QRO interviews Emil Svanängen aka Loney Dear: https://www.qromag.com/interviews/interviews/loney_dear/
Also check out a recent live review from Under the Radar here: https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/loney_dear_at_the_troubadour_west_hollywood_ca_october_1st_2009/
Prolific Swedish experimental/drone artist Jasper TX recently collaborated with Danish poet Bue Nordström on a text/music piece entitled "Replica Archipelago" which was just released. Preview samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/jaspertx
Finnish act Flannelmouth are streaming their new single "Make a move" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/flannelmouth
Jay Reatard has apparently enlisted Danish punkrockers Anders Thode (bass) and Jacob Elving (drums) of Cola Freaks to be his new backing band for his upcoming European tour later this month.
Despotz Records is giving away the new Titiyo track "Crystal clear mud" as a free download: https://www.despotz.se/email/crystal-clear-mud.mp3
The new album "Hidden" will be released in GAS on October 16 and then in the UK on November 9.
Danish rockabilly weirdos Powersolo will be in France this week:
10/15 - Le Metro, Thiers
10/16 - La MJC, Oullins
10/17 - La Feline, Paris
Here's a new video from recent National signees Gaby & The Guns for the song "Hemlighet": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7ipnRjwgBs
Absolut Noise has a track from the upcoming Mattias Alkberg solo album "Nerverna": https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2009/10/first-solo-record-of.html
I too spent some time listening to it over the weekend and yes, it is in fact a rockabilly record. Sort of. Somewhere between the dad-rock of Nisse Hellberg (who I really do actually enjoy) and the greaser cool of Franke, but also something else entirely. Give me more time to digest.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Bröderna Lindgren - Annan sort (feat. Britta Persson)
02. TALK 1
03. Rigas - Tonite
04. Sienna Root - The road to Agatha (Ahir Bhairav)
05. The Gentle Act Incident - The city doesn't know me
06. Asha Ali - Hurricane
07. TALK 2
08. Agent Side Grinder - Die to live
09. Moloken - My enemy
10. Boys of Scandinavia - Good looking
11. TALK 3
12. Sivert Høyem - Moon landing
13. Moonbabies - Take me to the ballroom
14. The Movements - Save me
15. TALK 4
16. Mikkel Meyer - Tunge (feat. Non)
17. Sahara Hotnights - Impressed by me
18. Samuraj Cities - The weekend is almost over
19. TALK 5
20. Adjagas - Mánu rávdnji
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.
Pistol Disco keeps getting better and better and they've just posted a new track for free download called "Bad wisdom": https://www.pistoldisco.com/
Victims will be supporting Municipal Waste on tour across Europe in early 2010:
01/19 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
01/20 - Juha West, Stuttgart (GER)
01/21 - Feierwerk, Munich (GER)
01/22 - Sottotetto Club, Bologna (ITA)
01/23 - New Age Club, Treviso (ITA)
01/25 - tba, Hamburg (GER)
01/27 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE)
01/28 - Betong, Oslo (NOR)
01/29 - Garage, Bergen (NOR)
01/30 - Academy, Birmingham (UK)
02/01 - King Tuts, Glasgow (SCO)
02/02 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
02/04 - Scala, London (UK)
02/05 - Sneek, Bolwerk (NL)
02/06 - Milkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
02. Kings Of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence
03. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2009
04. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
05. Solveig Slettahjell - Tarpan Seasons
06. Thomas Dybdahl - En Samling
07. Mari Boine - Sterna Paradisea
08. OnklP & Jaa9 - Sellout!
09. The Cumshots - A Life Less Necessar
10. Steinar Engelbrektson Band - Minna Som Eg Har
11. Paperboys - Oslo Agreement
12. Yoga Fire - Fuck You Eller Penga Tilbake
13. a-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
14. Jan Garbarek Group - Dresden - In Concert
15. Alexander Rybak - Fairytales
16. Röyksopp - Junior
17. Askil Holm - Rolling The Slow Bus Home
18. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Halleluja Live Vol. 2
19. Christina Bjordal - Warrior Of Light
20. Stavangerensemblet - Samlekasse
Thomas Dybdahl is back in the UK in December:
12/01 - Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester
12/02 - Bodega, Nottingham
12/04 - The Cockpit (Room 3), Leeds
12/07 - The Royal, Derby
12/08 - The Freebutt, Brighton
12/09 - Moles, Bath
12/11 - Acorn Theatre, Penzance
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Larz Kristerz - Om du vill
02. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
03. Peter Lemarc - Klassiker
04. Mustasch - Mustasch
05. Christer Sjögren - Schlagerminnen
06. Takida - The darker instinct
07. Europe - Last look at Eden
08. Sarah Dawn Finer - Moving on
09. Ebba Forsberg - Ta min vals: ebba forsberg sjunger Leonard Cohen
10. Eva Eastwood - The beat goes on
11. Jerry Williams - Dynamite - live
12. Malena Ernman - La voix du nord
13. Tingsek - Restless soul
14. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
15. The Real Group - The real album
16. Erik Hassle - Hassle
17. Mats Bergmans - Premiär
18. Drifters - Ljudet av ditt hjärta
19. Niclas Wahlgren - Plommon
20. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
Taken By Trees will be doing a couple UK dates in December:
12/13 - Mono, Glasgow
12/14 - Garage, London