The Washington Post on a recent tour stop by In Flames: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/07/AR2008120702414_2.html
Morningside Records has signed Norwegian act I Was A King and will be releasing their self-titled album in Denmark on March 2.
Swedish rock'n'rollers The Flare-Up! will release their debut album "Whip 'em hard, whip 'em good" on December 19 via their own label Criminal Records and will be celebrating with a release show at Club Landet/Klubb Heimat in Stockholm. Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/theflareup
Also check out their debut video for the track "Put it in a letter": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GO2s8aNPts&fmt=18
Pistol Disco have a new track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/pistoldisco
Recommended, as always.
Wolfbrigade will be heading out on a 10-day tour in March:
03/05 - tba (SWE)
03/06 - Alte Meierei, Kiel (GER)
03/07 - Az, Mülheim, (GER)
03/08 - The Buze, Steenwijk (NL)
03/09 - La Zone, Liege (BEL)
03/11 - Au, Frankfurt (GER)
03/12 - Beatclub, Stuttgart (GER)
03/13 - Juzi, Göttingen (GER)
03/14 - Doedsmaskinen, Copenhagen (DK)
Hear a new track from Norwegian hardrock act El Caco at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/blackballoonrecords
The band's new album "Heat" will be out in February via Black Balloon Records.
Ane Brun's latest record "Changing of the seasons" will get a UK release on February 2. Expect tourdates to follow.
PopMatters on E.S.T.'s final album "Leucocyte": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/65567-esbjorn-svensson-trio-est-leucocyte/
Swedish doom act Kongh will be making their US live debut at Kuma Corner's Doom Fest, happening at the Double Door in Chicago on December 20. Check it: http://www.myspace.com/kumasdoomfest
Watch live video footage of The Tarantula Waltz performing the new song "Glasgow and Clyde": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdENkAh_PvM&fmt=18
Our December top 10 blowout keeps on going and going - be sure to catch up on the latest:
John Roger Olsson (The Grand Opening)
Emil Johansson (The Giant's Dream)
Daggan (Novoton)
The Goner
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Hello Saferide
02. Anna Ternheim
03. Kleerup
04. Moto Boy
05. El Perro del Mar
06. Loney, Dear
07. Club 8
08. Håkan Hellström
09. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
10. Glasvegas
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MP3: Susanna - Jailbreak
By now, Susanna's modus operandi is tried and true: take a semi-well-known song, slow it down and make it as languid as possible and hopefully, assuming it all works out as planned, reveal some sort of hidden beauty. Witness her cover of Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak", together with Bonnie "Prince" Billy (aka Will Oldham). The formula remains the same, but does it pass the test? Yes and no, I'd say. The novelty factor is strong as the original is quite a rocker, but at the same time, a good song remains a good song no matter how it's played. So while I don't think they manage to tap into some unintended dynamic, the piece stands up to repeated listens just fine. It's far more pretty than goofy. And best of all: no irony whatsoever, thank god. Now as for outdoing the original, that would be a negatory. Don't be surprised.
Susanna - Jailbreak