US label Robotic Empire will be putting out a new CD comp called "Collections" from Swedish "extreme technically-inclined metal" band Crowpath on January 27. It includes songs from various previously released vinyl and comps as well as two tracks from the upcoming "Red On Chrome" full-length, due out in 2004 on an as-yet-unnamed label. Download sample mp3s of the band here: http://www.mp3.com/Crowpath
Rockfoto.nu is updated with some nice pics of Fireside opening for BRMC at Cirkus in Stockholm.
Download a new mp3 from Swedish hip-hop artist Afrodisiak right here: http://www.afrodisiak.nu/mp3/Afrodisiak-sjunde_himlen_del2.mp3
Be sure to check out his new site at www.afrodisiak.nu, too.
Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. Markoolio - Vilse i skogen (SWE)
02. Nina Rochelle - Taxi 43 (SWE)
03. Technicolour - Fireflies (FIN)
04. Xantom - Miss you (DK)
05. Glitz - Away from you (FIN)
06. Johnny Deluxe - Elskovspony (DK)
07. The Rasmus - The first day of my life (FIN)
08. Zen Café - Piha ilman sadettajaa (FIN)
09. User - To feel (SWE)
10. Lowe Motor Corporation - Soul of a pagan (FIN)
Challengers:
01. Garbo - Won't be in your way (DK)
02. The Knife - Pass this on (SWE)
03. Jonna - Kaikki talossa (FIN)
Norweigan jazz turns 50 today. Well, not really - jazz has existed in Norway for much longer, but the Norwegian Jazz Federation, now called the Norwegian Jazz Forum was established 50 years ago. Read more.
Norweigan singer/songwriter Askil Holm is doing a couple dates around Christmas:
12/22 - Kaffebaren, Namsos (acoustic w/band)
12/25 - Catz, Verdal
12/26 - Samfunnshuset, Namdalseid
12/29 - tba
12/30 - Vik Samfunnshus, Flatanger
Here's the top 20 Swedish albums of the week, as reported by Aftonbladet:
01. Peter LeMarc - Det som håller oss vid liv
02. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
03. Backyard Babies - Stockholm Syndrome
04. José González - Veneer
05. Lasse Stefanz - Det här är bara början
06. Per Gessle - Mazarin
07. Bo Kaspers orkester - Vilka tror vi att vi är
08. Mauro Scocco - La Dolce Vita
09. Carola - Guld platina & passion - det bästa
10. Christer Sjögren - För kärlekens skull 14 visklassiker
11. Mats Ronander - Bästa
12. Peter Jöback - Jag kommer hem igen till jul
13. Bamse - Bamses dunder-hits
14. Broder Daniel - Cruel town
15. Helen Sjöholm / Anders Widmark - Genom varje andetag
16. Lars Roos - För de som älskar
17. The Latin Kings - Omertá
18. Lisa Ekdahl - En samling sånger
19. Christian Kjellvander - Introducing the past
20. Anna-Lotta Larson - Tidlöst
It's that time of year again - the time when they start handing out those year-end accolades and up first is the 25th annual Aftonbladet Rockbjörnen. Write in your suggestions for nominees here: http://www.aftonbladet.se/rockbjornen. And if you're feeling uninspired, maybe this will give you some good ideas on who to suggest. (in Swedish)
Another review of dark Icelandic IDM group Einóma, this time from Dusted: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1120
Mayhem is reportedly planning a European tour for the dates of April 8 to May 16. Support will come from Poland's Decapitated, as well as maybe Brazil's Krisiun and UK black metal act Anaal Nathrakh.
By way of Dagensskiva, here is thist week's Swedish student radio top 20:
| 01. (07) The Coral "Bill Mc Cai" 02. (NY) The White Stripes "The Hardest Button To Button" 03. (11) Moneybrother "It's Been Hurting All The Way With You, Joanna" 04. (NY) The Chemical Brothers "Get Yourself High" 05. (NY) Niccokick "Turn 27 EP" 06. (01) Paris "Rainy Day In London" 07. (17) Daft Punk "Something About Us" 08. (08) Timbuktu med Peps "Dynamit" 09. (ÅT) Rocky Dennis "Maple Leaves EP" 10. (09) Laakso "Demon" | 11. (12) Monastir "The Shape Up EP" 12. (NY) The Cardigans "Live And Learn" 13. (13) Bring Me The Fucking Riot...Man "Lolita Riotta" 14. (14) The Legends "There And Back Again" 15. (NY) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "We're All in Love" 16. (05) Guided By Voices "The Best Of Jill Hives" 17. (18) Slow Train Soul "In The Black Of Night" 18. (NY) Travis "The Beautiful Occupation" 19. (03) Primal Scream Ft. (Kate Moss "Some Velvet Morning" 20. (04) The Bear Quartet "Ask Me, Don't Axe Me" |
Leaving the chart:
02. Christian Kjellvander "Portugal"
06. The Latin Kings "Cashen dom tas"
10. The Kid "Baton Rouge"
15. The Strokes "12:51"
16. Björns Vänner "Vad ska jag med ett foto på dig? "
19. José Gonzales "Crosses EP"
20. The Warlocks "Baby Blue"
The Soundtrack of Our Lives album "Behind the Music" was just reissued in Australia by Warner subsidary Infidelity Records and is being promoted with renewed vigor. The extra cool thing about this release is that it's being packaged with a bonus CD containing both the "Gimme Five" EP and the "Future Excerpts" EP. North American fans luck out because Parasol will be importing a few for you record collectors out there who just need to have every release, TSOOL freaks that they are. It's not on their site, but I'm told that you can either email or call for pre-orders.
In other TSOOL news, I just got word that "Ecstacy" will be the name of their new single and it's due out sometime before Christmas. Otherwise, recordings are going well and they supposedly have about 26 songs tracked so far. They recorded quite a few of the songs debuted at the Slussens gigs, but aren't gonna include all of them because they don't want the album to be too mellow. More news when I get it...
This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. The Rasmus - First Day Of My Life
02. Redrama - Hang It Up
03. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
04. Outlandish - Aicha
05. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
06. Backyard Babies - Minus Celsius
07. C21 - One Night In Bangkok
08. Da D.o.n.s - She Don´t Know My Game
09. Turbonegro - Sell Your Body (To The Night)
10. Mew - 156
11. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There
12. Paperboys - On The Low
13. Negative - The Moment Of Our Love
14. Equicez - Barnslig
15. Erik Faber - Century
16. Fu:el - Next Summer
17. Broder Daniel - When We Were Winning
18. Blackstrap - In Colored Ways
19. The Latin Kings - Cashen Dom Tas
20. The Fashion - Let´s Go Dancing
Challengers:
01. The Knife - Pass This On
02. I´Dees - Brave And Optimistic Girl
03. Christian Kjellvander - Portugal
04. Paperboys - Hey Man
05. Funkstar De Luxe - Saturday
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
Some of the Scandinavian bands confirmed for the Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on August 5-8: Amon Amarth, Hypocrisy, Mayhem, and Children of Bodom.
Here's an e-card for that new Håkan Hellström DVD: http://www.virgin.se/artists/hakan/dvd/dvd.htm (in Swedish)