IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

iDEAL Mixtape #3

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:58:10 -0700

iDEAL Mixtape #3 comes to us courtesy of Swedish visual artist Fredrik Söderberg, who you might know from the album covers he's done for Junip and The Skull Defekts. As for the sounds, the descriptor says neo/dark-folk, but I haven't had a chance to listen yet myself.

Top 10s for 2011: John Roger Olsson (The Grand Opening/Hearts No Static/Will Gambola Sing)

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

BIGGEST MOMENT:
My daughter Doris starting to walk

BEST ALBUMS:
Hiss Golden Messenger 'Poor Moon'
TW Walsh 'Songs of Pain and Leasure'
Tape 'Revelationes'
Grails 'Deep Politics'
David Bazan 'Strange Negotiations'
The Drift 'Blue Hour'
Tim Hecker 'Ravedeath, 1972'
Idaho 'You Were a Dick'
EDM 'Night People'
A Winged Victory for the Sullen 'A Winged Victory for the Sullen'

BEST VINYL FINDS:
Jetone 'Ultramarin'
Jetone 'Sundown'
Fugazi 'The Argument'
Belong 'Colorloss Record'
Aidan Baker & Tim Hecker 'Fantasma Parastasie'

BEST CONCERTS:
Goran Kajfes and Tape at Södra Teatern, Stockholm
Bonaparte at BootBooHook Festival, Hannover
Junip at BootBooHook Festival, Hannover
The Drift at Debaser Medis, Stockholm
Maserati at Fritzs Corner, Stockholm

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John Roger Olsson is a musician living in Stockholm. Associated with The Grand Opening, Hearts No Static, Will Gambola Sing, Havenaire, Linus Larsson & John Roger Olsson. He also works frequently with even more artists, most recent production works include The Tarantula Waltz, The Late Call and Case Conrad.
http://johnrogerolsson.com/
http://tgomusic.com/
http://heartsnostatic.com/
http://willgambolasing.com/

Junip - Without you (video contest winner)

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:41:24 -0700

The official winner of Junip's "Without you" video contest, made by co-DEPENDENCYfilm of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Días Nórdicos 2011

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:37:19 -0700

Spain's multidisciplinary Scandinavian arts festival Días Nórdicos is back for a 2nd year this coming September and October. As before, featured events will include talks, art exhibitions, film and of course, music -- artists confirmed so far include Zebra & Snake, Andi Almqvist, Anna Brønsted (Our Broken Garden), The Megaphonic Thrift, Junip and more. Full details: http://www.diasnordicos.com/

Junip in the UK, Netherlands

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:01:35 -0700

Junip will be doing a bunch of dates in the UK and the Netherlands over the next couple weeks:

09/02 - Brudenells Social Club, Leeds (UK)
09/03 - Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham (UK)
09/04 - Into The Great Wide Open, Vieland (NL)
09/05 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
09/06 - Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL)
09/07 - Sound Control, Manchester (UK)
09/08 - The Black Box, Belfast (UK)
09/09 - Whelans, Dublin (IRL)
09/10 - The Gate, Cardiff (UK)
09/11 - Bestival, Isle Of Wight (UK)

Junip live at Moog Sound Lab

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:20:35 -0700

Junip jams out for Moog Sound Lab. More here: http://moogmusic.com/sight-and-sound/sound_lab/junip

The Grand Opening back to Germany

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:11:14 -0700

The Grand Opening will be going abroad to Germany for a few dates:

08/20 - Boot Boo Hook Festival, Hannover (GER)w/Junip, Wire, more
10/21 - Nacht der schwedischen Songwriter, Sylt (GER) w/Christian Kjellvander, The Late Call
10/22 - Nacht der Gix, Elmshorn (GER) w/Christian Kjellvander, The Late Call

PopMatters talks to Junip, pans The Haunted

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:01:26 -0700

PopMatters interviews Junip: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/139613-in-every-direction-an-interview-with-junip/
Also posted over there today, a scathing dismissal of The Haunted's new record: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/138927-the-haunted-unseen/

