T!T!T! breakdown not so amiable

Looks like the Tack!Tack!Tack! split is far more acrimonious than I was aware - let it be known that the statement posted before is only from the Jason Christie half of the T!T!T! team, not Nick Levine.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Scotts - På vårt sätt
02. ABBA - The albums (9CD box set)
03. Per Gessle - Party crasher
04. Sanna, Shirley, Sonja - Our Christmas
05. Magnus Carlsson - Re:collection 93-08
06. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
07. Lena + Orup - Dubbel
08. Jill Johnson - Baby blue paper
09. Takida - Bury the lies
10. Ulf Lundell - Omaha
11. Anna Ternheim - Leaving on a mayday
12. Vikingarna - Den sista dansen - Live från Arvika
13. Petter - X - Greatest hits
14. Titiyo - Hidden
15. Danny - Set your body free
16. Zillah & Totte - Det låter apa
17. Sonja Aldén - Under mitt tak
18. Frida Hyvönen - Silence is wild
19. Bo Kaspers Orkester - 8
20. ABBA - ABBA gold - Greatest hits

Pitchfork reviews 'The lilac time'

Pitchfork reviews Pelle Carlberg's most recent album "The lilac time": https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/148169-pelle-carlberg-the-lilac-time

NORCD 2009

Norwegian folk/jazz/avant label NORCD has announced their release schedule for 2009: https://www.norcd.no/
The biggest name that I recognize from the list would have to be trumpeter Arve Henriksen (Supersilent) who will be collaborating with poet Elling Vanberg on an as-yet-untitled album.

HoneyMilk no more

Norwegian label HoneyMilk Records (Home Groan, Serena Maneesh) has officially closed down.

T!T!T! is done

It's not a complete shocker for anyone in the know, but London-based Swedish pop promoters Tack!Tack!Tack! have officially called it quits. Their final message:

T!T!T! is done for. Thanks to the bands who travelled from Sweden, who slept on floors, who tolerated the sound system at the Social and who are the most beautiful people met during the past four years of T!T!T! Cheers to you if you were there. Some truly truly wild nights. Tack! Tack! Tack!

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New music from William Hut

William Hut's new album "Silent hum" will be released on March 2. Hear the lead single "Ironically" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/williamhut

New album from The William Blakes in February

Danish indie act The William Blakes have confirmed that their new album will be out on February 23 via Speed of Sound.

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
02. Marit Larsen - The Chase
03. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
04. Vamp - St. Mandag
05. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
06. Madcon - An Inconvenient Truth
07. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
08. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
09. The September When - Judas Kiss
10. Halvdan Sivertsen - Mellom oss
11. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior Nordic
12. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
13. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
14. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal
15. Ole Ivars - Platina
16. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
17. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste
18. Madrugada - Madrugada
19. AF1 - Alle For En
20. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion

Lionheart Brothers get Japanese release

The Lionheart Brothers album "Dizzy kiss" will be released in Japan on the March 25 via Imperial Records.

Violent Divine - Blackheart (video)

Violent Divine's video for their new single "Blackheart" is now online: https://www.violentdivine.se/bh/blackheart.html

Pen Expers membership update, new album on the way

Drummer Anders Malm has left Pen Expers to concentrate on his other band Love & Happiness. Daniel Moilanen has been recruited to take his place and the band has also added Oskar Lindberg on keys. In other news, the band will be going back into Svenska Grammofon to record a new album later this month.

Borknagar to record new album

Norwegian progressive black-metal act Borknagar will be going into Toproom Studio on January 19 with engineer Børge Finstad to begin work on a new album.

Och de vinnarna är...

Here are the winners of this year's Swedish Grammy/Grammis:

Best album: Anna Ternheim - Leaving On A Mayday
Best dance/hip-hop/soul: Afasi & Filthy - Fläcken
Best folk/visa: Abalone Dots - Traveler
Best group: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Communion
Best hardrock: In Flames - A Sense Of Purpose
Best jazz: E.S.T. - Leucocyte
Best female artist: Anna Ternheim - Leaving On A Mayday
Best live act: Robyn
Best song: E.M.D. - Jennie, Let Me Love You
Best male artist: Håkan Hellström - För Sent För Edelweiss
Best newcomer: Kleerup - Kleerup
Best composer: Kleerup - Kleerup
Best producer: Kleerup - Kleerup
Best lyrics: Annika Norlin - More Modern Short Stories From Hello Saferide
MTV prize for best video: They Live By Night - Catching Up (Dir. Senay/ Kolacz)
Best electronic producer: Eric Prydz