´e passing by Stockholm this weekend, dont miss them!

From their recent show at Debaser in Malmö (another rock club in the Debaser "chain".



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Update on Edwyn Collins

A couple of weeks ago I recommended the beautiful documentary about Edwyn Collins recovery from a stroke he suffered in 2005. Now it´s 2010 and his progress is still ongoing with steps in the right direction. His wife Grace Maxwell has written the book "Falling and laughing" about Edwyn´s way back to the music scene. Hear Edwyn and Grace talk about the recovery and the book on BBC Radio Scotland. About 26 minutes into the show starts the interview with Edwyn and Grace.

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