Popterror is Gaffa's best unsigned act
Gaffa declares Popterror to be the best unsigned act of 2010: http://gaffa.se/nyhet/46357
Their prize: two weeks of free studio time in London.
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Your search returned 1881 results. Viewing results 166-180Susanne Sundfør says no to the Spellemann
I didn't get around to posting this last week when it was fresh, but it's worth repeating: Susanne Sundfør has withdrawn herself from her Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy) nomination for best Female Artist citing that gender should have no relation to art. More here: http://www.musikknyheter.no/news/7643 (in Norwegian)
All Scandinavian top 20 albums of 2010
Fellow Nordic music blog All Scandinavian took their time, but they did finally get around to assembling their top 20 albums of the year: http://allscandinavian.com/4931/the-20-best-albums-of-2010/
Check elsewhere on their site for a few other best of-type posts.
Honningbarna wins Urørt
Nö Music reports on this year's winner of the NRK Urørt prize for best unsigned act, Honningbarna: http://www.nomusicmedia.com/2011/01/24/honningbarna-crowned-ur%C3%B8rt-2011/
SR P3 Guld 2011 winners
All this talk of P3 Guld and I never even listed the winners! Here they are:
best artist: Robyn - "Body talk pt. 1"
Guldmicken (best live artist): Robyn
best song: "Dancing on my own" - Robyn
best group: Johnossi - "Mavericks"
best newcomer: Tove Styrke
best dance: Skudge - Various productions
best hip-hop/soul: Carlito - "Guldburen"
best pop: This is Head - "0001"
best rock/metal: Khoma - "A final storm"
MP3: Dark Times - Worlds away
I first became aware of Dark Times when I saw that they were supporting local-to-me act Gun Outfit in Oslo awhile back. That, in combination with their affiliation, ensured them a spot on my to-listen list. Actually, the latter would've been reason enough as Norway's current underground scene is simply ruling right now, but the Gun Outfit matchup is an interesting note because it implied a divergence from the Black Hole Crew's typically raw and brutal sound. Suspicions proved correct on listening: much like Gun Outfit, Dark Times are far more readily identifiable as an "indie" band -- more melody, less heavy -- but also very firmly rooted in punk/hardcore and easily matched with bands on either side of the spectrum. I've still yet to grab the band's self-titled cassette as I'm on a self-imposed record-buying moratorium (which is especially painful considering that I'm currently travelling abroad and seeing all sorts of stuff I could never ever find at home), but lucky enough, the band has made the entire thing available as a free download. No email required, just grab it. "Worlds away" in particular is a great example of the band at their best; a dark trudge brimming with resentment. Still raw like Okkultokrati and Drugged SS, but in a totally different way. I'm way into it.
Dark Times - Worlds away
Blood Mortized
Bestial
Nocturnal Blood Records
The old-school Swedish sound made famous by Entombed and Dismember back in the day has come back with such force and in so many numbers of late that it's hardly fair to call it a revival. There's part of me that is wholeheartedly delighted to hear fresh songs surface with the HM-2 guitar buzz yet, with the vast amount of bands sporting the sound these days, there's another part of me that concedes the fact that nothing compares to the likes of "Left hand path" or "Like an everflowing stream" when it comes to the allied genius of that sound and song structure. Blood Mortized are one of the few modern bands that pretty much have both aspects nailed down. They have displayed in "bestial" a thorough knowledge of what drove the scene and drew the masses into the hellish depths of Sweden's death metal darkside back in the late '80s and early '90s. It's a pity that there are only three tracks on offer here but, with this being a vast improvement on 2009's debut full-length, there's a glimmer of hope that their next full length will be a subhuman monster of an album.
- John Norby
TLOBF talks to Murmansk
The Line of best Fit interviews Finnish shoegazers Murmansk ahead of their appearance at this month's Ja Ja Ja Nordic showcase in London: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2011/01/ja-ja-ja-murmansk/
Peter Bjorn and John - Breaker breaker (video)
NME has a stream of the new Peter Bjorn and John video "Breaker breaker": http://www.nme.com/nme-video/peter-bjorn--john---breaker-breaker-nme-exclusive/753240462001
The band's new album "Gimme some" comes out March 28 and it is superb! Easily the best, most cohesive thing they've done since "Falling out".
