On Volcano - The explorer (live video)
Check out Finnish act On Volcano performing a brand new song live for Finnish radio: http://areena.yle.fi/video/1224300
Buddyhead goes to see Alarma Man
Slightly odd and unexpected, but Buddyhead of all places has an overwhelmingly posi write-up on an Alarma Man live show: http://www.buddyhead.com/show-review-alarma-man-get-some-corpse-paint-play-some-mathrock-and-start-a-revolution/
Reincarnage minus one
Guitarist Mathias Carlson has parted ways with Swedish death metallers Reincarnage, citing "personal reasons." The band is currently seeking a replacement, but will continue as a two-piece for the time being.
This week's Last.fm chart
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Familjen
02. The Bear Quartet
03. CEO
04. Robyn
05. Kent
06. Shout Out Louds
07. Andreas Söderlund
08. Junip
09. Oskar Linnros
10. The Concretes
Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/
Sirius playlist week #36
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. TALK 1
02. Mindy Misty - Slippies
03. Fatboy - Bad news from pretty red lips
04. Viola - Puppies in the rain
05. Kite - Jonny boy
06. TALK 2
07. Code 64 - Progenitor
08. Familjen - Det var jag (This Is Head version)
09. Ved - Question for L Ron
10. TALK 3
11. Hope I Die Virgin - At crude garbage falls
12. Vidderna - Utanför
13. Ljudbilden & Piloten - Domedeijla mosse
14. TALK 4
15. Roll the Dice - Into the ground
16. Muxika77 - The mountain
17. Den Svenska Tystnaden - Afasi
18. Elmo - Young love
19. TALK 5
20. Bedroom Eyes - (Here's one for you) Underdog
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
New Ida Maria single soon
Ida Maria will release a new single called "Bad karma" on September 13.
The Radio Dept. tour the world
The Radio Dept. will be bringing their lackluster live show worldwide this fall:
09/09 - Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona (ESP)
09/11 - South Pop Festival Seville, Sevilla (ESP)
11/04 - Internasjonalen, Oslo (NOR)
11/05 - Hulen, Bergen (NOR)
11/06 - Ungdomshuset 1880, Bergen (NOR)
11/27 - Boulogne-Billancourt- Carré Bellefeuille CONF, Paris (FRA)
11/30 - Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY
12/01 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
12/04 - Strand, Stockholm (SWE)
12/05 - Scala, London (SWE)
Musik med Dungen
PSL's "Musik med" series is back for fall with a new episode featuring Dungen: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/09/03/musik-med-dungen-2/
Håkan Hellström, the movie
Håkan Hellström has reportedly collaborated with Swedish playwright Peter Birro on a film screenplay based on his songs. Look for it to debut in 2012.
Alarma Man back to Germany
New Alarma Man dates for November:
11/12 - Ikuwo, Greifswald (GER)
11/13 - Kastanie, Berlin (GER)
11/14 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER) w/Chris Leo
11/15 - Conne Island, Leipzig (GER) w/Chris Leo
11/16 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER) w/Chris Leo
11/17 - Café Central, Magdeburg (GER)
11/18 - tba, Solingen (GER)
11/19 - Rocas, Luxenbourg (LUX)
11/20 - tba
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Hellbillies - Leite etter lykka
02. Contrazt - Ser på verden
03. Vestlandsfanden - Livets Glade Plommer
04. A-ha - 25
05. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
06. Guren Hagen - Takke Meg Tel
07. Roy Lønhøiden - Tilbake i tid - de beste sangene
08. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
09. Motorpsycho - Timothy's Monster
10. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Knutsen & Ludvigsens beste
11. Jan Toft - Alle e aleina
12. Aasmund Nordstoga - Friaren
13. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
14. Trond Granlund - Sanger jeg lærte av faren min
15. Diverse artister - Go'natt
16. Stage Dolls - Always
17. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, Helt om dagen
18. Madrugada - Industrial Silence
19. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
20. Steff Nevers - Ain't no bad life
MetalKult interviews Sonic Ritual
MetalKult has a great new interview up with Henrik Palm of Sonic Ritual: http://www.metalkult.com/metalkult-qa/notes-from-the-underground-sonic-ritual/
Another Swedish summer day with you
Though we may be getting pretty close to fall, The Lemur Blog has just posted a new Swedish summer-themed mixtape for download: http://thelemurblog.com/2010/09/01/another-swedish-summer-day-with-you/
Immortal - All shall fall (video)
OMG! Immortal's first brand new video in 15 years (!!!) is now posted for streaming at their website: http://www.immortalofficial.com/ASF/asf.html
As easy as it would be to poke fun, it's important to remember that Immortal pretty much invented all of the ridiculous BM stereotypes that seem so goofy now. Yes, they were goofy 15 years ago too, but it was also new and kind of exotic back then and besides, no one rocks out harder on the side of a glacier than Immortal.
The New Wine - Delete, rewind
Norwegian synthrock hype The New Wine have a new track up at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/newwinemusic