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Shoegaze was developed by a number of UK bands in the late-80s and early-90s and is known for layers of distorted and processed guitar and keyboard sounds used to create atmosphere and mood as background for gently sung vocals. Artists such as My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive and Swervedriver were considered part of the original subgenre. Although those are old and …

The second day of the festival started fairly early but the late night rumble from yesterday was washed out equally easy with a shower, a great breakfast at Fjärde Långgatan and lots of energy from having the sun shining over Gothenburg. Since the shows didn’t start until late we had planned for a few conference sessions and for a meet …

In the vein of Austin’s SXSW, Brighton’s The Great Escape, and our own Reeperbahn Festival in the famous St Pauli area, Sweden’s only (!) showcase festival Viva Sounds has become an established platform for up and coming acts, but also to act as a host for conference sessions addressing “contemporary and current issues within today’s music landscape”. But is not …

The last day of the festival just turned up surprisingly fast but it’s also a sign that we’ve had an amazing festival. Hours and days passed by because it was all filled with meetings, interviews, networking, concerts, photo sessions and everything else that added up to a great festival memory of 2019. In fact, we’ve had our best Reeperbahn Festival …

The third day at the festival after a massive club party the whole night at Molotow wasn’t an easy start – and there were two interviews on the schedule. Luckily the first interview was with the lads that bought too many beers last night and we learned they had an even rougher morning because they did the opening show in …

We knew already a few weeks in advance that the second day of Reeperbahn Festival would be horribly busy. We had two interviews and too many shows to cover and the editor had to meet up people at three different receptions to talk future collabs. And it became even more busy that we would have imagined. Not until late night …