Avantgarde Metal talks to Andreas Hedlund of Vintersorg: http://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=48
In stock and ready to order: Printer - Can you take more? (Adrian Recordings)
The official release date isn't until February 20, but I'll start shipping all orders as soon as they're paid for.
The IFPI has managed to coerce Danish ISP Tele2 to block access to The Pirate Bay: http://www.thelocal.se/9877/20080204/
Watch El Perro Del Mar play her new single "How did we forget?" live for PSL: http://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=438
Phil Freeman provides some insight into what to expect from Opeth's next album: http://runningthevoodoodown.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-opeth-album-update.html
Swedish music blog Absolut Noise celebrates their 2-year anniversary: http://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2008/02/absnoise-two-year-anniversary.html
Swedish hardcore act 59 Times the Pain will play a one-off reunion gig at the Groezrock Festival in Meerhout, Belgium on May 9-10.
The winners of this year's Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian equivilent to the Grammy:
Female artist: Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør (Your Favourite Music)
Male artist: Magnet - The Simple Life (Sony BMG)
Pop group: Superfamily - Warszawa (Propeller Rec.)
Electronica: Salvatore - Days Of Rage (Racing Junior)
Rock: My Midnight Creeps - Histamin (MMC Records)
Country: Hellbillies - Spissrotgang (EMI Music Norway)
Metal: Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao (Season Of Mist)
Hip-hop: Madcon - So Dark The Con Of Man (Bonnier Amigo)
Jazz: Petter Wettre - Fountain Of Youth (Household Records)
Open class: Live Maria Roggen - Circuit Songs (Jazzland)
Music video: Dimmu Borgir - The Serpentine Offering (Nuclear Blast) Dir: Patrick Ullaeus
Newcomer: Tine Thing Helseth - Haydn/Hummel/Albinoni/Neruda (Simax Classics)
Hit: Madcon - "Beggin'" (Bonnier Music)
Spellemann: Hellbillies
Hederspris: Dum Dum Boys
For all categories, go here: http://www.spellemann.no/
Division of Laura Lee will trek to London for a show at Astoria 2 on February 23 presented by Push. A crapload of various DJs will also be on-hand to entertain the crowd as well, including the folks from Tack!Tack!Tack!
Nesna Records (Ida Maria) will be releasing a new 10" EP from Swedish act Sebastian Fors & The Ones That Got Away this coming spring. Preview at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sebastianfors
Danish indie act Epo-555 has uploaded the Evil Death Machine remix of "Centipede" to myspace: http://www.myspace.com/epo555
Doctors & Dealers has a new song on myspace called "Sunday morning": http://www.myspace.com/doctorsanddealersband
If you like naive twee singer/songwriters you might enjoy this, otherwise I suggest you pass.
Check out a live video of Those Dancing Days performing in London: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac6T_WSQ9zg
Swedish singer/songwriter Sofia Talvik has posted the new song "Diamonds" on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sofiatalvik
Said track is set to appear on her forthcoming album "Jonestown" due out later this year.
This week's It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group tremendously boring top 10 artists of the week:
01. Radiohead
02. Hot Chip
03. Belle and Sebastian
04. Feist
05. The Magnetic Fields
06. The National
07. Jens Lekman
08. Kent
09. Vampire Weekend
10. The Beatles
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