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This week’s guest artist: Tom Levin
Worldwide release!
In the end of October 2009 I’m releasing my third album “Jonestown” in the USA and later on in Japan. To give you a preview of the songs from the album I have gathered 12 of my favorite Swedish artists who will each perform one song from the album live with me on tape. Every week a new video is released, with a new song and a new guest artist.
This week I have the pleasure to present Tom Levin.
www.tomlevin.com
www.myspace.com/tomlevin
Sofia Talvik / Tom Levin – Arms and armour
Tom’s teenage years took him to Alaska, where he lived as an exchange student. It was here that his vocal talents were first discovered when the host family’s daughter heard him singing in the shower. Urged on by the host family’s belief in his abilities, Tom made his debut as a soloist in the school choir. But when Tom returned to Sweden, he put his music on the back shelf and started studying economics.
In June 2007 Tom’s song “Please disturb me” reach 4 reached 4 on AC/hot AC/New Music Weekly in the USA and it reached 3 on Independent Music Networks Mainstream.
On the 12th of December 2006 Tom Levin’s song “Just” reached 1 on New Music Weekly’s radio charts in the US (specifically the AC/Hot AC Main Chart and AC/Hot AC Indie Chart), and has to date been 1 for four consecutive weeks. “Just” also reached 8 on the Hot 100 Chart / New Music Weekly, and the Top 100 Chart / Friday Morning Quarter Back / ACQB.
Tom’s new album “Unfair in my favor” was released on June 11.
All tomorrow’s parties
I have an exciting fall ahead of me. My album Jonestown is being released in the US, Canada and Japan at the end of October and I have a lot of fun gigs coming up both in Sweden and in the US. The good thing is that a lot of these gigs are free and you should definitely swing by if you’re in the neighbourhood. Here’s what’s coming up:
Stockholm, Sweden:
September 22nd: Musslan, Dalagatan 46
No admission
September 29th: Berlin bar, Skånegatan 71
No admission
http://www.berlinsthlm.se/
Sign up to the event on Facebook here
New York, NY, USA
October 22nd: CMJ, The Swedish Showcase, hosted by Music export Sweden at Norwood, 241 W 14 Street
http://www.norwoodclub.com/
More gigs in the US will be announced shortly.
My golden sex toy!
As a singer I somethings get invited to fun parties, and this week, I attended the Stockholm fashion week party at Café Opera. Mingeling around, sipping bubbles I came across a table filled with fancy sex toys. Two friends of mine who was hanging around the table eyeing the merchandize, told me they’d just competed for a golden butt plug with matching cuff links 🙂 So I thought I’d give it a try too, for the female prize, a “vibrating couture object” as Lelo describes Yva on their website.
Lo and behold, a few days later I got an email which said I had in fact won! It felt simply unreal. I have few possessions worth 10 000 SEK (about $1400) and even fewer of the vibrating couture kind. As I’m writing this post I’m waiting for the delivery, so I can’t give you a review just yet. But do check out Lelo’s website and their designer toys for adults.
Featured on Diesel:U:Music
I’m being featured on the radio show Diesel:U:Music, 101.7 WFNX, August 8th.
Broadcasts will run Fridays at midnight in August 2009 and this half-hour emerging artists show is a block of time with all the music and programming selected by Diesel:U:Music.
The show will air for 4 weeks and is designed to highlight the best emerging talent in the Sonicbids community. The edition where they will play my music will air at midnight on Aug 8 (Friday overnight).
If you’re not going to be in the Boston area, you can hear it on wfnx.com, which is a worldwide stream.
