Swedish “dansband” music swings to new highs
bySwedish House Mafia, Abba, First Aid Kid, Jose Gonsalez, Tove Lo, Robyn – all Swedish artists known around the world. But there’s another, lesser-known…
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Controversy over Swedish Joy Division musical
byA Swedish musical, “Kärleken kommer att skilja oss åt” (Love Will Tear Us Apart), has been made from Joy Division’s songs – and some fans…
Funked Up East: The Groovy Side of The Iron Curtain
byIt’s not a rare thing to be into back catalogue music. To bring it closer to the wider audience, however, is a noteworthy mission….
Twisted Muses: Hitler’s and Putin’s Pianists
byFifty years ago, a white haired woman stood on a stage in Bad Godesberg, a small town south of Germany’s Cold War capital, Bonn….
Canadian Trans-Atlantic Sauna Dub Comes Home To Tallinn
byInspired by the tranquility of remote lakeside saunas, the ambiance of a northern Ontario forest in summertime and distant Estonian-Nordic culture, Heiki Sillaste has…
The Queen of Estonian Underground
byAlthough on her album she sings of ebony towers and intergalactic romances, she is currently dealing with rather mundane issues – settling down in…
Björk’s Vulnicura
byThere was nothing snappy about Biophilia, Björk’s last studio release. Not just an album, but a multi-format, multi-year campaign that encompassed apps, visual art,…
Marten Kuningas “Tagurpidi vaal”
byEstonian indie act Marten Kuningas has released a new music video for the song “Tagurpidi vaal” filmed in an acoustic session in collaboration with…
Iceland Airwaves: Highlights and the Future of Rock ‘n’ Roll
byPhoto: Alexander Matukhno/Iceland Airwaves. Another Airwaves behind us, my back is aching and my feet are hurting as I slowly realize: I’m getting too…
President Ilves: Music Saved My Life
byEstonian President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, tells Radio Helsinki about the transformative power of rock music and how it helped inspire change behind the Iron…