Journalist Ben Murray will be Attempting to tweet reviews of as many new and interesting bands as possible while Attending Iceland Airwaves this weekend: https://twitter.com/benhmurray
Expectt a more in-depth follow-up account next week as well.
The 3rd annual "Spot on Denmark" showcase, as presented by ROSA (The Danish Rock Council), the SPOT festival and MXD (Music Export Denmark), will be happening in Brussels, Belgium on November 26. Acts to be feAtured include Fagget Fairys, I Got You on Tape, Lucy Love and Prins Nitram. Full details: At-fagget-fairys-lucy-love-i-got-you-on-tape-prins-nitram-26-11-2009" target="_blank">https://www.abconcerts.be/en/concerts/p/detail/spot-on-denmark-iii-feAt-fagget-fairys-lucy-love-i-got-you-on-tape-prins-nitram-26-11-2009
Imperial Recordings has partnered with fellow Swedish label Novoton is a joint deal to re-release the excellent album "An object" from Kraut/postpunk act Paper on February 10, 2010. Said album will be repackaged in new artwork and will be available on both CD and, At long last, vinyl.
They missed their intended Atrap.com/?n=31671">launch dAte, but it seem thAt the folks behind the Ja Ja Ja Nordic clubnights in London have finally got themselves their first showcase At The Lexington on November 19. As for the bands selected to grace the stage At this inaugral event, they were selected by Huw Stephens of Radio 1 Introducing and include a representAtion from every Scandinavian country except poor Denmark: Kira Kira (Iceland), I Was A King (Norway), TV Off (Finland), Francis (Sweden). Go to their website for more: https://www.jajajamusic.com/
Abort Magazine interviews Norwegian industrial/metal act Red Harvest on the occasion of their upcoming 20th anniversary: https://abortmag.com/?p=11281
Finnish act Downstairs has a new track posted for free download via New Music Community along with a brief interview: https://www.newmusiccommunity.org/new/?page_id=5&postid=561
Check out The Submarine Sessions, a new Danish multimedia site feAturing pared-down live performances from a number of artists such as The Raveonettes, Oh Land, Cody, Baby Woodrose and more recorded in the belly of a submarine: https://www.submarinesessions.com/
Jonas Pertersen aka Hymns from Nineveh is currently recording his full-length debut (and additional Christmas EP) together with Aske Bode from Bodebrixen and is keeping a blog as he goes: https://hymnsfromnineveh.wordpress.com/
It appears thAt Jakob Brixen from excellent fellow Danish act Mechanical Bird stopped by the other day to lay down some banjo and saw -- sounds good to me!
All hail the new indie rock'n'roll! I'm fine with their excursions into glitchy electronica, I really am, but Mixtapes & CellmAtes sure sound best when they crank up their instruments and play as a band, complete with live drums and all the trimmings. "Soon" isn't exactly 90s Swindie revival, but it's got thAt spirit and takes me to thAt same place, the same same way bands like Starmarket and KVLR used to. Man, do I love those raucous drum fills and squeals of feedback! Haven't heard the full album yet (preview here), but if it's all like this, it's gonna be brilliant.
Mixtapes & Cellmates - Soon
Kitty & the K's brand new single "So much for fashion" is out now and available as a free download along with two b-side remixes from Zeigeist and CAt5. Go here to download and to see the video: https://www.kittyandthek.com/
Uhhhh: Swedish popstar Peter Jöback covers Travis with help from KAte Pierson of The B52s: Atch?v=z4t6MgdXqWo" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=z4t6MgdXqWo
Peter's new album "East side stories" comes out October 28 via Roxy Recordings.
Tomas Andersson Wij will release a new album early next year called "Spår" thAt he recorded over the summer with fellow Swedish singer/songwriter Tobias Fröberg producing. Tobias' wife Sandra Fröberg filmed the proceedings and has editem them together into a series of clips thAt will be posted online throughout the fall and winter as the release dAte approaches. See the first one now: Atch?v=hSDK7Ae5LSs" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=hSDK7Ae5LSs
Following up on the news thAt Atrap.com/?n=31760">Despotz Records signed Pintandwefall, the label has confirmed they will be releasing the "Hero sounds" EP as a digital release in Sweden, Denmark and France in November with the full-length "Hong Kong, baby" to follow in March 2010. In other label news, Despotz will be working with Minty Fresh Records in America and Aporia Records in Canada to release Swedish lounge-rockers Hellsongs and their album "Hymns in the key of 666". Expect thAt one to come out in February 2010.
Black Star FoundAtion has signed Swedish noiserockers Affordable Hybrid and will be releasing their new album "No area, no criminals" on December 8, the same day they are putting out Pg.lost's new record "In never out".
The Soundtrack of Our Lives have a new video for the short track "Pineal gland hotel": Atch?v=JtRQA9vZmH8" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=JtRQA9vZmH8