Maria Haukaas Storeng - Precious to me (feat. Måns Zelmerlöw)

Check out Norwegian artists Maria Haukaas Storeng and Måns Zelmerlöw performing a duet cover of Phil Seymour's "Precious to me": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jWX0QDUxms

New videos at Pitchfork from Casiokids, Tallest Man on Earth

Pitchfork has the premiere of the new Casiokids video "Finn bikkjen!": http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/5472-casiokids-finn-bikkjen-polyvinyl
I always appreciate the appearance of a border collie, but everything else about this video (the song, the dancing) is a snooze.
Also posted over there, a "Tunnelvision" live session with Swedish artist The Tallest Man on Earth: http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/2480-the-tallest-man-on-earth/1
This clip is recommended.

Sirius playlist week #19

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

01. Sweatmaster - Turnover
02. TALK 1
03. Viola - Leave it all again (feat. Bääbs)
04. Regulations - Down the street
05. The Bear Quartet - Sweet beef
06. TALK 2
07. Mattias Alkberg - Lys upp mig en stjärna
08. Susanne Sundfør - Turkish delight
09. The Skull Defekts - Remain in cruxus (dub)
10. TALK 3
11. Obliteration - Ingesting death
12. Zombiekrig - Håll käften ge mig dina pengar
13. Grande Roses - The astronaut
14. Brutus - Solution
15. TALK 4
16. Ikons - Guns
17. Rising - Grail of bone
18. The Aches - Dancing syllables
19. TALK 5
20. Eskatol - Fane av løgner

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.

Nekropsalms, now on cassette

The extra-kvlt cassette edition of Obliteration's excellent "Nekropsalms" album is now available from Ormeyngel, along with quite a few other items of fine quality Norwegian darkness: http://ormeyngel.bigcartel.com/
For those of you holding out for copies of the "Nekropsalms" LP (+ bonus 7"!), I ordered a few copies for distro and should be getting them soonish.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
02. Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting for that one clear moment
03. Gitarkameratene - Kanon! Gitarkameratenes aller beste
04. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
05. Tove Bøygard - Tove Bøygard
06. Trond Granlund - Sanger jeg lærte av faren min
07. Chand Torsvik - Kongeriket Norge
08. Aleksander With - Still Awake
09. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
10. Jenny & Arne - From Our Hearts
11. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
12. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, Helt om dagen
13. Finn Kalvik & Erik Fosnes Hansen - Neste Stasjon Grorud
14. 1349 - Demonoir
15. Raga Rockers - Shit Happens
16. Øystein Sevåg - The Red Album
17. Knut Magne Myrland - Sjelespor
18. Terje Rypdal - Crime Scene
19. Staut - Staut
20. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life

Casiokids back to the UK

Casiokids will be back in the UK at the end of the month:

05/26 - Heaven, London
05/27 - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
05/28 - The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
05/29 - Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol
05/30 - Dot to Dot Festival, Nottingham
05/31 - Dot to Dot Festival, Manchester

MIC Norway profiles Valkyrien Allstars

MIC Norway profiles the excellent fiddle trio Valkyrien Allstars: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010012214084435003891

Ingrid Olava live in London

Norwegian artist Ingrid Olava is doing a number of UK dates around The Great Escape Festival:

05/13 - The Prince Albert, Brighton
05/14 - Audio Above, Brighton
05/18 - The Luminaire, Kilburn, London
05/19 - The Bedford Arms, Balham, London (free)

Kråkesølv back in the studio

Kråkesølv are currently at Grand Sport Studio in Oslo working on a new album for release this fall. If you can read Norwegian, follow their studio blog at myspace: http://blogs.myspace.com/krakesolv

Ja Ja Ja showcase at The Great Escape, more

Ja Ja Ja will be throwing a special Nordic showcase on May 14 for the occasion of London's Great Escape Festival featuring Susanne Sundfør, Jaakko & Jay and For a Minor Reflection. More details: http://www.jajajamusic.com/news.php?id=33
Other Scandinavian acts performing at this year's festival include Choir Of Young Believers, Erik Hassle, Simon Says No!, Ingrid Olava, Joensuu 1685, Megaphonic Thrift, Seabear, Vuk and possibly others, but I can't tell because their website is a piece of shit.

What is MIC Norway?

In case you've ever wondered what exactly MIC Norway is and does, they've just posted an article that spells it all out in a very clear and concise manner: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010050414171536379949

Lydia Laska - Nervous

Norwegian black-metal-pop act Lydia Laska are now streaming their new single "Nervous" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lydialaska
Look for their debut full-length "Krankenhaus" to be released in August via Duplicate Records.

Sirius playlist week #18

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

01. Kråkesølv - Skredder
02. TALK 1
03. Lama - Curses and broken glass
04. Underachiever - No rain (arson)
05. Originalljudet - The oral solution (with pear)
06. Lögnhalsmottagningen - Lumpettrick
07. TALK 2
08. Masshysteri - Låt dom hata oss
09. Den Svenska Tystnaden - Reaktor
10. Simian Ghost - Star receiver
11. Kobert - Recipe
12. TALK 3
13. Traktor - Where water goes
14. Disco Ensemble - Protector
15. Hooded Menace - Night of the deathcult
16. TALK 4
17. Menfolk - From the horse's mouth
18. Mattias Alkberg - Nerverna
19. Khoma - Osiris
20. TALK 5
21. Baby Alice - Piña colada boy

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.

Details for new Puma album now posted

Preliminary details are now posted for Rune Grammofon's next release, "Half Nelson Courtship" by Puma: http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/puma/rcd-2098-puma_-half-nelson-courtship
The official release date is May 25.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting for that one clear moment
02. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
03. Gitarkameratene - Kanon! Gitarkameratenes aller beste
04. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
05. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
06. Trond Granlund - Sanger jeg lærte av faren min
07. Chand Torsvik - Kongeriket Norge
08. Jenny & Arne - From Our Hearts
09. Finn Kalvik & Hans Erik Fosnes - Neste Stasjon Grorud
10. Aleksander With - Still Awake
11. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
12. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
13. Ketil Bjørnstad - Remembrance
14. Staut - Staut
15. Raga Rockers - Shit Happens
16. Knut Magne Myrland - Sjelespor
17. Thom Hell - All Good Things
18. Ingrid Olava - The Guest
19. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
20. Arve Tellefsen og Trondheim SO - Plays Ole Bull