03/17 - MusicGorilla.com Showcase Series @ Treasure Island, 413 East 6th Street (8pm)
03/18 - The MuseBox, Pirate! Radio & Bandize Party @ Rusty Spurs, 405 East 7th Street (5pm)
03/18 - Mike Galaxy/BandPromote.com Presents Annual Day Party @ Guero's, 1412 South Congress Avenue (7pm)
03/19 - SonicBids Day Time Party @ Maggie Mae's (upstairs stage), 323 East 6th Street (4:30pm)
03/19 - Official SxSW Showcase @ Friends Bar, 208 East 6th Street (9pm)
03/20 - Sweden Goes SxSW 2010 @ Antone's, 213 West 5th Street (corner of 5th/Laraca Street) (1.30pm)
03/22 - House Of Sweden w/Miss Li, 2900 K Street NW, Washington DC (7.30pm)
Swedish indie/pop act The Sweet Serenades have a video for their new single "Die young" (feat. guest vocals from Karolina Komstedt of Club 8): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ-jzDsl_ic
Here are the winners of this year's Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian equivilent to the Grammy:
Female Artist: Noora Noor - Soul Deep ()
Male Artist: Sivert Höyem - Moon Landing ()
Pop Group: Montée - Isle Of Now ()
Electronica: Röyksopp - Junior (/)
Rock: John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt ()
Metal: The Cumshots - A Life Less Necessary ()
Hip-hop: Tommy Tee - Studio Time ()
Jazz: Tord Gustavsen Ensemble - Restored, Returned ()
Open Class: Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like The Day (/)
Lyrics: Kjartan Kristiansen/Aslak Dørum - DumDum Boys; Tidsmaskin ()
Best Newcomer: Donkeyboy - Caught in a life (
Music Video: Donkeyboy - "Ambitions"
Hit of the Year: Donkeyboy - "Ambitions"
Spellemann of the Year: Alexander Rybak
Check out the video for the new Verket single "Jag kom, jag såg, jag förlorade": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoVBBWv5l44
Definitely a strong Jesus and Mary Chain influence on this one.
Swedish post-hardcore act Blinders On are streaming new material at myspace after a long break: http://www.myspace.com/blinderson
Keep an eye out for a new EP to be released in the near future.
Super-prolific Swedes Emil Johansson and Joakim Westlund are the originators and creators of this project, the ethereal, trancelike third part of their "Canto" series. From the onset it continues their electronic/ambient journey and sounds off like a movie soundtrack you'd expect to hear on an Oscar-winning Euroflick that has everyone raving about its creative genius. Most of the tracks on here are bright, uplifting anthems that elicit a happy smile; almost as if a fond memory has come flooding back. On the other side of the emotional coin, there's a sinister undertone that belies the contented aura of the majority of the album, evident on "Lying memorial", and that touches the edges of dark ambience. In between, all manner of emotion comes to the fore; optimism, love, sadness, longing, sympathy, and contentment all play a part in "Sun spark solaris" and demonstrate that the music not only elicits emotion but was created by emotion. It doesn't get much more ponderous than dimming the lights and letting The Giant's Dream take you on a journey of fond memories and longing desires. Sublime. - John Norby
Anchorless (ex-Lack) are streaming a couple more new tracks at myspace from their upcoming EP: http://www.myspace.com/anchorlessdk
Still no word yet on when it's coming out or on what label (?), but I'll keep you posted.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. TALK 1
02. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
03. Elephant9 - Fugi fønix
04. Yosei - The raven
05. TALK 2
06. The Tarantula Waltz - Bacchus
07. Hortlax Cobra - Smoke
08. Sonic Ritual - Early graves
09. Meleeh - Vowbreaker
10. TALK 3
11. Khoma - From the hands of sinners
12. The Ark - Echo chamber
13. Darkthrone - Those treasures will never befall you
14. Fun - Slonko
15. TALK 4
16. Degrees - Can't walk thru this alone
17. jj - Let go
18. Bruket - Polisen lägger pussel
19. Dreamboy - Pay attention
20. TALK 5
21. Moto Boy - IF you your bed could cry
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.
01. Navigators - The Straight And Narrow
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
03. Ingrid Olava - The Guest
04. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
05. WigWam - Non Stop Rock'N'Roll
06. Bjørn Eidsvåg - De Beste
07. Jahn Teigen - Teigen - 40 Største Hits
08. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
09. Bjørn Hellfuck - Innforjævlig
10. Frøya - My American Dream
11. Dum Dum Boys - Tidsmaskin
12. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
13. Joddski (Jørg1) - Krig & Kjærlighet
14. Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit
15. Casiokids - Topp Stemning På Lokal Bar
16. Kråkesølv - Trådnøsting
17. Moddi - Floriography
18. D-Techs - From the Street to the Stage
19. Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit
20. Stage Dolls - Always
The Giant's Dream