PopMatters reviews Moses

PopMatters reviews the Shadoks Records reissue of Danish 70s rockers Moses and their album "Changes": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/126897-moses-changes/

Viola - Traitor on the inside (Red Carpet cover)

Viola's free song for August is a cover of friends and countrymates Red Carpet and their song "Traitor on the inside": https://www.violamusicclub.com/2010-08-traitor-on-the-inside

The Silent Ballet reviews October Falls

The Silent Ballet reviews the blackened nature metal of Finnish act October Falls: https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3528/Default.aspx

Black Light White Light - Higher than low (video)

Danish/Swedish indie/psychrock act Black Light White Light have a new video for the song "Higher than low": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smxU7Nv7eGY

Frederik Teige (Efterklang) - What is new

Efterklang multi-instrumentalist Frederik Teige is releasing a solo album to be called "Body god". Check out the first single for free download via Bad Panda Records: https://badpandarecords.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/badpanda041/

Leaders Off - Xtra chair

Swedish indierockers Leaders Off have added a new track to their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/leadersoff

Agent Side Grinder preps live 7"

The excellent Swedish industrial act Agent Side Grinder will be releasing a 2-track 7" in September via US label Aural Pleasures. Both songs will have been previously released on the "Irish recording tape" album, but have been re-recorded live "in a true back-to-basics punkrock style." Also look for a similarly produced live cassette + LP to follow from the label later on.

Traktor cancel fall tour

Traktor have cancelled the European tour they had scheduled for October.

Maim - Screams from the mutilated

I already told you that Maim has a new album on the way; now there's a sample tune streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/maimdeathmetal

Vice talks to Bastard Priest

Vice continues their coverage of Swedish death with a new interview with Bastard Priest: https://www.viceland.com/music/2010/07/a-fist-in-the-face-of-god-bastard-priest/

Pitchfork reviews Cats on Fire, K-X-P

Pitchfork reviews the odds'n'ends collection "Dealing in antiques" from Finnish indiepop act Cats on Fire: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14485-dealing-in-antiques/
Also reviewed, Smalltown Supersound act K-X-P: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14500-k-x-p/

Sirius playlist week #31

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Niels Nielsen - Dpend
02. TALK 1
03. Haleiwa - Pure vida dude
04. Óðmenn - Einn ég ræ
05. The Bear Quartet - Lovers goodbye
06. Night Minutes - Sweetheart at the funeral
07. TALK 2
08. A Swarm of the Sun - The worms are out
09. Logh - An alliance of hearts
10. Tomas Halberstad - I must be in love
11. TALK 3
12. Liechtenstein - On the tram
13. Scraps of Tape - Blindspot
14. Dear Euphoria - Coming down
15. Dyno - Emotional
16. TALK 4
17. Kvelertak - Ordsmedar av rang
18. The Social Services - Baltic Sea
19. Oriel Joans - Knuckles whiten
20. TALK 5
21. Ted Gärdestad - Oh, vilken härlig dag

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Grande Roses - The astronaut (video)

Husband/wife film team Schlussel Films heard me play Grande Roses' "The astronaut" on my radio show and approached the band about filming a clip, the final result of which you see above. I'm stoked, pretty sure everyone else is too. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/13470500

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Hellbillies - Leite etter lykka
02. Contrazt - Ser på verden
03. Alexander Rybak - No Boundaries
04. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
05. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
06. Guren Hagen - Alle de beste
07. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
08. Aasmund Nordstoga - Friaren
09. Madrugada - Industrial Silence
10. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, Helt om dagen
11. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og Deilig - Knutsen og Ludvigsen
12. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
13. Gitarkameratene - Kanon! Gitarkameratenes aller beste
14. Celine - Jentekveld
15. Divin' Ducks - Best Of
16. Steff Nevers - Ain't no bad life
17. A-ha - Hunting High And Low
18. StMorritz - Tusenvis av ting
19. A-ha - Scoundrel Days
20. Trond Granlund - Sanger jeg lærte av faren min

Johnossi + Moto Boy to tour Germany

Johnossi and Moto Boy are touring together in September:

09/22 - Pumpe, Kiel (GER)
09/23 - Reeperbahn festival, Hamburg (GER)
09/24 - Batschkapp, Frankfurt (GER)
09/26 - Grabenhalle, St Gallen (CH)
09/28 - BHF Langendreer, Bochum (GER)
09/29 - Haus Der Jugend, Osnabruck (GER)
09/30 - Stollwerk, Cologne (GER)
10/01 - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER)
10/02 - Backstage, Munich (GER)
10/03 - Hirsch, Nurnberg (GER)
10/06 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
10/07 - Muzikzentrum, Hannover (GER)
10/08 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)