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3:AM interviews Rockettothesky

Online literary journal 3:AM talks to Jenny Hval of Rockettothesky about her poetry and her music and many other subjects: http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-25-jenny-hval/

Mon, Aug 30th, 2010 16:12:50

MP3: Bastard Priest - Under the hammer of destruction

I should know by now to keep my expectations in check, but I was so looking forward to the new Bastard Priest album and have been for so long, it's such a letdown to report that it's merely okay. And the fact that it's only decent is almost enough to make me hate it. Almost. The problem isn't even that the b-side of the LP consists of an updated version of their stellar "Merciless insane death" demo, an obvious sticking point for many discriminating listeners, it's that the new songs on side A aren't that hot. They all stick to the same basic formula more or less with a chorus that repeats the title of the song and it's extremely tiresome the 3rd or 4th time around. I'm fine with cro-magnon lunk-headed metal, but this is too much, especially when the riffs aren't so hot to begin with. Thankfully, the title track "Under the hammer of destruction" sounds just as raging as when I first heard it on the demo over a year ago. The detonating bomb intro: not subtle at all, but a perfect summation of what Bastard Priest sounds like at their best. And yes, the chorus does just repeat the title.

Bastard Priest - Under the hammer of destruction

Mon, Aug 30th, 2010 13:24:19

Surrounded - Bloodbuzz Ohio (video)

Watch Surrounded cover The National in an acoustic living room session: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWRAbAOE1sk

Mon, Aug 30th, 2010 13:07:37

A Perfect Friend - Lost keys

A Perfect Friend are streaming a brand new track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/aperfectfriend

Mon, Aug 30th, 2010 12:12:50

Johan Angergård blogs about JAMC for Under the Radar

Johan Angergård (Club 8/Acid House Kings/Labrador Records) blogs about The Jesus and Mary Chain for Under the Radar: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/blog/wasted_on_the_youth_guest_blog_club_8s_johan_angergard_on_the_jesus_and_mar/

Mon, Aug 30th, 2010 12:11:08

New single from Principe Valiente in mid-September

Swedish dark pop act Principe Valiente will release their new single "The night" on September 15 via Parismusic. Look for a video by director Henning Cronheim, production assistant for the "Millennium Trilogy" movies ("The girl with the dragon tattoo" etc).

Mon, Aug 30th, 2010 12:03:22

The Shiloh - The ship (video)

I have to say, I like this song a heckuva lot more than I thought I would. I expected overwrought emo-pop silliness and while The Shiloh are definitely rooted in such terrain, their new single is really just a great pop song. Still leaning towards overwrought perhaps, but in a good way. Though maybe not quite as stellar as We are the Storm's "I woke up to the bells", it's got a similar appeal, it pulls the same heartstrings. Oh, and bonus points for a star turn by the daughter of IAT.MP3 artist Racingpaperplanes/Richard Wilson! Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX0aB0RfNsc

Mon, Aug 30th, 2010 11:31:58

Keith Canisius - Jimmy

There's a new Keith Canisius track up at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/keithcanisius/9-jimmy
His third album "This time it's our high" will be out September 6 via Darla Records.

Mon, Aug 30th, 2010 11:09:03

Sirius playlist week #35

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Bastard Priest - Power of death
02. TALK 1
03. Mindy Misty - Dead pan frenzy
04. Mother of the Forest - Kingdom
05. Säkert! - Fredrik
06. TALK 2
07. Pistol Disco - Pool
08. Obstacles - Rorschach
09. Radar - Paradigm shift
10. TALK 3
11. The Bear Quartet - Fist or hand
12. Niels Nielsen - Dpend
13. Adam Tensta - Young black boy
14. TALK 4
15. I'm Kingfisher - Willing night plants
16. Joel Alme - No class
17. Dear Euphoria - Coming down
18. The Genuine Fakes - When reality hits you
19. TALK 5
20. Brick - Call Batman

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.

Mon, Aug 30th, 2010 11:06:56

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. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
07. Guren Hagen - Alle de beste
08. Roy Lønhøiden - Tilbake i tid - de beste sangene
09. Aasmund Nordstoga - Friaren
10. Alexander Rybak - No Boundaries
11. Jan Toft - Alle e aleina
12. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og Deilig - Knutsen og Ludvigsen
13. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
14. Trond Granlund - Sanger jeg lærte av faren min
15. Celine - Jentekveld
16. Ingeborg Selnes - Heartcore
17. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, Helt om dagen
18. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
19. Elg - Storm
20. Diverse artister - Go'natt

Sun, Aug 29th, 2010 16:15:43

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Darin - Lovekiller
02. Robyn - Body talk pt.1
03. Kent - En plats i solen
04. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
05. Lisa Nilsson - 20 - En jubileumssamling
06. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
07. Mikael Wiehe - Ta det tillbaka!
08. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
09. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
10. Martin Fröst - Fröst & friends - Encores
11. Eric Saade - Masquerade
12. Timoteij - Längtan
13. Fancy Dan - Teenage sunset
14. Lasse Stefanz - Texas
15. Brolle - Best of
16. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
17. Kalle Moraeus - Underbart
18. Håkan Hellström - Samlade singlar 2000-2010
19. Eric Gadd - Rise up!
20. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008

Sun, Aug 29th, 2010 16:13:29

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