April 2010
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“Henning har producerat låten White Magic (som hörs i prologue). Resten är Kendal...”
– [via Krkic at flashback]
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white magic
[via disconaivete]:
Last week I posted a short, mysterious, beautiful video titled Prologue. Man behind this is ceo, the new project by Eric Berglund of The Tough Alliance. Sincerely Yours just confirmed this, plus announced the debut of ceo. White Magic will be out on June 28 in Europe, June 29 in the U.S., and July 2 in Australia and New Zealand. First single is Come With me.
01. All...
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jj Tours Europe This May
Breaking news for the Secretly Canadian Blog: new May tour dates for jj. They’re in Europe, though, which makes sense. If you live in any of these picturesque places below, go see jj live. You won’t hear a sweeter voice all summer.
May 21 – Paris, France – Point Ephemere May 22 – Clermont Ferrand, France – Europavox Festival May 23 – Berlin, Germany – Comet May 25 – Gent, Belgium – The...
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Pelle Hellströms återkomst →
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We know it...
Its all about our love So shall it be forever, never ending Darling we know it
[via Air France myspace blog]
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Boa Constrictor vs. The Honeydrips - Please don't... →
Boa Constrictor vs. The Honeydrips - Please don’t lie
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Watchjj - lithium (nirvana cover)
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WatchSo there was Service: free zone, pop lab, gang turf, permanent vacation. With no particular ambition, but with a strange confidence, some kind of culture was created and (dis)organized. Actions were taken, spontaneously but in a certain direction. And Service rapidly developed into the leading designer behind Swedish pop in the early 21st century.
[via Service]
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TTA Interview from 2008
Chad R. Buchholz: Okay, regarding baseball bats: Wood or Aluminum?
The Tough Alliance: Aluminum. They're light and still hit hard, just like TTA.
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jj live + TTA DJ set →
JJ (SVEZIA) + IORI’S EYES + + TOUGH ALLANCE DJ SET + USoL DJSET VENERDI 14 MAGGIO 2010 JJ (SVEZIA) + Iori’s Eyes + Tough Alliance djset + U.S.oL. djset Ingresso da definire (con tessera Arci) www.sincerelyyours.se a cura di live in kalporz in collaborazione con U.S.oL. - United States offLove
[Thanks Jonz]
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“God, help me find a way”
– [via Air France myspace]
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TTA rumour
Andi Haswidi: Your favorite Swedish band, The Tough Alliance, what are they up to now?
Jens Lekman: There has been rumors that they broken up. I have no idea what they're doing. I still play badminton with Henning, the guy from Tough Alliance every time I'm in Sweden.
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“jj are planning a mixtape which features the reworking of famous tracks by Dr...”
– [via NME]
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Solid Mass
[via ill-fit]:
Arrived just in time for Record Store Day.
Lake Heartbeat Trust In Numbers pressed on to pristine white vinyl.
Order a copy via the all new Service website.
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Pitchfork Reviews Reviews: a subtle truth about... →
okay ostensibly jj no 3 appears, you know, on the surface, like, superficially, to be one of the choicest records of the year to, ummm, do “it” to. to “do it” to.
and it ALMOST is. and YOU CAN MAKE IT BE, if you STRATEGICALLY UNCHECK the box on your iTunes next to the track called Light.
because…
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jj french interview in chronic'art
for those of you who can read french
A l’heure où jj me rendent leurs réponses (pour la sorite de leur album n°3), je ne trouve qu’une seule autre interview d’eux qui circule de blogs en Tumblr, où ils jouent clairement sur les mots, se passent la balle d’un membre à l’autre sans préciser lequel, et esquivent nos idioties de journaliste (tout comme le faisaient déjà...
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“Something Special. Happened Henrik Today”
– [via facebook]
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Studio - Down here like you →
A chance for everybody who haven’t heard the early Studio songs to stream them.
Service ____________________________________
Services nya websida streamar precis hela katalogen, gratis, för alla, alltid. Allt från de första Studio-singlarna via klassiker och sällsynt med Jens Lekman, Franke och The Embassy till nyheter som Ikons och senaste signingen Forest. Allt finns...
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jj Westword video interview
Dave Herrera: So, when you think of Austin, what do you think of South by Southwest?
Joakim Benon: It's a spectacle, it's a circus.
Elin Kastlander: It's disgusting.
Dave Herrera: Is this your first time in the States?
Elin Kastlander: Yeah.
Dave Herrera: Is this..., where have you guys played in the States? Have you played anywhere , anywhere else?
Elin Kastlander: No, this is it.
Dave Herrera: This is it?
Elin Kastlander: Yes.
Dave Herrera: What's the significance of the numbers for the albums, like number one, number two, number three?
Joakim Benon: First one, the best. Then the second one is the second best.
Dave Herrera: Then... Number three is the third best then?
Joakim Benon: Yeah, start with the best, you know. Keep it simple. It's getting worse from here.
Elin Kastlander: Yeah.
Dave Herrera: It's getting worse from here?
Elin Kastlander: Yeah.
Dave Herrera: So, by number five, we will be really bummed out.
Joakim Benon: Yeah.
Elin Kastlander: Downhill.
Dave Herrera: It goes downhill from here.
Elin Kastlander: Yeah.
Dave Herrera: The music is extraordinary. What are your biggest influences, like what are the things that inspire the music?
Joakim Benon: Love.
Dave Herrera: Love?
Joakim Benon: Yeah.
Elin Kastlander: I don't know, passion in general.
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Watchjj - from africa to malaga (fan video?)
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Watchjj - my love (fan video)
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