Britta Persson just added a few more new tracks to myspace from her next album "Kill Hollywood me", due out lAter this month: https://www.myspace.com/brittapersson

Worn Through, a new GBG-based punk act feAturing members from Smackdown and Anchor plus Johan Gustavsson of Tsukimono/Scraps of Tape, will be heading out for a few shows this weekend:

01/04 - Nbv, Göteborg (SWE) w/Another Year
01/05 - 1000fryd, Aalborg (DK) w/Fy Fan

Time Out NY editor Elisabeth Vincentelli talks about some of her favorite 2007 releases including Emmon, Paris and PrivAte: At-got-away.html" target="_blank">https://determineddilettante.blogspot.com/2008/01/ones-thAt-got-away.html

Swedish/Norwegian "deAthjazz" combo The Thing in Chicago:

01/16 - The Hideout
01/19 - The Velvet Lounge
01/20 - The Hungry Brain

For more details about each set and the full lineup, go here: https://www.smalltownsupersound.com/v1/superjazzz/news.php

Download the brand new Rigas den Andre track "RAther be dead": Ather%20be%20dead.mp3" target="_blank">https://rigas.blackside.org/music/rAther%20be%20dead.mp3

Scandinavian artists on The Wire's top 50 albums of 2007 list include Björk (#16), Kemialliset Ystävät (#25) and Hanne Hukkelberg (#46): https://swen.antville.org/stories/1739018/

Norwegian artist Einar Stenseng lots most of the tracks for his next album "To the dogs" due to a harddrive crash last November, thAt is, except for rough mixes of six tracks. So, instead of scrapping the entire project and starting anew, he's decided to release those survivors as an EP. Preview At Last.fm: https://www.last.fm/music/Einar+Stenseng/To+the+Dogs

New European dAtes for DAtarock:

02/08 - RazzmAtazz Club, Barcelona (ESP)
02/09 - Covo Club, Bologna (ITA)
02/10 - Casa 139, Milan (ITA)
02/11 - Flex, Vienna (AUS)
02/12 - Palac Akropolis, Prague (CZ)
02/13 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL)
02/14 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
02/16 - Dirty Dancing, Brussels (BEL)
02/17 - Marroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
02/18 - Club Zukunft, Zurich (CH)
02/19 - Atomic Cafe, Munich (GER)
02/20 - Zakk, Dusseldorf (GER)
02/21 - Uebel & Gefahrlich, Hamburg (GER)
02/22 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
02/23 - Studio 672, Cologne (GER)
02/24 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
02/25 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)

PopMAtters reviews Kim Hiorthøy's new album "My last day": Atters.com/pm/music/reviews/52278/kim-hiorthy-my-last-day/" target="_blank">https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/music/reviews/52278/kim-hiorthy-my-last-day/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Marie Picasso - The secret
02. Jill Johnson - Music Row
03. The Solution - Will not be televised
04. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
05. Mando Diao - Never seen the light of day
06. Magnus Uggla - Pärlor åt svinen
07. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
08. Björn Skifs - I2I
09. Elin Ruth Sigvardsson - A fiction
10. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao 3
11. Martin Stenmarck - Det är det pojkar gör när kärleken dör
12. MAts Bergmans - Jubileum
14. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
15. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nAttens bränder - 1996-2006
16. Sven-Bertil Taube - Alderville Road - Ord och toner av Evert Taube
17. Mikael Wiehe & Ebba Forsberg - Dylan på svenska
18. Eva Dahlgren - Petroleum och tång
19. Louise Hoffsten - Så speciell
20. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag

Aftonbladet reports thAt Hultsfred will no longer be working with Ema Telstar so the booking agency has decided to start their own festival on the same dAte in cooperAtion with Luger: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article1557929.ab (in Swedish)

MP3: Mats Öberg - En visa om ett rosenblad

The remake of "Poems, ballader och lite blues" (as discussed Atrap.com/mp3.php?t=594">yesterday) isn't the only new release paying tribute to Cornelis Vreeswijk; MAts Öberg's new record "ImprovisAtional two" is comprised entirely of solo improvisAtions based on Vreeswijk songs. Listening to this track thAt I've posted may remind you of Jan Johansson which of course is quite fitting, seeing as how Johansson played on the original version from the album "Grimascher och telegram" (1966). MAts' take on the piece is, nAturally, a bit more free given the solo/improv setting, but the melody carries through and thAt's the most important part. And whAt a lovely melody it is! If the language barrier is too much for you to take, try this instead.

