Division of Laura Lee 's new video this week is for the title track of their new album "Violence is timeless" (see our review here ) and comes from guest director Ebbot Lundberg ( The Soundtrack of Our Lives ): http://www.vimeo.com/1646226 Upcoming shows: 10/01 - The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA 10/02 - House of Sweden, Washington DC 10/05 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY 10/14 - Water Rats, London 10/15 - Buffalo Bar, London
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group: 01. Hello Saferide 02. Håkan Hellström 03. Detektivbyrån 04. Pelle Carlberg 05. Jens Lekman 06. Loney, Dear 07. The Radio Dept. 08. Acid House Kings 09. Air France 10. The Soundtrack [...]
Swedish rockers Wired For Mono have one last free track posted for download before the release of their new album: http://www.wiredformono.com/ RIYL The Soundtrack of Our Lives or other retro-ish rawk'n'roll. Actually, it's just plain recommended as I've been digging all the tracks they've posted so far.
And this week... Cut Copy - Lights and Music ( mp3 ) Foals - Olympic Airways ( mp3 ) House Of Fools - My Life Before Today ( mp3 ) Imperial China - There Is No Translation ( mp3 ) John Ralston - Fragile ( mp3 ) Land Of Talk - Speak To Me Bones ( mp3 ) Lightspeed Champion - Galaxy Of The Lost ( mp3 ) Magic Wands - Black Magic ( mp3 ) Oliver Future - Signing Off ( mp3 ) Ours - [...]
Back before the Day Party became the norm, SXSW attendees were forced to either sleep till a civilized hour, go enjoy a relaxing, delicious lunch somewhere in Austin other than near the convention center or, heaven forbid, attend a Panel Discussion. I know what you're thinking. Panel Discussion, what's that? It's where a handful of people in the industry get free food and are then put in front of an audience of their peers to talk about a particular topic like "Merch Table of Contents," "Fans are Suckers," or "I'm OK, You're OK: The Industry's Still Rockin'!" [...]
I'm off to SXSW. There's no way I'll get to see all the bands I love that I write about on both Songs:Illinois and Swedesplease, but I hope to do my best. Here's the complete Swedish SXSW lineup even including some bands/shows I wouldn't be caught dead at (you'll have to figure those out for yourself). Most bands are playing more than once and in the case of someone like Lykke Li she may play 10 different times. I'm not going to bring my laptop so I probably won't update from Austin. Have a great [...]
A negative review this morning in Holland's Volkskrant about the Paradiso-concert of Jane. Basically, the guy slagged her off for doing a lot of old songs, and for smiling on stage. Riiight. Moving on: While googling on Jane this weekend I came across a track by Swedish rockband The Soundtrack of Our Lives . They wrote a song in 2005 called Midnight Children, that was heavily influenced by Je t'aime...moi non plus. When it was almost done, they wanted a sexy girl to sing on it. They had a French lesbian in mind, when somebody suggested they [...]
Got a few more good Xmas songs emailed to me. Enjoy this wonderful season. Rich Aucoin ~ Oh My God! = My Love (For A First-Born, Born At The Darkest Time Of Year) This is the song Rich submitted to Sufjan's Xmas song contest. Let's hope he wins! Soundtrack of Our Lives ~ THE RETURN OF THE CHRISTMAS PIPER (X-mas X-mas Uber Alles!) Mink ~ Little Drummer Boy The Specimen ~ Wish It Would Snow
Sweden has given us lots of things, ABBA , Roxette , Ace of Base , The Cardigans and of course The Hives . However once in a great while Sweden spits out a band that I actually like, and in the recent past it's a band called The Soundtrack Of Our Lives , and they fucking rock. Led by the flamboyant Ebbot Lundberg, this six-piece rock band hearken back to the days of Pink Floyd and The Who [...]
image taken from here Sorry about the lack of posting lately, the Black Dog has been seriously on my ass and I have been under. I woke up the other day and realized it was summer, wtf... My whole life is passing me by and I sometimes wonder why I am even still alive. There is no need though for you to miss out on some summer tunes. Just a word of advice, don't ever ever take the good things you have (a job, a significant other, money, a [...]
It's too late (plus, I'm leaving for Mexico tomorrow morning) to write up a full report of this epic show, but suffice to say Sweden's The Soundtrack of Our Lives never ever fail to deliver the goods. In this case,...
I know I said I was going to have the second part of this Christmas mix up on Wednesday, but I didn't want to overload everyone after those lists that were put up by Pablo and Chandler. Here it is though, and hopefully you enjoy these and use them over the holidays. I don't have much to add really, but I prefer this half as there were some excellent holiday tracks courtesy of some lovely swedes that I came across. This will probably be my last post until after Christmas so we'll see you then and happy [...]
Heed my battle cry: "Four more years! Four more years!" Yes, It's a trap! turns four tomorrow, thus making me somewhat of an elder statesman on the music blog scene. As I touched on last Friday, I've come a long way from my humble beginnings of sporadic updates and limited content to daily mp3s and news posts. One band that always got me excited back in those early days was The Soundtrack of Our Lives. It often seems like only the most mediocre acts become successful American imports, TSOOL was definitely an exception. They won over crowds not just with [...]
Läs Aftonbladetchattarna med The Soundtrack of our lives och Hellacopters . Andra bloggar om: Musik , Hellacopters , The Soundtrack of our lives , TSOOL
Årets turné Where the action is blir av det rockigare slaget då bland andra Backyard Babies , Hellacopters och Millencolin kommer att bilda stomme på de åtta spelningarna. Vid fem av dessa kommer även Soundtrack of our lives att spela, vid två The Hives och vid den åttonde spelningen följer C Aarmé med. Utöver dessa band utlovas också ett öppningsband på varje ställe vilket brukar ha lokal anknytning. Turnéplanen ser ut enligt följande: 27 jul: Strömstad, Gästhamnen [...]
Det är mycket Whyte Seeds för tillfället. Inte nog med att man deltar i premiären av Musikjournalen Live den 15 februari. Samma datum släpps också deras andra album Bold as love och veckan efter åker man ut på turné som förband till The Soundtrack of our lives . Nedan följer turnéplanen: 22 feb: Lund, Mejeriet 23 feb: Linköping, Platens Bar 24 feb: Oslo (NO) Rockefeller 25 feb: Gislaved, Gisleparken 28 feb: Uppsala, Katalin [...]
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Pirika
The last Pop Song
Sound Bites
SwedesPlease
Filles Sourires
The Late Greats
Scott Ford Radio
Songs in Space
The Yellow Stereo
Micke Orgel goes live - Om svensk musik
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Bison - Quill
SABRINA JOHNSTON + TIEFSCHWARTZ
THE SINGULAR ADVENTURES OF EDWYN COLLINS (Part 9)
