Hajen signs with Brus & Knaster
It appears that Hajen has been picked up by Brus & Knaster in addition to signing with big-time management firm Moondog: https://www.myspace.com/hajensmyspace
Has her stage named changed as well?
Theodor Jensen + Titiyo - Side by side (video)
Check out the video for the Theodor Jensen/Titiyo duet "Side by side": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBSsYWU4ibM
Friendly Noise, the label, the memory
Friendly Noise is calling it quits as a label following the release of the Liminals album "Hearthand" later this month: https://www.friendlynoise.se/list-your-favourite-friendly-noise-songs/
Decibel reviews the new Ghost Brigade
Decibel likes the new Ghost Brigade album "Isolation songs": https://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=333959
What I like best about that band is that they can actually write a damn song, unlike many of their contemporaries who simply string riffs together.
MIC Norway interviews Håkon Kornstad
MIC Norway talks to saxophonist Håkon Kornstad about his acclaimed new album "Dwell time": https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009100810565753382925
The Graviators - Back to the Sabbath
Check out Swedish hard-rockers The Graviators and their new video for "Back to the Sabbath", kind of a self-explanatory title if you're wondering what they sound like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfRK5bhe3H0
The band's self-titled debut will be out in November via Transubstans Records.
The Silent Ballet reviews 'Heart attack money'
The Silent Ballet reviews Tsukimono's "Heart attack money": https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2781/Default.aspx
Avant-garde Metal reviews Great Northern comp #4
Avant-garde Metal goes beyond their normal genre confines to review the latest Great Northern Recordings compilation: https://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/beyond2.php?id=70
I still have a few copies if folks are looking.
OK Star Orchestra - Music for ya'
Swedish instrumental/twang act OK Star Orchestra have a new, semi-live video for the song "Music for ya'": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItnxHZW7QKk
The Skull Defekts + Daniel Higgs
The Skull Defekts are recording an album together with US artist Daniel Higgs (Lungfish) in Stockholm beginning on October 31. Expect a March 2010 release via Important Records.
Dundertåget making plans for new album
Swedish rockers Dundertåget will be recording a new album this winter.
I Am Satan - Heatseeker
The I Am Bones/Beta Satan collaboration from the Peter Pan Speedrock tribute comp "Heatseeker" (remember?) is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/iambonesband
New Tina Dickow album is also a soundtrack
Tina Dickow's forthcoming album "The road to Gävle", due out November 30, is also the soundtrack to the upcoming Danish film "Oldboys". Said film was written and directed by Nikolaj Steen and is due to hit theaters during the holiday season.
Rookiefestivalen lineup complete
If you're curious about potential up-and-coming Swedish acts, the roster for the Hultsfred Rookiefestivalen has been confirmed: https://www.rockparty.se/rookiefestivalen/klara-artister.aspx
Not too many names I recognize myself, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.
Washington Post Express Scandinavian (video) Jukebox
The WaPo Express does the Scandinavian Jukebox thing and rounds up a bunch of recent videos worth checking out: https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/10/el-perro-del-mar-ida-maria-iggy-pop-dark-funeral-rigas-datarock-susanna-magical-orchestra.php