Razzia Records, home to artists such as Hello Saferide, Firefox AK and many more, has announced the signing on Stockholm-based act I Are Droid. The debut single "Time on time" will be out in April (preview here) with the album "I are debut" to follow on May 14.

Canadian mag Exclaim! on Firefox AK: http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid2=804&fid1=29804

The new Firefox AK album "If I were a melody" is now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/firefoxak
Don't forget to also check my brief interview with Andrea Kellerman right here.

Posted today, a new interview with Andrea Kellerman aka Firefox AK: [click here]
Also, congratulations to Soeren Andersen for winning the "Winter rose" giveaway. I'll get your CD in the mail this weekend. Otherwise, thanks to everyone else for entering. Better luck next time!

Interview: Firefox AK

One more day to enter my Firefox AK "Winter rose" giveaway! Simply mail your name and address to firefox.contest@itsatrap.com and you're in! A winner will be announced tomorrow.

New in-stock and ready for ordering:

Niccokick - The good times we shared, were they so bad? (CD)
Firefox AK - Winter rose (CDS)
Lukestar - Lake Toba (CD)
v/a - Proggen klassiker (2CD)

Restocks:

Miss Li - Got put a rainbow in the sky (CD)
Jonna Lee - 10 pieces, 10 bruises (CD)
Timo Räisänen - Love will turn you around (CD)

Another day, another contest. I've got an extra copy of the new Firefox AK single "Winter rose" and I'm gonna give it away at the end of the week. 6 tracks - you get the original version plus 4 remixes and the instrumental. All you gotta do to enter is email your name and address to firefox.contest@itsatrap.com and you're in. That's all there is to it. I might even throw in a copy of the latest Timo Räisänen single "Sixteen" while I'm at it. Oh, and for those of you who aren't so willing to try your luck, I'll have a few copies for resale, hopefully by the end of the week. Stay tuned!

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Annika Norlin/Säkert! - Generalens visa
02. TALK 1
03. Downstairs - Legs for arms
04. Dmitry Fyodorov - 1b-1
05. Northern Fields - Never take the beauty
06. TALK 2
07. Barra Head - Undermine
08. Fläskkvartetten - Som glas (ft. Nina Persson)
09. Benea Reach - New waters
10. TALK 3
11. Firefox AK - Winter rose (Tellevika remix)
12. Dansdepartementet - Svarta brev
13. Randy - Little toulouse
14. TALK 4
15. Britta Persson - At 7
16. M:40 - Brännmärkt
17. Mechanical Bird - Martha
18. TALK 5
19. Marvins Revolt - Multiple fractures
20. The Drawbacks - Straight lines & circles
21. Isolation Years - Say-nothing day
22. Christian Kjellvander - Poppies and peonies
23. TALK 6
24. Little Dragon - Recommendation
25. FAP - Sjömannen
26. Cortex - Animals (...looking at me)
27. TALK 7
28. Ulf Ljusberg - Whatever was
29. Mayhem - Deathcrush
30. Alog - St.Paul sessions II
31. TALK 8
32. Tigerbombs - 1000 sparks
33. Mainliners - Bourbon and ice
34. Mando Diao - San Francisco Bay
35. Madrugada - Look away Lucifer
36. TALK 9
37. Matts Katt - Refused was fucking murdered

Absolut Noise interviews Firefox AK: http://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2008/02/interview-firefox-ak.html

Firefox AK has a brand new website: http://www.firefoxak.com/
Her sophomore album "If I were a melody" will be out on February 27 via Razzia Records. The first single "Winter rose" (as posted here) is out now and I should be getting a few copies for resale next week. The Tellevika remix is exceptional!

This week's It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 tracks of the week:

01. Familjen – Det snurrar i min skalle
02. The Magnetic Fields – California Girls
03. The Magnetic Fields – Too Drunk To Dream
04. The Magnetic Fields – Xavier Says
05. Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor
06. Cat Power – I Believe In You
07. The Magnetic Fields – The Nun's Litany
08. Firefox AK – Winter rose (ft. Tiger Lou)
09. Cat Power – Metal Heart
10. Jens Lekman – The Opposite of Hallelujah

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Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Elias and the Wizzkids - Young and hairy
02. TALK 1
03. Barra Head - Common ground
04. Familjen - Kom säger dom
05. José González - Killing for love
06. TALK 2
07. Marybell Katastrophy - Red red lips
08. Trentemøller - Moan (Trentemøller remix ft. Ane Trolle)
09. Lykke Li - I'm good, I'm gone
10. TALK 3
11. Dreamboy - Stars
12. Laakso - Worst case scenario
13. Marit Bergman - This is the year
14. TALK 4
15. Abhinanda - Rumble
16. Docenterna - Bensin i blodet
17. The Bombhappies - And at Belle Bed Inn, I found you
18. TALK 5
19. Firefox AK - Winter rose (ft. Tiger Lou)
20. Peloton - Nozal
21. The Bell - Target group
22. TALK 6
23. Moto Boy - Young love
24. Aerial - Kallisti
25. Truckfighters - Atomic
26. TALK 7
27. I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
28. Pascal - Smärtsillande
29. Hero Dishonest - Fist song
30. Vijaya - Your gun will never set you free
31. TALK 8
32. Matts Katt - About the French
33. C.Aarmé - Dustin
34. Leütenhaven - Abbatoir the ghost
35. TALK 9
36. Lukestar - Shade you hide
37. Christian Kjellvander - Two souls
38. Royal Downfall - A life of constant failure
39. TALK 10
40. Entombed - Lights out

This week's It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 tracks of the week:

01. Britta Persson - Cliffhanger
02. Firefox AK - Winter rose (ft. Tiger Lou)
03. Christian Kjellvander - Two Souls
04. Jens Lekman - The Opposite of Hallelujah
05. Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma
06. The National - Fake Empire
07. Band of Horses - The General Specific
08. Lykke Li - Little Bit
09. The Magnetic Fields - The Nun's Litany
10. Radiohead - 15 Step

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Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Timo Räisänen - Sixteen
02. TALK 1
03. Dreamboy - What have I done
04. Echo Is Your Love - Three ropes
05. The Raveonettes - Dead sound
06. TALK 2
07. Connny Nimmersjö - Dum i huvudet
08. Holiday Fun Club - Hamburg in the night
09. Elin Ruth Sigvardsson - Antidote
10. TALK 3
11. Christian Kjellvander - Two souls
12. Heroes & Zeros - The foolproof
13. Gåte - Sjå attende
14. TALK 4
15. Repoman - Chemically obsessed
16. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Instant Repeater '99
17. Petter - Logiskt (ft. Säkert)
18. TALK 5
19. Dieter Schöön - Warm hearts
20. Springfactory - Stingy Friday afternoon
21. Sivert Høyem - Don't pass me by
22. TALK 6
23. Sweatmaster - Song with no words
24. Enslaved - Enemy I
25. The Concretes - Kids
26. TALK 7
27. Broder Daniel - Cruel town
28. September - Cry for you
29. Britta Persson - Cliffhanger
30. TALK 8
31. TLS - A song left for you
32. The End Will Be Kicks - Ass of a friend
33. Immanu El - Kosmonaut
34. TALK 9
35. Fare You Well - Deceiving eyes
36. Weeping Willows - So it's over
37. Firefox AK - Winter rose (ft. Tiger Lou)
38. TALK 10
39. Scraps of Tape - Death as it should be