Håkon Kornstad interviewed at WaPo Express
The Washington Post Express talks to acclaimed Norwegian saxophonist Håkon Kornstad in advance of his Kennedy Center performance on December 7: http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/12/hakon-kornstad-norway-kennedy-center.php
MetalSucks interviews Fenriz
The always-entertaining Fenriz of Darkthrone has a new interview at MetalSucks: http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/12/02/darkthrones-fenriz-the-metalsucks-interview/
Haddy N'jie ecard
Check out an e-card for the new Haddy N'jie album "A few good men", due out January 25: http://www.universalmusic.no/ecards/haddy/
Twiggy Frostbite - Little drop of poison
Twiggy Frostbite has recorded a cover of the Tom Waits song "Little drop of poison" on the occasion of his 60th birthday on December 7, which also just happens to be the UK release of their album "Through fire" (which includes said track as a bonus). Listen at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oevml4oc2VI
Razzia confirms release date for Joel Alme
Joel Alme's new album "Waiting for the bells has been confirmed for release on January via . Cover art and tracklist: http://razziarecords.se/releases_details.asp?id=833&artist=Joel
Tenderversion confrim Yamon Yamon album, offer single for free
has announced that Yamon Yamon's debut album "This wilderlessness" will be released on January 27 in Sweden, January 29 in Europe. Download the first single "The darker place" plus b-side "You are so clothes to my heart" over at Bandcamp: http://yamonyamon.bandcamp.com/
MP3: Isobel & November - She came down the mountain
Isobel & November sent me an mp3 from their new album "The ghostwater gospel" and I'm happy to pass it along, not just because they're a good band, but because the track confounds my expectations. Judging by the demo stuff they had been posting I had expected a competent 16 Horsepower/Woven Hand knockoff which is fine because they never seemed to bite them too hard and frankly, those are bands we could use more copies of (though I'd say they broke the mold when they made David Eugene Edwards). Anyhow, like I said, modest expectations -- definitely not expecting a cavernous 15-minute epic. How big was the church they recorded in anyway? The video above doesn't really give us a good view of the complete space, but I expected a tiny Swedish farmhouse church. Y'know, like "Winter Light" sized. Moderate and Lutheran, not Catholic and booming. And the comparison acts I listed above, they are merely starting point; Isobel & November definitely veer off into their own thing on this one. That base is vital though, this would be nothing without that glory and grandeur, those two star qualities that can sometimes make rock music seem transcendent. Now I know I gotta hear the rest of the record.
Isobel & November - She came down the mountain
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. issel & Odd - Strålande Jul
02. Bjørn Eidsvåg - De Beste
03. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
04. Nilsen/Aalberg - Call Me a Dreamer
05. Dum Dum Boys - Tidsmaskin
06. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
07. Jokke & Valentinerne - Levende (så lenge det varer)
08. Ole Edvard Antonsen - Desember Stemninger
09. Rita Eriksen - Frelsesarmeens Juleplate 2009
10. Tine Thing Helseth - Mitt hjerte alltid vanker
11. Malin - Malin
12. Elisabeth Andreassen & Rein Aleksander - Julenatt
13. Herborg Kråkevik - Kvar Ein Dag
14. Bugge Wesseltoft - It's Snowing On My Piano
15. Jonas Fjeld feat Henning Kvitnes - Den Gamle Veien
16. Ole Ivars - Femten Ferske
17. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
18. Alf Prøysen - De kjente og kjære sangene
19. tephen Brandt-Hanssen - I Julens Lys
20. The Blacksheeps - Blacksheeps
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Thåström - Be-bop-a-lula hela jävla dan (1989-2009)
02. Kent - Röd
03. Carola - Christmas in Bethlehem
04. Jill Johnson - Music row II
05. Jessica Andersson - Wake up
06. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
07. Lotta Engberg - Jul hos mig
08. Streaplers - Eett år i taget
09. stefan Sundström - Ingenting har hänt
10. Jessica Andersson - Wake up
11. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
12. Martin Stenmarck - Septemberland
13. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
14. Sanna, Shirley, Sonja - Our Christmas
15. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Samling
16. Amy Diamond - Swings and roundabouts
17. Takida - The darker instinct
18. Hellfueled - Emission of sins
19. Sofia Karlsson - Det allra bästa 1999-2009
20. Peter Lemarc - Klassiker
2010 Swedish Grammis, the list
Here you go, the (almost) full list of nominees for the 2010 Swedish Grammis:
Album:
A Camp - Colonia
Agnes - Dace love pop - The love love love edition
Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
Caroline af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
Erik Hassle - Hassle
Kent - Röd
Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
Mando Diao - Give me fire!
