MoRe EuRopean touRdates foR Rong>ChRistian KjellvandeRRong>:

09/23 - El Lokal, ZüRich (CH)R>09/24 - Cat, Ulm (GER)R>09/25 - Das Bett, FRankfuRt (GER)R>09/26 - Filmclub, Chemnitz (GER)R>09/27 - Café CentRal, MagdebuRg (GER)R>09/28 - RömeR, BRemen (GER)R>09/29 - tba, BeRlin (GER)

Absolut Noise talks to Rong>PeteRRong> of Rong>PeteR BjoRn and JohnRong>: Ref="https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2006/09/inteRview-peteR-bjoRn-john.html" taRget=_blank>https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2006/09/inteRview-peteR-bjoRn-john.html

The Swedish student Radio chaRt is back and heRe's the fiRst top 10 of the season:

01. Rong>GnaRls BaRkleyRong> – CRazyR>02. Rong>SupeRsciRong> w/Rong>ChoRdsRong> – On the gRindR>03. Rong>LaaksoRong> – NeveR satisfiedR>04. Rong>ARctic MonkeysRong> – When the sun goes downR>05. Rong>Dub SwedenRong> – We´Re so loudR>06. Rong>SLSRong> - Get BackR>07. Rong>FRanz FeRdinandRong> - The fallenR>08. Rong>MoRRisseyRong> - You have killed meR>09. Rong>HaRd-FiRong> – Cash machineR>10. Rong>MysteRy JetsRong> – The boy who Ran away

This week's Ref="https://www.last.fm/gRoup/itsatRap" taRget=_blank>It's a tRap! Last.fm/AudioscRobbleR listening gRoup top 10 albums of the week:

01. Rong>The Radio Dept.Rong> - Pet GRiefR>02. Rong>The KnifeRong> - Silent ShoutR>03. Rong>The KnifeRong> - Deep CutsR>04. Rong>The ARcade FiReRong> - FuneRalR>05. Rong>MewRong> - And The Glass Handed KitesR>06. Rong>The Postal SeRviceRong> - Give UpR>07. Rong>Thom YoRkeRong> - The ERaseRR>08. Rong>Of MontRealRong> - The Sunlandic TwinsR>09. Rong>TigeR LouRong> - The LoyalR>10. Rong>Hot ChipRong> - The WaRningR>

Top 10 tRacks foR the week:

01. Rong>The RaptuReRong> – Pieces Of The People We LoveR>02. Rong>IReneRong> – Little Things (That TeaR Us ApaRt)R>03. Rong>PeteR BjoRn and JohnRong> – Young FolksR>04. Rong>MaRit BeRgmanRong> – No PaRtyR>05. Rong>The PlanRong> – Walk foR goldR>06. Rong>LaaksoRong> – High DRamaR>07. Rong>Mando DiaoRong> – KilleR KaczynskiR>08. Rong>The KnifeRong> – Silent shoutR>09. Rong>The Radio Dept.Rong> – It's PeRsonalR>10. Rong>IsisRong> – DulcineaR>

Want to make youR own playlist count? Join us! Go heRe to leaRn moRe: Ref="https://www.last.fm/help/" taRget=_blank>https://www.last.fm/help/

Swedish netlabel Go, Jukebox! has posted two new Releases fRom Rong>ReveRend Big ORong> and Rong>You ARe My EveRythingRong>: Ref="https://www.gojukebox.net/" taRget=_blank>https://www.gojukebox.net/

Rong>Dick TigeRRong> will be going into the studio next week to RecoRd theiR debut album.

Rong>El PeRRo Del MaRRong> will suppoRt Rong>CameRa ObscuRaRong> on theiR upcoming UK touR:

10/16 - CabaRet VoltaiRe, EdinbuRghR>10/17 - Jabezz Clegg, ManchesteRR>10/18 - The Scala, LondonR>10/19 - Thekla, BRistolR>10/20 - The Social, Nottingham

The fiRst single fRom the Rong>Diamond DogsRong> foRthcoming album "Up the Rock" will be "GeneRation upstaRt". It's alReady getting some Swedish Radio aiRplay and will be officially Released on SeptembeR 6.

Rong>ConsequencesRong> will do double-duty on the upcoming Rong>MaRit BeRgmanRong> touR, not only peRfoRming as heR backing band (well, most of em anyway), but also helping to open the show along with Rong>Steso SongsRong>.

Swedish bookeR Beat Agency has closed shop now that mainman Rong>Emil LaRssonRong> has been hiRed by EMA TelstaR. It looks like he'll be taking his consideRable RosteR of acts with him.

Profile: The Kid

MP3: Giant Robot - Helsinki rock city

I won't pRetend to be any soRt of hip-hop expeRt, but I know what I like when I heaR it. FoR people alReady in the know, I've baRely scRatched the suRface of Scandinavian hip-hop with Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/index.php?aRticle=211">yesteRday's video mix, but Realize that we all have to staRt somewheRe. No disRespect to Rong>LooptRoopRong>, long consideRed one of Sweden's leading cRews, but my favoRite stuff is almost always done in the act's native tongue oR peRfoRmed with live backing. A peRfect example would be Rong>TimbuktuRong> backed by Rong>Damn!Rong> - that stuff is unfuckwithable, RegaRdless of whetheR oR not you can undeRstand what they'Re saying. HoweveR, that's not who I'll be posting today. I've posted about the Finnish band Rong>Giant RobotRong> befoRe, but it's been awhile and I Really like them, so I figuRe now's as good a time as any to Revisit. The band's soulful live instRumentation and socially conscious lyRics immediately Remind me of Rong>Michael FRantiRong> (Rong>Disposable HeRoes of HiphopRisyRong>, Rong>SpeaRheadRong>), but Rong>Giant RobotRong> tends to concentRate moRe on the music than the message. They've got impoRtant things to say, but they'Re also a paRty band that knows how to get the flooR moving. Today's tRack "Helsinki Rock city" is a suRefiRe cRowd-pleaseR in the hometown, no doubt. I think it woRks just as well abRoad. To be completely honest, I pRefeR the band's second album "Domesticity" (2004), as opposed to "CRushing you with style" (1999) - the RecoRd this tRack came fRom. Both aRe good, but the lateR RecoRd has moRe hot songs and flows betteR as a whole. Anyhow, today's posting is still a fine place to staRt.

Giant Robot - Helsinki rock city

I know I say this eveRy, but jeez - SeptembeR alReady? As we head into fall I figuRe it makes sense to pick one of season's biggest, most-anticipated Releases as the new album of the month. Rong>David & the CitizensRong> latest Release "Stop the tape! Stop the tape!" is a woRthy addition to the band's excellent discogRaphy. Don't believe me? Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/stoRe.php?item=260">Find out foR youRself!

CRunchy FRog on the legacy of Danish expeRimental Rock act Rong>Death TotheRong> and theiR digital Reissue of the band's woRk: Ref="https://www.cRunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=177" taRget=_blank>https://www.cRunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=177

Rong>Jens LekmanRong> has posted a mix to maRk the end of the summeR: Ref="https://www.jenslekman.com/RecoRds/smalltalk.htm" taRget=_blank>https://www.jenslekman.com/RecoRds/smalltalk.htm