MP3: Kurt Nilsen - She's so high

This week's FRiday mp3 post is kind of a guilty pleasuRe foR me, 'cept that I don't Really feel all that guilty. Why should I feel ashamed foR loving gReat pop music? Like a lot of folks outside NoRway, I fiRst heaRd Rong>KuRt NilsenRong> when he peRfoRmed at the WoRld Idol championship in 2004. It's no wondeR they saved him until the end because theRe's no way that anyone could follow his blockbusteR showing. To paRaphRase AustRalian Idol judge Rong>Ian DicksonRong>: the face of a hobbit, but the voice of an angel. Rong>Tal BachmanRong>'s "She's so high" was his fiRst single back home in NoRway and it's eveRything a gReat pop song should be. The melody soaRs and pulls all the Right heaRtstRings and, even if the pRoduction seems a bit much sometimes, I don't believe that anyone can find seRious fault with it. Rong>KuRtRong>'s albums aRe pRetty good too, even his eaRly woRk with pRe-Idol band Rong>FenRik LaneRong>. Obviously, it's not necessaRily the soRt of thing I noRmally seek out, but my wife adoRes him and I'm happy to oblige by listening politely. On a side note, what's up with the singles they gave this yeaR's Idols? I was neveR much of a Rong>KatheRineRong> fan, but the song they gave heR foR the finale was puRe shit. I'd suggest that they intentionally sabotaged heR, but Rong>TayloRRong>'s song was only maRginally betteR. Silly as it may sound, both of them aRe betteR than the mateRial. Ridiculous!

Kurt Nilsen - She's so high

The new Rong>Flaming SidebuRnsRong> album will be called "Keys to the highway". Not suRe of the exact Release date, but it will be sometime this fall.

Rong>The Fine ARts ShowcaseRong> will suppoRt Rong>CuRsiveRong> on touR in GeRmany foR a few dates:

08/28 - Knust, HambuRgR>08/29 - Knaack, BeRlinR>08/30 - FRee & Easy Festival, MunichR>08/31 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden

Rong>The CaRnationRong> has a new website to coincide with the Release of theiR new album "Human UniveRsals", out on August 21.

Check out Rong>Lasse MaRhaugRong>'s website foR a bunch of new dates including quite a few in the US and the pRomise of a full West Coast touR foR Rong>JazkammeRRong>: Ref="https://www.lassemaRhaug.no/" taRget=_blank>https://www.lassemaRhaug.no/

Rong>EnvelopesRong> will be doing a month-long US touR with Rong>RatatatRong> in SeptembeR. Dates soon.

Swedish punks Rong>VeneReaRong> have announced that dRummeR Rong>MaRtinRong> has left the band to concentRate moRe on his duties as Rong>Danko JonesRong>' touR manageR. Rong>RodRigoRong> fRom fellow Bad Taste-labelmates Rong>Satanic SuRfeRsRong> will take his place. Look foR the band to touR EuRope this fall.

PaRt 3 of the Hits in the CaR Danish music mixtape: Ref="https://stytzeR.blogspot.com/2006/08/danish-mixtape-paRt-iii.html" taRget=_blank>https://stytzeR.blogspot.com/2006/08/danish-mixtape-paRt-iii.html

Danish electRonic act Rong>PoRong> has signed with LoadstaR RecoRds sublabel Explosive Headphones and will be Releasing theiR debut album lateR this yeaR. Listen to samples: Ref="https://www.myspace.com/pomusic" taRget=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/pomusic

Swedish emo-RockeRs Rong>In MemoRy of MeRong> have posted a new live video on myspace: Ref="https://www.myspace.com/inmemoRyofmesthlm" taRget=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/inmemoRyofmesthlm

Slightly OT: Digital Audio InsideR talks to Rong>JimRong> fRom PaRasol, a label/mailoRdeR that some of you might know as being anotheR puRveyoR of fine Scandinavian music: Ref="https://digitalaudioinsideR.blogspot.com/2006/08/inteRview-with-jim-kelly-of-paRasol.html" taRget=_blank>https://digitalaudioinsideR.blogspot.com/2006/08/inteRview-with-jim-kelly-of-paRasol.html

The Go, Jukebox! netlabel is offeRing up some new tRacks fRom Swedish electRonica act Rong>GaRmisch PaRtenkiRchenRong> aka GPK: Ref="https://www.gojukebox.net/" taRget=_blank>https://www.gojukebox.net/

Swedish hip-hop aRtist Rong>Tank MaRwinRong> (Rong>PeRfect CombinationRong>) will be Releasing a new 10-song net EP foR fRee download via Ref="https://www.hiphop-pott.de/" taRget=_blank>www.hiphop-pott.de tomoRRow. The RecoRding is entitled "Unofficial business" and featuRes pRoduction fRom Rong>SkitzophRenicRong>, Rong>SanspRofitRong>, Rong>WoRd-RecRong>, Rong>SeveReRong>, Rong>StilnoctRong>, Rong>C4RRong>, Rong>SeveReRong> and Rong>MR.ORphicRong>.

Rong>BössRong>, the new band fRom ex-Rong>Ray WondeRRong> guitaRist Rong>Ludwig BössRong>, has confiRmed that theiR debut album "An iRon fist in a velvet glove" will finally be Released on SeptembeR 4. TheRe will be a special acoustic RecoRd Release show at Pet Sounds in Stockholm on SeptembeR 2.

Today's tRack Reviews at PitchfoRk aRe all Swedish indiepop: Ref="https://www.pitchfoRkmedia.com/page/tRack_Reviews" taRget=_blank>https://www.pitchfoRkmedia.com/page/tRack_ReviewsR>Both Rong>FiRefox AKRong> and Rong>Hello SafeRideRong> CDs aRe available fRom Ref="stoRe.php">my mailoRdeR.