Check out the video for "Optional endings" from Swedish act Familiar Faces: http://www.goodstufproduction.com/OESC.mov
Ink19 reviews Acid House Kings: http://ink19.com/issues/november2005/musicReviews/musicA/acidHouseKings.html
They also got another nice writeup in the new URB magazine.
Sara Culler, better known to some of you (for now) as the better half of David Fridlund, has posted two songs for download over at her website: http://saraculler.webblogg.se/
MP3: Bom Bom - Pop i kras
I packed up all my stuff and moved across town into my new house last Thursday evening. That meant I had to miss Regulations, but I am very happy to be in my new place. Got my Internet access up and running Friday and spent the weekend unpacking. Good times, right? I've been going pretty much non-stop the entire time and I'm a bit frazzled, so I'm going to let Simon Tagestam handle today's mp3 post:
Being Swedish, it's hard to try and get people to listen to stuff that's sung in Swedish, since I realise that a lot of the appeal for me is usually about understanding what's sung. But now with Avi posting a track with the real king of Sweden (and with the success of the awful Dungen and the boring Sigur Rós) I feel confident enough to share this song with you. It's a track that I've been listening to over and over again everyday, everywhere for the last couple of weeks (I can prove it!). The song has the same impact on me as when I heard aforementioned Håkan Hellström for the first time, that is – it makes me want to go get drunk and go out and smash things up (figuratively speaking, of course), and perhaps dance a little bit. The song got such a dazzling energy that it almost makes me exhausted listening to it. Bom Bom, who made this masterpiece, are currently based in Gothenburg and London, and at the moment there's nothing I want to do more than to catch these boys in concert. Their other songs that I've heard all sound groovy, but "Pop i kras" is the catchiest one of them, and being a sucker for catchy songs, it's the one I like the most. You can download a bunch of their songs on their website (beware, it's all in Swedish, but it's still pretty easy to find the mp3s). Be braver than I am, and listen to some great music sung in a language you don't understand!
Bom Bom - Pop i kras
I am moving into my new house this evening, so I may not be able to update tomorrow. Most likely not, but I may get my new Internet connection installed and get all my stuff unpacked early. Who knows?
Music 77 has posted a new mp3 for download: http://www.music77.nu/media/music/Musika77_LlanvairLlew.mp3
The song is the lead track from the forthcoming album "Brave you free may", out soon.
Crunchy Frog Records has helped to compile a soundtrack to the new book "Beat city" from Danish rock'n'roll photographer Søren Solkær Starbird. Read more: http://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=156
David Birde and Jens Jansson of Brainpool have a new project called Mom & Dad. The instrumentation will be only drums, guitar and harmonica and Florian Horwath will guest on some of the songs. As for Brainpool, the band is still active and actually has plans to record new material tomorrow.
The video of Jenny Wilson's latest single "A hesitating cloud of despair" can be viewed here: http://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4845
Check out the video for "Captain Morgan" from Swedish female-fronted new-wave act Paris: http://www.decoyfilm.com/reel.html
Burning Heart reports that Raised Fist will soon be entering Dugout Studios with producer Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Meshuggah etc) later this month to work on a new record. Expect a spring 2006 release.
Bertine Zetlitz reports that she is working on a new album with songwriter Fred Ball who she also collaborated with on her last record. "Bigger, glossier, unpretentious and fun, I can't wait for you all to hear!" she says of the new material.
Tracklist for the new Norwegian Ramones tribute "Leaving home":
01. Los Plantronics - The Good The Bad And The Ugly
02. Rampant Dogs - Durango 95 / Cretin Hop
03. Hawaii Go Go's - Rockaway Beatch
04. B.O.L.D. - I Don't Wanna Be Learned
05. Clawfinger - The KKK Took My Baby Away
06. Silver - Something To Believe In
07. Vibeke Saugestad - S.L.U.G.
08. Grand Cafe - Ignorance Is Bliss
09. The Mormones - Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
10. Mohammed - Pinhead
11. Nude Pube Banglers - I Believe In Miracles
12. Red Harvest - Somebody Put Something In My Drink
13. Upstrokes - Got Alot To Say
14. Backstreet Girls - Commando
15. The Feebles - Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio?
16. Shirleys Temple - I Wanna Be Sedated
17. Grounded - Danny Says
18. The Hymans - Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
19. Casino Steel - Beat On The Brat
20. The Retardos - Poison Heart
21. Neperud - Loudmouth
22. 10ft. Baby - Havanna Affair
23. The Humps - I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement
24. The Colvins - Oh, Oh, I Love Her So
25. The 3856 - Strength To Endure
26. The Carburetors - Chinese Rock
27. The Tip Toppers - Everytime I Eat Vegetables....
28. Jack The Stripper - Pet Sematary
More info: http://www.ramones.no/
This week's YLE X3M video chart:
01. Kent - Den döda vinkeln (SWE)
02. Jermaine - Goodbye sign (FIN)
03. Smak - Vesi tulvii sisään (FIN)
04. The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer (SWE)
05. Indica - Vuorien taa (FIN)
06. Mew - Special (DK)
07. El Caco - Substitute (NOR)
08. Korpiklaani - Kädet siipinä (FIN)
09. Tingsek - Egoflow (SWE)
10. Carpark North - Best day (DK)
Challengers:
11. Emmi - Can full of joy (FIN)
12. Darin - Step up (SWE)
13. Outlandish - Look into my eyes (DK)