27 Apr 2024
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Melodifestivalen 2020 – Get ready for Heat 2!

The music extravaganza that has three million Swedes benched in front of their TVs every Saturday for the foreseeable future kicked off last week with a strong first heat. The Swedes take their Eurovision qualification extremely seriously, so you better hang along for the ride.   The first heat saw the audience voting the first […]

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Melodifestivalen 2020 – Get ready for Heat 1

It’s that time of the year again… Can you believe we are already at the start of the Mello season? The music extravaganza is attracting something like three million Swedes every Saturday for the next six weeks, benched in front of their TVs with the whole family, or putting on fun schlager parties with their […]

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YLC’s Swedish TOP 50 of 2019

Another amazing music year has come to an end, so it’s time to sum up the very best of the year! We decided to put together a crazy-good playlist of our most favorite Swedish music of the year. It’s filled to the brim with pop perfection and quite a bit of sultry soul. Have a […]

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YLC’s Stockholm Christmas Playlist

‘Tis the season and it’s high time to add some new favorites to your Christmas playlists. We bring you our ultimate selection of  many amazing Swedish artists who have all put their wonderful voices on some great Christmas tunes. The list brings you new takes on classic Christmas standards as well as brand-new original Christmas songs. The […]

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GET UP Soul Choir brings Christmas Joy

The most wonderful bringers of joy, GET UP Soul Choir, celebrated the release of their debut single on the 5th of December by bringing the house down at Nosh & Chow.  Beside their just released rendition of Silent Night / O Come All Ye Faithful, they put their own joyous and soulful touch on several […]

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In Pictures: Charli XCX in Stockholm

Charli XCX brought the party to Berns in Stockholm as she made the Stockholm stop on her tour. Even though she was alone on stage, Charli’s explosive energy got the crowd going from the very beginning to the end of the show. She was constantly moving and still showing that punk rock energy we have […]

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Album Review: Yngwie Malmsteen’s Blue Lightning

Yngwie Malmsteen is mostly known as a shredder by nature who is notorious for putting together pieces that seem like they were composed for the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Think Apocalyptica but with Malmsteen alone on his humble electric guitar instead of a cello quartet. Ever the virtuoso, it seems Malmsteen has decided to diversify his […]

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Gather – where curious people meet

Gather is back for their third edition, this time at Expohuset in Sickla on the 12th and 13th of September. They are bringing more than 50 speakers, 15 sessions and more than 10 innovation labs. We had the chance to talk with program editor Paulina Modlitba ahead of the event in order to gain a […]

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Meet ShaoDow – rapper, manga author and occasional ninja

One of Sweden’s most important music showcase events Live at Heart is being held in Örebro on 4th to 7th September and one of the artists making an appearance is British rapper ShaoDow. We had the chance to talk to him ahead of his visit to Sweden.   Although ShaoDow has visited Sweden before, this is his […]

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In Pictures: Rockbjörnen 2019

The Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet has been arranging the Rockbjörnen award show for 40 years(!) now. The awards put an emphasis on best live acts, beside picking songs of the year as well as most devoted fans… The prizes are voted on by the fans tehmselves, so they are a good indicator of what really is […]

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