2002 News

September News

Swedish WHISTLER participate on a Syd Barrett fan produced comp. It will be part of the Have You Got It Yet? Series. Andréa is producing the thing. Information about this excellent compilation: http://www.neptunepinkfloyd.co.uk/hygiy_trax.php

August News

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This summer Swedish Whistler went to California, USA, for their first mini-tour abroad and with the final at this years International Pop Overthrow-festival in Los Angeles! It all went great & was a big, positive experience for the band.

As far as bringing Swedish Whistler to the US college tour, Paul Benshoof & TMPB Recordings strategy is now to release a radio-compilation CD first to introduce Swedish Whistlers music, and then after students learn who they are will offer to have Swedish Whistler perform live.

May News
Yellow Beat in Japan will be airplaying & webcasting Swedish Whistler's "Notorious Liar" on May 10th at approximately 8:20pm (Japan Standard Time).
Yellow Beat's url is:
http://www.yellowbeat.net

Visitors to Swedish WHISTLERS site can expect some major changes of the site in the near future!
NJ-Web Design is working on a improved and more professional web-site for the band.

Swedish WHISTLER have been added the new site of Acossi Records in Florida.
#2 on HOT TRACKS!
This list is based on Acossi & your picks
check the artists page
http://www.acossi.com/artists.html

Swedish WHISTLER are scheduled for the IPO gig in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 31. Jef is working to bring the band on a coastal tour from Seattle to LA.
For booking us, details please contact jef at
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April News

"Great Lizard Cuckoo" added at Fish the Music CD Shop.
http://www.bfinfo.com/music/

The first episode of Go-Kustom TV have been broadcasted from Seattle, USA.
It featured the documentary Armor Of God about Scotty Irving and the Clang Quartet. Videos by Swedish Whistler, Red To Violet, The Inspectors, Short Film by Brent Watanabe featuring music of d.A. Sebasstian. To the top

March News

Swedish WHISTLER has been assured a spot in this year's IPO (International Pop Overthrow) in Los Angeles.
The dates are July 19 through August 3.

Jef Peace is our roadmanager for this and he is doing his damndest to get us enough gigs to pay our way.
For booking us, details please contact jef at
jef@peacework.com

Check out "Teen Feeding Frenzy" here at Amazon.com

Swedish WHISTLER is making a big splash at Big Fish . . . number #3 and #4 on the Brit Pop chart.



"Great Lizard Cuckoo" now available in Japan!
BIG FISH Network´s CD shop have put it into their catalog.
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February News

Not Lame Records, a mail order company & recordlabel with good reputation and some distribution, will list "Great Lizard Cuckoo" in the March update.

Not Lame Recordings
http://www.notlame.com

Yellow Beat (a Japanese radio station) has requested a promo copy of "Great Lizard Cuckoo" and plans to include at least one track in their rotation. They will also webcast "Notorious Liar" beginning of this month.
Yellow Beat's url is: http://www.yellowbeat.net

Recently BIG FISH Network in Japan has joined NTT DOCOMO's digital music delivery service with mobile phone. cf. NTT DOCOMO "M-Stage Music" Services
http://www.docomo-mstage.net/ (only in japanese)
BIG FISH already starts Digital Delivery through NTT docomo's M-Stage (AAC FORMAT) with Swedish Whistler & other independent bands. To the top

January News

We have now a pressagent for the Netherlands and Belgium. Norman vd Wildenberg at Radio Veldhoven 107.7 He´s gonna spread packages of our albums to interested Dutch and Belgian RadioStations he is in contact with. Some sort of agency, so stations can stay in touch with someone from The Neatherlands. He will try to push them to play the album on regular basis.

"Teen Feeding Frenzy" set to be released by Go-Kustom March 27, but maybe pushed up, since street dates are for distributors to have time to get the CD's in the stores.

For European or overseas orders please go to Amazon.

When it comes to our own material we are glad to be participated on a collection with the theme of those dangerous women. Called "She-Devil". Planned to be released later this year, also by Go-Kustom.

With our new CD "Great Lizard Cuckoo" we have signed nonexclusively for PeaceWork Music Label, Oregon USA.
http://www.peaceworkmusic.net
and we are happy to work with them on this & future projects. To the top

28 May 2001

Swedish Whistler doing it instrumental.

Happy-go-pop Swedish group Whistler are featured on a new Go-Custom Records (Irregular Records) compilation album "Hold the Vocals: A tribute to the instrumental hits of the 50's, 60's and 70's", to be officially released May 27. The quartet perform an instrumental version of the Hot Buttered song "Popcorn" on the 17 track tribute compilation, which also includes covers from the Beach Boys, Fleetwood Mac, Funkadelic, the Yardbirds, Led Zeppilin and the Kingsmen, just to name a few. Swedish Whistler will also be participating on another Irregular Records forthcoming compilation "Teen Feeding Frenzy", perfoming Kylie Minogue's teen hit "I Should Be So Lucky" to be released later in the year.

Author: Glenn Poulter
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