Ever wondered what it’s like to live in Sweden? And I mean really live in Sweden by facing the mind numbing thought of dealing with institutions and the general vibe that will decide whether it’s actually worth your while.
Stockholm
aka The Oak, Fat town and Sissyville (‘Fjollträsk’)
JH Engström
Milene | January 9th, 2013
Swedish photographer JH Engstöm is one of those artists who has such a characteristic expression it taints their entire body of work, making their pieces instantly recognizable and elevates them from the sea of mediocrity littering the walls of galleries and art fairs.
BeatBar
Milene | January 7th, 2013
Swedish music producer and DJ Håkan Lidbo’s hyperactive imagination has brought out 250 releases—everything from house and techno hits for the likes of Fatboy Slim and Yello, to techno ballets, Eurovision contributions, music he’s sent out to outer space and an art project subduing inner city sound pollution, just to name a fraction.
El Perro Del Mar
Milene | January 5th, 2013
Sarah Assbring, who goes under the artistic name El Perro Del Mar, has been making quality Swindie pop since her debut album Look! It’s El Perro del Mar came out in 2005. The frail and melancholic signature hymns on her first three albums and the few available pictures of her looking like photos from a past era, gave her an air of being a mysterious and forgotten folk-rock singer from the 60′s.
B. Åkerlund
Milene | January 3rd, 2013
B. Åkerlund is probably the most influential stylist of our time. She’s the architect behind Madonna’s spandex-disco-princess remake and a lot of what you’ve seen her wear since, including the costumes for her grandiose Roman empire inspired Super Bowl performance. Additionally, many of Lady Gaga’s iconic outfits, for example, the see-through plastic dress adorned with pink bubbles she wore on the cover of Rolling Stone. Read More
Foodie Revolution
Milene | October 4th, 2012
A decade ago, the options at hand for where to buy groceries in Sweden were limited to established chain stores like Ica and Konsum, basic butcheries, bakeries, bland health food stores and the odd gourmet shop. To say that Sweden has gone through a culinary revolution, which has quickly intensified the past couple of years, is no exaggeration. Read More
The Swedish Sourdough Craze
Milene | October 3rd, 2012
Swedes eat on average 50 kilos of bread a year and you’ll rarely be served a meal that doesn’t come with a slice. Despite the past year’s health obsession, Swedes still gobble down the same amount of bread, but it’s no longer the empty-carb white loaf. The sourdough bread trend that started in the early noughties, with a few French specialty bakeries, has grown from a foodie subculture to becoming an established part of urban life in Sweden. Read More
Sara-Vide Ericson
Milene | September 25th, 2012
Sara-Vide Ericson graduated from Sweden’s Royal Institute of Art a few years ago and was soon picked up by the prestigious Galleri Magnus Karlsson, in Stockholm, where her first solo exhibition sold out before even opening. Read More
Tórild
Milene | September 25th, 2012
Speaking of Brooklyn, Swedish singer Halina Larsson, one of many Stockholm chicks who’ve moved to Sweden’s favourite urban utopia, is working on a soon to be released record with her Brooklyn-based band Tórild. Read More
Stockholm <3 Brooklyn
Milene | September 25th, 2012
If you live or grew up in small-town in Sweden, the utopian places you imagine yourself living in the future are Stockholm or London. However, if you’re a Swede living in Stockholm or London -which is unofficially Sweden’s fourth largest city- you dream of living in Brooklyn.
Searching for Sugar Man
Milene | September 25th, 2012
Searching For Sugar Man is a poignant documentary by Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul, about Detroit folk singer Sixto Rodriguez who recorded and released two epic albums in the 70s that went completely unnoticed.
Sibille!
Milene | July 11th, 2012
Sibille Attar has, for the past decade or so, been making music under the alter ego Little Red Corvette, played in bands like The Tourettes, Speedmarket Avenue and [ingenting], and made guest appearances on Camera Obscura and Bear Quarter albums. Read More
Stockholm, Music & Arts
Milene | July 10th, 2012
The great minds behind Sweden’s most acclaimed and one of its most popular festivals, Way Out West, in Gothenburg, have decided to grace the capital with a quality festival of its own. 
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Black Metal & Horses
Milene | July 8th, 2012
Ragnar Persson has over the past eight years put out more books and zines than most artists do in a lifetime. He has also exhibited all over Sweden and in cities like Paris and Tokyo. Read More