Sweden emphasizes courts’ independence as Trump says, “give A$AP Rocky his FREEDOM”
Donald Trump offered to "personally vouch for" bail to get A$AP Rocky out of jail in Sweden, but the country doesn't have a bail system.
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Sweden’s The Hellacopters playing a NYC boat show after Psycho Las Vegas
This is The Hellacopters' first NYC show in 12 years and only East Coast date in 2018.
watch “Christmas in Sweden with Teddybears”
Christmas traditions vary around the world. For example, in Sweden the whole country basically shuts down to watch a 1958 Donald Duck holiday special...
This is Head released self-titled third album (watch the new video for “Pieces”)
Malmö, Sweden's This is Head just released their self titled third album via Adrian Recordings. The band's sound that pulls from a lot of different places -- sometimes dark postpunk, sometimes anthemic rock, some solid grooves in there too -- but it's all melted to…
The Tarantula Waltz released ‘Tinder Stick Neck,’ shares new video, making new EP with The…
Swedish singer-songwriter Markus Svensson has been making music as The Tarantula Waltz for five years or so with an earnest, folky sound that's more Minneapolis than Malmö...
Robyn, First Aid Kit, Max Martin and other musicians soon featured on Swedish postage stam…
Sweden is paying tribute to some of their current crop of musicians via a new series of "musikundret" (music miracle) postage stamps. Among the faces soon to be affixed to credit card bills and greeting cards are Robyn, First Aid Kit, and Backstreet Boys/Britney Spears/N'Sync producer…
‘Sweden Makes Music’ happening again at Baby’s All Right (featuring NYC debut of Sincerely…
You may remember almost exactly a year ago a bunch of Swedish bands played Baby's All Right for an event called Sweden Makes Music. The Consulate General of Sweden in New York are doing it again at Baby's All Right on November 11 featuring more Scandinavian dance/pop artists, including Mer…
Motown songwriter Deke Richards, RIP
Deke Richards, a producer and songwriter who was part of the team responsible for Motown hits like "I Want You Back" and "Maybe Tomorrow," died Sunday at age 68, according to a press release from Universal Music...
members of Miike Snow, Dungen and other Swedish bands form supergroup Amason (stream a tra…
DOWNLOAD: Amason - Margins (MP3)
What do you do when you're friends and your various bands are in states of downtime? Form a supergroup, or supergruppen in the case of Swedish band Amason which features the talents of Pontus Winnberg of Miike Snow, Gustaf Ejstes of Dungen, Nils Törnqvist an…
What do you do when you're friends and your various bands are in states of downtime? Form a supergroup, or supergruppen in the case of Swedish band Amason which features the talents of Pontus Winnberg of Miike Snow, Gustaf Ejstes of Dungen, Nils Törnqvist an…
What’s going on Wednesday?
Other Lives @ Rock Werchter 2012 (more by Tim Griffin)
Sky Ferreira @ BVCMJ 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
today in NYC
* Build @ The Stone
* Big Terrific @ Cameo
* Eyehategod @ Saint Vitus
* Camp Lo @ Knitting Factory
* Dear Comrade, Hints @ Cameo
* Aaron Neville @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Mount Eerie @ Le Poisson R…
Sky Ferreira @ BVCMJ 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
today in NYC
* Build @ The Stone
* Big Terrific @ Cameo
* Eyehategod @ Saint Vitus
* Camp Lo @ Knitting Factory
* Dear Comrade, Hints @ Cameo
* Aaron Neville @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Mount Eerie @ Le Poisson R…