Serena-Maneesh - D.I.W.S.W.T.T.D. (video)

Stereogum has the premiere of Serena-Maneesh's new video "D.I.W.S.W.T.T.D.": http://stereogum.com/536802/serena-maneesh-d-i-w-s-w-t-t-d-video-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/

Sirius playlist week #41

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. The Scrags - In the devil's hands
02. TALK 1
03. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Desolate view
04. Johnossi - Roscoe
05. Kimono - Tomorrow
06. TALK 2
07. Fun - Here comes the ugly man
08. Kite - Hexx
09. Mother of the Forest - Bränna broar
10. Mother of the Forest - Vid berget
11. TALK 3
12. Non Tiq - QUiet
13. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - I could have sworn I heard them SING
14. Enslaved - Raidho
15. TALK 4
16. Säkert! - Riot
17. Kristofer Åström - Devil
18. Sweatmaster - Calling Satan, let me in
19. Mercyful Fate - Black funeral
20. TALK 5
21. Lighthouse Project - Lust for lie

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.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Röyksopp - Senior
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2010
03. Hellbillies - Leite etter lykka
04. Jan Garbarek/The Hilliard Ensemble - Officium Novum
05. Skambankt - Søvnløs
06. A-ha - 25
07. Bjørn Johan Muri - Airwaves
08. Contrazt - Ser på verden
09. Vestlandsfanden - Livets Glade Plommer
10. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
11. Major Parkinson - Songs from a solitary home
12. The Respatexans - Hellbilly Heaven
13. Diverse artister - Go'natt
14. Beady Belle - At Welding Bridge
15. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Knutsen & Ludvigsens beste
16. Harrys Gym - What was ours can't be yours
17. Tove Bøygard - Tove Bøygard
18. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
19. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
20. Jan Toft - Alle e aleina

Årabrot tour Europe

European tourdates for Norwegian sludgerockers Årabrot:

10/19 - The Adelphi, Hull (UK)
10/20 - The Others, London (UK)
10/21 - SWN festival, Cardiff (UK)
10/23 - tba, Toulouse (FRA)
10/24 - L'inventaire, Le Mans (FRA)
10/25 - Bitche, Nantes (FRA)
10/26 - Dynamo Werk21, Zürich (CH)
10/27 - Feierwerk Kranhalle, München (GER)
10/28 - P.M.K, Innsbruck (AUS)
10/29 - Torkiera, Milan (ITA)
10/30 - Spazio 211, Torino, Piemonte (ITA)
10/31 - Grottarossa, Rimini (ITA)
11/01 - tba, Genova (ITA)
11/02 - Klub Gromka, Ljubljana (SLV)
11/04 - Fluc, Vienna (AUS)
11/05 - Teenitus Festival, Erfurt (GER)

New Monzano EP now streaming

Monzano's new "Apple handsome EP" is now streaming at Bandcamp: http://lazyacrerecords.bandcamp.com/album/monzano-apple-handsome-ep
Shame that half the tracks are previously released, but whatever -- still a great band.

Skjelvekommode - Stapte Renault

Check out the debut single "Stapte Renault" from Skjelvekommode, the collaboration of Frank Tønnesen (Tønes) and Frode Strømstad (I Was A King): http://hypecity.no/?p=865

New Bjørn Torske gets release date

Smalltown Supersound has confirmed that the new Bjørn Torske album "Kokning" will be out on November 15: http://www.smalltownsupersound.com/2010/09/13/bj%c3%b8rn-torske-kokning-1-november/

Norway at CMJ 2010

Norwegian acts confirmed for this year's CMJ fest include my #1 artist to watch Susanne Sundfør plus Marit Larsen, Lido Lido, Maria Due, Tôg and The Megaphonic Thrift. More info here: http://www.musicexportnorway.no/norway-at-cmj-2010.4827006-149133.html

Guitar World reports from Hole in the Sky

Guitar World has posted an extensive report from Norway's Hole in the Sky festival: http://www.guitarworld.com/article/hole_in_the_sky_2010

New Wine November tour

Norway's The New Wine are touring in November:

11/03 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
11/04 - Merleyn, Nijmegen (NL)
11/05 - Magnet Club (Club NME), Berlin (GER)
11/08 - Café Video, Gent (BEL)
11/09 - Zum Teufel, Heidelberg (GER)
11/10 - Cairo, Würzburg (GER)
11/11 - Hive, Zürich (CH)
11/12 - Dqliq, Luxemburg (LUX)
11/13 - Kassablanca, Jena (GER)
11/26 - Fleche D'or, Paris (FRA)
11/27 - Cargo (Les Festival Boréales), Caen (FRA)

Sivert Høyem - Prisoner of the road (video)

A new song from Sivert Høyem, recorded for the Norwegian Refugee Council. More here: http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/tv-aksjonen/1.7317430
Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BETpVKjQun4

Lash Out reunion

Norwegian hardcore act Lash Out are reuniting to support Integrity at Elm Street in Oslo on January 15: http://okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2010/10/integrity-show.html

99 Minutes #6

Episode #6 of Norwegian music podcast "99 Minutes" is now online: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010100410432464509498
Featured artists include Dimmu Borgir, Alog, Monzano, Supersilent, Hanne Hukkelberg, Jenny Hval, Motorpsycho and more.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Röyksopp - Senior
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2010
03. Hellbillies - Leite etter lykka
04. Jan Garbarek/The Hilliard Ensemble - Officium Novum
05. Skambankt - Søvnløs
06. A-ha - 25
07. Bjørn Johan Muri - Airwaves
08. Contrazt - Ser på verden
09. Vestlandsfanden - Livets Glade Plommer
10. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
11. Major Parkinson - Songs from a solitary home
12. The Respatexans - Hellbilly Heaven
13. Diverse artister - Go'natt
14. Beady Belle - At Welding Bridge
15. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Knutsen & Ludvigsens beste
16. Harrys Gym - What was ours can't be yours
17. Tove Bøygard - Tove Bøygard
18. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
19. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
20. Jan Toft - Alle e aleina

My Little Pony - Hard to be good (video)

This is Norwegian indiepop act My Little Pony's new single "Hard to be good", officially released on October 4 via Spoon Train Audio. Too twee for my tastes, but don't let that stop you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oig4TIAv-zA