Kenneth Ishak is the 2nd artist that I'm aware of (after The Animal Five) to cover Robyn's single "Dancing on my own" -- listen to an acoustic in-studio performance from NRK P3 (along with his single "You lived in a world of your own"): http://nrkp3.no/popsalongen/h%C3%B8r-kenneth-ihsak-spille-live/#more-1176
Kenneth Ishak (Beezewax) has a new website: http://kennethishak.net/
Look for his new album "Kenneth Ishak & The Freedom Machines" to be released this fall. The first single "You lived in a world of your own" is out June 22.
Norwegian artist Kenneth Ishak (Beezewax) is currently at Ocean Sound Recordings with Jörgen Wall and Bent Sæther (Motorpsycho) working on new material.
Norwegian artist Kenneth Ishak (Beezewax) is doing a bunch of solo dates in the US next month:
11/04 - Frog & Peach, San Luis Obispo, CA
11/05 - Molly Malone's, Los Angeles, CA
11/06 - Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles, CA
11/07 - Club Fred, Fresno, CA
11/08 - The Satellite, Reno, NV
11/12 - Music Millennium (Instore) Portland, OR
11/12 - Doug Fir, Portland, OR
11/15 - Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn, NY
11/16 - Cake Shop, NYC, NY
11/16 - Arlene's Grocery, NYC, NY
His latest album "Silver lightning from a black sky" gets a US release on November 18.
Norwegian indie act Hiawata! will once again be going into the studio with Kenneth Ishak (Beezewax) this coming October to begin work on their second album.
Signature Tune is giving away a free mp3 single from Kenneth Ishak (Beezewax) in exchange for signing up for his mailing list: http://kennethishak.fanbridge.com/
Said single includes the song "New rising sun" along with two exclusive b-sides.
New stuff at Handheld Shows from Norwegian artists Matias Tellez and Kenneth Ishak (Beezewax): http://handheldshows.blip.tv/posts?view=archive&nsfw=dc
Norwegian indiepop act Hiawata! recently recorded a new 5-song EP with Kenneth Ishak (Beezewax). Expect a May release via SellOut! Records.
In case you missed it here, Kenneth Ishak is doing a run of UK dates next week:
02/03 - The Junction, Bristol
02/04 - Cross Kings, London
02/05 - The Glebe, Stoke
02/06 - I Bar, Bournemouth
02/07 - Hope, Brighton
02/08 - Dog and Partridge, Bolton
02/09 - Rota, London
02/10 - The Labour Club, Northampton
Kenneth IshakI gather Ishak earned his indie cred as frontman for Norway's Beezewax. Perhaps it's not a coincidence that this solo album, precariously straddling indie and arena, is on a label called "SellOut!" It's as though he hoped that if he threw enough things together, something would stick and make him a ubiquitous radio star. Instead, for every moment of finely-crafted power-pop on here, there's at least one noodling guitar solo or overproduced distraction that renders the whole downright unlistenable.
- Nancy Baym
The nominees for this year's Spellemanprisen (the Norwegian Grammy) have been announced:
Female artist:
Ane Brun - Live In Scandinavia (Det Er Mine/V2)
Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance (Sony BMG)
Sissy Wish - Beauties Never Die (Sony BMG)
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør (MBN)
Male artist:
Kenneth Ishak - Silver Lightning From A Black Sky (Division Records As)
Magnet - The Simple Life (Sony BMG)
Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles (Hektor Grammofon)
William Hut - Nightfall (Universal Music AS)
Pop group:
Blind Archery Club - The Union (Sony BMG)
Superfamily - Warszawa (Propeller Rec.)
