Posts Tagged ‘Music’
Midsummer, Quincy Jones and a banned Ikea commercial
Small frogs dance
Midsummer weekend is over. Celebrating the longest day of the year, the shortest night, light in the sky until the sun rises again. Midsummer is also a celebration of fertility, which is hard to miss considering the shape of the midsummer tree. Read the rest of this entry »
May parents own guitars? Small criminals and an industry on the upswing
56 € please
The music industry has been facing serious problems for a couple of years now. No one wants to buy CDs when all music can be found on the internet. How big, powerful and how desperate this industry is a became obvious in the recent court case around Pirate Bay.
I am therefore happy to announce that at least the Germans have found a way out of this crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
All about books: Mario, Caroline & general controversy
general controversy
The Swedish Academy gave the Nobel price for literature to Mario Vargas Llosa today.
Mario was caught by surprise, but thinks these are wonderful news. He thought he had been forgotten.
Others think it is crazy to give this price to someone who is actually read. Which in turn comes as a surprise to those Read the rest of this entry »
King of Pop – Sweden and Music #2
It's in the mix
Everyone knows ABBA. We remember Roxette. Quite a few know that The Hives, Mando Diao and Backyard Babies are from Sweden. Or Agnes (releeeease me). And Robyn of course! There are many more incredibly talented musicians here and I am amazed by the amount of tunes this nation sends out in the aether. (It’s in the genes. Or is it? This is one of my 3-6 biggest questionmarks).
There are some great men and women outside the limelight who reliably supply the western worlds radio stations with ear candy. Read the rest of this entry »
Textbook concerts – a nation in tune
One thing I will never understand about Sweden is the country’s most successful TV-format since 1979. ”Allsång på Skansen” is sent weekly ever since and has incredible support among the Swedish public.
The concept: A more professional singer gets up on stage and sings a song. The audience is equipped with the lyrics, sits on wooden benches and sings along while they clap their hands and sway left and right.
