Bad Hands - Bad hands (video)
Bad Hands, the solo project of Per Nordmark (Fireside, etc.), has a new video for his eponymous song with vocals from Nina Kinert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyzqR1h6ckg
Great Northern Recordings compilation #4 is here
Now in stock: Great Northern Recordings compilation #4, both on CDr and cassette and both packaged in beautiful black-on-black silkscreened sleeves with artwork by Ragnar Persson. As for the music, once again it's some of the best the Swedish underground has to offer: Lakes of Grass and Gold (aka Erik Enocksson), Tape, The Magic State and Tsukimono. Looks good, sounds good, is good!
New tourdates for Kristofer Åström
Kristofer Åström is hitting the road in December with his backing band The Rainaways:
12/07 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
12/08 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
12/09 - Groove Station, Dresden (GER)
12/10 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
12/11 - Gebäude 9, Köln (GER)
12/12 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
12/13 - Hirsch, Nürnberg (GER)
12/14 - Universum, Stuttgart (GER)
12/15 - Atomic Café, München (GER)
12/16 - Volkshaus, Basel (CH)
12/17 - ISC, Bern (CH)
12/19 - Moritzhof, Magdeburg (GER)
12/20 - Falkendom, Bielefeld (GER)
The Mary Onettes - Puzzles
Download the new The Mary Onettes single "Puzzles": http://www.labrador.se/Puzzles/TheMaryOnettes_Puzzles.mp3
The official release date is September 30.
A-ha confirm new single
"Nothing is keeping you here" has been selected as the 2nd single from A-ha's latest record "Foot of the mountain". The official release date is September 21.
Musik med Pasadena
Live music with Dreamboy sideproject Pasadena at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/08/31/musik-med-pasadena/
New Radio Dept. album pushed back to February 2010
The Radio Dept.'s long-awaited new album "Clinging to a scheme" is now set for a February 2010 release via Labrador Records.
Viola - Sea curtain
Viola's new free giveaway single for the month of September is an autumnal number entitled "Sea curtain": http://www.violamusicclub.com/2009-09-sea-curtain
This week's Last.fm chart
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Håkan Hellström
02. Jens Lekman
03. Anna Ternheim
04. Fireside
05. The Big Pink
06. Loney, Dear
07. Mew
08. Hello Saferide
09. Bon Iver
10. The xx
Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/
Asha Ali single in Saab ad
Asha Ali's great new single "The time is now" is being used in a Saab ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hc0buYIZXI
PopMatters reviews Little Dragon and The Sounds
New Swedish music album reviews at PopMatters today include coverage of Little Dragon and The Sounds.
Eric Ramsey - Mean value
Another new month, another new track for free from Eric Ramsey: http://www.ericramsey.se/sonicblastmachine.html
Mata de Leon - He's alright (video)
Swedish act Mata de Leon have a new video for the song "He's alright": http://vimeo.com/6327561
Updated tourdates for Björn Kleinhenz (redux)
Once again, updated dates for Björn Kleinhenz's extensive, not-to-be-missed upcoming European tour:
09/23 - Huset Magstraede, Copenhagen (DK)
09/24 - Hasenschaukel "About Songs / Reeperbahnfestival", Hamburg (GER)
09/25 - Nice Nice Gallery, Hannover (GER)
09/26 - Amp, Münster (GER)
09/27 - Kamp, Bielefeld (GER)
09/28 - Rotopol Gallery, Kassel (GER)
09/29 - Pools, Göttingen (GER)
09/30 - Stereo Wonderland, Cologne (GER)
10/01 - Cobra, Solingen (GER)
10/02 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
10/03 - Ponyhof, Frankfurt (GER)
10/04 - Cafe Video, Gent (BEL)
10/05 - Cafe Lübke, Trier (GER)
10/06 - Pop In, Paris (FRA)
10/07 - Parterre, Basel (CH)
10/08 - Mariaberg, Rorschach (CH)
10/09 - Kulturwerk 118, Sursee (CH)
10/10 - Kalki Kino, Zurich (CH)
10/11 - House Show, Bern (CH)
10/12 - Tikis Pub, Geneve (CH)
10/14 - La Salumeria del Rock, Reggio Emilia (ITA)
10/15 - L'osteria dei vitelloni / Seregno Centro, Milano (ITA)
10/16 - Bar Sartea, Vicenza (ITA)
10/17 - VSA @ Gasthaus Vorstadt, Vienna (AUS)
10/18 - Chapeau Rouge, Prague (CZ)
10/20 - Stille Post, Görlitz (GER)
10/21 - Intersoup, Berlin (GER)
10/22 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
10/23 - Ilses Erika, Leipzig (GER)
10/24 - House Show, Erlangen (GER)
10/25 - Babylon Underground, Fuerth (GER)
10/26 - Treibhaus e.V., Doebeln (GER)
10/27 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
Kala'oukei offer up free EP
Danish music collective Kala'oukei. featuring members from Oh No Ono, Lily Electric and Boom Clap Bachelors, have recorded a new EP called "The treason and the black soil" and are giving it away for free download: http://www.kalaoukei.dk/