Junip @ Daytrotter

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:57:20 -0700

Junip has a new 3-song live session up at Daytrotter: http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/junip-concert/20054492-111920.html

Junip - In every direction (video)

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:08:48 -0800

A new video from Junip for the song "In every direction". Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYLVr8QaAwQ

Junip - Näckrosdammen

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:58:06 -0800

Check out a brand new instrumental track from Junip, off their forthcoming digital EP "In every direction": http://soundcloud.com/muterecords/junip-n-ckrosdammen

This week's Last.fm chart

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:43:01 -0800

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:

01. Jonathan Johansson
02. Håkan Hellström
03. Säkert!
04. The Radio Dept.
05. Palpitation
06. Lykke Li
07. Junip
08. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
09. Iron & Wine
10. The Concretes

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Junip tours the world

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:13:01 -0800

Junip has announced a large number of new tourdates in Australia and Europe:

12/30 - The Falls Festival, Lorne, Victoria (AU)
12/31 - The Falls Festival, Marion Bay, Tasmania (AU)
01/01 - Southbound Festival, Busselton, WA (AU)
01/04 - The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria (AU)
01/06 - Sunset Sounds, Brisbane, QLD (AU)
01/08 - Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW (AU)
01/13 - Übel & Gefärlich, Hamburg (GER)
01/14 - Eurosonic Festival, Groningen (NL)
02/01 - Scala, London (UK)
02/02 - The Duchess , York (UK)
02/03 - Auntie Annies , Belfast (UK)
02/04 - Whelans , Dublin (IRL)
02/05 - Cyprys Avenue , Cork (IRL)
02/06 - Millenium Music Hall 2, Cardiff (UK)
02/07 - Old Fire Station, Bournemouth (UK)
02/09 - Azkena, Bilbao (ESP)
02/10 - Teatro Lara, Madrid (ESP)
02/11 - Rqazzmatazz 3, Barcelona (ESP)
02/12 - Epicerie Moderne, Lyon (FRA)
02/13 - Salumeria della Musica, Milano (ITA)
02/14 - Circolo degli Artisti, Rome (ITA)
02/15 - L'Usine, Geneva (CH)
02/16 - Südpol, Lüzern (CH)
02/18 - La Route Du Rock Winter Edition, St Malo (FRA)
02/19 - Northern Living @ Fabryka Trzciny, Warzaw (POL)
02/20 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
02/22 - De Kreun, Kortrijk (BEL)
02/23 - Trix, Antwerp (BEL)
02/24 - Doornroosje, Nigmegen (NL)
02/25 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
02/26 - Voxhall, Aarhus (DK)

Junip at Big Ass Lens

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:41:50 -0800

Online video site Big Ass Lens rendezvous with José González and his band Junip in NYC for the last show of their US tour: http://bigasslens.com/home/2010/11/28/junip-profile-live-at-irving-plaza-1124.html

This week's Last.fm chart

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:50:51 -0800

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Håkan Hellström
02. The Bear Quartet
03. The Radio Dept.
04. The Concretes
05. Säkert!
06. Familjen
07. Britta Persson
08. Christian Kjellvander
09. Jens Lekman
10. Junip

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Dusted reviews Junip

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:00:56 -0700

Dusted gives positive marks to the new Junip album "Fields": http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6055

This week's Last.fm chart

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:35:47 -0700

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Håkan Hellström
02. The Concretes
03. The Bear Quartet
04. Kent
05. Säkert!
06. Familjen
07. Junip
08. MF/MB/
09. Efterklang
10. Robyn

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Junip - Blue

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:52:37 -0700

Listen to Junip's iTunes-only bonustrack "Blue": http://soundcloud.com/somekindofawesome/junip-blue

Junip, live at Klubbland

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:00:22 -0700

José González' full-band project Junip is the latest featured act on SVT's Klubbland: http://klubbland.se/2010/10/15/08-junip-2/

