120 Days to China

Norwegian act 120 Days will be doing a couple festival dates in China:

09/16 - Black Rabbit Festival, Beijing
09/18 - Black Rabbit Festival, Shanghai

120 Days to London

120 Days will be heading to London on June 21 to play at White Heat with Tame Impala. Expect lots of new material from the band's upcoming record.

Statoil nominees announced

The nominees for this year's lucrative by:Larm Statoil Grant have been announced and they are Harrys Gym, Ulver, Ost & Kjex, Kvelertak, Montée, 120 Days, Jenny Hval, Turns, Lukestar and I Was A King. Knut Schreiner aka Euroboy will be heading the jury making the final decision.

120 Days - Dale disco

There's a brand new track from Norway's 120 Days streaming at Drowned in Sound: http://drownedinsound.com/news/4141864-listen--120-days-dale-disco
Definitely going a bit more "out there" on this new recording it seems; not sure yet if that's good or not.

New album from 120 Days next year

Norway's 120 Days is currently wrapping up work on a new album to be released in 2011.

Bygdin II coming next week, sample available

Bygdin, the sideproject of Kjetil Ovesen and Arne Stöy Kvalvik of 120 Days, will release their new album "II" on September 20 via Hype City. Hear a sample tune: http://hypecity.no/?p=853

Serena-Maneesh adds member, books NYC shows

Serena-Maneesh has added Ådne Meisfjord from 120 Days to their lineup. They've also booked a couple NYC shows next year:

01/22 - Mercury Lounge
01/23 - Littlefield

Bygdin - Huldreheimen

Groove is offering a track from 120 Days sideproject Bygdin for free download: http://www.groove.no/html/news/38569972.html
The band's debut album "Bygdin #1" comes out on June 8.

Top 10s for 2008: Daggan (Novoton)

MP3: Simon Says No! - Shiver

More 90s indie nostalgia? Sure, why not! Norway's Simon Says No! doesn't really mine the same territory as say, Sad Day for Puppets -- they've got more in common with bands like Culkin or maybe Giant Boar, 'cept that's not right either. Simon Says No! is more muscular, heavier. I'm actually reminded a lot of fellow Norwegian act Cadillac who evoked similar 90s alt-rock feelings with a bit more of a detached stoner vibe. There might be a little Motorpsycho and 120 Days in there too, however the one band that's the strongest touchstone for me would have to be Chavez. Especially on tracks like "Shiver", with its big, beefy riffs and that continually buzzing part persisting throughout. It's a good formula, even if the song itself loses its luster once you get past the immediacy of the big guitars. Too many starts and stops, not enough memorable melodies to latch onto. Still, as demo bands go, I can't complain. There's potential.

Simon Says No! - Shiver

MIC Norway profiles excellent Sámi artist Mari Boine (see here) and her new album "It ain't necessarily evil", a remix collection featuring contributions from artists such as The Knife, 120 Days, Mental Overdrive and more: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008042415595772513160

Scandinavian acts confirmed for this year's Coachella Fest include Shout Out Louds, I'm From Barcelona, Múm, Datarock, Jens Lekman, Turbonegro, 120 Days and The Field.

Top 10s for 2007: Henric Claesson (Housewife Lovers)

Vegard Waske, manager for Norwegian acts such as 120 Days, Lindstrøm and Jaga Jazzist, discusses the way file sharing impacts indie artists and gets a few other label people to comment on the same: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101420032&blogID=330095958

Paper Thin Walls has posted an online listening party with Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound: http://www.paperthinwalls.com/listeningparty/index?id=34
Relevant featured artists include 120 Days, Mental Overdrive, Lindstrøm, diskJokke, Bjørn Torske, Kim Hiorthøy and Lars Horntveth.