The American Grammy nominees have been announced and the only Scandinavian non-classical names I see are Röyksopp and Trentemøller, both of whom get nods in the "Best Remix" category (#93): http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx
There's now a video for the new Aqua Christmas single "Spin me a Christmas": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hov-M7LK6Q
Choir of Young Believers are touring Europe in January:
01/14 - Vooruit, Gent (BEL)
01/15 - Eurosonic Festival, Groningen (NL)
01/17 - Haldern Pop Bar (session), Haldern (GER)
01/18 - Blue Shell, Cologne (GER)
01/19 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
01/20 - Haus Der Musik, Vienna (AUS)
01/21 - Arge, Salzburg (AUS)
01/22 - Treibhaus, Luzern (CH)
01/23 - Le Scopitone, Paris (FRA)
01/25 - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, London (UK)
01/26 - Dulcimer, Manchester (UK)
01/27 - The Freebutt, Brighton (UK)
01/29 - De Kreun, Kortrijk (BEL)
01/30 - Privatclub, Berlin (GER)
01/31 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
Danish acts Giana Factory and The Asteroid Galaxy Tour are currently on tour together:
12/02 - Tivoli, Utrecht (NL)
12/03 - W2, Den Bosch (NL)
12/04 - Vera, Groningen (NL)
12/05 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
12/08 - Grande Mix, Tourcoing (FRA)
12/10 - Trabendo, Paris (FRA)
12/11 - Laiterie, Strasbourg (FRA)
12/13 - Gebaude 9, Cologne (GER)
12/14 - Atomic Cafe, Munich (GER)
12/15 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
12/16 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
12/17 - Train, Aarhus (DK)
12/19 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
Also, be sure to check Giana Factory's site for the month as they are posting daily video updates, Advent-style: http://www.myspace.com/gianafactory
P.Trash will be releasing a new 4-song 7" from upstart Danish punks Glow Kit. Expect a 2010 release?
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Kent
02. Hello Saferide
03. Local Natives
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Jens Lekman
06. Port O'Brien
07. Taken By Trees
08. Efterklang
09. Laakso
10. Phoenix
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Soundvenue has the premiere of the new Kashmir video "Mouthful of wasps": http://www.soundvenue.com/play/videoer/2009/11/30/premiere-kashmir-mouthful-of-wasps
Danish rap producers Sir T & Larry D are giving away their new record "Any means necessary" as a free download: http://www.myspace.com/sirtlarryd
See the promo trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMS0Wx-Ge70
Danish neo-psych/alt-rock act Black Light White Light are giving away digital copies of their new 7" EP in exchange for an email address: http://www.blacklightwhitelight.com/
The download will be available until the actual physical edition on white vinyl is released on December 14.
Kashmir has revealed that their next album, due out February 1, will be called "Trespassers".
Irish-born Danish resident and ex-IAT.MP3 artist Adam McCormack (Imagine I Had Hands) has been picked up by Play/Rec who decided to track down as many of his old demo tracks from the last 3 years as they could (24 total) and will be streaming them in batches of six each week until the end of the month. After that, they get a digital release for super cheap. The first set goes up tomorrow, December 1: http://www.myspace.com/playrec
Obviously recommended -- I've been a fan of Adam's work both solo and with his band from the first time I heard him.
The new Hymns from Nineveh Christmas EP "Uncomplicated Christmassongs" is now up for streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hymnsfromnineveh
Pad & Pen Records have announced the signing of Århus-based indie act King's Light Infantry. Look for their debut EP in spring with an album to follow in 2011.
The nominees for this year's Danish Metal Awards have been announced: http://dmea.dk/dmea09/?page_id=6
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. TALK 1
02. Kommun - I don't say anything
03. On Volcano - Out of sight
04. Turboweekend - Something or nothing
05. TALK 2
06. The Idle Hands - Hearts
07. Thåström - Linnéa
08. Fronda - Mitt allt
09. TALK 3
10. We Are the Storm - A song for our city
11. High Hats - The end
12. Wardruna - Kauna
13. Halph - New money
14. The Scrags - TV messed up mind
15. TALK 4
16. They Live - Magic glasses
17. Ison & Fille - Jag skratter idag
18. Nitad - Rädslan
19. TALK 5
20. Elmo - Shine down on us
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.