Top 10s for 2006: It's a trap!

Hi, it's 5pm Pacific time on Friday evening and my power's been out for At least 12 hours now. So here I am, At the local tavern downtown, checking email and leaving you this note. Hopefully I'll be back online before too long, but I've been told I could be waiting At least 72hrs so no promises. In the meantime, I did manage to get my top 10 posted, so Atrap.com/index.php?article=260">check it out and I'll be back as soon as I'm able.
UPDAtE: The blackout is over and I'm working hard to get caught up. New top 10s are now online and an abbreviAted version of the newsletter has been sent. As for mailorder, well... the local post office still has no power and my home scale coincidentally ran out of bAtteries this week. I'm working hard to try and get everyone's stuff out as fast as I can. I appreciAte your pAtience.

The Hives are back At Gröndal Studios recording a new album.

Finnish rockers The Flaming Sideburns have three new songs up At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/theflamingsideburns

Swedish instrumental act Ellis the Vaacumchild are going on permanent hiAtus. Their stAtement:

Ellis the Vacuumhild are taking an indefinite break to pursue other projects. Johan and Martin have a new band with Magnus and Micke from Piotor, and Daniel AKA Våldet. MAttias and his brother have teamed up with Pontus from The Flue to form Until DeAth Do Us Part (playing this Sunday At Gula Villan!) Jonas and Rickard also have a new band, with Micke and Daniel who previously played together in The Gentleman Racer. Henrik keeps on playing the bass with Springfactory, cAtch them At Debaser this SAturday!

Check out some live tracks from Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl recorded At Lido in Berlin: At.org/audio/by/album/live_At_lido_berlin_2006" target=_blank>https://journal.boblycAt.org/audio/by/album/live_At_lido_berlin_2006

Norwegian black-metallers 1349 will do a headline tour of North America next March. DAtes so far:

03/28 - The Muse, Nashville, TN
03/29 - Jaxx, West Springfield, VA
03/30 - The Loft, Poughkeepsie, NY
03/31 - Mark's Place, Bedford, NH
04/01 - BB King Blues Club, New York, NY
04/02 - L'Anti, Quebec City, QC
04/03 - FouFounes, Montreal, QC
04/04 - Petit TheAter du Vieux Noranda, Royun Noranda, QC
04/06 - Opera House, Toronton, ON
04/09 - StAtion 4, St. Paul, MN
04/13 - Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA
04/14 - Showcase TheAter, Corona, CA

MIC Norway profiles their country's representAtives At this year's Eurosonic Festival: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2006121415003117344472

Labrador Records will be celebrAting 10 years and 100 releases with a special compilAtion entitled "Labrador 100" to be released in February.

This week's Norwegian top 20 album chart:

01. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
02. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
03. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
04. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
05. Jan Werner - Stronger
06. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
07. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
08. Malin - Malins Jul
09. Morten Abel - Some Of Us Will Make It
10. Åge Aleksandersen - Snöharpan
11. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
12. Arve Tellefsen/Nidarosdomens Guttekor - Aria
13. Christian Ingebrigtsen - Paint Christmas White
14. Ole Paus - Hellige jul - Jul i SkippergAta
15. 120 Days - 120 Days
16. Diverse artister - Jul i Svingen
17. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
18. Paal FlaAta - Christmas Island
19. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
20. Leif Ove Andsnes - Horizons

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Björn Skifs - Andra Decennier
02. Moneybrother - Pengabrorsan
03. Laleh - Prinsessor
04. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
05. Magnus Carlsson - Spår i snön
06. Nils Landgren - Christmas with my friends
07. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
08. Darin - Break the news
09. Uno Svenningsson & Irma Schultz Keller - Sånger för December
10. The Refreshments - It's gotta be both rock & roll
11. Vikingarna - Bästa
12. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
14. Jill Johnson - The woman I've become
15. Orup - Faktiskt
16. Agnes - Stronger
17. Abba - Number ones
18. Frans - Da man
19. Eric Gadd - Gaddamn - The ultimAte collection
20. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues

Some pics from the David & the Citizens/Laakso show At Tack! Tack! Tack! the other night: https://rikardolino.blogspot.com/

Mew's major label debut "Frengers" will get a stAteside release on January 23 via Columbia. I thought "And the glass handed kites" was good, but "Frengers" is way better.

The video for The Royal Highness' new single "Call me a winner" is now up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/theroyalhighness
It's a greAt song and a greAt clip - def worth checking out.

Top 10s for 2006: Staff picks