RCRDLBL is running a feature on the Norwegian act Lama, not the awesome Finnish hardcore band: http://www.rcrdlbl.com/2008/08/12/oya_festival_download_lama_innocent_bystander

MP3: Lama - Bussi

Terveet Kädet may be the gold standard for Finnish hardcore punk (going strong since 1980!), but they're almost a bit too raging for my tastes, believe it or not. Deserving the accolades afforded them? Hell yeah, just not the sort of thing I feel like throwing on the stereo on a regular basis. Instead, I very much prefer the more melodic sounds of bands like Lama. Still raw and totally raging, but with more a streetpunk vibe that you can sing along to, assuming you can understand Finnish. The band's single compilation "...ja mikään ei muuttunut" is 100% killer early punkrock and the track "Bussi" off their debut 7" (as posted today) is a definite standout. Love the gang vocals, the hey! shouts, even the weird, blazed-out solo. 100% classic!
Note: Not to be confused with the contemporary electronic artist from Norway. He's okay, but he's not anywhere near as good as this.

Lama - Bussi

Here's the playlist for this past weekend's radio show:

01. Pluxus - Bootstrap
02. TALK 1
03. Marit Bergman - Straight into my lovers arms
04. Grande Roses - Dead town
05. Mikko Singh - Rauha
06. TALK 2
07. Namur - Draw us near
08. Lapko - Sawyer the brother
09. Paper - To her
10. TALK 3
11. Johnossi - Train song
12. Markus Krunegård - Rocken spelar ingen roll längre
13. Printer - You need to
14. TALK 4
15. Firefox AK - Once I was like you (Boeoes Kaelstigen remix)
16. Aerial - Time is on fire
17. Sahara Hotnights - Visit to Vienna
18. TALK 5
19. Siena Root - Time will tell
20. Kristofer Åström - I collect knives
21. Anna Ternheim - Better be
22. TALK 6
23. Anna Leong - Guollotine
24. Folie - Krogg
25. Hearts of Black Science - Empty city lights
26. TALK 7
27. Inuit - En förlorad generation
28. The Psyke Project - Dark halls red floors
29. Memento Mori - Epilog
30. TALK 8
31. The Bear Quartet - Lights out, sound off
32. Fun - I know Ted Kennedy
33. Johan Heltne - Hjärta. Instinkt. Principer.
34. TALK 9
35. Lama - Bussi
36. Niccokick - Love & neon lights
37. Little Jimmy Reeves - Drowsy dogs
38. C.Aarmé - Visions
39. TALK 10
40. No Privacy - Blood over Denmark

Reminder: my show on Sirius Blog Radio runs Saturdays at 12 noon and midnight ET on channel 26 (Left of Center).

Combat Rock Industry will be releasing the new live album "Tavastia" from long-running Finnish punk-rockers Lama on July 4. As for the future, look for a split from Manifesto Jukebox and A Death in the Family to be released in September. The label has also signed Swedish act Victims, my favorite current d-beat act, and will be releasing their new album sometime later this year.