The Lionheart Brothers - The desert

The Lionheart Brothers' latest single "The desert" is available as a free download via RCRD LBL: http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/The_Lionheart_Brothers/track/The_Desert

The Lionheart Brothers - The desert

A new song and video from The Lionheart Brothers plus a fan challenge to create their own version of the same: http://vimeo.com/17761903

New Lionheart Brothers album in late January

Listen to Norway reports that The Lionheart Brothers will be releasing the new album "Matters of love and nature" on January 31 via Racing Junior: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010113014412330815289
Not sure why they say sophomore release though, as they seem to be forgetting "White angel black apple" from 2003.

The Lionheart Brothers - Bring it down (remix video)

The Lionheart Brothers have a new video for 12" remix of "Bring it down": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlrwERWDlQ0

The Lionheart Brothers/Maribel to release 12" remix split

Norwegian neo-shoegazers The Lionheart Brothers and Maribel will be releasing a split remix 12" eneitled "Alternatives" on August 12 via Sirkel Records. Two tracks each, but I have no idea who does the mixing.

Lionheart Brothers get Japanese release

The Lionheart Brothers album "Dizzy kiss" will be released in Japan on the March 25 via Imperial Records.

Norway's The Lionheart Brothers will play their final show with drummer Peter Rudolfsen on December 11 at Revolver Bar in Oslo as he is leaving the band to spend more time with his family.

Check out some new artsy videos for The Lionheart Brothers: "Faces" / "Sounds"

Here's this week's radio show playlist:

01. Siena Root - Waiting for the sun
02. TALK 1
03. Cult of Luna - Eternal kingdom
04. Svartbag - Black Capricorn
05. Kite - Ways to dance
06. TALK 2
07. Eero Johannes - Finnrexin
08. Looptroop Rockers - The building
09. Holiday for Strings - Touch the tiger
10. TALK 3
11. Silverbullit - Magnetic city
12. Thomas Denver Jonsson - My wardrobe
13. Samtidigt Som - Constant in motion
14. Wolfbrigade - Feelings you don't want to feel
15. TALK 4
16. Johndoe - Piggtråd og piss
17. Sol Andersson - All is full of love
18. King of All the Animals - The snowflake song (I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper remix)
19. TALK 5
20. Last Days of April - You don't believe me (Monster & Maskiner remix)
21. Pacta Sunt Servanda - To claim your prize
22. The Goner - Spirit round-up
23. TALK 6
24. Tape - Altamira
25. Letum - Tallriksis
26. Zeigeist - Black milk
27. TALK 7
28. Knife and Ape - Semiotic dysfunction
29. Terveet Kädet - Message
30. Giant Boar - Chronic date
31. The Lionheart Brothers - Time river floaty
32. TALK 8
33. Echo Is Your Love - Lion tamer vs tigers
34. Agent Side Grinder - Lashes of flashes
35. Skitsystem - Solidaritetens sista utpost
36. TALK 9
37. Final Exit - Punk enough

Reminder: my show on Sirius Blog Radio runs Saturdays at 12 noon and midnight ET on channel 26 (Left of Center). My show is being preempted this coming weekend (05/24) for a special Memorial Day Block Party special, but I'll be back in full effect on June 7.

MIC Norway profiles The Lionheart Brothers ahead of their upcoming UK tour: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008050812373864477912

Norway's The Lionheart Brothers will tour the UK in May alongside The Mae Shi and Johnny Foreigner as part of a tour sponsored by Drowned in Sound:

05/06 - Graduate, Cambridge
05/07 - Fibbers, York
05/08 - Snafu, Aberdeen
05/09 - Barfly, Glasgow
05/10 - Barfly, Liverpool
05/12 - The Place, Birmingham
05/13 - King’s College, London
05/14 - Louisiana (headline), Bristol
05/15 - Oceans Room (Great Escape), Brighton
05/16 - Old Market (Great Escape), Brighton

New mailorder items now in stock!

v/a - Great Northern Recordings compilation no. 3
Montys Loco - Farewell Mr Happy
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy kiss

Also, check out these re-stocks!

Montys Loco - Man overboard
Asha Ali - s/t (deluxe package)

Festival report: by:Larm 2008

Norwegian dreampop act (and "Reader's companion" alums) The Lionheart Brothers will be releasing "Bring it down" as a new single in UK on April 7. And that's not all- they'll also be embarking on a short tour in support:

03/25 - Fibbers, York
03/26 - Firebug, Leicester
03/28 - The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
03/29 - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
03/31 - Night & Day, Manchester
04/01 - Hoxton Bar Grill, London
04/03 - Soundhaus, Northampton
04/04 - Library, Lancaster

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/