Dagbladet top 20 for 2010

Dagbladet's top 20 Norwegian albums of 2010:

01. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
02. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
03. Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit
04. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, helt om dagen
05. Serena Maneesh - S-M No 2: Abyss In B Minor
06. Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting For That One Clear Moment
07. Ost & Kjex - Cajun Lunch
08. Hellbillies - Leite etter lykka
09. Odd Nordstoga - November
10. Kråkesølv - Bomtur til jorda
11. Röyksopp - Senior
12. Shining - Blackjazz
13. Karpe Diem - Aldri solgt en løgn
14. Frida Ånnevik - Synlige hjerteslag
15. Narum - Ælt som var søkk borte
16. Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Real Life Is No Cool
17. Casiokids - Topp stemning på lokal bar
18. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Rundt neste sving
19. Grande - You Are The Night
20. Kenneth Ishak & The Freedom Machines - Kenneth Ishak & The Freedom Machines

Link: http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/12/07/kultur/musikk/musikkanmeldelser/anmeldelser/arets_beste/14613152/

Musikknyheter top Norwegian picks for 2010

Musikknyheter's top 10 Norwegian albums of 2010:

01. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
02. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
03. Röyksopp - Senior
04. Kollwitz - Like Iron I Rust
05. Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson - s/t
06. Casiokids - Topp steming på lokal bar
07. Shining - Blackjazz
08. Kråkesølv - Bomtur Til Jorda
09. Pow Pow - Last Days On Earth
10. Death By Unga Bunga - Juvenile Jungle

Read more: http://www.musikknyheter.no/news/7505 (in Norwegian)

Top songs:

01. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
02. Kvelertak - Mjød
03. Lars Vaular - Rett Opp og Ned
04. Kråkesølv - Nordavind Mot Varme Kinn
05. Cold Mailman - Put Yourself Together And Fall In Love With Me
06. Röyksopp - The Alcoholic
07. Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Lovesick
08. Kvelertak - Ulvetid
09. Honningbarna - Våkn Opp
10. Pow Pow - Solar Eclipse

See videos for every track here: http://www.musikknyheter.no/news/7511

Hello Saferide
Live @ Filter's Culture Collide Festival 10/09/10

Last weekend, Filter Magazine staged the Culture Collide Festival -- a veritable United Nations of indierock, and (if my opinion as one of their freelance writers is to be trusted) a freaking genius idea. Among the weekend's standout international sets (Might I suggest KAMP! and Casiokids for all your dance party needs?) was Hello Saferide (Annika Norlin to her friends) who, with Andrea Kellerman of Firefox AK, made her Los Angeles debut with three intimate shows.

While the size of the venue -- really the backroom of French restaurant Taix -- made it a bid difficult to call her Saturday night performance a case of taking the city by storm, those present were treated to an all-too-brief intimate performance an incredibly skilled storyteller. (Heck, she didn't name her sophomore album, "More modern stories from Hello Saferide" for nothing.) Replacing the album's electric guitars for an acoustic axe and a kick drum, Norlin breathed new life into the material -- most notably during "Anna", and the onomonopia-dense "Arjeplog" where the stripped-down version elevated Norlin's art of the broken heart.

From apologizing to an über fan parked in the front row for playing the same set three days in a row (he didn't seem to mind), to telling the audience about her wacky Los Angeles pen pal ("She slept with all these hockey players and then wrote to me about it. I was thirteen!") Norlin came across as an every-woman worth knowing. Here's hopping Los Angeles was listening.
- Laura Studarus

Casiokids win A-ha million

As predicted, Casiokids picked up the fourth and final of the $1-million NOK A-ha stipend awards.

Moddi gets A-ha millions

Impeller Recordings artist Moddi is the third recipient of A-ha's million-kroner stipend fund: http://www.groove.no/html/news/85741988.html
I'll bet money that Casiokids will win out over Lars Vaular for the fourth and final coinpurse.

