As We Fight are done
Danish metalcore act As We Fight are calling it quits after 10 years as a band following their final tour with The Psyke Project: https://aswefightdenmark.blogspot.com/2011/11/as-we-fight-says-goodbye-at-end-of-year.html
Tag: News
Graveyard returns to the US
Swedish hard-rockers Graveyard will be returning to the US in 2012:
01/12 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
01/13 - Middle East, Boston, MA
01/14 - Northstar Bar, Philadelphia, PA
01/16 - DC9, Washington, D.C.
01/17 - Strange Matter - Richmond, VA
01/19 - Asheville Music Hall, Asheville, NC
01/20 - Exit/In, Nashville, TN
01/21 - Masquerade (Hell Stage), Atlanta, GA
01/22 - Hi-Tone Café, Memphis, TN
01/24 - Fitzgerald's, Houston, TX
01/25 - Mohawk, Austin, TX
01/31 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
02/01 - The Tractor, Seattle, WA
Årabrot - The money will roll right in
Årabrot covering Fang, a combination that sounds just about as perfect as you might imagine.
Obstacles - Oscillate
Danish instrumental math/noise-rockers Obstacles have a new 4-song EP called "Oscillate" up for free download/streaming.
Hybris signs Lucas Nord
has signed young Swedish pop artist Lucas Nord and will be releasing his debut single (feat. vocals from Urban Cone) in November with an album to follow in early 2012. Get a nearly useless 20-second sample here if you must: https://youtu.be/ifN5AbLnvcM
Drowned in Sound presents Nordic Sounds
Drowned in Sound has launched a new Scandinavian music column called Nordic Sounds: https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4143878-nordic-sounds-1-backwards-and-forwards
Content covered include their selections for the best albums of 2011 so far, a bit of a news roundup and some coverage of Iceland Airwaves.
Svensk Musik talks songwriting with Sofia Jernberg
Svensk Musik interviews artist/composer Sofia Jernberg about her songwriting process: https://svenskmusik.org/article/sofia-jernberg/
Musik med Icona Pop
Swedish hype act Icona Pop play live for PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2011/11/03/musik-med-icona-pop/
Magnus Eliassen - Hei, frøken DJ
Norwegian artist Magnus Eliassen has a new single now streaming at YouTube. "Maskinisten", the first album in his planned album trilogy "Virkelighetsflyktning", will be out on November 11.
Skull DFX, Bo Cavefors and Pär Strömberg on De:Nihil
Hard to say exactly what form it's gonna take, but has announced that they'll be releasing a collaboration between musicians The Skull Defekts and publisher/author/artist Bo Cavefors plus artist/painter Pär Strömberg: https://denihilrecords.blogspot.com/2011/11/bo-cavefors-skull-defekts-and-par.html
Markis Sage - Kissing Cousins and Hustling (video)
A preview of that upcoming Markis Sage album "Paper boat" that I told you about yesterday.
UÅ tar över Strand (video)
Umeå artists Trainspotters, Invasionen, Caotico and Frida Selander charter a bus and invade Stockholm. No subtitles, but whatever.
Medeia - The burning (video)
Here's a new video from Finnish metalcore act Medeia that is sadly, unlike all of their other videos, not entertaining at all: https://youtu.be/uIfdV5K2agk
Live at the Office: Solveig Slettahjell
More Norwegian music live at the office, this time from jazz vocalist Solveig Slettahjell and pianist Morten Qvenild.
New website, video for Sophie Zelmani
Sophie Zelmani's new website is now open in anticipation of her upcoming album "Soul" and a video for single "Free now" can be seen here: https://www.sophie-zelmani.com/2011/11/02/free-now/
That is, assuming you are in Sweden -- it's not available for any of us foreigners right now so we'll have to be content with this clip instead for the time being.