Sun Angels + The Radio Dept. - All about our love
More here, including an mp3 download: https://looklook.at/
PB&J tour the world
Peter Bjorn and John will be doing a lot of work on the road ahead of the release of their new album:
02/03 - The Old Blue Last, London (UK)
02/16 - Comet Club, Berlin (GER)
02/17 - Train, Aarhus (DK)
02/18 - Lille Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
02/19 - Sentrum Scene, Oslo (NOR)
02/23 - Lexington, London (UK)
02/28 - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (NL)
03/02 - International, Paris (FRA)
03/30 - Dingwalls, London (UK)
03/31 - Academy 3, Manchester (UK)
04/01 - Stereo, Glasgow (SCO)
04/06 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
04/07 - Tivoli 400, Utrecht (NL)
04/08 - Botanique Orangerie, Brussels (BEL)
04/09 - Point FMR, Paris (FRA)
04/28 - Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
04/29 - Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
04/30 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
05/01 - Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
05/02 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
05/03 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
05/05 - Paradise, Boston, MA
05/06 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, Ontario
05/07 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
05/10 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
05/11 - Venue, Vancouver, BC
05/12 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
05/13 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
05/14 - El Ray Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
New German dates for Björn Kleinhenz
Björn Kleinhenz will be doing a number of shows in Germany over the next few months:
03/05 - Klanggut Festival @ UT Connewitz (solo show), Leipzig (GER)
04/30 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg (GER)
05/02 - King Georg, Cologne (GER)
05/03 - tba, Wiesbaden (GER)
05/04 - Kino Maxim, Munich (GER)
05/05 - Thalia Kino, Dresden (GER)
Fluid Radio reviews Deaf Center
Fluid Radio on the new album "Owl splinters" from Norwegian experimental/noise duo Deaf Center: https://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2011/02/deaf-center-owl-splinters/
Definitely recommended listening! I should hopefully be gathering some thoughts for my own review/mp3 post in the not-so-distant future.
Combat Rock to release new 7"s from Särkyneet, God Given Ass
has announced that their next release will be a new 7" from female-fronted punk act Särkyneet called "Mitä on olla levoton". Official release date is February 16. After that, they'll be doing another 7" from God Given Ass, a band featuring various long-time scenesters such as ex-Lighthouse Project drummer Niila, and of course, more classic Finnish punk reissues to follow soon thereafter.
Dummy interviews When Saints Go Machine
Dummy interviews Nickolaj from Danish act When Saints Go Machine on the release of their new EP "Fail forever": https://www.dummymag.com/features/2011/01/31/when-saints-go-machine-interview-there-s-no-barrier-/
jj - Money on my mind (video)
Here's a new video clip from jj: https://vimeo.com/19430055
The William Blakes - Music wants to be free (breathe)
The William Blakes are premiering a new song over at Mixtoverdener.dk: https://www.mixtoverdener.dk/?id=477466
New Alf in April
The new Alf album "Vi ville förändra vår tid men den förändrade oss", his fourth overall, will be released this coming April via .
Magnus Ekelund - Jokkmokks Vintermarknad (landet utan gränser)
Magnus Ekelund (ex-Elmo) has written an unofficial anthem for his hometown of Jokkmokk and their winter market, a Sami tradition. Check out the clip directly on YouTube for full lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LJxMcpWvlo
More here: https://www.nsd.se/noje/artikel.aspx?ArticleId=5936583 (in Swedish)
The Apparatjik Light Space Modulator
The Coldplay/Mew/A-ha supergroup Apparatjik will be participating in an art installation called "The Apparatjik Light Space Modulator" at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin during the weeks of March 13-27. There is no entrance fee to view the installation itself, but if you want to be a witness to any of the live performances (on the 12th, 26th and 27th, the latter in collaboration with the Deutsches Kammerorchester), you will need a ticket: https://www.theoutland.com/Store/DII-414-5-the+apparatjik+light+space+modulator++ticket.html
STIM live jazz sampler
The Swedish Music Information Centre is giving away copies of a CD sampler featuring a selection of tunes recorded at Swedish Jazz Celebration 2010: [click here]
Featured artists include some of Sweden's finest, such as Mats Öberg & Jonas Knutsson, Karin Hammar Quartet, Jacob Karlzon Trio and more.
This week's Last.fm chart
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Säkert!
02. The Radio Dept.
03. Familjen
04. The Bear Quartet
05. Loney, dear
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Johnossi
08. Logh
09. The Concretes
10. Jens Lekman
Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/
Boeoes Kaelstigen - Kantillo
is giving away the new Boeoes Kaelstigen single "Kantillo" as a free download, as both a mp3 and a wav file: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=308
Firefox AK - Boom boom boom (video + remixes)
Firefox AK's brand new single "Boom boom boom", produced/co-written by Björn Yttling and Lasse Mårtén. Look for the new album "Color the trees" to be released on April 15, otherwise check out a whole bunch of b-side remixes by the likes of Martin Vogel and Boeoes Kaelstigen right here: https://soundcloud.com/razziarecords