Casiokids to tour North America

Norway's Casiokids are coming to North America in August:

08/18 - Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
08/19 - Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR
08/20 - The Vera Project, Seattle, WA
08/21 - Media Club, Vancouver, BC
08/24 - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
08/25 - Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
08/26 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
08/27 - Supermarket, Toronto, ON
08/28 - Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY
08/29 - Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA
08/30 - DC9, Washington, DC
10/08 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA

Hello Saferide, Casiokids confirmed for Culture Collide fest

Filter Magazine is putting together a festival in LA this coming October called "Culture Collide" which will feature a large, international array of artists include early confirmations such as Hello Saferide and Casiokids. More info: http://culturecollide.com/

Casiokids interview at PopMatters

PopMatters sits down to do 20 questions with Norwegian indie/pop act Casiokids: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/126344-20-questions-casiokids

Pitchfork gives high marks to Refused reissue, more

Pitchfork reviews the expanded reissue of Refused's seminal "The shape of punk to come": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14330-the-shape-of-punk-to-come-a-chimerical-bombation-in-12-bursts-deluxe-edition/
Also reviewed, the Casiokids album "Topp stemning på lokal bar": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14303-topp-stemning-pa-lokal-bar/

8 finalists chosen for A-ha millions

Eight finalists have been chosen to be potential recipients of the lucrative A-ha stipend: http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=10008166 (in Norwegian)
The artists in question: Shining, Hanne Hukkelberg, Moddi, Adjagas, Casiokids, Lars Vaular, Susanne Sundfør and Pink Robots.

99 Minutes #2

The second episode of Listen to Norway's podcast series "99 Minutes" is now available: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010052814203489182421
Featured acts include Casiokids, Biosphere, Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas, Shining and Apoptygma Berzerk plus an interview with Jørgen Skjulstad of Metronomicom Audio

New videos at Pitchfork from Casiokids, Tallest Man on Earth

Pitchfork has the premiere of the new Casiokids video "Finn bikkjen!": http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/5472-casiokids-finn-bikkjen-polyvinyl
I always appreciate the appearance of a border collie, but everything else about this video (the song, the dancing) is a snooze.
Also posted over there, a "Tunnelvision" live session with Swedish artist The Tallest Man on Earth: http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/2480-the-tallest-man-on-earth/1
This clip is recommended.

Casiokids back to the UK

Casiokids will be back in the UK at the end of the month:

05/26 - Heaven, London
05/27 - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
05/28 - The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
05/29 - Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol
05/30 - Dot to Dot Festival, Nottingham
05/31 - Dot to Dot Festival, Manchester

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Raga Rockers - Shit Happens
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
03. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
04. Navigators - The Straight And Narrow
05. Ingrid Olava - The Guest
06. Audrey Horne - Audrey Horne
07. WigWam - Non Stop Rock'N'Roll
08. Diverse artister - Dugnad For Haiti
09. Pelbo - Pelbo
10. The Pink Robots - The Pink Robots
11. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
12. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
13. Frøya - My American Dream
14. Bjørn Hellfuck - Innforjævlig
15. Burzum - Belus
16. Moddi - Floriography
17. Zeromancer - Death Of Romance
18. Casiokids - Topp Stemning På Lokal Bar
19. Joddski (Jørg1) - Krig & Kjærlighet
20. Bare Egil - I Fyr og Flamme

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Navigators - The Straight And Narrow
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
03. Ingrid Olava - The Guest
04. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
05. WigWam - Non Stop Rock'N'Roll
06. Bjørn Eidsvåg - De Beste
07. Jahn Teigen - Teigen - 40 Største Hits
08. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
09. Bjørn Hellfuck - Innforjævlig
10. Frøya - My American Dream
11. Dum Dum Boys - Tidsmaskin
12. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
13. Joddski (Jørg1) - Krig & Kjærlighet
14. Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit
15. Casiokids - Topp Stemning På Lokal Bar
16. Kråkesølv - Trådnøsting
17. Moddi - Floriography
18. D-Techs - From the Street to the Stage
19. Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit
20. Stage Dolls - Always