Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Håkan Hellström
02. Junip
03. The Bear Quartet
04. Säkert!
05. Glasser
06. First Aid Kit
07. Familjen
08. Bob Hund
09. Jens Lekman
10. Robyn
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Norway's The New Wine are touring in November:
11/03 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
11/04 - Merleyn, Nijmegen (NL)
11/05 - Magnet Club (Club NME), Berlin (GER)
11/08 - Café Video, Gent (BEL)
11/09 - Zum Teufel, Heidelberg (GER)
11/10 - Cairo, Würzburg (GER)
11/11 - Hive, Zürich (CH)
11/12 - Dqliq, Luxemburg (LUX)
11/13 - Kassablanca, Jena (GER)
11/26 - Fleche D'or, Paris (FRA)
11/27 - Cargo (Les Festival Boréales), Caen (FRA)
This is the new Alexis Weak single "112" from the forthcoming album "Till minne av". Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur5yXArB8EE
Kvalität is updated with a new clip from Sibling Sense: https://www.kvalitat.com/2010/10/sibling-sense-lights-out/
The Soundtrack of Our Lives will release the remastered greatest hits collection "Golden greats no.1" on November 24, which will of course include the requisite new track "Karmageddon". Preview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MtxmG_Lr-o
WavesOut is a new Denmark-based free music streaming site specializing in electronic and indie tunes: https://wavesout.com/
A new song from Sivert Høyem, recorded for the Norwegian Refugee Council. More here: https://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/tv-aksjonen/1.7317430
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BETpVKjQun4
Raped Teenagers to play a 10-minute reunion set in November? Read more: https://sirling.blogspot.com/2010/10/raped-teenagers-spelar-live.html
Norwegian hardcore act Lash Out are reuniting to support Integrity at Elm Street in Oslo on January 15: https://okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2010/10/integrity-show.html
Swedish experimental artist Joel Brindefalk (Contemporary Punk Unit/CPU) has created an online-based sound installation entitled "Morphony" featuring an unending, never-repeating musical composition -- read more and listen here: https://www.morphony.com/
Furthermore, in contrast to its inherently unique and unceasing nature, will be documenting 100 different 20-minute excerpts to be released on cassette with each one designating the exact start and end time.
Episode #6 of Norwegian music podcast "99 Minutes" is now online: https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010100410432464509498
Featured artists include Dimmu Borgir, Alog, Monzano, Supersilent, Hanne Hukkelberg, Jenny Hval, Motorpsycho and more.
It's not available quite yet, but NPR will be streaming a Washington DC concert from The Tallest Man on Earth once the archive is approved: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130217980
PopMatters has a brief chat with Robyn: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/131641-we-dance-to-the-beat-a-brief-chat-with-robyn/
Lapko is heading to the Baltics in November:
11/18 - Plink Plonk, Tartu (EST)
11/19 - Nabaklab, Riga (LVA)
11/20 - Fontaine Palace, Liepaja (LVA)
Danish act Twins Twins are no more: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=83910840&blogId=539645081