23 Nov 2024
Music
Featured Music What's on: Stockholm

Rita Ora and other stars of Sommarkrysset

Sommarkrysset is a long-running summer entertainment format of Swedish TV4, going on its 13th season. It is broadcast live from the Gröna Lund amusement park on summer Saturdays, giving the music fans the chance to enjoy performances by Swedish and international artists either on location or through their TV screens. The programme also includes a […]

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Culture Music Swedish Culture

Sing-along at Skansen – The ultimate summer tradition

The Swedes absolutely love a good sing-along and Allsång på Skansen is really the most Swedish of all things Swedish. On summer Tuesdays, the crowds gather in thousands to sing together at Skansen, and another million or two watch it on the telly.  The sing-along tradition at Skansen actually dates back to 1935, and its run […]

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Culture Featured Music Videos

Josefine Myrberg – Making music on her own terms

We met up with Swedish singer and songwriter Josefine Myrberg to talk about her music, her inspirations and influences, and dreams for the future. Check out the video above and read on to find out more about Josefine.   Josefine Myrberg first caught our attention with her raspy voice and disarming smile on the Swedish […]

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New Music Friday: YLC’s Recommended June Jams

We are once again celebrating New Music Friday by cherry-picking the Swedish releases you can’t miss. Josefine Myrberg: Head Over Heels (video) Josefine Myrberg has today released her new video for Head Over Heels. She’s now made videos for all three of her new songs released this year, forming a kind of trilogy of storytelling […]

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Music

Radiohead at Globen

The last time Radiohead touched Swedish ground for a performance was in 2003, that’s 3 of the band’s albums ago. Back then they were touring with the Hail to The Thief – and the music from Kid A, their legendary album that revolutionised the rock n’ roll’s musical landscape forever, was still a fresh flavour in […]

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Festivals Music News

Department 2017 – A huge warehouse party success!

Department, Stockholm’s newest electronic and general contemporary music festival, had its first edition on June 3-4 at Slakthusområdet, i.e. Stockholm’s Meat-packing District. This intimate two-day warehouse party had its main stage in an industrial warehouse built in 1912 in Art Noveau style, and it was a fully sold-out success. The festival was divided into 3 areas, two […]

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Community Festivals

Stockholm Brewers Festival 2017

Beer lovers of Stockholm now have a new occasion to look forward to… Stockholm Brewers Festival may have just had its first edition, but has promised to come back next year and to have echoing mini beer events though the rest of the year. This first edition of the festival, which had a total sold-out […]

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Music New Music Friday

New Music Friday with Summer Vibes

After last week’s bonanza of a crazy amount of cool new tunes, this morning’s batch of new Swedish releases felt at first a bit underwhelming. But we dug deeper to find the ones that demand your attention. So here are our picks you should check out if you’re out cherry-picking for some cool new tunes that […]

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New Music Friday: Rein and all the other cool Grrls

I keep telling you in these Friday round-ups how any music fan’s luxury problem nowadays is all the frickin’ amazing music coming out every week. This Friday is however even more overwhelming than usual in the sheer amount of great music being released. That’s why you are getting a whole playlist of our picks of […]

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Culture Music

Miriam Bryant returns to Cirkus

A year ago Miriam Bryant stood on the stage at Cirkus in Stockholm victorious – selling out the venue that time felt like the final confirmation of her breakout stardom. The TV series Så Mycket Bättre had endeared her to the wide masses and she was riding the wave in style, clocking in something like […]

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