This week's Last.fm chart

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:24:20 -0700

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Håkan Hellström
02. Junip
03. The Bear Quartet
04. Säkert!
05. Glasser
06. First Aid Kit
07. Familjen
08. Bob Hund
09. Jens Lekman
10. Robyn

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Junip track by track

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:44:54 -0700

Junip are posting weekly videos of them going through each song on their album track-by-track: http://www.junip.net/?page=media

This week's Last.fm chart

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:34:55 -0700

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. The Bear Quartet
02. Säkert!
03. The Radio Dept.
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Junip
06. Robyn
07. Kent
08. Familjen
09. Blonde Redhead
10. The National

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Pitchfork reviews the new Junip album

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:35:05 -0700

Pitchfork reviews the new Junip full-length "Fields": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14668-fields/

This week's Last.fm chart

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:22:19 -0700

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Säkert!
02. The Bear Quartet
03. Håkan Hellström
04. Robyn
05. Junip
06. The Concretes
07. The Radio Dept.
08. Familjen
09. Jonathan Johansson
10. Britta Persson

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Junip guest editors at Magnet

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:03:50 -0700

Junip are guest editors at Magnet this week: http://www.magnetmagazine.com/category/guest-editor/

This week's Last.fm chart

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:29:03 -0700

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Loney Dear
02. Kent
03. Familjen
04. Robyn
05. Håkan Hellström
06. The Bear Quartet
07. Britta Persson
08. Jonathan Johansson
09. Junip
10. The Radio Dept.

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PopMatters reviews Junip

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:57:18 -0700

PopMatters reviews Junip's debut full-length "Fields": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/130614-junip-fields/

Junip - Always (video)

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:13:58 -0700

Pitchfork has the premiere of Junip's new video for the track "Always": http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/8369-junip-always-mute

This week's Last.fm chart

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:17:40 -0700

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Familjen
02. The Bear Quartet
03. CEO
04. Robyn
05. Kent
06. Shout Out Louds
07. Andreas Söderlund
08. Junip
09. Oskar Linnros
10. The Concretes

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Junip album preview

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:29:37 -0700

Junip's new album "Fields" is currently streaming in its entirety at NPR's website: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129284979

Junip fall tour

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:13:25 -0700

Junip's extensive fall tour has been announced with dates across Europe and the US: http://www.junip.net/?page=tour

Junip - Always

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:09:10 -0700

There's a new Junip single streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/junip
The band's debut full-length "Fields" comes out September 14.

MP3: Junip - Far away

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:46:02 -0700

Both José González and Junip's music is best suited for a seated theater than a standing-room only club, but that didn't stop the latter from putting on an excellent show at the last stop of their premiere US tour in Seattle on Saturday night. Expectations were met and exceeded and the new material sounded great once I let myself get into their hypnotic groove. Great heavy 70s vibe too, with the driving organ and extra percussionist on stage -- definitely got the feeling they could easily let things ramble off into spacier territory with quality results. Maybe next time, in November? When they come back with a more established repertoire?

Though I really did enjoy the show, I still have a few bones to pick. One, and this is more of a general complaint not specific to Junip, the mandatory/expected encore is bullshit. I love seeing a band play a solid, well-planned and focused set; even better if they leave the audience wanting more (and don't give it to them). Second, Mr. González needs to ween off the covers. I fully expected "The ghost of Tom Joad" since the band recorded it for the "Black refuge" EP, but had I left pre-encore, I would have missed it and been none the wiser. In fact, I kinda wish I did leave pre-encore because what they did play was not worth sticking around for. Two covers (the aforementioned Springsteen plus a Nico song) with an unmemorable original sandwiched between? Lame. Shame to go out on a bad note.

