Shining to release live album and DVD
Shining will release the live album + DVD "Live blackjazz" on November 11 (11/11/11).
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Ja Ja Ja October: Battlekat, Johnossi, Karin Park
Ja Ja Ja's next London showcase has been set for October 27 at The Lexington and will feature Battlekat, Johnossi and Karin Park. Full details: http://www.jajajamusic.com/index.php/2011/09/new-show-ja-ja-ja-w-battlekat-johnossi-karin-park/
New 7" from Skogen Brinner on Gaphals
New Swedish hardrock just released on 7" via . In case the font face didn't tip you off, Skogen Brinner is described as "Black Sabbath mixed with Pugh Rogerfeldt" and they ain't lying.
Giana Factory unveil "The remake collection"
Danish act Giana Factory will be putting out a 4x7" boxset featuring four tunes off their "Save the Youth" plus a cover of the same by a different act. The four songs and bands: "Dirty snow" and Trentemøller, "Rainbow girl" and Glasvegas, "Pixelated truth" and Autolux and "Change of heart" and VETO. The official release date is October 3.
Viola - Maybe you're dreaming
Viola's brand new tune for the month of October is called "Maybe you're dreaming" and is now available for free download: http://www.violamusicclub.com/2011-10-maybe-youre-dreaming
Sahara Hotnights fall tour to be their last?
Sahara Hotnights will be taking an extended break after the conclusion of their fall tour. 'Tis a shame I think since their latest record is pretty great.
Moloken - Thin line
The first official sample from Moloken's much-anticipated 2nd album "Rural", due out November 25 via . Look for a video for the song "The titan above us" to be posted online soon.
New Franky Lee album in November
Franky Lee, the indierock-ish sideproject of Mathias Färm (Millencolin) and Magnus Hägerås (The Peepshows), will release their sophomore album "There is no hell like other people's happiness" on November 4.
Progulator interviews White Willow
Progressive rock blog Progulator interviews Jacob Holm-Lupo of White Willow about the band's upcoming album "Terminal twilight": http://progulator.com/news/special-interview-with-white-willows-jacob-holm-lupo/
Rock N Roll Allstars - Rock bottom (video)
A new video from Swedish dirtball glam rockers Rock N Roll Allstars. I'm pretty sure I lost few IQ points watching this.
Under the Radar goes to see Jens Lekman
Under the Radar went to see Jens Lekman at the Hollywood Forever Masonic Lodge and filed this report: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/jens_lekman_at_the_hollywood_forever_masonic_lodge_hollywood_ca/
MP3: Nine - Time has come
Holy Moly, It's a Trap! is nine years old today! It's always weird to think back to when I first started this thing, back when there were no other websites devoted entirely to Scandinavian music (and certainly not in English!), back before Myspace and social networking, back in the time of Napster and a seemingly endless supply of free music. Naturally, times have changed quite a bit since then and while I'm thankfully no longer the sole representative of this particular niche, there's still no one else covering all the music I want to hear all in one place so I'm compelled to soldier on. So thanks to all my contributors past and present, tack till Jonas for managing the Clubnight, thanks to all the artists who keep me inspired and thanks to YOU for reading! Stubbornly I will persist for yet another year!
As for today's tune, the obvious choice would be "Nine years later" by Born Against (just as relevant today as when it was released 20 years ago), but since New York isn't in Sweden last I checked, I've got to go with Plan B and a quick perusal of my mp3 library leads me directly to Nine. Their combination of Entombed-style death'n'roll swagger and metallic hardcore was way ahead of its time, so while bands of that ilk seem to propagate nowadays in stupid amounts, let us remember back to an era when it was still sounding fresh. Did Nine ever properly get their due? Or were they forever doomed to obscurity thanks to their eminently un-Googleable name? What are those dudes up to now anyway? Bueller?
Nine - Time has come
Saturday, October 1st: Kriget + Tennis Bafra
Saturday night! Kriget and Tennis Bafra at Debaser Malmö! Instrumental weirdness and classic noisy indierock -- can't go wrong! See you there, right?
Gimme some 7" boxset
Excessive packaging balanced out by cool artwork: the "Gimme some" 7" boxset from Peter Bjorn and John, available only at the "Gimme Some Art" exhibitions which is currently showing in Chicago.
PopMatters reviews Opeth
PopMatters has posted their extensive review of the new Opeth record "Heritage": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/148449-opeth-heritage/