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Another Lama reissue from Svart

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:03:58 -0700

Svart Records' vinyl reissue of Lama's singles collection "...Ja mikään ei muuttunut" will be out next week: http://www.svartrecords.com/shoppe/releases/695-lama-ja-mikaan-ei-muuttunut-lp-.html
For Americans, I'd presume that Havoc Records or Feral Ward will be getting copies eventually just like they did with the self-titled LP and the Ratsia reissues.

Lama reissue coming via Svart

Wed, 11 May 2011 17:27:29 -0700

There's a lot of killer vinyl reissues these days and Svart Records out of Finland is behind quite a few, the latest being Lama's 1982 self-titled LP, an absolute classic of Finnish punk: http://www.svartrecords.com/shoppe/product.php?id_product=396

Sirius playlist week #18

Mon, 03 May 2010 11:49:34 -0700

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

01. Kråkesølv - Skredder
02. TALK 1
03. Lama - Curses and broken glass
04. Underachiever - No rain (arson)
05. Originalljudet - The oral solution (with pear)
06. Lögnhalsmottagningen - Lumpettrick
07. TALK 2
08. Masshysteri - Låt dom hata oss
09. Den Svenska Tystnaden - Reaktor
10. Simian Ghost - Star receiver
11. Kobert - Recipe
12. TALK 3
13. Traktor - Where water goes
14. Disco Ensemble - Protector
15. Hooded Menace - Night of the deathcult
16. TALK 4
17. Menfolk - From the horse's mouth
18. Mattias Alkberg - Nerverna
19. Khoma - Osiris
20. TALK 5
21. Baby Alice - Piña colada boy

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 Lama 12" on the way

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:57:17 -0700

Norwegian act Lama will be releasing the new 12" EP "Curses and broken glass" on April 26. Said release will feature two new songs plus remixes by Proviant Audio, Ralph Myerz and Dokkemand.

New Lama 12" coming via Spoon Train Audio

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:09:08 -0800

Spoon Train Audio will be releasing the new Lama 12" single "Curses and broken glass" on April 19.

Sirius playlist week #37

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:24:29 -0700

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

01. [ingenting] - Halleluja!
02. TALK 1
03. Lama - Beginning
04. Hearts of Black Science - Gold and dust
05. Fare You Well - Come closer now
06. TALK 2
07. Hearts No Static - Part 3
08. No Balls - No
09. Brothers of End - Why
10. TALK 3
11. Loud Pipes - Clean your head
12. Astrid Swan - 2000-2010 (I'm not even 30)
13. David Åhlén - Spirit fall
14. Kornstad - Noir
15. TALK 4
16. C.Aarmé - Abyss song
17. Interlace - Nemesis
18. Toture Division - Traumatic inhuman severance
19. Strip Music - 24 hrs
20. TALK 5
21. Culkin - Twin lakes annual

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. Also: he doesn't know it yet, but Mathias from Culkin will be my guesthost on next week's show. I'll be letting/forcing him to pick the playlist...

Lama - Beginning (video)

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:05:44 -0700

Norwegian act Lama, the band started by ex-Jaga Jazzist player Nils Martin Larsen and not to be confused with the Finnish punx, have a new video for the track "Beginning": http://vimeo.com/6442441
Their new album "Look what you made us do", their 2nd this year, is out today via Spoon Train Audio.

Combat Rock preps St. Hood album, two more 7" reissues

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:46:58 -0700

Combat Rock Industry reports that the new St. Hood album "For the dead" is being prepped for an August release. Also, the next two entries in their ongoing classic Finnish punk 7" reissue series will be out in "about a month" and they are Unicef's "Kakimassaa" and Lama's "Nimeton". Expect preorders to begin soon.

Latest CRI 7" reissues now available

Wed, 13 May 2009 18:27:57 -0700

Combat Rock Industry's classic Finnish punk 7" reissue series continues with the release of Ratsia's "Taalta tulee yo" and Lama's "Totuus loytyy kaurapuurosta" are now available. Limited to 500 copies each, so be sure to track one down soon.

Three new 7"s from CRI in May

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:08:52 -0700

New on Combat Rock Industry: Atom Notes, featuring members from Finnish luminaries Manifesto Jukebox, Endstand, Abduktio, Deathbed, etc. Hear two songs at myspace and wait for the debut 7" in May. Also on the way in the label's classic punk 7" reissue series, Ratsia's "Taalta tulee yo" and Lama's "Totuus Loytyy Kaurapuurosta". Again, out in May.

