In terms of acclaim from her peers, 070 Shake’s credentials are impeccable – she’s been the musical guest of choice for artists including Kanye West and Silvana Imam. But she’s far more than a sidekick to famous friends – over the past couple of years she’s been breaking out and building out her own audience, […]
Angel Olsen is a testament to music’s ability to move, often in ways like no other artform. Her songs, whether she’s writing stormy, crashing epics like All Mirrors or soft, quietly personal folk songs like Heart-Shaped Face, hit in a deep, powerful way, proof of art’s hold over us in ways we struggle to understand. […]
Norwegian group Tuvaband, the musical project of Tuva Hellum Marschhäuser, have long been known for their ability to stun, with their debut album Soft Drop showcasing her spectacular voice and spectral, captivating songs. On her second outing, I Entered The Void, written after a spell of self-imposed isolation, things have changed. Soft Drop’s ghostly minimalism is […]
Nationalmuseum examines how the work of classical filters down and influences the work of contemporary artists in this new exhibition "Inspiration"
You probably didn’t know, or at least I didn’t know, that a guy from Gothenburg was Walt Disney’s art director. But that’s exactly the journey Gustaf Tenggren took. Growing up as one of six in the little village of Magra by Alingsås, he later studied in Gothenburg where one of his clients was Stora Teatern. […]
Amason have been busy recently. 2019 has seen the dream-pop troupe drop the first part of their Galaxy double-album, with the second half due to touch terra firma in early 2020. Galaxy I sticks to what they do best – slow, starry spellbinding songs - so we can expect more from the second chapter. And you can […]
Amason have been busy recently. 2019 has seen the dream-pop troupe drop the first part of their Galaxy double-album, with the second half due to touch terra firma in early 2020. Galaxy I sticks to what they do best – slow, starry spellbinding songs - so we can expect more from the second chapter. And you can […]
If you miss live music, you can always tune into Låt Live Leva instead. The online festival runs in one-day sessions, generally averaging a new edition every week. Janice, Sabina Ddumba & Molly Hammar, Daniel Adams-Ray and more have hit the stage so far, with more artists set to join in upcoming editions. You can […]
There are a lot of things that symbolise the gap between generations, and right now ASMR is one of the biggest. Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response is something you probably won’t have heard of if you’re over 30, but the genre, primarily consisting of YouTube videos of tapping, whispering, scratching and other strange, soft noises designed […]
Gigs, as you can imagine, are rare these days, so we’ve had to dip into the world of online streams for gig highlight material. But if you’re going digital, last month’s epic 36-hour stream from Ingrid Studios certainly gave you bang for your buck. Spanning three days (36 continuous hours), it featured performances from deep […]
The material for this exhibition at Bonners Konsthall originates from Éva Mag’s father’s collection of old items abandoned by their owners, which he keeps on his lot outside of Stockholm. Mag has brought old machines, motors and other bits and pieces from that collection into the art hall, where she and others take turns to […]
Rebecka Rolfart is a psych musician with more than an interest in the occult, and she brings a sense of the other world to her band, The Hanged Man. They returned with a new single late last year, the ghostly pop of Good Dreams, a song that sounds like you’re hearing it in the middle […]
Originally planned for March, Färgfabriken will now be holding their annual spring market in June instead (assuming corona restrictions etc who knows you get it by now). Apart from the date switch, the market is sticking to its classic format – exhibitors selling food, handcrafts, art pieces and more along with food trucks, a café […]
Photo: Einar Jolin, Interior, 1913. Oil on Canvas, 45,5 x 38 cm. Photo: Prallan Allsten/ Moderna museet This exhibition is about cultural exchange, specifically that between Sweden and Scandinavia and Japan. As information about Japanese culture started to filter into the West in a major way with the rise of mass media in the […]
Photo: Carl Bengtsson/Skarp Agent Last year, Sweden tragically lost the writer and professor Sara Danius to cancer. A big part of Danius’ visual presence in the public mind was the dresses she wore to Nobel Gala ceremonies, and that’s what this exhibition at Nationalmuseum takes in. It focuses on the interaction between designer Pär […]
Photo: Johan Eldrot Sven-Harrys re-opened in June, which means Stockholmers get another chance to catch up with their current exhibition. Now extended to September after its initial February-May run time was disrupted by corona, Art In Fashion is the baby of fashion expert and trend analyst Cay Bond, who has brought together the works […]
Photo: Miki Anagrius Missing live jazz at Fasching? Well then, it’s worth keeping an eye on their Facebook page, where they have been, and will continue to be, streaming live shows for the foreseeable future. The streams have so far taken in a wide range of artists, from classic jazz to more eclectic fare, […]
Photo: Gregor Kallina One of the downsides of mining is that it can make a big hole. And things can then fall into that hole. To stop that being the fate of Kiruna, Sweden’s northernmost city, they’re moving the town by three kilometres, which means that about a third of the people and buildings have […]
Photo: Mamma Andersson, About a girl, 2005 Originally due to open to coincide with International Women’s Day back in March, this exhibition may have been delayed by corona but that doesn’t diminish its value. With Artipelag finally back open, Signature Women can now fulfil the job it was supposed to – showcasing 100 years […]
There’s something very special about this tour from Norwegian pop superstar Astrid S, apart from just the music. Inspired by the global climate movement, she’s made the entire tour climate-neutral, working with the Norwegian climate company CHOOOSE to both reduce the tour’s waste and Co2 output as well as compensating for the waste and Co2 […]
