Story of the Song: Saga Back
VIDEO: You want some fresh music in an amazing environment? Follow Saga Back as she takes her guitar and new single Samuel for a session at Hotel Pigalle in central Gothenburg.
WINNERS DOUBLE THE FUN
ARTICLE: It's cool when talent and ambition pays off. When spotlighting albums done in 2020 at the annual indie award show, Manifestgalan, both Welfare Sounds and Suicide Records got paid.
KATTHEM - PUNK OR PUNKY?
ARTICLE: Time to get the terminology straight! Katthem is one of two somewhat Westside-affiliated bands nominated for the "punk" award at this years Manifest Gala, released by Welfare Sounds.
THE FUTURE REMAINS, ALWAYS
ARTICLE: Not only was 2020 the year of the pandemic, it was also a year of many great releases of music. One of them was Hollow Ship's album, The Future Remains, via Pnkslm Recordings.
THE GAFFA AWARDS
ARTICLE: Award season is upon us and nominations for The Gaffa Awards is here as well. And, to no surprise, this side of town is well represented as it should, by amazing artists, releases and labels.
SCREEN X SCREEN
ARTICLE: New online conference Screen x Screen will dive into all new opportunities being presented for businesses and artists to grow at an explosive rate with an engaged global online audience.
mimi bay goes South by
ARTICLE: One of the big ones goes digital for 2021. SXSW is one of those special occasions you hear people and bands talk about, and this year we get to see what the fuzz is all about, together with mimi.
The answer can be electric
ARTICLE: Metal of the year and credit where credit is due. Electric Hydra has stayed hyper active since the start and released their debut album 2020 on Majestic Mountain Records, now up for an award.
Second year at Manifest
ARTICLE: Novarupta was nominated at the Swedish indie awards, Manifest, last year. New year, new album and they're nominated again. And the label behind the release is the same as well.
INDEPENDENT MUSIC, MAJOR SOUNDS!
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INDEPENDENT MUSIC, MAJOR SOUNDS
