A number of Norwegian artists have come together to pay tribute to singer/songwriter Egil Olsen (neé Uncle's Institution) on the occasion of his 30th birthday by putting together an album of them playing his songs. Contributors include Thom Hell, Side Brok, Robert Post, Rockettothesky and more and you can get the full tracklist here: ml/news/42239378.html" target="_blank">https://www.groove.no/html/news/42239378.html (in Norwegian)
Egil, who is currently in LA working on his next album, replied in response to the news (according to Google Translate), m>"I feel old. Not just 30, but a tribute album? I feel really dead."m>
Oddly fitting: tonight's Ja Ja Ja metal showcase in London has been cancelled due to Iceland's volcano shutting down all air traffic. However, all is not lost -- Finnish act Thunderstone already made it to London and will be playing for free at The Lexington by themselves. Read more: music.com/news.php?id=32" target="_blank">https://www.jajajamusic.com/news.php?id=32
The Janitors posit themselves to be the 2nd coming of Silverbullit. They are not; they are, at best, yet another in a long line of mediocre Jesus and mary Chain rips. I doubt I'd be so down on them if they didn't have such outlandish delusions of grandeur, but they should know better than to claim to be as good as one of Sweden's absolute best bands. Compare their song "Run" with Silverbullit's and it's no contest.
Norwegian artist Grande will release his new album"You are the night" on April 19. Said album was apparently inspired by the popular white American music scene of the early 20th century, as opposed to his last record "Uppers, downers, screamers and howlers" which was inspired by black music of the same time. Hear samples at myspace: myspace.com/kjetilgrande" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/kjetilgrande
Hell On Wheels report that they have finished mixing their new record. No details yet about what it's called or when it'll be released, but I'll keep you posted.
The thing that gets me most stoked on Underacheiver is their pounding chukka-chukka rhythm with all instruments playing steady eighth notes. No grace notes, no pick-ups, no extravagance; everything completely soli. It's worth noting that the tones they use aren't too distorted either, the heaviness they achieve comes from the total ensemble force moreso than anything else. It's the same thing that makes C.Aarmé so great, that same simple/single-minded repetitiveness, heavy on the down-strokes and light on full-voiced chords. See also: The Ramones. I'm way into it.