Comments on: SWEDEN.SE:Music

SWEDEN.SE:Music

mr.marx — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:35:20 -0800

SWEDEN.SE:Music gives you a selection of the best Swedish pop and rock music right now.

By: Item

Item — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:55:50 -0800

What, no ABBA?

By: punkrockrat

punkrockrat — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:44:23 -0800

I would also recommend Avi Roig's *excellent" itsatrap.com for some very excellent coverage of the Scandinavian music scene. On the same note, how is it that Scandinavia has some of the best musical groups ever?!? Case in point: The Hellacopters.

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:33:38 -0800

thanks comrade!

By: misteraitch

misteraitch — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:48:14 -0800

Cool: thank you!

By: DragonBoy

DragonBoy — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:02:02 -0800

I'm always finding myself on Swedes Please when I'm hankering for some Swedish pop goodness (give Hello Saferide a spin!)

By: slimepuppy

slimepuppy — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:28:44 -0800

Sweden produces a lot of amazing rock/pop music that unfortunately, due to the language barrier, never crosses over. The anglicised metal tends to travel better. Kent is one of my all time favorite bands, even though my Swedish comprehension is terrible. Isola is a thoroughly amazing album.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:02:17 -0800

Can't mention the Hellacopters (who rock), without also mentioning Gluecipher.

By: dame

dame — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:10:10 -0800

Thanks, mr.marx. I will take all music recommendations you proffer (in fact, your playlist from a MeCha swap is the best-loved mix on my iPod).

By: scratch

scratch — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:28:40 -0800

psmealey, Gluecifer is from Norway. As are Turbonegro, another fave of mine. Apparently this is a whole nother country from Sweden, but I think we can all agree that the Scandihoovians truly know how to rock. (And design stylish furniture.) As for Swedish garage rock, I still think the Hives provide the best reason to get up in the morning, or the afternoon, as the case may be.

By: livii

livii — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:36:30 -0800

Great post (and links in the comments), thanks!

By: dhartung

dhartung — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:19:12 -0800

AskMe: Why does so much good music come from Sweden and Belgium? Sweden is the third largest exporter of music (relative to its population), at least in part due to the efforts of Export Music Sweden, a trade group. My personal favorite (being 50% Swedish-American, I must have one): the departed Salt and Nina Ramsby.

By: QIbHom

QIbHom — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:41:26 -0800

Swedish folk music rocks, too. Check out Garmena sometime.

By: Saellys

Saellys — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:07:36 -0800

slimepuppy is right, Kent are amazing. Isola has been in my regular rotation for three years, and now that I finally live in a major population center I might be able to track down the rest of their releases.

By: gemmy

gemmy — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:14:16 -0800

Thanks! I hadn't seen that particular one before. I like listening to some of the Swedish radio stations online. P3 Svea (hit the play button for popup player) is current Swedish music too. For some other P3 (i.e. music) channels, ones that include more hip hop and rock, and more alternative stuff, go to www.sr.se and click "Webbradio" on the top menu and you can listen to the various channels like "P3 Rockster", "P3 Street", etc.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:17:52 -0800

Apparently this is a whole nother country from Sweden Fuck. Busted.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:22:16 -0800

Although, in my defense, I didn't say they were from Sweden. I simply said that you can't mention the Hellacopters without mentioning Gluecipher (Though I probably did think they were from Sweden).