The Royalties - The Royalties (Blister Music)
Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord Og Ögonblick (Sony BMG)
Electronica:
Alog - Amateur (Rune Grammofon)
Diskjokke - Staying In (Smalltown Supersound)
Salvatore - Days Of Rage (Racing Junior)
Rock:
BigBang - Too Much Yang (Warner Music/Grandsport Records)
Moving Oos - Peace And Love (Kong Tiki Records)
My Midnight Creeps - Histamin (MMC Records)
Raga Rockers - Übermensch (EMI/Pilot/Virgin)
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy Kiss (Racing Junior)
Country:
Hellbillies - Spissrotgang (EMI Music Norway)
Hemisfair - Blue Blue Grass Of Home (Wilma Records/Playground Music)
Shit City - God Bless Our Home (Voices of Wonder)
Steinar Albrigtsen - Moment Of Peace (Sony BMG)
Metal:
Audrey Horne - Le Fol (Indie Recordings)
Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli (Nuclear Blast)
Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao (Season Of Mist)
Red Harvest - A Greater Darkness (Season Of Mist)
Hip-hop:
El Axel - It Is Wha It Is (Pass It Records)
Madcon - So Dark The Con Of Man (Bonner Amigo)
Tommy Tee - No Studio No Time-The Wait (Tee Productions)
Folk:
Berit Opheim - Den Blide Sol (NorCD AS)
Ragnhild Furebotten - Endelig Vals (Talik Da)
Sigrid Moldestad - Taus (Heilo)
Trio Mediaeval - Folk Songs (ECM/Grappa)
Jazz:
Fossum-Aarum Quartet - F.A.Q. (Schmell)
Jon Balke - Book Of Velocities (ECM/Grappa)
Petter Wettre - Fountain Of Youth (Household Records)
Sharp Nine - Sudoku (The Real Thing Da/Staffan)
The Core - Office Essentials (Jazzland)
Open class:
Frode Haltli - Passing Images (ECM/Grappa)
Live Maria Roggen - Circuit Songs (Jazzland)
Pust - Femkant (Pust Records)
Shining - Grindstone (Rune Grammofon)
The Source - The Source Of Christmas - Live (Grappa Musikkforlag AS)
Best music video:
Dimmu Borgir - The Serpentine Offering (Nuclear Blast)
Heroes & Zeros - A Strange Constellation (Nightliner/Universal)
My Midnight Creeps - Don`t Let’Em Bring You Down (MMC Records)
Turbonegro - Do You Do You Dig Destruction (Scandinavian Leather Recordings)
WE - Hurdy Gurdy (Nun Music)
Best Newcomer:
Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance (Sony BMG)
Heroes & Zeros - Strange Constellations (Nightliner/Universal)
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør (MBN)
Tine Thing Helseth - Haydn/Hummel/Albinoni/Neruda (Simax Classics)
Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars (Heilo)
Best song:
Kurt Nilsen - "Push Push" (Sony BMG)
Madcon - "Beggin'" (Bonnier Music)
Postgirobygget - "Tidløs" (EMI Music Norway)
Sichelle - "Fuck Deg" (Eccentric Music)
Venke Knutson - "Holiday" (Universal)
Read more: http://www.spellemann.no/
Beezewax frontman Kenneth Ishak will release his third solo album "Silver lightning from a black sky" in November via SellOut! Music and you can hear two tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/selloutmusic
Look for tourdates to be announced soon.
Norwegian singer/songwriter Kenneth Ishak (Beezewax) on tour in the UK:
07/25 - Vic Inn, Derby
07/27 - Basement Bar, Dundee
07/29 - The Insane, Southend
07/30 - Qubar, Margate
07/31 - The Betsey Trotwood, London
Check out Marthe Valle's myspace page to hear her new single "Dandy": http://www.myspace.com/marthevalle
Her debut album "It's a bag of candy" comes out October 24 and was produced by Marthe along with Pål Brekkås and Lars Lien (Int'l Tussler society, ex-Motorpsycho). The record also features numerous guest stars such as Kenneth Ishak (Beezewax) who sings and plays guitar and keys on the aforementioned single and a few other tracks.
