Swedish/Norwegian "deathjazz" combo The Thing in Chicago:
01/16 - The Hideout
01/19 - The Velvet Lounge
01/20 - The Hungry Brain
For more details about each set and the full lineup, go here: https://www.smalltownsupersound.com/v1/superjazzz/news.php
Swedish indiepop act Little Big Adventure has two new songs posted for free download: https://www.littlebigadventure.se/?p=44
Samuraj Cities on tour in Germany:
01/24 - Das Bett, Frankfurt
01/25 - Reil 78, Halle
01/26 - Gleis 22, Münster
Download the brand new Rigas den Andre track "Rather be dead": https://rigas.blackside.org/music/rather%20be%20dead.mp3
Scandinavian artists on The Wire's top 50 albums of 2007 list include Björk (#16), Kemialliset Ystävät (#25) and Hanne Hukkelberg (#46): https://swen.antville.org/stories/1739018/
Norwegian artist Einar Stenseng lots most of the tracks for his next album "To the dogs" due to a harddrive crash last November, that is, except for rough mixes of six tracks. So, instead of scrapping the entire project and starting anew, he's decided to release those survivors as an EP. Preview at Last.fm: https://www.last.fm/music/Einar+Stenseng/To+the+Dogs
New European dates for Datarock:
02/08 - Razzmatazz Club, Barcelona (ESP)
02/09 - Covo Club, Bologna (ITA)
02/10 - Casa 139, Milan (ITA)
02/11 - Flex, Vienna (AUS)
02/12 - Palac Akropolis, Prague (CZ)
02/13 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL)
02/14 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
02/16 - Dirty Dancing, Brussels (BEL)
02/17 - Marroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
02/18 - Club Zukunft, Zurich (CH)
02/19 - Atomic Cafe, Munich (GER)
02/20 - Zakk, Dusseldorf (GER)
02/21 - Uebel & Gefahrlich, Hamburg (GER)
02/22 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
02/23 - Studio 672, Cologne (GER)
02/24 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
02/25 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
PSL with live music from Kristian Anttila: https://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=362
PopMatters reviews Kim Hiorthøy's new album "My last day": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/52278/kim-hiorthy-my-last-day/
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
02. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
03. Bertine Zetlitz - In my mind 1997-2007 Best of
04. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
05. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
06. Jan Werner - Eg veit i himmelrik ei borg
07. Celine - Bæstevænna
08. Venke Knutson - Crush
09. BigBang - Something Special - The Best
10. Kurt Nilsen - Push push
11. Diverse artister - Idol 2007
12. Henning Kvitnes - Stemmer i gresset
13. Anne Grete Preus - Om igjen for første gang
14. CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm
15. Raga Rockers - Ubermensch
16. Barnas Supershow - Musikken fra julekalenderen
17. Ole Paus - Den store norske sangboka
18. Solveig Slettahjell - Domestic songs
19. Maria Arredondo - For a moment
20. Alejandro Fuentes - Tomorrow only knows
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Marie Picasso - The secret
02. Jill Johnson - Music Row
03. The Solution - Will not be televised
04. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
05. Mando Diao - Never seen the light of day
06. Magnus Uggla - Pärlor åt svinen
07. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
08. Björn Skifs - I2I
09. Elin Ruth Sigvardsson - A fiction
10. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao 3
11. Martin Stenmarck - Det är det pojkar gör när kärleken dör
12. Mats Bergmans - Jubileum
14. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
15. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
16. Sven-Bertil Taube - Alderville Road - Ord och toner av Evert Taube
17. Mikael Wiehe & Ebba Forsberg - Dylan på svenska
18. Eva Dahlgren - Petroleum och tång
19. Louise Hoffsten - Så speciell
20. Peter Jöback - Människor som du och jag
The Raveonettes on tour in Italy:
02/07 - Spazio 211, Torino
02/08 - New Age, Treviso
02/09 - Bronson, Ravenna
02/10 - MusicDrome, Milano
02/12 - Circolo degli Artisti, Rome
02/13 - Flog, Firenze
Aftonbladet reports that Hultsfred will no longer be working with Ema Telstar so the booking agency has decided to start their own festival on the same date in cooperation with Luger: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article1557929.ab (in Swedish)
Le Blogothéque does the Take-Away Show thing with Jens Lekman: https://www.blogotheque.net/article.php3?id_article=3772
The holidays got in the way, but our report from December's IAT! Clubnight with Randy and Johndoe is now posted: https://www.itsatrap.com/articles.php?a=367
Thanks, as always, to Jonas and Sofia for the words and photos.