Last week I found myself celebrating the Swedish Midsummer with friends in The Yard at Soho Grand, where Kanon Organic Vodka hosted a party. Though the idea of Midsummer always sounded so romantic to me – think wildflower wreathes, folk costumes, eating, drinking, and dancing in high heat- I never knew what a big deal [...]
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Taken By Trees
May 26, 2010 – 1:23 am
Victoria Bergsman is a Swedish songwriter, musician, and vocalist best known for the band The Concretes. She also lent vocals to the insanely catchy Peter Bjorn & John single Young Folks. Her first solo project, Taken by Trees just released an album East of Eden which is a collaboration with Pakistani musicians. National Geographic did a mini-documentary on the [...]
New Romantic: Interview with Marcus Söderlund
October 12, 2009 – 3:46 am
Marcus Söderlund is sitting hunched up in an office chair, feet up on his desk with a blanket wrapped around his shoulders. I’m standing three feet away looking at him through the window trying to get his attention with an awkward wave. He can’t see me. He is staring into a large split screen at [...]
