Scan Magazine

The Return of Ace of Base

Swedish supergroup Ace of Base are back! After an eight year hiatus, they have come back with their fifth studio album, The Golden Ratio. They will be returning to UK shores in 2011, but Scan Magazine met up with the group in Stockholm at the end of 2010. We wanted to talk about the new album, but also about the fact that the line-up is now a little different, too.

Sivert Høyem – Music after Madrugada

Sivert Høyem, the former frontman of Norway’s most successful rock band Madrugada, released his third solo album called Moon Landing in 2009 and embarked on a European tour in 2010. This included four gigs in the UK at the beginning of October, which gave Høyem the chance to reacquaint himself with the old fans of the band as well as attract a new audience for the next chapter in his music career. Scan Magazine caught up with him during his busy tour schedule.

Linda Lampenius – Wife, mother and violin virtuoso

In the 1990s Linda Lampenius became known as a striking Pamela Anderson doppelganger with some serious talent when it came to playing the violin. She was internationally famous with a definitive sex symbol status. But this media image might have missed the point, as Lampenius, more than anything else, is and always has been an exceptionally gifted musician.

The intangible charm of Lisa Ekdahl

The unique and treasured Swedish singer Lisa Ekdahl recently visited London to perform songs from her new album “Give me that Slow Knowing Smile”, just released in the UK. Along with numerous other Scandinavian fans, we went to see the concert and talk to the artist.