Norwegian visual artists Trine + Kim designstudio celebrate their 10th anniversary of work with a retrospective exhibition on their many iconic album covers (Ulver, Mayhem, DHG, Darkthrone, etc.) and a book collection entitled "Decade". There will be a release party and mini-concert on October 30 at Podium in Olso (RSVP req'd) and I believe their works will be on display for the following two days in the same locale.
Danish indie act Ruined By Martin are streaming two new tracks "Scissor paper rock" and "Sub intelligence" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ruinedbymartin
Norwegian act Lama, the band started by ex-Jaga Jazzist player Nils Martin Larsen and not to be confused with the Finnish punx, have a new video for the track "Beginning": http://vimeo.com/6442441
Their new album "Look what you made us do", their 2nd this year, is out today via Spoon Train Audio.
Check out the brand new Rigas den Andre video for "Guilty feet, no rhythm": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsY5ePwkHy0
This is the title track from his new album, due out later this week via Flogsta Danshall. Recommended!
Swedish electro/pop duo Super Viral Brothers, featuring Olle Cornéer (Dada Life) and Anthony Mills (Ghettotrance), have just released their first single "Hot chocolate + polar bear rug" and you can view the (potentially disturbing) video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHcDfQqviKM
Look for their next single "Captain Cessna" later this fall with an album to follow. Otherwise, hear more at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/superviralbrothers
You Were There, Too plays host to Jens Lekman's song of the moment: http://youweretheretoo.blogspot.com/2009/09/jens-lekman-song-of-moment.html
Swedish hardcore legends Moderat Likvidation are coming to North America in November:
11/07 - tba, Montreal
11/08 - The Whitney House, Hartford, CT
11/09 - tba, Boston, MA
11/10 - The Fish Flat, Philadelphia, PA
11/11 - The Sidebar Tavern, Baltimore, MD
11/12 - Alley Katz, Richmond, VA
11/13 - The Falcon Nest, Pittsburgh, PA
11/14 - ABC No Rio, New York City, NY
11/14 - Crust Massacre Gig vol 36 @ Death by Audio, Brooklyn, NY
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Taken By Trees
02. Frida Hyvönen
03. The Mary Onettes
04. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
05. The xx
06. Little Dragon
07. Mew
08. Håkan Hellström
09. Kent
10. The Hidden Cameras
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Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. NEI - City of gold
02. TALK 1
03. Brothers of End - Why
04. Johndoe - Kvikkleire
05. Viola - Sea curtain
06. TALK 2
07. Marit Bergman - Höstvisa
08. Bad Hands - Bad hands (feat. Nina Kinert)
09. Aerial - I am TV
10. Tape - Brakes
11. TALK 3
12. Tsukimono - Mimilalanono
13. Superfamily - The songs of the weak will die
14. Unter den Linden - Motstånd i läder
15. TALK 4
16. The Bear Quartet - Carry your weight
17. Björn Kleinhenz - Show me love
18. Pets - Don't say your heart is broken (we know it's not)
19. TALK 5
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.
Live music with Theodor Jensen and Titiyo at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/09/04/musik-med-theodor-jensen-titiyo/
Roxy Recordings has licensed pop singer Agnes to Geffen/Interscope for release in the US and many other international territories. No word on a Stateside release of her most recent album "Release me" yet, but look for her music to start getting club promotion soon. Read more at MI: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/1056/Geffen_Records___Interscope_satsar_pa_Agnes_i_USA.html (in Swedish)
Dusted on Susanna and the Magical Orchestra's new record "3": http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5230
Promoe's brand new mixtape "Bondfångeri" is being given away as a free download: http://www.looptrooprockers.com/bondfangeri-mixtape/
Guests include his Looptroop Rockers collaborators Embee, Cosmic and Supreme as well as Timbuktu, Afasi and more.
Björn Kleinhenz is giving away a two-song sampler to promote his (excellent) new album "B.U.R.M.A.": http://www.kleinhenz.se/
Needless to say, it is very highly recommended.
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Sarah Dawn Finer - Moving on
02. Malena Ernman - La voix du nord
03. Drifters - Ljudet av ditt hjärta
04. Erik Hassle - Hassle
05. Scotts - Längtan
06. Irya's Playground - Irya's playground
07. Rolandz - Efter regn kommer solsken
08. Lasse Stefanz - Truck stop
09. Hans Edler with String Orchestra - Remember the sixties
10. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
11. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
12. E.M.D. - A state of mind - Deluxe
13. Erik Linder - Inifrån
14. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
15. Cajsastina Åkerström - Sånger om dej och mej
16. Tomas Ledin - 500 dagar om året
17. Dead By April - Dead By April
18. Siena Root - Different realities
19. Thorleifs - Sweet kissin' in the moonlight
20. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom