Tag: News
Beatservice has announced four new releases for 2009: https://www.beatservice.no/blogg/2009/03/finally-things-are-starting-to-happen.html
First up will be the full-length debut "If you'll be null, I'll be void" from Xploding Plastix alter-egos The Electones which the label describes "60's folk meets early electronica with a dose of Lanois." That one comes out March 23. After that we get Flunk's sophomore album "This is what you get" on May 11 and then a new record from Fenomenon in August followed by the export/digital version of Xploding Plastix "Donca matic singalongs" later in the fall.
The Finnish Grammy Awards aka the Emma Gaala were this past weekend and here are the winners in many of the categories:
Female artist: Anna Abreu
Male artist: Juha Tapio
Band: Egotrippi
Album: Egotrippi - Maailmanloppua Odotellessa
Debut album: Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset - Sata Vuotta
Pop album: Egotrippi - Maailmanloppua Odotellessa
Rock album: Apulanta - Kuutio
Metal/Hard Rock album: Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk
Hip-hop/dance/r&b: Asa - Loppuasukas
Export prize: Apocalyptica
More here: https://www.emmagaala.fi/2009/tulokset/
Trust Me Records has licensed the next album from Norwegian artist Haddy N´jie, due in September, to Universal.
Jasper TX will be doing some East Coast shows with US artist Anduin in July:
07/03 - tba, Richmond, VA
07/05 - tba, Louisville, KY
07/06 - WNUR, Chicago, IL
07/06 - tba, Chicago, IL
07/07 - Now That's Class, Cleveland, OH
07/08 - tba, OH
07/09 - tba, Philadelphia, PA
07/10 - Monkeytown, Brooklyn, NY
07/11 - The Hexagon, Baltimore, MD
07/12 - Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD
Milk Milk Lemonade has new music from Lassus along with the news that he has signed with Chicago-based label Fragile Famile Records: https://milkmilk-lemonade.blogspot.com/2009/03/lassus.html
MIC Norway talks to Kaada about his new album "Junkyard nostalgia": https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009031610390410951705
Danish indie act Death to Frank Ziyanak are giving away their new album as a free download: https://www.myspace.com/deathtofrankziyanak
Swedish artist/songwriter Steffan Hellstand will release the new collection "Little blue bird - Staffan Hellstrand 1989-2009" on April 22 via Legal Records. The new single "Control the rocket up in the sky", one of three new songs on said album, comes out March 23.
Upcoming European tourdates for Antennas:
03/18 - Prinzenbar, Hamburg (GER)
03/19 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
03/20 - MTC, Cologne (GER)
03/21 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
03/23 - Atomic Café, Munich (GER)
03/25 - PPC, Graz (AUS)
03/26 - b72, Vienna (AUS)
03/27 - Roada, Steyr (AUS)
03/28 - Bertholdsaal, Weyer (AUS)
03/30 - PMK, Innsbruck (AUS)
04/01 - Sonderbar, Feldkirch
04/02 - ISC, Bern (CH)
04/03 - Berghammer, Sigharting (AUS)
04/04 - Rockhouse, Saltzburg (AUS)
Swedish powerpop act The Genuine Fakes have a nice new website: https://thegenuinefakes.com/
Look for the band to release their debut album this coming fall.
Confirmed for It's a Trap! Clubnight on May 16: Division of Laura Lee! As if Cut City and Dagensskiva's 10th birthday wasn't enough, now we have Gbg's finest taking on the headliner spot. Hell yeah!
Labrador Records has announced the signing of Little Big Adventure (aka Swedish artist Magnus Sätterström) and is offering their/his first single "The hateful eye" as a free download: https://www.labrador.se/mp3/lba-the_hateful_eye.mp3
Look for the new EP of the same name to be released on May 13.
Check out Danish artist Birk Storm's new video for "I even got to move my own feet": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdn6AOrTlSA