Tag: News

Pitchfork interviews Eric Berglund (CEO)

Pitchfork talks to Eric Berglund (The Tough Alliance) about his new solo project CEO, among other topics: https://pitchfork.com/news/39189-meet-ceo-inside-the-mind-of-eric-berglund-of-the-tough-alliance/

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Hellbillies - Leite etter lykka
02. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
03. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
04. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
05. Steff Nevers - Ain't no bad life
06. Purified In Blood - Under Black Skies
07. Gitarkameratene - Kanon! Gitarkameratenes aller beste
08. Unni Wilhelmsen - 7
09. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, Helt om dagen
10. Bobbysocks - Let It Swing - The Best of Bobbysocks
11. Venke Knutson - Smiles - The Very Best Of
12. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
13. Trond Granlund - Sanger jeg lærte av faren min
14. Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting for that one clear moment
15. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
16. Steinar Engelbrektson Band - Aller Beste
17. Ingenting - Ingenting live
18. Aleksander With - Still Awake
19. Sigrid Moldestad - Sandkorn
20. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)

Listed: diskJokke

Norwegian artist diskJokke does the "Listed" thing for Dusted: https://dustedmagazine.com/features/911

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lasse Stefanz - Texas
02. Oskar Linnros - Vilja bli
03. Robyn - Body talk pt.1
04. Eric Saade - Masquerade
05. Kalle Mmoraeus - Underbart
06. Jannez - Se på oss nu
07. Erik Grönwall - Somewhere between a rock and a hard place
08. Sabaton - Coat of arms
09. Teddybears - Musik ur teaterföreställningen Don Carlos
10. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
11. Timoteij - Längtan
12. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
13. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
14. Titanix - Drömmar får liv
15. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
16. Johnossi - Mavericks
17. Wahlströms - Vårt älskade 80-tal
18. The Ark - In full regalia
19. Scotts - Vi gör det igen
20. Anna Bergendahl - Yours sincerely

Despotz start clubnight, give away Suck Shaft mp3

have started a new Stockholm clubnight called Atlantis which kicks off on July 16 at Debaser Slussen and will feature the live debut of DJ/producer Suck Shaft. To promote the event, the label is giving away a track: https://www.despotz.se/email/suck-shaft_-_there-are-children-here.mp3

New VSNJE album coming

Viktor Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble has completed work on their new album "Lover man" which will be released in late summer via . Expect coinciding tourdates to be announced soon.

Förmögenhet - Nej tack, jag tål inte mjölk

Now streaming at 's myspace, an anthem for the lactose intolerant: https://www.myspace.com/formogenhet

PopMatters praises Elephant9

PopMatters says the new Elephant9 album "Walk the Nile" is "21st century Viking jazz at its finest": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/125982-elephant9-walk-the-nile

Hjertestop planning US tour, new 7"

Danish hardcore act Hjertestop will be back in the US in late October for a month-long tour, including an appearance at No Way Fest in Richmond, VA. Preliminary dates at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/hjertestop
Also look for a new 7" from the band to be released via in the US, in Europe in the not-so-distant future.

Motorpsycho boxset in the works

There will be a 4CD Motorpsycho boxset released in August to coincide with the band's special performance of "Timothy's monster" at Øyafestivalen: https://www.ballade.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2010061512350674097962 (in Norwegian)

New Monty album coming

Monty (nee Montt Mardié) reports that he's already begun work on his second album, tentatively titled "Autokraten": https://www.entillhimmel.se/news/sommaren-2010/

No Shame - One by one (video)

Finns impersonating Americans, but still speaking in Finnish. The "plot" setup is longer than the song. The costumes and the acting? Ugh. But the song... the song is alright. Almost makes me wish they just filmed themselves in their rehearsal space or something, but I suppose those artists need to follow their muse. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDgD2cDUESA

New Kenneth Ishak website now, album later

Kenneth Ishak (Beezewax) has a new website: https://kennethishak.net/
Look for his new album "Kenneth Ishak & The Freedom Machines" to be released this fall. The first single "You lived in a world of your own" is out June 22.

Nervous Nellie - Meet me in the stars (video)

I don't much for the song, but the stop-motion animation in this new Nervous Nellie video is pretty cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DObMR7sRD24

Dyno - Roki road (video)

Another new video from Dyno? Not nearly as pro-looking as the last one, but hey, the song is good. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbPCmhxQrc