Norwegian rappers Gatas Parlament will be releasing the new EP "Jobbe litt mindre og tjene litt mer" on January 14 as a preview for the group's upcoming album trilogy: https://www.gatasp.no/gatas-parlament-lover-kaos/ (in Norwegian)
Keep up with Finnish act Iconcrash as they blog from the studio while recording their new album: https://thedoomsdaydisco.blogspot.com/
Haust, Rotten Sound and The Kandidate will be spending the month of April touring Europe together with Americans Trap Them and Gaza:
04/01 - Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe (GER)
04/02 - Underground, Köln (GER)
04/03 - Juha, Rosswein (GER)
04/04 - Exit Chmelnice, Prague (CZ)
04/05 - Randal, Bratislava (SLO)
04/06 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
04/07 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
04/08 - Bloom, Mezzago (ITA)
04/09 - Init, Rome (ITA)
04/10 - Dynamo Werk21, Zürich (CH)
04/11 - Glazart, Paris (FRA)
04/12 - Underworld, London (UK)
04/13 - White Rabbit, Plymouth (UK)
04/14 - Arts Centre, Colchester (UK)
04/15 - Trix, Antwerpen (BEL)
04/16 - Perron55, Venlo (HOL)
04/17 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
04/18 - Templet, Lyngby (DK)
04/19 - Henriksberg, Gothenburg (SWE)
04/20 - tba
04/21 - Debaser Slussen, Stockholm (SWE)
04/22 - Klubi, Turku (FIN)
04/23 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FIN)
04/24 - Nosturi, Helsinki (FIN)
I'm Kingfisher aka Thomas Denver Jonsson talks about his new album "Arctic" and performs the song "Feline funeral" live with help from Dear Euphoria. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yodce0-HHc
Swedish act Deportees have a new remix EP for free streaming/download: https://deportees.bandcamp.com/
Contributors include skweee artist Beem and Tiger Lou alias Araki, among others.
Scandinavians in Under the Radar's top 50 albums of 2010 list include Jónsi (#31), The Radio Dept. (#21) and Club 8 (#10): https://www.undertheradarmag.com/lists/top_50_albums_of_2010
Here's a quick preview clip for the new Rubik album due out next year: https://vimeo.com/17841557
Okkultokrati has republished the full English text of their semi-recent interview from Ox Fanzine: https://okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2010/12/okkultokrati-interview-in-ox-fanzine.html
Preview a little something from the new JJ mixtape"Kills", due to be officially released on Christmas Eve: https://www.sincerelyyours.se/kills12.24.10.html
Groove's top 20 favorite Norwegian albums of 2010: https://www.groove.no/artikkel/17984481/rets-norske-plater
and will be collaborating on the vinyl release of Totalt Jävla Mörker's "Söndra och härska" LP. 1000 copies total, due out January 28 with 200 (100 for each label) of those being special "diehard" editions.
The new Rotten Sound album "Cursed" is confirmed for release on March 16 in Finland via , everywhere else on March 15 via .
has announced the signing of Norwegian act Bloody Beach are giving away the band's "Bonanza" EP as a free download: https://houseoftelle.com/?p=51
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Kurt Nilsen - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
02. Sissel - ...til deg...
03. Madrugada - The Best Of Madrugada
04. Jan Werner - One more time - The Very Best Of
05. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Rundt neste sving
06. Silje Nergaard - If I Could Wrap Up a Kiss
07. Vamp - I Full Symfoni 2
08. Madcon - Contraband
09. Odd Nordstoga - November
10. Helene Bøksle - Det Hev Ei Rose Sprungen
11. Bugge Wesseltoft - It's Snowing On My Piano
12. Hans Rotmo - Vårres Jul 2
13. Malin & Celine - Julekonserten
14. Koret på Botsen & Henning Kvitnes - Bortkomne Julestjerner
15. Henning Kvitnes - For Sånne Som Oss
16. Silje Hrafa - Frelsesarmeens Juleplate 2010
17. Sissel & Odd - Strålande Jul
18. Kari Bremnes - Fantastisk Allerede
19. Narum - Ælt som var søkk borte
20. Kråkesølv - Bomtur til Jorda