Adam Tensta at House of Sweden
Swedish rap artist Adam Tensta will perform at the House of Sweden in Washington DC on September 19.
Deleted Art talks to Fire!
Deleted Art talks to Andreas Werliin of Wildbirds & Peacedrums about his other project Fire!, which includes Mats Gustafsson (The Thing, etc) and Johan Bertling (Häpna/Tape): http://deletedart.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/you-liked-me-five-minutes-ago/
Callisto winter tour
Finnish doom act Callisto will be touring Europe in December. Italian dates are the only ones announced so far, but more will be confirmed shortly: http://www.callistochaos.com/shows.html
Umeå = European Capital of Culture
Umeå, Sweden has been named the European Capital of Culture for 2014: http://www.thelocal.se/21970/20090909/
Aversionline on the new Psyke Project
Aversionline covers The Psyke Project's new album "Dead storm": http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2009/09/09/the-psyke-project-dead-storm-cd/
Dúné cover design contest
Dúné is throwing a contest to design the cover of their next single "Let go of you love": http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=52950882&blogId=509403175
Benea Reach in India
Norwegian progressive metalcore act Benea Reach will play a run of shows in India this October:
10/23 - Oasis, Pune
10/24 - Hamsadhani, Dehli
10/25 - Palace Grounds, Bangalore
10/31 - Thoms0 '09 Cultural Festival of IIT Roorkee, Roorkee
Capt. Poon (Bloodlights, ex-Gluecifer) interview at Crawdaddy
Crawdaddy talks to Captain Poon of Norwegian rock act Bloodlights/ex-Gluecifer: http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article/Bloodlights-Captain-Poon-I-Dont-Hate-Bald-People.html
Wildbirds & Peacedrums in NYC
Updated NYC dates for Wildbirds & Peacedrums:
09/15 - Le poisson Rouge, New York, NY w/Deerhoof
09/16 - Cake Shop, New York, NY
09/18 - Bruar Falls, Brooklyn, NY
09/21 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY w/Fanfarlo
09/22 - The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY w/Fanfarlo
Bear Quartet mix + interview at Rodeo
You'll need Swedish comprehension skills to understand this interview at Rodeo with Mattias Alkberg of The Bear Quartet, but no language skills are required to enjoy the mix they made for the site: http://www.rodeo.net/radio-rodeo/2009/09/08/radio-rodeo-090907-the-bear-quartet/
It includes new BQ tracks plus a number of selections chosen by the band. Also, check out the latest Dagensskiva podcast for more BQ goodness: http://dagensskiva.com/2009/09/09/dagensskivacom-79-the-bear-quartet/
The Bear Quartet
89
Adrian Recordings
A new Bear Quartet album is always a big deal in these quarters and why should it not be? They have consistently proven themselves to perhaps be the greatest Swedish band of all-time. Constant re-invention, and, as justified with this decade's output, a move towards abstract. "89" finds The Bear Quartet delving into altermodern proto-metal, rhythmic and futuristic, a reminiscing of times lost to people, and peoples lost to time. Recently I revisited Fireside's "Elite", an aural documentation of societal ills in a world heading towards collapse. It dawned on me that "89" is its sequel--the post-collapse view of the plagues that brought down man. However, where it succeeds is to provide the starting point for lessons to prevent a dystopian cycle from forming. What The Bear Quartet have offered is much more than "music"; it's an oral history to be passed on, a way of life to be altered to prevent the hypothetical post-collapse in order for society to evolve.
- Matt Giordano
C.Aarmé signs to Spegel, will release third album
C.Aarmé, quite possibly Sweden's best current punk act, have officially signed with Spegel who will be releasing the band's third album "World music" on October 14 in 10 different editions, each limited to 50 copies each. "Abyss song" is out now as the first single and can be heard at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/spegelspegel
Fever Ray - Seven (video)
Pitchfork has the premiere of the new Fever Ray video "Seven": http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/3816-fever-ray-seven-mute
Saluting the Crunchy Frog-a-logue tracklist
Finally, the full confirmed tracklist for Crunchy Frog's anniversary covers comp "Saluting the Crunchy Frog-a-logue": http://blog.crunchy.dk/post/Saluting-The-Crunchy-Frog-a-logue-Tracklist.aspx
Musik med Taxi Taxi!
PSL has a live performance from Swedish twin sister duo Taxi Taxi!: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/09/07/musik-med-taxi-taxi/