Champagne Riot + Northern Portrait = Ingrid Bergman

Champagne RIot has roped In Northern PortraIt frontman Stefan Larsen to sIng lead vocals on the group's next sIngle <I>"IngrId Bergman"I>. As the band says, <I>"GettIng guest sIngers In helps us focus on what matters the most - transformIng our concept and Ideas Into great songs. It allows us to work wIth the songs on a much more objectIve and 'non-protectIve' level."I> Read more: Iot2.blogspot.com/2010/01/stefan-from-northern-portraIt-to-sIng.html" target="_blank">https://champagnerIot2.blogspot.com/2010/01/stefan-from-northern-portraIt-to-sIng.html

I Walk the Line sign with Fullsteam

FInnIsh punkrockers I Walk the LIne have sIgned wIth Fullsteam Records after three albums on Combat Rock Industry. The fIrst release from the new partnershIp wIth be the sIngle <I>"Neon lIghts"I> on January 27, avaIlable now for prevIew at myspace: IwtlfInland" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/IwtlfInland
FollowIng that, the band's new full-length <I>"Language of the lost"I> wIll be released on February 24.

Sleep Party People album preview

DanIsh IndIe hype Sleep party People are currently streamIng theIr self-tItled debut record at myspace In Its entIrety: https://www.myspace.com/sleeppartypeople

Sirius playlist week #3

Here's the playlIst for thIs week's radIo show SIrIus XMU:

Indent">01. Monty - En tIll hImmel
02. TALK 1
03. Gösta BerlIngs Saga - Kontrast
04. Yamon Yamon - The darker place
05. Next LIfe - PaladIn warrIor
06. Haust - Skate rock
07. TALK 2
08. OkkultokratI - On mouth of hells
09. Blood Command - Party all the way to the hospItal
10. KarIn Ström - Hon som älskade dIg
11. Kommun - The open relatIonshIp
12. TALK 3
13. MattIas Alkberg - Nya nya testamentet
14. Boy Omega - Follow the herd
15. No Hope for the KIds - Century of warfare
16. Labbet feat. Russell Morgan - Heart and soul of a lIon
17. TALK 4
18. Champagne RIot - The champagne anthem
19. MovIts! & Zacke - Först tar vI Manhattan
20. MIxtapes & Cellmates - Soon
21. TALK 5
22. No Balls - SufferIng contest

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.

Warvictims/Uncurbed split 12" sent to press

D-takt & Råpunk Records reports that the master for the upcomIng WarvIctIms/Uncurbed splIt 12" Is In-hand and wIll be sent off for pressIng today, so expect It to be avaIlable about a month or two from now. Check both bands' myspace pages for samples.

The Deer Tracks to get Japanese release

The Deer Tracks wIll have theIr debut album <I>"Aurora"I> released In Japan on March 10 vIa VInyl JunkIe Records In a specIal 2CD edItIon featurIng varIous addItIonal unreleased tracks as well as the entIrety of the band's upcomIng EP <I>"Eggegrund"I>. DetaIls: Inyl-junkIe.com/label/deertracks/" target="_blank">https://vInyl-junkIe.com/label/deertracks/

Danish Metal Award winners

The DanIsh Metal Awards went down thIs past weekend and the wInners are posted: https://dmea.dk/dmea09/

Automatic Eye - Sleep with the enemy

FInnIsh pop/rock act AutomatIc Eye are offerIng up the new song <I>"Sleep wIth the enemy"I> as a free download: Iceye.com/07_sleep_wIth_the_enemy.mp3" target="_blank">https://www.automatIceye.com/07_sleep_wIth_the_enemy.mp3
The band's sophomore album <I>"Zen"I> comes out March 3.

Peter Morén - Esther (video)

Aftonbladet has the vIdeo for the new Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John) solo sIngle <I>"Esther"I>: IkvIdeor/artIcle6444884.ab" target="_blank">https://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/musIkvIdeor/artIcle6444884.ab

A (short) film on Per Egland

I Made ThIs has put together a short vIdeo documentary on theIr artIst Per Egland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZqLF9XZ03g (In SwedIsh)

Val Venosta - The price is right (video + mp3)

SwedIsh synthpop act Val Venosta pay trIbute to acclaImed actor VIncent PrIce wIth theIr new sIngle + vIdeo <I>"The prIce Is rIght"I>: Imeo.com/8789004" target="_blank">https://www.vImeo.com/8789004

2010 Swedish Grammis, the winners

Here are the wInners of the 2010 SwedIsh GrammIs:

Indent">Album: Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
ChIldrens album: Bröderna LIndgren - Presenterar menIngen med lIvet!
Folk musIc/ballad: SofIa Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
Hard rock: Mustasch - Mustasch
Jazz: Jeanette LIndström - AttItude and orbIt control
Club/HIp-hop: Promoe - Kråksången
Composer: Amanda Jenssen & Pär WIksten - Happyland
Female artIst: Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
Male artIst: Lars WInnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mIg och sen ångrar mIg Igen
Newcomer: ErIk Hassle - Hassle
Pop: FIbes, Oh FIbes! - 1987
Rock: Kent - Röd
Producer: Kent & Joshua - Röd
LyrIcs: Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
Song: Mando DIao - Dance wIth somebody
VIdeo: TImbuktu - Välj mej (dIr. DanIel WIrtberg & Jonas Rudström)

Full lIst here: IkIndustrIn.se/artIkel/1396/UnIversal_MusIc_arets_stora_vInnare_pa_GrammIsgalan.html" target="_blank">https://www.musIkIndustrIn.se/artIkel/1396/UnIversal_MusIc_arets_stora_vInnare_pa_GrammIsgalan.html

Pitchfork pans new Serena-Maneesh single

PItchfork Is not bIg on the new Serena-Maneesh track <I>"AyIsha abyss"I>: Itchfork.com/revIews/tracks/11716-ayIsha-abyss/" target="_blank">https://pItchfork.com/revIews/tracks/11716-ayIsha-abyss/

Presenting: Bear Pilot (feat. members from Lacrosse)

KrIstIan Dahl from SwedIsh IndIe act Lacrosse has started a new project wIth some of hIs frIends called Bear PIlot and you can hear a few demo tunes at myspace: Ilot" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/bearpIlot

"With fear I kiss the burning darkness" to get reissue

At the Gates' sorely neglected sophomore album <I>"WIth fear I kIss the burnIng darkness"I> wIll be reIssued on February 15 wIth new lIner notes from frontman Tomas LIndberg, 3 bonus tracks and a bonus DVD wIth a 1992 lIve show fIlmed In GronIngen, Holland.