December 12, 2012

PIAS COMEDY Titles to be broadcasted on Swedish Television

Playground Music Scandinavia is the exclusive distributor of PIAS Comedy – Standup comedy titles from some of the worlds biggest comedians such as: Jeff Dunham, Pablo Francisco, Kat Williams, Kevin Hart, Umbilical Brothers, Gabriel Iglesias (who just sold out a tour in Sweden) and many more…

TV4 has completed a package acquisition of many PIAS COMEDY titles (See listing’s below) to be shown throughout the next year.

SVT has acquired the rights to Doug Stanhope’s performance “No Refunds” which will be broadcasted sometime in January.

Playground distributes the DVDs of these comedians see here and here as well as provides VOD (video on demand) content via SF ANYTIME, Headweb, Film2home, Yousee.dk (Denmark only) and CDON.com

TV4 bought:
Pablo Francisco: They Put it Out There
Gabriel Iglesias: I’m Not Fat, I’m Fluffy
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
All Star Comedy Jam 1: Cedric the Entertainer
All Star Comedy Jam 2: D.L. Hughley
All Star Comedy Jam 3: Mo’Nique
Katt Williams: Pimpadelic
Katt Williams: It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’
Ed Byrne: Different Class
Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity
Danny Bhoy: Subject to Change
Steve Harvey: Still Trippin’
Jeffrey Ross: No Offense
John Witherspoon: You Got to Coordinate
Laffapalooza: Tracey Morgan
Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Is Nothing
Russell Peters: Red, White & Brown
Axis of Evil: Comedy Tour

You can see snippets of the sketches here:

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December 11, 2012

I’m Kingfisher on SR – Felicia

Swedish radio P2′s program Felicia visited the studio in Karlstad where
I’m Kingfisher is working on his 5th solo album together with producer
Carl Edlom.
I’m Kingfisher (Thomas Jonsson) also played an acoustic
version of the new song Force of Habit.
This feature is broadcasted at
12.00 on December 15th. It’ll also be available for streamed listening
afterwards on the website.

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December 3, 2012

Katie Melua sells gold in Denmark

The IFPI grants a gold status award for over 10.000 units sold in Denmark. The album is Secret Symphony, the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Katie Melua. It was released on 5 March 2012, and was recorded at Air Studios in London in collaboration with orchestrator and conductor Mike Batt.

Melua said in a statement: “This album was going to be my ‘singer’s album’. I had always wanted to do this one day; singing other people’s songs brings something out of you and your voice that isn’t perhaps where you would have gone vocally with your own material.”

She added: “It stretches you. As it happened Mike and I did write a couple of new ones, but the general idea was to find songs by great writers such as Ron Sexsmith (‘Gold In Them Hills’) and a favourite song of mine, originally recorded by Bonnie Raitt (‘Too Long At The Fair’) plus some more well-known ones like Keeping The Dream Alive.”

The lead single, “Better Than a Dream”, and the track “Walls of the World” were both originally recorded by Melua’s longtime collaborator Mike Batt, for the TV series The Dreamstone and his 1977 solo album Schizophonia respectively.

The record serves as the follow-up to Melua’s 2010 album The House, which reached number four on the UK album chart.

Listen to album here.

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October 8, 2012

KATIE MELUA releases special edition of Secret Symphony Oct 29th via Playground Music

To round off a wonderful year Katie Melua releases a Special Edition of her fifth studio album ‘Secret Symphony’. In addition to the four bonus tracks accompanying the original album, this collection includes a second CD of live tracks recorded in Berlin with the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg.

Katie’s distinctive vocal breathes new life into the bonus tracks, songs made famous by Randy Newman (‘Feels Like Home’), Elvis Presley (‘Love Me Tender’), Roy Orbison (‘It’s Over’) and Bonnie Raitt (‘Too Long At The Fair’). Arranged and produced by Mike Batt, Katie is accompanied by the Secret Symphony Orchestra. Click the links to hear the songs.

In addition to the live recordings of a selection of tracks from ‘Secret Symphony’, the 21 track bonus live CD features songs from Katie’s nine year career including ‘Nine Million Bicycles’, ‘The Flood’ and her first hit single ‘The Closest Thing To Crazy’. Recorded on 9th July 2012 at Gendarmenmarkt square in Berlin, Katie is accompanied by the Babelsberg Film Orchestra who provide a wonderfully emotive backing to this catalogue of fan favourites.

Prior to the release of ‘Secret Symphony: Special Bonus Edition’, Katie Melua will be embarking on an autumn tour across Europe beginning with a run of seven shows in Britain. Starting in Ipswich on October 8th 2012 and calling at London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, the UK leg will end in Gateshead on October 16th. The tour continues across the Channel with an extensive run of theatre and arena shows throughout Europe.

The 28 year old singer, who has sold more than 11 million albums and is one of Britain’s most successful artists of the last decade.

