Pintandwefall - King of all the animals (video)
Pintandwefall get funky; not at all what I expected. From the new album "Time is right for Romans, baby", due out January 19.
Country: Finland
MRR new band spotlight: 1981
MRR features Finnish act 1981 in their new band spotlight: http://maximumrocknroll.com/2010/12/15/new-band-spotlight-1981/
Fun in Russia
Finnish noiseniks Fun are heading back to Russia next month:
01/07 - Act Hall, Moscow
01/08 - Zoccolo, St. Petersburgh
01/09 - Somewhere, Novgorod
Medeia - We all fail (video)
New music from Finnish metalcore act Medeia off their forthcoming album "Abandon all", due out in April. Check out the straight-up WEAK crowd shots!
22-Pistepirkko vinyl reissues on the way
has announced that they'll be going back through 22-Pistepirkko's extensive back-catalog to do a number of limited vinyl reissues: http://www.bonevoyagerecordings.com/component/content/article/87
JS666 - At bar with Satan
Finnish artist JS666 has a new mix posted for streaming/download entitled "At bar with Satan": http://soundcloud.com/js666/at-bar-with-satan
The 50 Nordic candidates
The initial 50 candidates for the inaugural Nordic Music Prize have been announced: http://nordicmusicprize.com/eng/pages/8-the_50_nordic_candidates
Sister Flo album preview
Finnish indie act Sister Flo is streaming their new album "Ystävyys/Friendship" at their website in its entirety: http://www.sisterflo.com/
Live At WAH
Live At WAH (We Are Home) is a new Finland-based website capturing relaxed live music performances on video at their office in Tampere: http://live.wah.fi/
Artists featured so far include Pintandwefall, Dungen, Jukka Ässä (Tapes, Tigerbombs) and Ville Pirinen (Black Audio) with upcoming videos from Tomutonttu, Jaakko & Jay, Cosmobile and more on the way.
Nightsatan in the 'Zone
Nightsatan (remember?) makes it to Pitchfork blog subsidiary Altered Zones: http://alteredzones.com/posts/586/nightsatan-karelian-starmaster-evil-lucifer/
Fenriz' top albums of 2010
Fenriz of Darkthrone lists his favorite albums of the year: http://www.myspace.com/officialdarkthrone/blog/541049007
Tons of great worthwhile picks for underground metal/punk aficiondos -- quite a few selections from my own list as well.
Beastmilk - Children of the atom bomb
Finnish postpunk act Beastmilk recorded some new material recently and are streaming a raw mix of one track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/beastmilkeverywhere
The band is currently seeking a label interested in doing a 7".
MP3: On Volcano - Mission
Though not as immediately gripping as debut EP "My sleep was filled with dreams", On Volcano's newest work "New blood" is likewise great. No surprise as far as I'm concerned, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth noting as these things often fall through the cracks and I would be completely to blame if such a thing should happen. "Mission" is my pick of the litter for it's absolutely killer bass hook, both in sound and melody. Skirting the edges of both goth etherealism and postrock-informed moodiness, On Volcano has crafted a track fit for the dancefloor and headphone listening. "Wave your flag and dance to the mission" Download the rest of the EP here: http://www.onvolcano.com/
On Volcano - Mission