SWEET TUNES

This is a blog about cake and music. You should know that everything I know of blogging I've learned from fashion blogs. I don't know where I'll be in a year but the dream is a kitchen with stereos and friends that come over for cookies/pie/pancakes. I like magazines, tea, melancholy music, going to concerts, the rare species of good romantic comedies. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-2753950-4']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();

[suomisoundsmofos]

Yes, this is post number 100 and to celebrate I’ll link you 100 great, interesting and quite recent Finnish albums and EP:s that are available on Spotify. It’ll mostly be indie bands (or finndie bands) but also some other stuff. And so, in no particular order, 100 albums and EPs let’s go!

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I'm getting a record player in a week's time.

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[missgingerlee]

This is also known as ‘Monday’ in my world. 

*Grumble. I do have to get up and do things today, but I’d really like to stay in bed & drink tea.*

[paperfangs-blog-blog]

Our ep, titled AAVVAV is out on March 1st as a limited edition cassette. There will also be a download version. Tracklist: 1. Books 2. I Felt the Ocean 3. Lifelong 4. Valleys and Peaks 5. Oh I Wandered 6. Proteus B. A Lost Interview (exclusively on cassette) More info on ordering coming soon. Just picked up the cassettes today — the result really sounds and looks like us.

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Yay, excited to get more music from Paperfangs. Although I don't really get the thing with releasing things on cassette. I guess I'm not cool enough.

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In Finland, you usually get to choose whether you'd like your semla with almond paste or jam. I've always been a jam girl but this year I decided to fill my semlor with raspberry jam AND homemade almond paste. So good!

P.s. reblogging the picture from a new blog where me and my friend Sini post pictures of food that we've cooked using our favorite Finnish food blogger's recipes (we're both kind of obsessed with her).

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[davidbyrne]

I’m crying.

[disconaivete]

Beach House announce new album 'Bloom'

There have been some rumours about it recently, but apparently it’s been confirmed: Beach House will release a new album in 2012. It will be titled Bloom and counts 10 tracks - expectations are obviously very high since their magical Teen Dream. Bloom is out on May 15 via Sub Pop, you can find the tracklist below. Suggest you start building a stock of tissues already.

01 Myth 02 Wild 03 Lazuli 04 Other People 05 The Hours 06 Troublemaker 07 New Year 08 Wishes 09 On the Sea 10 Irene

[sweettunes]

OMG a new Beach House album in May!!!

[skatterbrainpop]

Burning Hearts: "Modern Times" Video

Here is a brand new video from Burning Hearts for this gentle tuesday! I couldn’t be more pleased with their amazing new record and I’m doubly excited that they’ve now made a video for my favorite song off of it! Fall in love.

Again, if you haven’t yet, grab ‘Extinctions’ from Shelflife!

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A fan-made video for one of my favorite songs off of Extinctions!

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Blah, just went to a party that wasn't today. It's March 17.

Maybe drinking the remaining glögg (more commonly served around Christmas) and baking some Runeberg's tortes (traditionally eaten in Finland on February 5) would cheer me up?

[cats-on-fire]

2004 Tour Poster

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Magenta Skycode plays "IIIII"!!!

Burning Hearts (plays a lot of songs from the new album?)!!!

I wanna go!!!

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How did the hipster burn his tongue? He drank his tea before it was cool.

[sweettunes]

I took Grandma to Chaikhana when she visited Stockholm two weeks ago. We had French Afternoon Tea for lunch. The chocolate mousse cake in the picture was served as dessert after delicious sandwhiches and brioche with jam, cheese and butter. I can warmly recommend both the English and the French afternoon tea at Chaikhana - just keep in mind that it's no coffeeshop: everything there takes time! Another reason to visit Chaikhana is buying tea. As far as I know, they are the only store in Stockholm carrying Mariages Frères teas. Stock up on classic blends such as Marco Polo or Earl Grey French Blue!

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Another forgotten live picture: Felix Zenger and Father Metro during the Don Johnson Big Band Christmas Show at Tavastia

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Just realized I never posted anything about the Real Estate show I saw in December. I guess that's because it was BORING!

[suomisoundsmofos]

Jaakko Eino Kalevi is his own man. A tram driver, a model and above all a very multi-talented musician that doesn’t follow anyone else. It’s electro, jazz, lo-fi, dub, disco, funk and everything in between! He calls it world music though, so that should cover all angles in some way.

Not sure if he does those two first professions mentioned anymore since his underground fame seems to be growing outside the borders of Finland. He also seems to be releasing stuff all the time!

He has his own label called JEKS Viihde and through that he had at least four releases last year with his own music, at least two of them on compact cassette. Check out his releases here.

This song called Chamber of Love seems very recent and I can’t find it on any of the earlier releases. Maybe it will turn up on some coming…thing. Can’t really predict what this guy will do next, and that’s a good thing.

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Ha, this is one of the songs Jaakko Eino Kalevi played at MOI! Stockholm in October. I remember him introducing this song by saying that it was based on a news article about some Swedish guy that had a sex torture chamber of love in his house.