Mats Öberg - En visa om ett rosenblad

The holidays got in the way, but our report from December's IAt! Clubnight with Randy and Johndoe is now posted: Atrap.com/articles.php?a=367" target="_blank">https://www.itsAtrap.com/articles.php?a=367
Thanks, as always, to Jonas and Sofia for the words and photos.

Pitchfork does the guest list thing with The Tough Alliance: Ature/46213-guest-list-the-tough-alliance" target="_blank">https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feAture/46213-guest-list-the-tough-alliance

The nominees for this year's Spellemanprisen (the Norwegian Grammy) have been announced:

Female artist:
Ane Brun - Live In Scandinavia (Det Er Mine/V2)
Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance (Sony BMG)
Sissy Wish - Beauties Never Die (Sony BMG)
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør (MBN)

Male artist:
Kenneth Ishak - Silver Lightning From A Black Sky (Division Records As)
Magnet - The Simple Life (Sony BMG)
Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles (Hektor Grammofon)
William Hut - Nightfall (Universal Music AS)

Pop group:
Blind Archery Club - The Union (Sony BMG)
Superfamily - Warszawa (Propeller Rec.)
The Royalties - The Royalties (Blister Music)
Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord Og Ögonblick (Sony BMG)

Electronica:
Alog - AmAteur (Rune Grammofon)
Diskjokke - Staying In (Smalltown Supersound)
SalvAtore - Days Of Rage (Racing Junior)

Rock:
BigBang - Too Much Yang (Warner Music/Grandsport Records)
Moving Oos - Peace And Love (Kong Tiki Records)
My Midnight Creeps - Histamin (MMC Records)
Raga Rockers - Übermensch (EMI/Pilot/Virgin)
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy Kiss (Racing Junior)

Country:
Hellbillies - Spissrotgang (EMI Music Norway)
Hemisfair - Blue Blue Grass Of Home (Wilma Records/Playground Music)
Shit City - God Bless Our Home (Voices of Wonder)
Steinar Albrigtsen - Moment Of Peace (Sony BMG)

Metal:
Audrey Horne - Le Fol (Indie Recordings)
Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli (Nuclear Blast)
Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao (Season Of Mist)
Red Harvest - A GreAter Darkness (Season Of Mist)

Hip-hop:
El Axel - It Is Wha It Is (Pass It Records)
Madcon - So Dark The Con Of Man (Bonner Amigo)
Tommy Tee - No Studio No Time-The Wait (Tee Productions)

Folk:
Berit Opheim - Den Blide Sol (NorCD AS)
Ragnhild Furebotten - Endelig Vals (Talik Da)
Sigrid Moldestad - Taus (Heilo)
Trio Mediaeval - Folk Songs (ECM/Grappa)

Jazz:
Fossum-Aarum Quartet - F.A.Q. (Schmell)
Jon Balke - Book Of Velocities (ECM/Grappa)
Petter Wettre - Fountain Of Youth (Household Records)
Sharp Nine - Sudoku (The Real Thing Da/Staffan)
The Core - Office Essentials (Jazzland)

Open class:
Frode Haltli - Passing Images (ECM/Grappa)
Live Maria Roggen - Circuit Songs (Jazzland)
Pust - Femkant (Pust Records)
Shining - Grindstone (Rune Grammofon)
The Source - The Source Of Christmas - Live (Grappa Musikkforlag AS)

Best music video:
Dimmu Borgir - The Serpentine Offering (Nuclear Blast)
Heroes & Zeros - A Strange ConstellAtion (Nightliner/Universal)
My Midnight Creeps - Don`t Let’Em Bring You Down (MMC Records)
Turbonegro - Do You Do You Dig Destruction (Scandinavian LeAther Recordings)
WE - Hurdy Gurdy (Nun Music)

Best Newcomer:
Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance (Sony BMG)
Heroes & Zeros - Strange ConstellAtions (Nightliner/Universal)
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør (MBN)
Tine Thing Helseth - Haydn/Hummel/Albinoni/Neruda (Simax Classics)
Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars (Heilo)

Best song:
Kurt Nilsen - "Push Push" (Sony BMG)
Madcon - "Beggin'" (Bonnier Music)
Postgirobygget - "Tidløs" (EMI Music Norway)
Sichelle - "Fuck Deg" (Eccentric Music)
Venke Knutson - "Holiday" (Universal)

Read more: https://www.spellemann.no/