The nominees for this year's lucrative by:Larm Statoil Grant have been announced and they are Harrys Gym, Ulver, Ost & Kjex, Kvelertak, Montée, 120 Days, Jenny Hval, Turns, Lukestar and I Was A King. Knut Schreiner aka Euroboy will be heading the jury making the final decision.
will be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Baby Woodrose's debut album "Blows your mind" with the release of "Mindblowing seeds & disconnected flowers", a collection of 15 original 4-tracks demos that preceded the first record. The official release date is April 25 and it will be available on both CD and LP.
has announced that they will be releasing Forest's self-titled debut LP on February 21 in a limited edition of 250 copies. Preview here: http://srvc.se/forest/forest
Under the Radar interviews Finnish dance duo Shine 2009: http://undertheradarmag.com/interviews/shine_2009
Check out a brand new track from The Commander, the new project of The Motorhomes drummer/main songwriter Peder Claesson: http://thecommander.se/
Look for their debut album "When I lay my burden down" to be released this coming spring.
I can't get into Yersinia at all, but that's not the case for Aversionline who have lots of good things to say about the band's new album: http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2011/02/07/yersinia-efter-oss-syndfloden-cd/
Check out Blood Command's new single "Schizophrenic summer": http://soundcloud.com/tigerfysisiskformat/bloodcommand-schizophrenic
This is the first taste of the band's forthcoming EP "Hand us the alpha male", due out April 11 via on both CD and 10" vinyl.
There's a new 7" from Betong Hysteria, one of Norway's first hardcore acts, out now via featuring eight previously unreleased tracks recorded back in late 1982. No idea what's up with this ridiculous eBay listing, but it can be picked for a very reasonable price via Tiger.
Thanks to everyone who came out to this weekend's It's a Trap! Clubnight at Debaser Malmö for once again making it a success! The more people that come out, the more we're able to keep bringing you killer shows, like these ones we just confirmed:
03/30 - Syket + First Love, Last Rites
05/28 - Paper
And of course, the previously confirmed Pascal/Sad Day for Puppets show on April 9. See you there?
Christian Kjellvander and The Tarantula Waltz will be touring Northern Europe together in March:
03/22 - Weltruf, Kiel (GER)
03/23 - Faust, Hannover (GER)
03/24 - White Rabbit, Freiburg (GER)
03/25 - ISC, Bern (CH)
03/26 - Mariaberg, Rorschach (CH)
03/27 - El Lokal, Zürich (CH)
More dates tba.
interview the two dudes from Swedish industrial act Necro Facility about their upcoming record "Necromute". Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huoAnnDdyps
Here are the winners of this year's Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative/indie Grammy:
Pop: Anna von Hausswolff - Singing from the grave
Dance: Cloud - Hökarängen Space Program
Synth: Code 64 - Trialogue
Hardrock: Ghost - Opus eponymous
Danceband: Shake - Request vol 1
Rythym: Million Stylez - Everyday
Jazz: Lekverk - Everyday
Punk: Antipati - Frågor som rör det allmänna
Hip-Hop: Zacke - Visst är det vackert
Best live: Robyn
Unsigned: Katakomb
Rock: The Bear Quartet - Monty Python
Folk/Visa: OK Star Orchestra - Sound classique
Experimental: New Tango Orquesta - Vesper
Singer/Songwriter: The Tallest Man On Earth - Wild hunt
Best lyricist: Johan T Karlsson (Familjen)
Best composer: Britta Persson
More here: http://www.manifestgalan.se/
Can't say that I'm a huge fan of Anna von Hausswolff overall, but "Track of time" is undeniable. Watch the official video: http://vimeo.com/19458078
Check out José González and The Göteborg String Thoery performing "Cycling trivialities" together live in the studio. Direct link: http://vimeo.com/19527835
Recommended!
Episode #20 of SVT's live music show Klubbland features Nicke Andersson's latest project Imperial State Electric: http://klubbland.se/2011/02/04/20-imperial-state-electric/