Chicago Now interviews Junip

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:56:40 -0700

Chicago Now interviews José González about Junip and their just-started US tour: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/via-chicago/2010/06/interview-with-jose-gonzalez-of-junip.html

Pitchfork reviews Junip, Ólafur Arnalds

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:29:42 -0700

Pitchfork reviews the new Junip EP "Rope and summit": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14341-rope-and-summit-ep/
Also covered: Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds' "...And they have escaped the weight of darkness": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14278-and-they-have-escaped-the-weight-of-darkness/

Junip album gets name, release date

Wed, 19 May 2010 13:47:43 -0700

The name of Junip's upcoming full-length album, due out September 13, is "Fields".

Download the new Junip EP

Mon, 17 May 2010 13:27:50 -0700

Gaffa is giving away Junip's new EP "Rope and summit" as a free download: http://gaffa.se/nyhet/39448

Sirius playlist week #17

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:06:41 -0700

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Okkultokrati - Ragnarokian
02. TALK 1
03. Menfolk - Matador
04. Newkid - Gör det för
05. Rasmus Kellerman - Five years from now
06. TALK 2
07. The Tarantula Waltz - Synthetic sun (feat. Ebba Forsberg)
08. Kommun - Death of a CEO
09. Far from Tellus - Far from Tellus
10. TALK 3
11. Moddi - Stuck in the waltz
12. Faster Katt - Death song
13. Blowback - Fool
14. TALK 4
15. Nils Bech - Don't worry
16. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
17. Banjo - You and the sun
18. NEI - A wonderful day
19. TALK 5
20. Junip - Rope and summit

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.

New EP from Junip + free download

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:25:32 -0700

Junip, José González' iterant full-band project, will release the new EP "Rope & summit" in May and are now offering the title track as a free download: http://www.junip.net/
City Slang/Cooperative Music will be handling things at home, Mute will take care of them in the US. There will also be a new full-length coming later this year.

Junip on tour

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:32:07 -0700

Junip, José González' full band project, will be touring this summer:

05/28 - Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona (ESP)
06/08 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
06/09 - Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY
06/10 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
06/12 - Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI
06/13 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
06/16 - Eagle Rock Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA
06/18 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
06/19 - Vera Project, Seattle, WA
07/21 - De Affaire Festival, Nijmgen (NL)
07/23 - Boomtown Festival, Gent (BEL)
08/12 - Haldern Pop Festival, Rees-Haldern am Niederrhein (GER)
08/12 - Way Out West Festival, Gothenburg (SWE)
08/15 - Summer Sundae Festival, Leicester (UK)

New music from Junip

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:24:17 -0800

Junip, the full-band project of José González, has been working on a new album for release this year and it appears that there might be a couple sample tunes posted at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/junip

Kulturradet Bidragsbeslut (Swedish cultural grants)

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:48:29 -0700

If you're curious about what Swedish artists are receiving state funding this year, the latest recipients are now listed: http://www.kulturradet.se/sv/Bidrag/Beviljade-bidrag/2009/
Nice to see that Moonbabies are coming to NYC in October! And new music from Junip on the way?

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

The playlist for this week's all-GBG radio show:

01. Maia Hirasawa - Gothenburg
02. TALK 1
03. Hemstad - Sommar i Göteborg
04. Division of Laura Lee - We are numbers
05. Håkan Hellström - Kom igen Lena!
06. TALK 2
07. In Flames - Everything counts
08. Pistol Disco - Walking with Jesus
09. Viktor Sjöberg - W/nothing
10. TALK 3
11. Kristofer Åström - Just a little insane
12. The Knife - Listen now
13. Broder Daniel - Dark heart
14. TALK 4
15. Samuraj Cities - All along the shoreline
16. MPTP - Jim Morrison
17. At the Gates - Cold
18. TALK 5
19. The Book of Daniel - The camels parade
20. Silverbullit - Magnetic city
21. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Nevermore
22. TALK 6
23. Nicolai Dunger - What tomorrow
24. The Kid - Portion control (Fatsuit haze/Zlatan wins the World Cup remix)
25. The Idealist - The knives are my eyes
26. C.Aarmé - Visions
27. TALK 7
28. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - I could have sworn I heard them SING
29. Junip - Official
30. Diabolique - Catholic
31. TALK 8
32. Convoj - My timekeeping heart
33. Tsukimono - Dear sister
34. Eric Beyond - Step off
35. TALK 9
36. Björn Kleinhenz - Out of style
37. Detektivbyrån - E18
38. TALK 10
39. Bad Cash Quartet - Too bored to die