Takida - The darker instinct
Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
Folk music/ballad:
Cajsastina Åkerström - Sånger om dej och mej
Esbjörn Hazelius - Blunda och du ska få se
Miriam Aida - Letras ao Brasil
Olle Adolphson - Tystnaden smyger som en katt... 1956-2004
Sofia Jannok - Åssogáttis - By the embers
Sofia Karlsson - Den allra båsta (1999-2009)
Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
Stefan Sundström - Ingenting har hänt
Taken By Trees - East of Eden
Väsen - Väsen Street
Hard rock:
Candlemass - Death magic doom
Crucified Barbara - 'Til death do us party
Dead By April - Dead By April
Hammerfall - No sacrifice, no victory
Hardcore Superstar - Beg for it
Lillasyster - Det här är inte musik, det här är kärlek
Mustasch - Mustasch
Raised Fist - Veil of ignorance
Renegade Five - Undergrounded universe
Wolf - Ravenous
Jazz:
Alice Babs - As time goes by
Bengt Berger - Beches brew
Georg Wadenius/Arild Jensen - Jul på Svenska
Jan Lundgren Trio - European standards
Jeanette Lindström - Attitude and orbit control
Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - The half naked truth
Lina Nyberg - The snow
Lisa Ekdahl - Give me that slow knowing smile
Magnus Lindgren - Batucada jazz
Trummor & Orgel - Visions
Club/Hip-hop:
Andreas Tilliander - Show
J-Son - Never half stepping
Ken Ring - Hip hop
Lorentz & M Sakarias - Vi mot världen
Mange Schmidt - Odenplan Stockholm 1988
Maskinen - Boys II men
Mohammed Ali - Processen
Näääk - Näääk vem?
Promoe - Kråksången
Swingfly - God bless the IRS
Composer:
Amanda Jenssen & Pär Wiksten - Happyland
Anna Järvinen - Man var bland molnen
Christian Walz - The corner
Deportees - Under the pavement - the beach
El Perro Del Mar - Love is not pop
Joakim Berg & Martin Sköld (Kent) - Röd
Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
Nina Persson, Niclas Frisk, Nathan Larsson (A Camp) - Colonia
Salem Al Fakir - Astronaut
Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
Female artist:
Agnes - Dace love pop - The love love love edition
Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
Anna Järvinen - Man var bland molnen
Caroline af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
Jenny Wilson - Hardships!
Laleh - Me and Simon
Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
Miss Li - Dancing the whole way home
Pernilla Andersson - Ashbury apples
Sarah Dawn Finer - Moving on
Male artist:
Christian Walz - The corner
Erik Hassle - Hassle
Freddie Wadling - The dark flower (Den mörka blomman)
John Me - I am John
Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
Markus Krunegård - Lev som en gris dö som en hund
Olle Ljungström - Sju
Salem Al Fakir - Astronaut
Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
Tingsek - Restless soul
Newcomer:
Adiam Dymott - Adiam Dymott
Dead By April - Dead By April
Erik Hassle - Hassle
John Me - I am John
Jonathan Johansson - En hand i himlen
Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
Lorentz & M.Sakarias - Vi mot världen
Maskinen - Boys II men
Miike Snow - Miike Snow
Name The Pet - Name the Pet
Pop:
A Camp - Colonia
Asha Ali - Hurricane
BWO - Big science
Calaisa - Grafton Street
El Perro Del Mar - Love is not pop
Fibes, Oh Fibes! - 1987
Jill Johnson - Music row II
Melody Club - Goodbye to romance
Miike Snow - Miike Snow
Peter Bjorn And John - Living thing
Producer:
A Camp - Colonia
Amanda Jenssen & Pär Wiksten - Happyland
Bloodshy & Avant (Miike Snow) - Miike Snow
El Perro Del Mar & Rasmus Hägg - Love is not pop
Goran Kajfes (Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet) - Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet
Jenny Wilson - Hardships!
Kent & Joshua - Röd
Laleh - Me and Simon
Salem Al Fakir - Astronaut
Thomas Rusiak (Adiam Dymott) - Adiam Dymott
Rock:
[Ingenting] - Tomhet, idel tomhet
Bob Hund - Folkmusik för folk som inte kan bete sig som folk
Deportees - Under the pavement - the beach
Dundertåget - Skaffa ny frisyr
Europe - Last look at Eden
Florence Valentin - Spring Ricco
Kent - Röd
Mando Diao - Give me fire!
Takida - The darker instinct
The Bear Quartet - 89
Lyrics:
Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
Anna Järvinen - Man var bland molnen
Caroline af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
El Perro Del Mar - Love is not pop
Joakim Berg (Kent) - Röd
Laleh - Me and Simon
Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
Louise Hoffsten/Peter Lemarc - På andra siden vättern
Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
For the full list in a hard-to-read format, go here: http://www.grammis.se/
Name the Pet - American boys (video)
Here's the new video for the Name the Pet single "American boys": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hudOo_PRG7g
Apparently her album is also out now in the US via , but I haven't heard a peep about it. Can't say I've seen much Swedish press either.
The Haunted to stick with Century Media
The Haunted have officially resigned with : http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=13693