The label Ramblin, records contacted Rusty Flores(then named BEN) fromHelsingborg, Sweden in the late 90s and gave them the chance to release their debut “Like a wheel touching ground”. Good reviews, ok sales and a take-off for alt country music in Sweden gave them 3 good years. “Good” meaning loads of gigs all over sweden,… Continue reading Rusty Flores

The year: 2001. The place: The Northern Sahara Desert. The creation: MONASTIR Line up: Magnus Björk Marcus Olsson Fanny Wedmark Björn Olzewski On a summer vacation, Monastir is founded by childhood friends Marcus Olsson and Magnus Björk. Back in Sweden Fanny Wedmark and Björn Olszewski got drafted and the grain of sand from the Sahara… Continue reading Monastir

Låt oss göra detta klart med en gång: Magnus Ericsson är Henry Chapman, tidigare som ledande kraft och låtskrivare i Dynamo Chapel, a Shrine och tweepoplegenderna, Popundret. Men om man har ett SÅ menlöst namn som Magnus Ericsson måste man byta när man skall bli soloartist, självklart. Nu är det dock inte så att Henry… Continue reading Henry Chapman

Heikki is Jari Haapalainen and Maria Eriksson. We started to play together in 1999, in Stockholm, Sweden. That was the year we met, and the music was a way of spending time together. We started to record our songs which resulted in our debut, the mini-cd, HEIKKI. All the recordings were made at our home… Continue reading Heikki

Have you ever heard the expression I can see stars before my eyes? For the rockin´ crew of Jupither this is not just an expression, they have turned it into a reality. With half a decade of non-stop touring, recording and album releases these five rock hardened youngsters certainly know how to make the best… Continue reading Jupither

Dearest, In the past we have been saved, and we hope to be saved in the future as well. Over and over, strong-boned hands has reached out and pulled us up. We think we can be saviors too. The feeling of obligation, the sense of duty. Up here, in the north, we are developing perfect… Continue reading Reverend Big O

Formed in 1997, following a few demos later, Trucker was signed by A Westside Fabrication. A couple of singles from their debut EP ”Step Aside” got heavy rotation on Swedish radio. The band toured quite a bit before entering the studio once again for their first, and yet only full length album ”Flat Out”. The… Continue reading Trucker

Sweden’s most critically acclaimed and innovative band was formed above the arctic circle in the town of Lulea in 1989. The original members were Matti Alkberg (guitar and vocals), Jari Haapalainen (guitar), Peter Nuottaniemi (bass), Johan Forsling (guitar) and Magnus Olsson (drums). Madly brilliant demo tapes was passed on from music lover to music lover… Continue reading The Bear Quartet

Electro girl pop duo from the middle of Sweden, who has released one super album on West Side Fabrication. Although they are a quite new act, they have for sure been around for a while and performed live both within Sweden, at cool clubs and at hip festivals, as well as in places like Russia, Ukraine,… Continue reading Tikkle Me