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Pitchfork reports on a new live EP from José González that magically appeared on iTunes yesterday: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/40151/Jos%C3%A9_Gonz%C3%A1lez_Releases_EP_Readies_Album
Note that besides working on his own sophomore album, José will also be releasing a new EP with his full band project Junip in 2007.

Top 10s for 2005: Micke Orgel

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Top ten greatest moments of 2005:

01. P3 Guld galan, award
When in a couple of hours you hear what's gonna be three of the ten best songs for 2005, it's got to be the best hours of the year!

02. Kent, concert, Malmö, Sweden
Sweden's greatest band gave us the greatest concert.

03. Hello Saferide - Introducing..., album
I didn't expect her album to be this great.

04. Kent - Du och jag döden, album
They did it again.

05. Laleh, artist
She's the breakthrough of the year.

06. Timbuktu - Live at Malmöfestivalen, Malmö
To hear "Alla vill till himlen men ingen vill dö" live was something I wanted to do again since his performance on P3 Guld galan.

07. Moneybrother - To die alone, album
With two hits on my Swedish songs 2005 top ten list, this album was one of the greatest this year.

08. Junip, artist
José González' band sounded better than I expected.

09. Elin Sigvardsson - Smithereens, album
Finally I can enjoy the song Claudia on my stereo.

10. It's a trap, website
Where else would I get all the news I write about on my blog?

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Micke writes the excellent Swedish music blog "Micke Orgel goes live - Om svensk musik".
mickeorgel.blogspot.com

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Music (for Robots) posts on Junip and gives IAT a shout-out: http://music.for-robots.com/archives/001249.html

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Photo: Henrik is updated with new pics from Alice in Videoland, The Baboon Show, Junip, K. Ragnstam and Måns Jälevik: http://www.photohenrik.com/

Junip Black refuge Teme Shet

Sun, 25 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Swedish singer/songwriter José González's full-band project Junip isn't really all that different from his solo work. He tones down his fingerpicking to allow room the other musicians, but his voice and songwriting are the same as always. I'm already a fan, so I'm not complaining. On the other hand, people hoping for a different sort of listening experience might be disappointed. So whether or not you like Junip is mostly a matter of expectations. If this was some no-name act's first release I bet people would be a lot more excited about it, but I like it just fine anyway.

Podcast: Build it up, break it down, mess it up

Sun, 25 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700

DATE ADDED : 09.25.05
LENGTH : 53:48 min
DOWNLOAD : itsatrap_podcast_09252005.mp3 (37.8mb)
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Tracklist:
01. I'm from Barcelona - Treehouse
02. Det Gamla Landet - Utan precis som innan
03. Soviac - The halte jick
04. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Destrukkt (excerpt)
05. Seven Feet Four - Leave your cell
06. Firefox AK - Keep it up
07. Plain Fade - Chips falling where they may
08. Robyn - Robotboy
09. Silverbullit - Once upon a time
10. The Psyke Project - Fimbul
11. The Idealist - A single pistol shot VS. Pan Sonic - Puhdistus VS. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Dialears
12. Magyar Posse - Singlesparks are spectral fires
13. Fireside - Cisco heat
14. Viola - Kiss and break up (Verneri Lumi remix)
15. Bear Quartet - I have an itch
16. Junip - Turn to the assassin
17. David Sandström Overdrive - Leni Leni

Mon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Teme Shet Records has posted soundclips for every track from the new Junip EP, due out May 30: http://www.temeshet.se/
As mentioned before, Junip is the full band sideproject of the very-talented José González.

Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Here's the tracklist for the upcoming "Black refuge" EP from Junip, the full-band project of José González:

01. Black refuge
02. Turn to the assassin
03. Official
04. Chugg-chugga
05. The Ghost of Tom Joad

It comes out May 30 via Teme Shet Records.

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800

José González will be releasing an EP with his band Junip later on this summer.

Fri, 27 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums:

01. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
02. Raymond & Maria - Vi ska bara leva klart
03. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
04. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
05. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
06. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!
07. Smalare än Thord - World Hockey Party
08. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
09. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
10. Teddybears Sthlm - Fresh
11. Agnetha Fältskog - My Colouring Book
12. Günther & the Sunshine Girls - Pleasure Man
13. Europe - Rock The Night: The Very Best Of Europe
14. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
15. Per Gessle - Mazarin
16. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
17. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
18. E-Type - Loud Pipes Save Lives
19. Pugh Rogefeldt - Bästa
20. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater

Junip, the band that José González fronts when he is not playing solo, will be recording an EP for releaes sometime this fall.

Mon, 16 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700

It has finally been revealed that the upcoming Bear Quartet tribute album from A Tenderversion Recording/A Westside Fabrication will be called "Money Talks" and will be released on September 22. Once again, here's the tracklist:

01. Laakso - Blizzard
02. The Concretes - Just Locals
03. Junip - Carsick
04. Håkan Mild - Hunchback
05. Andreas Mattson - Machine Gun
06. The World - Euthanasia
07. Seven Shells - Old Friends
08. Erik Devahl - Straw
09. Kåre Vernby & Dibaba - If You Have A Heart
10. Boy Omega - Last Ball
11. Reverend Big O - I'm Slow
12. Kristofer Åström - Twinreceiver
13. Monastir - Ghosts For Laundry
14. Bad Cash Quartet - Put Me Back Together
15. They Stole A Million - Speedy
16. Audrey - Helpless

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700

A Tenderversion Recording is the name of a new label run by Martin Lundmark. in collaboration with Per Tannergård and José González. Their first release will be a five-track EP from Audrey, who they describe as Cat Power and Björk. Look for it in July. But what I'm more excited about is the upcoming Bear Quartet tribute they are doing as a co-release A Westside Fabrication. At long last, here's the full tracklist:

It should be amazing, I'm sure. As for later on, they'll release the debut album "Read between the lines at all times" from postrock/minimalist/nolse act Scraps of Tape in August and records from Once We Were and September Malevolence in the fall. More details when I get them.

Thu, 22 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Trapdoor Fucking Exit has put up the video for the song "Short Term Investment", recorded live at Umeå Punkfest in 2001. Check it out.

Amulet recently filmed a video for the single "Breaking News". They say it "involves a low key gig at an abandoned house and a deathdefying girl in a van who brings terror to the city of Oslo." I'll let you know if they post in online.

Turbonegro's complete festival schedule for the summer:

06/02 - Flippaut festival, Bologna, Italy
06/05 - Ruisrock, Turku, Finland
06/12 - Hultsfred Festival Hultsfred, Sweden
06/20 - Kick off Festival, Wiesen, Austria
06/21 - Southside Festival, Neuhausen, Germany
06/22 - Hurricane Festival, Schlessel, Germany
06/27 - Roskilde Festival, Denmark
06/28 - Open Air, St Gallen, Switzerland
07/05 - London, Meanfiddler (clubshow) UK
07/12 - T in the Park, Kinross, Scotland, UK
08/07 - Nordland Musikkfestukke, Bodö, Norway
08/08 - Öya festivalen, Oslo Norway
08/09 - Wrightegaarden, Langesund, Norway
08/23 - Reading Festival, Reading UK
08/24 - Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - In The Shadows
02. Outlandish - Guantanamo
03. A-Teens - Perfect Match
04. Her Majesty - F.U.N.E.R.A.L
05. Jennifer Brown - Weak
06. HIM - Funeral of hearts
07. The Sounds - Rock n´ Roll
08. The Cardigans - You´re The Storm
09. Melody Club - Cover Girl
10. Darude - Music
11. Mew - Comforting Sounds
12. Kwan - Shine
13. Equicez - Live From Pass It
14. Bertine Zetlitz - Girl Like You
15. Elin Sigvardsson - Where To Start
16. Timbuktu - Ett Brev
17. Paragon - Försök Förstå
18. Pauline - Runnin´ Out Of Gaz
19. Surferosa - Neon Commando
20. Homy - Bus Stop