Secret Symphony Autumn Tour Dates

16/11 Falkoner Theater, Köpenhamn [DK]
17/11 Vejle Musiketeater, Vejle [DK]
18/11 Arena Nord, Fredrickshavn [DK]
20/11 Folketeateret, Oslo [NO]
21/11 Fildadelfiakyrkan, Stockholm [SE]

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September 17, 2012

Free song from Lars Bygdén

Lars Bygdén who has released his new album “LB” with the positive uplifting single “I Believe In You” now offers fans a free download of a song from the same session. Especially done free for fans. Please feel free to download and share this with your friends. Just follow the link.

https://www.facebook.com/larsbygdenofficial?sk=app_246431335442257

If you’re a latecomer to the story of Lars Bygdén, don’t worry – you arrive at the most exciting chapter yet. The Stockholm-based Swede’s third solo album to date is his finest and most definitive work in 13 years as a recording artist. He believes in it so much that he’s titled it with his initials. “Maybe a glimpse of my diminishing imagination,” Bygdén muses, “or maybe a way to challenge yours.”

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September 4, 2012

Mirel Wagner on tour

Mirel Wagner signed to Kioski Records in Finland and Playground Music Publishing in Sweden is now embarking on her second tour in North America. Her self-titled album “Mirel Wagner” has been licensed in North America via Friendly Fire Recordings. Mirel has been the talk of the press and radio in UK, Germany, France and USA for some time now.

MIREL WAGNER ON TOUR
06.09. CAN-Ottawa, ONT, Ottawa Folk Festival
08.09. USA-Raleigh, NC, Hopscotch Festival
11.09. USA-Northampton, MA, Iron Horse
12.09. USA-Lewiston, ME, Bates College
15.09. USA-Easton, MD, Avalon Theatre at Stotz Listening Room
16.09. USA-New York, NY, Joe’s Public Theatre
17.09. USA-Brooklyn, NY, Music Hall Of Williamsburg (w/Deerhoof)
18.09. USA-Cambridge, MA, The Middle East (w/Deerhoof)
19.09. CAN-Montreal, QC, Pop Montreal (w/Deerhoof)
22.09. USA-Chicago, IL, Schuba’s Tavern (w/Deerhoof)
23.09. USA-Minneapolis, MN, The Brick (w/Deerhoof)

For synchronization or licensing request please contact: John Cloud, Creative Director Playground Music Publishing John Cloud Tel: +46703755090

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September 3, 2012

Materikaa – No!No!No! New single and video out now

The Swedish electro/pop duo Materikaa is now back with their third single. And a single we hope and truly believe will be their big breakthrough as an act. Their second single “Silently Watching” have been on steady rotation on national radio P3 since its release and been buzzed about on several blogs around the world including influential Swedish one discobelle.

They have remixed amongst others Peter Mörén (of Peter, Bjorn & John), Adrian Lux, Peter Conradi and Oh My and their first single “Save You With My Love” is starting to be licensed to labels around the world. They will continue to develop their live show during the fall and also continue to work on finalizing their debut album that will see the light of day during winter 2012-2013. They´ve been compared to names like Miike Snow, The Hurts and The Tough Alliance and make immediate and instant electronic pop influenced by dance music and hiphop… it´s heavy, it´s bassdriven with obvious melodies! Watch this blow up!

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September 3, 2012

De Montevert – “Jag vill ha mer” single/video out now!

It´s finally here! The new single from De Montevert. “Jag vill ha mer” is taken from the debutalbum “Vänner & Ovänner / Friends & Enemies” out September 26th. It´s currently on national radio rotation and our fav Swedish blog PSL have the videopremiere!

Buy “Jag vill ha mer” at iTunes and listen to “Jag vill ha mer” at Spotify.

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June 26, 2012

New single from Flowers in the Air

Flowers in the Air will be playing their debut London gig this Wednesday 27 June along with Faye and Azure Blue at Hoxton Square Bar.
The new Flowers single “Ice Cream Rock” is released today digitally WW.

Listen here!

Johan Holmlund is the vocalist of the Indie pop legends Easy and his side project is with Bastien Pabst and they have been touring for sometime in Sweden prior to their UK debut.

For interviews or guestpasses on locatin please contact: Johan Holmlund.

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June 5, 2012

Hate Gallery’s Janne Jarvis releases new single with remixes “The Warning”

British/Swedish agitators Hate Gallery return with the first true pop/rock crossover track
of 2012 . A heavy eighties sensibility drives this futuristic tale of dystopian paranoia.

“As we sit back and let our freedoms be removed by sinister, dark forces
then we may as well have a soundtrack to sing along with while it’s happening.
The Warning is that song”, says mainman Janne Jarvis.

The single comes in two versions: the original and a blistering remix by Binary Audio.

Listen!