Tag: Sitenews

The latest albums from Barra Head and Lack are now in-stock on both CD and vinyl! Even better, the vinyl editions include a coupon for a free mp3 download. You simply can't go wrong! Go shopping!

Now in stock: The Grand Opening - Beyond the brightness
The official release date isn't until April 4, but I'm taking pre-orders and will start shipping them early next week.

In case you read the site via RSS or maybe because you might not have seen the small notice in the side-column, It's a Trap! is actively seeking new writers. Think you might be up for it? Send in an introductory email with a little information about yourself and a sample review: [click here]

New feature for registered users: artist watchlists. Read more about it here: [click here]

New mailorder arrivals now in stock:

Paper - An object (CD)
Pascal - Galgberget (CD)

New mailorder items now in stock!

v/a - Great Northern Recordings compilation no. 3
Montys Loco - Farewell Mr Happy
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy kiss

Also, check out these re-stocks!

Montys Loco - Man overboard
Asha Ali - s/t (deluxe package)

Curious about my opinion of the various Scandinavian acts performing at SXSW this year? Head over to Brooklyn Vegan for my report: Norway / Denmark / Iceland / Sweden
And in case you were wondering, no - I'm not going.

Congrats to my Sirius Blog Radio colleagues - we won the Plug Award for Specialty Show Of The Year (Commercial Radio). Thanks to everyone who voted!
For those that are unaware, my show runs Saturdays at 12 noon ET with a replay at midnight.

The first batch of CDs I got from And the Sound blew out of here mighty quick, but fear not! More have arrived! Check it:

Ef - Give me beauty... or give me death!
Immanu El - They'll come, they come
Ef - I am responsible

Remember this? Well, contributor Christian Stenbacke is also a fan so he took the initiative to track Ulf Ljusberg down for an interview and you can now read the results right here.

Sorry, no new review today because I'm swamped with work and my writers are too (or so I assume). Which brings me to my next point: It's a Trap! needs more contributors! To apply, please send in either a sample review or examples of you work along with a list of some of your favorite artists.

Winter Took His Life CDs are back in stock: [click here]
Also note that I've reinstated the store widget in the side-column and have added a new bar showing the top sellers for the past 30 days.

Curious to know more about the mysterious Swedish indie label cabal The Swedish Model? I had Martin Lundmark from member label A TenderVersion Recording answer a few questions for me. Read more: [click here]

It's Monday and reports from this past weekend's by:Larm festival in Oslo, Norway are pouring in. Our own Nancy Baym (herself a presenter for the seminar portion of said festival) has submitted her own first-hand account: [click here]

My list of myspace bookmarks keeps getting longer than I can handle, so that means it's time once again for a MyFriends focus: [click here]
The theme this time is all punk/hardcore acts. Check it out!