Challengers:
01. Jon - This Side Up
02. Antique - Moro Mou
03. Fireside - All You Had
04. The Concretes - You Can´t Hurry Love
05. Kamera - At Work
06. C21 - She Cries

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Labrador Records is now distributed by Mortes Nois in Estonia. For more info email mrnois@hot.ee.

Dolores Records has announced they will be releasing a limited edition CD single for the new supergroup Vanessa and the O's on June 10. The band features ex-members of Popsicle along with James Iha from Smashing Pumpkins and is described as electronic pop in French. Crazy, eh? More info soon.

Bad Taste Records is the label of the month over at the Danish radio program New Rocking Sounds which airs Tuesdays at 8pm on 93.7 in Århus. They'll be interviewing Last Days of April, Logh and various others from the roster along with playng tunes from said bands. Be sure to check it out or wait for the clips to hit the online archives.

Listen to "Mattias Alkbergs Begravning" from Planekonomi, another band featuring Mattias from Bear Quartet. More info here. Look for 2 EPs this fall and a full-length sometime next year.

One of my pals over at indieworkshop.com reviews the new Flaming Sideburns album today.

"No one has satisfactorily explained why a country of 4.5 million generates so much music: is it the dark winters? Subsidised music lessons? Rubbish TV?" - John Bungey, The Times (UK)

Norweigan music appears to be making quite a few headways beyond their borders as evidenced in this article from MIC Norway. Turbonegro and Jaga Jazzist might be the first names to come to mind for most folk, but now there's also Beady Belle, Tord Gustavsen, Per Arne Glorvigen, and St. Thomas to pay attention to.

Johnny Bråttom Records will be holding a record release show on May 30 at Kulturkammaren in Norrköping for their forthcoming "Svensk Populärmusik Volym Två" compilation. The bands scheduled to appear are Slagsmålsklubben, recent Dolores-signees Cdoass, Bremen Brotröster GmbH, Björn Kleinhenz, and The Flu. As for the tracklisting of said comp, it is as follows:

01. Cdoass - The Box
02. Niccokick - Run, Run, Run
03. Björn Kleinhenz - How Long Is The Night?
04. Slagsmålsklubben - Filter Fabric Facts (DJ Upperkurt Instrumental Remix)
05. Idiot Savants - Daily Routine
06. Music 77 - Kameror
07. Pete Thompson - Folk Song
08. Lola Barbershop - Ticket To Happiness
09. The Kid - Baton Rouge
10. Junip - Turn To The Assassin
11. The Topeka Twins - Hunting Song
12. Menteroja - Call Me
13. Bremen Brotröster GmbH - Greater/Better
14. The Flu - Golden Hair
15. Celestine - Sunflower
16. José González - Heartbeats
17. Café Polymorf - A Good Time
18. Quit Your Dayjob - Pissing On A Panda
19. Joni - Frank Xerox
20. Ane Brun - Are They Saying Goodbye?
21. Sandy Mouche - A Year

Aftonbladet reports that famed Swedish videomaker Jonas Åkerlund is working with Blondie on the single "Good Boys" in LA. The new album ""The Curse of Blondie" comes out around September or October. Åkerlund's previous credits include artists such as Satyricon, Madonna, Metallica and The Prodigy.

This new album will be 'harder' than the previous one and more guitars. To sum it up: a groovier album!