2011 Swedish Grammis winners
Here are the winners of the 2011 Swedish Grammis:
best album: Robyn - Body Talk
best artist: Robyn
best song: Robyn - Dancing On my Own
best group: Johnossi - Mavericks
best folk/visa: Blandade Artister - Sonja Åkesson Tolkad Av
best hardrock/metal: Watain - Lawless Darkness
best jazz: Dan Berglunds Tonbruket - Tonbruket
best songwriter: Klas Åhlund & Robyn - Body Talk
best female artist: Robyn - Body Talk
best male artist: Håkan Hellström - 2 Steg Från Paradise
best newcomer Oskar Linnros - Vilja Bli
best producer: Red One
best international success: Red One
best lyrics: Håkan Hellström - 2 Steg Från Paradise
best urban/dance: Familjen - Mänskligheten
best Innovator: Iamamiwhoami
Manifest 2011 nominees are go
The nominees for the 2011 Manifest Awards, Sweden's indie/alternative Grammy, have been announced:
Pop:
Anna von Hausswolff - Singing from the grave (/)
jj - jj No 3 ()
CEO - White Magic ()
Nicolas Makelberge - The Unforgettable Planet ()
Dance:
Cloud - Hökarängen Space Program ()
Dmitry Fyodorov - Shapeless ()
Jarl & Fotmeijer - Lifesigns ()
Skudge - Samlad produktion ()
Synth:
Code 64 - Trialogue ()
Cryo - Hidden Aggression ()
Page - Nu ()
Social Ambitions - Almost gone ()
Hardrock/Metal:
Ghost - Opus Eponymous ()
Watain - Lawless Darkness ()
Khoma - A final storm ()
Dark Tranquility - We are the void ()
Rhythm:
Haci Tekbilek - Türlü ()
Helt Off - Marknadens Soldat ()
Million Stylez - Everyday ()
Serengeti - Standing Steady ()
Jazz:
Elin Larsson Group - Live and Alive ()
Lekverk - Everyday ()
NEO (Nässjö Extreme Orchestra) - NEO ()
The Country - The Country ()
Punk/Hardcore
Antipati - Frågor som rör det allmänna ()
Hårda Tider - Gatan Kallar ()
Old Fashioned Ideas - We're in this shit together ()
The Baboon Show - Punk Rock harbour ()
Hip-Hop:
Academics - Tare Lugnt 4 ()
Carlito - Guldburen ()
PH3 - Löser ett fall ()
Zacke - Visst är det vackert ()
Rock:
Bad Hands - Take The Money And Run ()
Dundertåget - Dom feta åren är förbi ()
Pascal - Orkanen närmar sig ()
The Bear Quartet - Monty Python ()
Folk/Visa:
Anders Svensson, Magnus Gustafsson, Susanne Gustafsson, Anders Löfberg, Jörgen Svensson - Bålgetingen, Låtar efter August Strömberg ()
Mats Edén, Daniel Sandén-Warg, Leif Stinnerbom, Magnus Stinnerbom - Anno 2010 ()
OK Star Orchestra - Sound Classique ()
Ola Magnell - Rolös ()
Experimental:
Ombudsman - And His Father Was A Great Machine ()
Erik Enocksson - Man tänker sitt ()
Leif Jordansson - The Comet / The Doll Maker ()
New Tango Orquesta - Vesper ()
Singer/Songwriter:
I'm Kingfisher - Arctic ()
Daniel Norgren - Horrifying Death Eating Blood Spider ()
The Tarantula Waltz - Did Not Leave To Find But To Forget, To Leave Behind ()
The Tallest Man On Earth - Wild Hunt ()
best live act:
Anna Von Hausswolff
The Tallest Man On Earth
Masshysteri
Robyn
best unsigned act (in collaboration w/P3 Lab):
Alice B
Katakomb
Ascend
Broken Boys
Winners will be announced at a ceremony on February 4 at Nalen in Stockholm. More info: http://www.manifestgalan.se/
Those Dancing Days - I'll be yours
The Line of best Fit is streaming a new track from Those Dancing Days: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2011/01/stream-new-those-dancing-days-ill-be-yours/
Look for a live video session from the band on that site very soon.
Let's Say We Did - Lost & found
Swedish act Let's Say We Did are offering the title track of their forthcoming EP "Lost & found" as a free download: http://letssaywedid.com/
The official release date of said EP will happen in late February/early March and will be followed by an album compiling the best tracks from the band's three EPs thus far.
New Blood Mortized to get cassette release
Look for Blood Mortized's new EP "bestial" to get a limited (x100) cassette run on . Our review of the EP will run next week.
Christoffer Roth album, single coming soon via Selective Notes
Next up from sister label will be Christoffer Roth's new solo single "New kind of love", due out February 11. His new album "best in a mess" will follow on March 25.