Stylus declares the latest from Finland's Es to their album of the week: https://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3604
Tag: News
Pitchfork names Love is All to be the first 2006 release qualified for their hallowed 'best new music' tag: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/l/love-is-all/nine-times-that-same-song.shtml
MIC Norway on this year's By:Larm roster: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005120211124691198443
Finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja posts his top 25 records for 2005: https://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/category/10/top-25-2005/
Plenty of interesting Finnish selections, as to be expected. Also, I'm happy to see The Grand Opening's IAT.MP3 release made the list at #9. Nice!
The most recent Hellacopters album "Rock n' roll is dead" will finally get a US/North American release on January 24 via Century Media subsidiary Liquor & Poker Music. The American version of said CD will include two exclusive bonus tracks and all the videos for the singles. Now howabout a tour, eh?
The new website for (The method of) Nomethod Records is up: https://www.nomethod.se/
Opeth's most recent album "Ghost revelries" will be reissued with the addition of three tracks from the band's recent BBC session. The songs are as follows: "The grand conjuration", "When" and "Soldier of fortune" which is originally by Deep Purple.
Speaking of Opeth, here's some updated tourdates:
12/06 - Locomotive, Paris (FRA)
12/07 - Ramier, Toulouse (FRA)
12/08 - Sala Jam, Bergara (SPA)
12/09 - Arena, Madrid (SPA)
12/10 - Apolo, Barcelona (SPA)
12/11 - Le Transbourder, Lyon (SPA)
12/13 - Rolling Stone, Milan (ITA)
12/14 - Flog, Florence (ITA)
12/15 - Abart, Zurich (SWI)
12/16 - New Backstage, Munich (GER)
12/17 - Szene Wien, Vienna (CH)
12/18 - Petofi Hall, Budapest (HUN)
12/19 - Roxy, Prague (CZR)
12/20 - Halle 2, Hanau (GER)
12/21 - Die Röhre, Stuttgart (GER)
12/22 - Boerderij, Zoetermeer (NL)
03/27 - Ydrogeios Club , Thessaloniki (GRE)
03/28 - Club 22 , Athens (GRE)
03/29 - Kemanci Izmir, Istanbul (TUR)
03/30 - Yeni Melek, Izmir (TUR)
04/01 - Theatre Club, Tel Aviv (ISR)
04/20 - Loout, Perth (AUS)
04/21 - The Barton Theatre, Adelaide (AUS)
04/23 - The Forum, Melbourne (AUS)
04/24 - The Forum, Melbourne (AUS)
04/25 - Big Top/Luna Park, Sydney (AUS)
04/27 - The Arena, Brisbane (AUS)
04/29 - St James Theatre, Auckland (NZ)
This week's top artists for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:
01. Belle and Sebastian
02. Franz Ferdinand
03. José González
04. Architecture in Helsinki
05. The Postal Service
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Broken Social Scene
08. Kent
09. Coldplay
10. Death Cab for Cutie
Top tracks:
01. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
02. Thastrom - Fanfanfan
03. The Postal Service - Sleeping In
04. The Embassy - Information
05. The Embassy - It Pays To Belong
06. Christian Kjellvander - Drunken Hands
07. The Embassy - Stage Persona
08. Wolf Parade - Grounds for Divorce
09. The Embassy - Lurking (With A Distance)
10. The Embassy - Time's Tight
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You want new content? You got new content! Check out a fresh interview with Niklas Angergård of the Acid House Kings on the right along with a big batch of new reviews. Cheers!
We just got a fresh blanket of snow here and it's so beautiful outside, I wish I could just take a snow day. Alas, the disadvantage of working from home is that I'd have to be bedridden before I could call in sick. No commute = no snow day. *sigh*
I do get some relief today - Jason Christie has kindly provided us with this week's Friday oldie post:
The origin of this track is essentially a horrible record, a horrible cover, and but with the energy of music has never ceased to get my goat enough to make it stand tall in the classic bracket. Now we are talking about two excellent bands: BCQ and Hell on Wheels.
The original was a song released almost 5 years ago [when I was stuck to a desk in a news agency spending days and hours trying to sell stories – I was too bored to die]. "Big day coming" was contained on the band's "Outcast" album – a stellar disc. The sort of disc which makes MP3s redundant. We like albums. When did you last buy one chapter of a book? This cover is similar in feel to the original: raw, one take and totally unpolished – it's scruffy, and 2:30 long – perfect. If this don't charge you for the weekend, try crack cocaine.
Look for the mp3 to download on the right.
Another day in December also means another top 10! Today's list comes from the amazing Desert Planet! Be sure to catch them on tour in Germany later this month too - they are most certainly not to be missed. Dates:
12/09 - Rocker33, Stuttgart (GER)
12/10 - ENZIAN Bar (Kreuzberg), Berlin (GER)
12/11 - Berlin's Premier Modernist Sunday Event, Berlin, Germany (GER)
12/14 - Weinerei, Nürnberg (GER)
12/15 - Raum 4, Fürth (GER)
12/16 - Kunterbunt e.V., Schwerte (GER)
Smalltown put on a good show last night btw, despite issues with the PA and a disorganized promoter. All you SF Bay Area folks should check 'em out this weekend when they're down in your area. Classic melodic punk-rock with a heathly dose of the The Jam. Good stuff.
Gaffa's top 10 Danish albums for 2005:
01. Mew - Mew And The Glass Handed Kites
02. Kashmir - No Balance Palace
03. Spleen United - Godspeed Into The Mainstream
04. Diverse Kunstnere - Andersens Drømme
05. Jens Unmack - Vejen Hjem Fra Rock'n'roll
06. Diefenbach - Set & Drift
07. Junior Senior - Hey Hey My My Yo Yo
08. Figurines - Skeleton
09. Bik Stok Røgsystem - Over Stok Og Sten
10. Olesen - Olesen - Solsort Og Forstærker
For their full international top 40 and all of the contributors' individual lists, go here: https://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=14572