That's Peter Tägtgren of Pain describing work on the new album. He says he's already finished all of the backing music along with five of the thirteen vocal tracks and should be able to have it out sometime this fall on Stockholm Records.

Here's the top 20 Swedish albums of the week, as reported by Aftonbladet:

01. Robert Wells - Rhapsody in rock the complete collection
02. Alcazar - Alcazarized
03. Eddie Meduza - Live(s)!
04. v/a - Fame Factory volym 5
05. Moneybrother - Blood panic
06. The Cardigans - Long gone before daylight
07. Timbuktu - The botten is nådd!
08. Glenmark Eriksson Strömstedt - Den andra skivan
09. Lisa Nilsson - Samlade sånger 1992-2003
10. Jill Johnson - Discography
11. Lars Winnerbäck och Hovet - Söndermarken
12. Kent - Vapen & ammunition
13. Antique - Blue love
14. Cornelis Vreeswijk - Cornelis Vreeswijks bästa
15. Monia - Söderns hjärtas ros
16. Siw Malmkvist - Siws bästa
17. Elin Sigvardsson - Saturday light naive
18. Simson Dupont - Simson Dupont
19. Fame - Give me your love
20. The Sounds - Living in America

Tomas Ledin is going on tour in support of his new live album "I Sommarnattens Ljus" which comes out on June 2. The dates so far:

07/08 - Öja Slott, Öja
07/19 - Bergs Slussar, Linköping
08/03 - Stadsparken, Örebro

The lineup for Sommarrock, which takes place July 10-12 in Svedala, Sweden: Mikael Wiehe, Bubbles, Joddla w/Siv, Advance Patrol, The Ark, Danne Stråhed, Häjkån Bäjkån Band, The Mo and Di Leva.

This week's Swedish college radio chart (from Dagensskiva):

01. (01) Badly Drawn Boy "All Possibilities"
02. (NY) Grandaddy "Now It's On"
03. (NY) Timbuktu "The Bottom Is Nådd!"
04. (04) The Postal Service "Such Great Heights"
05. (NY) The Cardigans "You're the Storm"
06. (03) Dave Gahan "Dirty Sticky Floors"
07. (05) The White Stripes "7 Nation Army"
08. (NY) Placebo "This Picture"
09. (NY) Mando Diao "Sheepdog"
10. (02) Bad Cash Quartet "Dirty Days"

11. (17) The Donnas "Who Invited You"
12. (14) The Black Keys "Hard Row"
13. (09) The Raveonettes "Beat City"
14. (06) Christian Kjellvander "Homeward Rolling Soldier"
15. (15) Moloko "Forever More"
16. (NY) Tricky "Antimatter"
17. (NY) The Thrills "Big Sur"
18. (ÅT) Miss Universum "Fertilize"
19. (07) Dada Flair Ft. Christian Dohber "Freedom"
20. (08) Gusto "Guns in the Ghetto"

Leaving the chart:
(10) Randy "A Man in Uniform"
(11) Solomon Burke "Soul Searching"
(12) Fireside "All You Had"
(13) Magnus Carlson "Jag ber dig"
(16) Queens Of The Stone Age "Go With The Flow"
(18) The Go-Betweens "Caroline and I"
(19) David & The Citizens "New Direction"
(20) Hot Hot Heat "Bandages"

The full details for Finland's Koneisto Festival has been released. Some of the artists scheduled to appear include Björn Torske, Ralph Myerz & Jack Herren Band, Erlend Oye (acoustic set + "magnificent singing DJ set"), Datarock, Jori Hulkkonen, Rinneradio (feat. Dj Slow, Siiri Nordin and MC Paleface) among many others. The acclaimed electronic music festival was the first of its type for all of Scandinavia and the selection of performers "seeks to establish an interesting balance between commercial and experimental music" over the event's 9 stages. It all goes down in Helsinki from July 25-27 and more info can be found from the fest's official website.

Blabbermouth reports that HIM will be touring Europe in support of Ozzy Osbourne and Godsmack this September. I'll keep you posted.