Sweden

Yngwie Malmsteen plays to impress himself first

Yngwie Malmsteen is a guitar god known for his supremely technical fretwork. The virtuosic guitarist burst into the world of international music in 1984 with Rising Force. At the age of seven, Malmsteen says, he saw a documentary about the death of Jimi Hendrix and was so taken in by his musical pow ... More >>

A Nameless Ghoul from Ghost B.C. on Papa Emeritus II being too evil for the Vatican

Founded in 2008, Ghost B.C. created a bit of mystique for itself right from the start. The sextet is essentially anonymous in its elaborate costumes, with singer Papa Emeritus II decked out like a satanic pope, and his cardinals, The Ghouls With No Name, performing in uniform brown robes whose cowls ... More >>

Tonight: Swedish Christmas at Trillium

Trillium, 2134 Larimer Street, continues its monthly Scandinavian-themed series with a four-course dinner inspired by the holiday cuisine of Sweden this evening. See also: - Review: Trillium needs more attention to details to really bloom - Slide Show: Behind the scenes at Trillium

Simon and the Oaks looks like a good movie but never really feels like one

Refused

Wednesday, August 22, Ogden Theatre, 888-929-7849.

Maria Linden of I Break Horses on My Bloody Valentine and why fans are more like soulmates

I Break Horses (due tonight with M83 at the Ogden Theatre) started out as the bedroom project of Maria Lindén. Chances are, if she hadn't been in contact with Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins and Bella Union fame (the label that also released a few albums by the Czars from Denver), we never would ha ... More >>

Patrik Landberg, exec chef of Charcoal, on opening additional restaurants, food trends and the "snapshot" comments on social review sites

This is part one of my interview with Patrik Landberg, exec chef of Charcoal. Part two of our conversation will run in this space tomorrow. Patrik Landberg Charcoal 43 West Ninth Avenue 303-454-0000 www.charcoaldining.com Patrik Landberg had no choice: It was either learn how to cook or succumb ... More >>

Daniel Svensson of In Flames: "We love traveling the world, drinking beer and playing metal."

Century MediaIn Flames In Flames (due this Friday, February 10, at the Summit Music Hall) was one of the flagship bands of the Gothenburg scene in Sweden of the early 1990s that included death metal luminaries like At the Gates and Dark Tranquility. Those bands injected the savagery of death metal ... More >>

Ghost's Ghoul With No Name: "We want to do that whole Halloween thing with a major twist"

Ghost (due tonight at the Marquis Theater) is a metal band from Sweden that might also be considered a bit of a performance art troupe. With one member dressed as the Satanic counterpart to the Pope and the other five as hooded, essentially faceless acolytes, all decked out in reverse Christian symb ... More >>

The U.S. version of Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is leaner, meaner, more stylish

Seven Colorado skaters lead Team USA into Roller Derby World Cup battle today

The first-ever Roller Derby World Cup gets underway today in Toronto at 5 p.m. EST (that's 3 p.m. here in Denver), kicking off with a Canada vs. France bout. The entire tournament is being webcast live at www.DerbyNewsNetwork.com, and DNN is calling Team USA the "prohibitive favorite," thanks in no ... More >>

Pussy mug shots reveal evidence of anguish?: Kenny Be's Sign Language

Sunnyside-up cat is posed over-easy.​ Careful inspection of Denver's Missing Cat and Found Kitty posters reveal hidden clues about a pussy's private life. The sideways glare of the "found kitty" pictured above hints that the pose may be forced, and that the finders are more interested in ranso ... More >>

Forget Miami or Stockholm: Pleasurekraft lands at Beta on August 26

Pirate religion denied official status in Sweden

​For many of us, media consumption is basically a religion. We don't leave the house without a book, a game or a video -- we have all of these things on our phones and our laptops and we attempt to make sure we don't go a single second of the day without being entertained. For The Church of K ... More >>

Feed Your Swede Tooth

Adele, Stockholm Syndrome, OFF! top sellers this week at local record stores

​Adele's new album 21, released last week on Columbia, debuted in the number one spots at both Twist & Shout and Independent Records, while coming in third at Albums on the Hill. Stockholm Syndrome, meanwhile, claimed the top spot at Albums on the Hill with its latest, Apollo, released Februar ... More >>

Madeleine Peyroux, Dark Star Orchestra, Stockholm Syndrome shows announced

​It was avery slow week for concert announcements, which usually happens around this time of year, but there were a few new shows added. Jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux returns to the Boulder Theater on Wednesday, April 13. General admission ($30) and reserved ($40-$47.50) tickets go on sale nex ... More >>

Big Country

Public Enemy, Drive-By Truckers, Sepultura shows announced

​After hitting South Africa and Australia in December and January, legendary hip-hop act Public Enemy makes its way to the Ogden Theatre for a co-headlining bill with Karl Denson's Tiny Universe on Saturday, February 19. Jurrasic 5's Chali 2na opens the show. Tickets ($25) for the 16 and over ... More >>

Foals

Tuesday, October 12, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Animation Nation

Valentine's Day sex, Scandinavian-style

​If zipping off to Canada for some bathroom sex doesn't say "Happy Valentine's Day" to you, how about a fast trip to Scandinavia, where Valentine is one of the most popular saints? Consider these charming Scandinavian customs:

The Knife Win Lifetime Achievement Award for Weird Acceptance Speeches

The Knife has made some ridiculously incredible music in the past ten years. In fact, the act has won quite a few awards for it, mostly in their native Sweden. Last year, one half of the sibling duo recorded an album using the moniker Fever Ray, and she just won "Best Dance Artist" at the P3 Guld pu ... More >>

Fright Nights

Q&A with Tracyanne Campbell of Camera Obscura

Early on in its career, Camera Obscura endured endless comparisons to revered fellow Glaswegians Belle & Sebastian. At this point, however, any comparison threatens to make the latter look bad: Among scholars of the heartache and growing pains of bookish, precocious youth, Stuart Murdoch's got n ... More >>

After playing a supporting role for years, Elin Palmer has moved to the forefront

Scandinavian Film Festival at Starz FilmCenter

Flick Pick

The Union

The Colorado European Festival celebrates our friends across the pond.

Dean Singleton to the Newspaper Industry: Stop Your Whining

In Flames

Saturday, April 12, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-837-0360.

Q&A With Howlin' Pelle Almqvist of the Hives

Jose Gonzalez

This Swedish singer-songwriter talks about his love of first-take recordings.

Croc Shocker

Dark Funeral

Thursday, January 25, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7624.

The Sounds

These Swedes think their country is becoming too Americanized.

The Sounds

Friday, April 28, Ogden Theatre, 1-866-468-7621.

Meshuggah

Friday, October 21, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Thursday, March 31, Bluebird Theater, 303-322-2308.

Best Av-Not

Peter Forsberg
Modo (Sweden)

Behemoth

Demigod (Century Media)

Despistado

Wednesday, November 24, Rock Island, 303-572-7625.

Megadepth

For Swedish death-metal merchants Entombed, the only constant is change.

The (International) Noise Conspiracy

Bigger Cages, Longer Chains (Epitaph/Burning Heart)

D.O.L.L. Parts

The members of Division of Laura Lee use musical ingredients from plenty of countries -- but not their own.

Club Scout

Christian Smith

Polar Opposites

Norwegian retro-rockers Cato Salsa Experience heat up Scandinavia with a cool sound.

A Mind's Coda

An unblinking look at the effects of Alzheimer's on a composer is more than a tearjerker.

The Hives

Veni Vidi Vicious (Epitaph/Burning Heart)

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