Burgerdudes are a group of guys who have dedicated themselves to the noble task of reviewing as many burgers as is humanely possible (they’ve currently reviewed over 290 in Sweden and all over the world). They also host Stockholm’s annual burger celebration Stockholm Burger Fest, coming back this year for its third edition. They’ve invited […]
Born in Stockholm in 1977, Alexander Klingspor chose to skip a Swedish art education and instead do his learning in America. Inspired by Renaissance, baroque and 1800’s realism, he went to study realistic art and illustration under Mark English in Missouri. Now living in New York, Klingspor turned that education in realism into a tool […]
If it already feels like the rise of Sabina Ddumba to the top of Sweden’s pop strata has been rapid (after only a couple of singles and a debut album in 2016, Homeward Bound, she’s one of the biggest festival acts and most-played artists in the country), she’s only going to get bigger, having signed […]
Summer’s nearly here and that means it’s time for Tove Lo to tour Sweden’s big outdoor stages again. The pop supernova released her latest album Blue Lips (Lady Wood Part II) towards the end of 2017, and while being probably her most adventurous record yet in terms of the sounds it explored, it still has […]
She's Confident and Cool for the Summer, and her name is Demi Lovato. After beginning her career in Hollywood as an actress at just 10-years-old, Lovato has transitioned to, and become one of the most popular names in pop music at age 25. After releasing her first album, titled Don't Forget in 2008, fans certainly […]
They may be of the most controversial bands of its time, but 29 years later, Marilyn Manson are still standing. The rock band has been around since 1989. They first performed at local bars in South Florida, before gaining a cult following. Since then the band has sold almost 50 million records around the globe. […]
Lead by Annika Henderson (who’s put out some excellent records in her own right as Anika), Exploded View sound like something along the lines of an industrial plant tuned to make pop music. There are melodies in there, but they’re distorted though weird metallic waves and brutal crunch, corrugated iron art-rock. Their debut, self-titled album […]
After a successful debut last year, Stockholm Brewers Festival returns to Orionteatern this June. Basically the concept is simple, and you can probably figure it out from the title. It’s a celebration of everything craft beer, a festival which brings together breweries from both Sweden and abroad to showcase their wares. The festival is split […]
Katy Perry is of the best-selling artists of her time, while seemingly continuing to evolve her music style. Shifting from pop with I Kissed a Girl, to dance with Chained to the Rythm and even mixing with trap on Bon Appétit, she has solidified herself as one of the most versatile artists of her generation. […]
At this point, we all know what to expect from Josh Homme’s cobra-rock troupe Queens Of The Stone Age. But that hasn’t stopped them trying to mix it up, collaborating with Alex Turner, Elton John and Trent Renzor on their 2013 album …Like Clockwork and bringing in pop producer Mark Ronson for last year’s follow-up Villains. […]
It was a long way back now, but Glasvegas of Glasgow's self-titled debut album was a very special record, one that managed to capture a little of their home city’s strange soul and pair it with sweeping, widescreen rock music. The emotional force of songs like Flowers & Football Tops and It’s My Own Cheating […]
Hip-Hop and R&B are undergoing a transitional phase, as the talents of the early-mid 2000’s age, the younger artists have begun to climb the rankings and make a name for themselves. Roy Woods is one of them. With the ability to switch from soft beats and emotional lyrics on songs such as Drama and Say […]
Taking its name from Part II (On the Run), a song from Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail that featured Beyoncé, the 2014 On The Run joint tour the couple embarked on was a huge success. But that tour only left North America for two shows in Paris. Now with both one further album into their careers […]
The world of hip-hop is ever-changing, but if there’s been one constant since the early 2000’s, it’s been Eminem. Recognized as one of the greatest artists of all time by peers and fans alike, the 45-year-old, otherwise known as Marshall Mathers, has sold over 220 million albums globally since beginning his music career in 1988. […]
Anderson .Paak has been relatively quiet the last two years, but he's finally reemerged. After releasing his debut album Venice in 2014, to mixed reviews, Paak showed everyone what he was capable of with his critically acclaimed second studio album, Malibu, released in 2016. He's a versatile artist who can rotate between hip-hop vibes and soul beats seamlessly. He's also […]
13 years after forming, Portugal. The Man, got their first breakthrough. As the group won their first Grammy award and reached the Billboard charts with the 2017 hit song, Feel It Still. The song reached number 17 on Sverigetopplistan. They had a second consecutive release reach the charts with their October 2017 song, Live in the […]
After a year-long hiatus from music, Ed Sheeran was back and better than ever in 2017, and it was his year for sure. As Sheeran’s first album in three years, ÷ (Divide) smashed streaming records, charted number one and had multiple singles, such as Perfect, Castle on the Hill, Galway Girl and Happier make their […]
Having released the song Gröna Linjen earlier this year, it was only right that Julia Adams paid a visit to Gröna Lund this summer. Adams is a Swedish pop classicist, mixing her music between upbeat, bubbly bangers and more melancholic slowjams. Her latest single, Origami, takes the former route, all bouncing piano chords and clicking […]
Country and folk underwent a kind of revival around the turn of the decade, as younger musicians started to bring a new authenticity to the genre after years of it being locked in tacky, clichéd stagnancy. Lissie, full name Elisabeth Corrin Maurus, was at the forefront of that movement with her debut album Catching a […]
Five years between albums seems like a long time, doesn’t it? Well, it is. Although it’s easier to forgive someone when they’re Justin Timberlake. One of the most popular R&B/pop artists of his time, the 37-year-old Timberlake returned from the dark of the forest, as he released his fifth album, Man of the Woods, in […]
