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…
Swedish House Mafia, Abba, First Aid Kid, Jose Gonsalez, Tove Lo, Robyn – all Swedish artists known around the world. But there’s another, lesser-known…
A Swedish musical, “Kärleken kommer att skilja oss åt” (Love Will Tear Us Apart), has been made from Joy Division’s songs – and some fans…
It’s not a rare thing to be into back catalogue music. To bring it closer to the wider audience, however, is a noteworthy mission….
Fifty years ago, a white haired woman stood on a stage in Bad Godesberg, a small town south of Germany’s Cold War capital, Bonn….
Inspired by the tranquility of remote lakeside saunas, the ambiance of a northern Ontario forest in summertime and distant Estonian-Nordic culture, Heiki Sillaste has…
Although on her album she sings of ebony towers and intergalactic romances, she is currently dealing with rather mundane issues – settling down in…
There 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,…
Estonian indie act Marten Kuningas has released a new music video for the song “Tagurpidi vaal” filmed in an acoustic session in collaboration with…
Photo: 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…
Estonian President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, tells Radio Helsinki about the transformative power of rock music and how it helped inspire change behind the Iron…