Sirius playlist week #6

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:48:39 -0800

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

01. Franke - Exil riktas inåt
02. TALK
03. Cut City - Ulyssian widow
04. Montt Mardié - Names not forgotten
05. Strayfolk - I thought I had it down
06. TALK
07. Halph - New money
08. Kaizers Orchestra - Kontroll på kontinentet
09. Wardruna - Kauna
10. TALK
11. Dieter Schöön - Mary Jane
12. Holiday For Strings - Two of you
13. Menfolk - One is all
14. Lama - Raha
15. TALK
16. Bitch Boys - Sighsten H.
17. Regina - Saanko jäädä yöksi
18. Entombed - Parasight
19. Gåte - Snåle mi jente
20. TALK
21. Dyno - Emotional

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.

Guide to Lamaland

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:11:54 -0800

Norwegian indie/electronic artist Lama is streaming four new tracks at myspace off his forthcoming debut album "Guide to Lamaland": http://www.myspace.com/lamamusic

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:50:41 -0800

Due to a printing error, the release of Norwegian act Lama's debut album "Guide to Lamaland" has been delayed to January 12.

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:29:02 -0700

Norwegian electronic act Lama has confirmed that his debut album "Guidebook to Lamaland" will be released on November 24 via Spoon Train Audio and will be followed soon thereafter by a more rock-oriented record sometime around April.

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:05:47 -0700

Norwegian indie/electronica act Lama will release their debut album in November. More details to come.

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:05:44 -0700

RCRDLBL is running a feature on the Norwegian act Lama, not the awesome Finnish hardcore band: http://www.rcrdlbl.com/2008/08/12/oya_festival_download_lama_innocent_bystander

MP3: Lama - Bussi

Fri, 30 May 2008 11:19:48 -0700

Terveet Kädet may be the gold standard for Finnish hardcore punk (going strong since 1980!), but they're almost a bit too raging for my tastes, believe it or not. Deserving the accolades afforded them? Hell yeah, just not the sort of thing I feel like throwing on the stereo on a regular basis. Instead, I very much prefer the more melodic sounds of bands like Lama. Still raw and totally raging, but with more a streetpunk vibe that you can sing along to, assuming you can understand Finnish. The band's single compilation "...ja mikään ei muuttunut" is 100% killer early punkrock and the track "Bussi" off their debut 7" (as posted today) is a definite standout. Love the gang vocals, the hey! shouts, even the weird, blazed-out solo. 100% classic!
Note: Not to be confused with the contemporary electronic artist from Norway. He's okay, but he's not anywhere near as good as this.

Mon, 12 May 2008 11:05:59 -0700

Here's the playlist for this past weekend's radio show:

01. Pluxus - Bootstrap
02. TALK 1
03. Marit Bergman - Straight into my lovers arms
04. Grande Roses - Dead town
05. Mikko Singh - Rauha
06. TALK 2
07. Namur - Draw us near
08. Lapko - Sawyer the brother
09. Paper - To her
10. TALK 3
11. Johnossi - Train song
12. Markus Krunegård - Rocken spelar ingen roll längre
13. Printer - You need to
14. TALK 4
15. Firefox AK - Once I was like you (Boeoes Kaelstigen remix)
16. Aerial - Time is on fire
17. Sahara Hotnights - Visit to Vienna
18. TALK 5
19. Siena Root - Time will tell
20. Kristofer Åström - I collect knives
21. Anna Ternheim - Better be
22. TALK 6
23. Anna Leong - Guollotine
24. Folie - Krogg
25. Hearts of Black Science - Empty city lights
26. TALK 7
27. Inuit - En förlorad generation
28. The Psyke Project - Dark halls red floors
29. Memento Mori - Epilog
30. TALK 8
31. The Bear Quartet - Lights out, sound off
32. Fun - I know Ted Kennedy
33. Johan Heltne - Hjärta. Instinkt. Principer.
34. TALK 9
35. Lama - Bussi
36. Niccokick - Love & neon lights
37. Little Jimmy Reeves - Drowsy dogs
38. C.Aarmé - Visions
39. TALK 10
40. No Privacy - Blood over Denmark

Reminder: my show on Sirius Blog Radio runs Saturdays at 12 noon and midnight ET on channel 26 (Left of Center).

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Combat Rock Industry will be releasing the new live album "Tavastia" from long-running Finnish punk-rockers Lama on July 4. As for the future, look for a split from Manifesto Jukebox and A Death in the Family to be released in September. The label has also signed Swedish act Victims, my favorite current d-beat act, and will be releasing their new album sometime later this year.