Check out The Lionheart Brothers performing "When you wish upon a star": http://www.myspace.com/lionheartbrothers

Musikknyheter's favorite Norwegian albums of 2007:

01. Superfamily - Warszawa
02. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
03. The Grand - The Grand
04. The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy Kiss
05. The Moving Oos - Peace and Love
06. Monomen - Monomen LP
07. King Midas - Sorry
08. Skambankt - Eliksir
09. Shining - Grindstone
10. Truls and the Trees - Ailanthus

And their favorite Norwegian songs:

01. Superfamily - The Radio Has Expressed Concerns About What You Did Last Night
02. Moving Oos - Romancer
03. King Midas - West End Boys
04. Ida Maria - Oh My God
05. The Disciplines - Best Mistake
06. Monomen - Drum of glass
07. Raga Rockers - Aldri Mer
08. The Grand - Remedy
09. Lukas Kasha - Love Abuse
10. Susanne Sundfør - Walls

Top 10s for 2007: Henric Claesson (Housewife Lovers)

Top 10s for 2007: It's a Trap!

Norwegian newspaper Adressa's top albums of the year:

01. The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy kiss
02. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
03. Moving Oos - Peace & love
04. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne sundfør
05. Superfamily - Warszawa
06. Shining - Grindstone
07. John Heitman/Mark Gregory - Chronicles
08. Kim Hiorthøy - My last day
09. Trulz And The Trees - Ailanthus
10. Texum - Different strokes for different folks
11. The Grand - The grand
12. Erlend Ropstad - Bright late nights
13. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
14. Samvirkelaget - Musikk
15. Heroes & Zeroes - Strange constellations
16. Draumir - The island

Read more: http://www.adressa.no/kultur/musikk/article993269.ece

Q Magazine has selected "Hero anthem" by The Lionheart Brothers as their track of the day: http://news.q4music.com/2007/10/track_of_the_day_102.html

The UK release of "Dizzy kiss", the most recent album from "Reader's companion" alums The Lionheart Brothers, has been pushed back to January 14.

The nominees for this year's Alarm Awards have been announced:

Rock:
120 Days - 120 days
Big Bang - Too much yang
My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
King Midas - Sorry
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy kiss

Pop:
Marit Larsen - Under the surface
Rockettothesky - To sing you apple trees
Superfamily - Warszawa
Magnet - The simple life
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør

Metal:
Dimmu Borgir - In sorte diaboli
Satyricon - Now diabolical
Audrey Horne - Le fol
Mayhem - Ordo ad Chaou
Keep of Kalessin - Armada

Jazz:
Supersilent - 8
Shining - Grindstone
Håkon Kornstad - Single engine
Tord Gustafssen Trio - Being there
Hanne Hukkelberg - Rykerstrasse 68

Electronica:
Kim Hiorthøy - My last day
Lindstrøm - It’s a feedelity affair
Pleasure - Pleasure 2
The Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams
Bjørn Torske - Feil knapp

Hip-hop/Rap:
el Axel - It is what it is
Karpe Diem - Rett fra hjertet
Darkside of the Force - El dia de los puercos
Tungtvann - Siste Skanse
Samvirkelaget - Musikk

Newcomer:
Susanne Sundfør
Moving Oos
Ida Maria
Rockettothesky
Elvira Nicolaisen

Live:
Big Bang
Superfamily
King Midas
The Grand
Samvirkelaget

Go here for more details or to vote for your favorite: http://www.alarmprisen.no/2007/index.php/og-de-nominerte-er/#more-76

Norway's The Lionheart Brothers will have their most recent album "Dizzy kiss" released in the UK on October 29 via ShellShock.

Håkon Gebhardt from Motorpsycho/HGH has put together another Norwegian supergroup under the name Rock Furore. The core band features Anders Møller (Euroboys, My Midnight Creeps), Cato Thomassen (Cato Salsa Experience), Øyvind Osa (El Caco), Marcus Forsgren (The Lionheart Brothers) and Anne Lise Frøkedal (Harry's Gym) and will be performing a special show at Chateau Neuf in Oslo on September 8 for the 25th anniversary of Norsk Rockforbunds and will feature even more special guests. For more tourdates and details, go here: http://www.musikknyheter.no/news/2843

Swedish indie label/booking agency Parapluie will celebrate their second birthday with a special show at Pusterviksbaren in Göteborg on August 1 featuring "Reader's companion" alumni The Lionheart Brothers plus IAT faves Lampshade as well as Steso Songs, Daniel Ohrvall and DJs Jerry Boman and Euphoria and the Lazy Boy.

Also on the way from NONS is the new Montys Loco album "Namibiaalster" in November plus new singles from The Lionheart Brothers ("To make you love me"), Isolation Years ("Albino child") and Asha Ali ("A promise broken") in the near future.

The Lionheart Brothers
Dizzy kiss
Racing Junior/NONS

The newest from Norway's Lionheart Brothers is a sweet little pop-rockin' 10-song confection that bears a heavy Beach Boys influence (the "Smile" era of Brian Wilson and crew, that is). Everything here is bright and peppy, with horns, organ and loads of other instruments adding delightful adornments to the concise tunes. Marcus Forsgren's lead vocals tend to be in the high register and they're mostly smooth as honey. The signature track is probably "Down at my place," which dazzles with a slinky mid-tempo arrangement, an infectious lead vocal and distinctive wordless backing vocals. Also stellar is "I burn myself on you," a cleverly constructed song that straddles major and minor keys in a compelling manner. Peter Rudolfsen's drumming is more than just timekeeping - there's artful intricacy in his playing. And the presence of instruments such as vibraphone, bouzouki and clavinet keeps the sound mix fresh and appealing - "Bring it down" is a good example of this. Although consistent and self-assured, one or two more really top-notch songs would have elevated this one a bit. But it's still a genuinely charming album, and I'd bet on Lionheart Brothers being one of the next Nordic outfits to gain attention stateside.
- Kevin Renick

The lineup for this year's Great Escape Festival has been confirmed and will include a special Norwegian spotlight featuring the artists 120 Days, Adjagas and "Reader's companion" alums The Lionheart Brothers: http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=387899
Other Scandinavians include IAT artist Hello Saferide plus Consequences, Promise and Monster, Loney, Dear, Johnossi, Magenta Skycode, Oh No Ono, Rockettothesky, Kissaway Trail and probably a few others whose names I don't instantly recognize.

NONS, one of Sweden's best long-running indie labels IMHO, has started a new subsidiary entitled "NONS License" to release non-Swedish titles. First up, "Reader's companion" alumni The Lionheart Brothers and their latest album "Dizzy kiss". Look for a Swedish release on May 9.