Posts Tagged ‘Sweden’

Way Out West 2010 Preview

By Craig Smith • Jul 22nd, 2010 • Category: News

For our third year in a row, Webcuts will be out in force at the 2010 Way Out West festival (August 12-14) in Gothenburg, Sweden, casting a watchful eye on proceedings and generally just having a damn good time. After the impressive line-up of last year, which had My Bloody Valentine, Glasvegas, Antony & The Johnsons, Grizzly Bear and Vampire Weekend all vying for our attention, Way Out West 2010 has once more secured an impressive array of acts from all corners of the globe.



Arcade Fire Hit The Swedish Suburbs

By Lisa Hallquist • Jul 6th, 2010 • Category: Live Reviews

As anticipation mounts for the release of their upcoming third album The Suburbs, Arcade Fire commence on a brief hit-and-run tour of intimate and out-of-the-way places in Europe, somehow finding themselves performing on a moat in the middle of a limestone quarry in Sweden. For a band like Arcade Fire, such inventive and idyllic surrounds seem apt, but it only poses the question — How hard can a quarry rock?



New Transmissions From The Radio Dept.

By Lisa Hallquist • Mar 27th, 2010 • Category: News

Could it a new album from Swedish indie popsters The Radio Dept. is almost due? According to Labrador Records, their next album Clinging to a Scheme is being released on April 21. Rumours of a third long player started circulating already in 2007 and when the single “Freddy and the Trojan Horse” was released in early 2008 it seemed the wait was almost over but as an old Swedish proverb says “the one who is waiting for something great can never wait too long”.



Taken By Trees – East of Eden

By Lisa Hallquist • Sep 5th, 2009 • Category: Album Reviews

Ex-Concrete Victoria Bergsman heads to Pakistan to seek inspiration for her second album as Taken By Trees.



El Perro del Mar Australian Tour, LP Release

By Caleb Rudd • Sep 2nd, 2009 • Category: News

El Perro del Mar’s third album is about to drop down under and the charming Sarah Assbring will be playing live in October both supporting Sarah Blasko and by herself.



Way Out West 2009 (Part 1)

By Craig Smith • Aug 24th, 2009 • Category: Live Reviews

Once again Sweden’s WoW proved to be worthy of its acronym and Webcuts was there to cover all three days. We (re) acquaint ourselves with the likes of Glasvegas, Grizzly Bear, Florence & The Machine, Echo & The Bunnymen, Wilco, Vivian Girls, Bon Iver and My Bloody Valentine, to name but a few.



Way Out West 2009 (Part 2)

By Lisa Hallquist • Aug 23rd, 2009 • Category: Live Reviews

The third day of Sweden’s 2009 Way Out West is a quieter affair but we still manage to squeeze in Patrick Wolf, Jenny Wilson, Vampire Weekend, Wolfmother, Lily Allen, My Bloody Valentine and Deerhunter.



Loosegoats Shake Loose for Swedish shows

By Lisa Hallquist • Jul 27th, 2009 • Category: News

Sweden’s masters of lo-fi grunge and alt.country Loosegoats reform for three summer concerts including Gothenburg’s Way Out West festival.



Way Out West 2009 Preview

By Lisa Hallquist • Jul 20th, 2009 • Category: News

For the third year in a row the brains behind Way Out West bring us a great mix of interesting newcomers, some acts who are just beginning to find their stride and a couple of absolute legends. On the 14 of August 2009 it is time, once again, for lovers of good music to take over Slottskogen in Gothenburg.



Yvonne – Gothenburg – 6 June 2009

By Lisa Hallquist • Jun 6th, 2009 • Category: Live Reviews

Last year the band reformed and did a one-off gig at Debaser in Stockholm. This year was Gothenburg’s turn. For one night we all got to be teenagers again