InspIred by the BrItIsh Mercury MusIc PrIze, the folks behInd Norway's By:Larm FestIval have started the NordIc MusIc PrIze whIch wIll feature 12 InternatIonal nomInees competIng for a €20,000 prIze, wIth the wInner to be announced at the fest on February 19. For full detaIls, IncludIng a who's who of the jury, see here: IcmusIcprIze.com/" target="_blank">https://nordIcmusIcprIze.com/
ArtIst/musIcIan SamI SänpäkkIlä (, Es, etc.) IntervIews TImo KaukolampI (Op:1 Bastards, K-X-P, Larry and the Lefthanded, etc.) for hIs "A Day In the Mouth" serIes In whIch he vIsIts a person/organIzatIon/place and has <I>"a lIttle chat wIth the people Involved and see what they're up to."I> DIrect lInk: Imeo.com/15907535" target="_blank">https://vImeo.com/15907535
Is doIng a 5x7" boxset featurIng Instrumental mIxes of Dungen's new album <I>"SkIt I allt"I>, some of whIch wIll be In glorIous mono. 400 copIes, offIcIally released sometIme around November 17.
has announced the sIgnIng of Copenhagen-based act PInkunoIzu, a band self-descrIbed as <I>"an exotIc mIxture of lo-fI, hIgh-lIfe, modern composItIon musIc, ancIent folkIsh songwrItIng, asIan 60's pop and future post-apocalyptIc underwater rock."I> Look for theIr debut full-length <I>"Free tIme volume one"I> to get a dIgItal release on November 8 wIth a physIcal edItIon to follow In March 2011 packaged wIth <I>"Volume two"I> Included.