T!T!T! breakdown not so amiable
Looks like the Tack!Tack!Tack! split is far more acrimonious than I was aware - let it be known that the statement posted before is only from the Jason Christie half of the T!T!T! team, not Nick Levine.
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NORCD 2009
Norwegian folk/jazz/avant label NORCD has announced their release schedule for 2009: https://www.norcd.no/
The biggest name that I recognize from the list would have to be trumpeter Arve Henriksen (Supersilent) who will be collaborating with poet Elling Vanberg on an as-yet-untitled album.
HoneyMilk no more
Norwegian label HoneyMilk Records (Home Groan, Serena Maneesh) has officially closed down.
T!T!T! is done
It's not a complete shocker for anyone in the know, but London-based Swedish pop promoters Tack!Tack!Tack! have officially called it quits. Their final message:
T!T!T! is done for. Thanks to the bands who travelled from Sweden, who slept on floors, who tolerated the sound system at the Social and who are the most beautiful people met during the past four years of T!T!T! Cheers to you if you were there. Some truly truly wild nights. Tack! Tack! Tack!
New music from William Hut
William Hut's new album "Silent hum" will be released on March 2. Hear the lead single "Ironically" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/williamhut
New album from The William Blakes in February
Danish indie act The William Blakes have confirmed that their new album will be out on February 23 via Speed of Sound.
Lionheart Brothers get Japanese release
The Lionheart Brothers album "Dizzy kiss" will be released in Japan on the March 25 via Imperial Records.
Pen Expers membership update, new album on the way
Drummer Anders Malm has left Pen Expers to concentrate on his other band Love & Happiness. Daniel Moilanen has been recruited to take his place and the band has also added Oskar Lindberg on keys. In other news, the band will be going back into Svenska Grammofon to record a new album later this month.
Borknagar to record new album
Norwegian progressive black-metal act Borknagar will be going into Toproom Studio on January 19 with engineer Børge Finstad to begin work on a new album.
Och de vinnarna är...
Here are the winners of this year's Swedish Grammy/Grammis:
Best album: Anna Ternheim - Leaving On A Mayday
Best dance/hip-hop/soul: Afasi & Filthy - Fläcken
Best folk/visa: Abalone Dots - Traveler
Best group: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Communion
Best hardrock: In Flames - A Sense Of Purpose
Best jazz: E.S.T. - Leucocyte
Best female artist: Anna Ternheim - Leaving On A Mayday
Best live act: Robyn
Best song: E.M.D. - Jennie, Let Me Love You
Best male artist: Håkan Hellström - För Sent För Edelweiss
Best newcomer: Kleerup - Kleerup
Best composer: Kleerup - Kleerup
Best producer: Kleerup - Kleerup
Best lyrics: Annika Norlin - More Modern Short Stories From Hello Saferide
MTV prize for best video: They Live By Night - Catching Up (Dir. Senay/ Kolacz)
Best electronic producer: Eric Prydz
Billie the Vision to Italy
Billie the Vision and the Dancers have signed with Italian label Tea Kettle Records and will be heading down there for a few shows in February:
02/05 - Logia de Bianci, La Spezia
02/06 - Ciroclo Degli Artisti, Rome
02/07 - Bronson, Ravenna
Mixtapes & Cellmates to Austin
Mixtapes & Cellmates are confirmed for SXSW. Also look for them to enter Studio Gröndal in February to begin work on their sophomore album.
Stella Rocket release new single next week, The Amazing the week after
Stella Rocket's new single "Keep on" will be released on January 14 via Fashionpolice Records. And speaking of Fashionpolice, look for The Amazing to finally officially release "Dragon" (remember?) as a single on January 21.
New Kamera in March
Swedish synthpop act Kamera reports their new album is being mixed later this month and should be ready for a March release.
New label: Brus & Knaster
Göran Petersson from Bonnier Amigo and photographer Johan Månsson have started a new label together called Brus & Knaster. The first release from the label is the soundtrack for the SVT program "De halvt dolda" (composed by Leif Jordansson) and it will be followed by new records from artists such as Nina Ramsby collaborating with US artist Brent Hunter, Tore Berger, House of Tomidas (ft. Britta Persson) and jazz bassist Torbjörn Zetterberg's pop project Folke. Read more: https://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/365/Nya_brus___knaster_i_Playgrounds_katalog.html (in Swedish)