New Lögnhalsmottagningen EP very soon
Lögnhalsmottagningen report that they have a new EP currently being pressed for release via .
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New Roxette in February
There's a new Roxette album called "Charm school" coming out on February 11. Tell your parents, maybe they'll care.
Hank von Helvete fronting new band
Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby (nee Hank von Helvete) has found time between promoting Scientology and his Cornelis Vreeswijk biopic to form a new band called Dr. Midnight & the Mercy Cult featuring members from Extol, Marilyn Manson, Satyricon and Apotygma Berzerk. They are currently booked to play Slottsfjell-festivalen, but are expected to announce more dates soon.
Gaffa SWE top Swedish album picks
Gaffa Sweden's top Swedish album picks of 2010 out of their top 30:
01. The Radio Dept. - Clinging to a scheme
03. Håkan Hellström - 2 steg från paradise
04. Masshysteri – Masshysteri
09. Säkert – Facit
11. Tallest Man on Earth - The wild hunt
15. Robyn - Body talk part 1
20. JJ – n° 3
21. Anna von Hausswolff – Singing from the grave
26. The Bear Quartet – Monty Python
Read more: https://gaffa.se/artikel/45193 (in Swedish)
Fenriz' top albums of 2010
Fenriz of Darkthrone lists his favorite albums of the year: https://www.myspace.com/officialdarkthrone/blog/541049007
Tons of great worthwhile picks for underground metal/punk aficiondos -- quite a few selections from my own list as well.
Deep Shit
Added to Bookmarks: Joachim Nordwall of The Skull Defekts/' new blog "Deep Shit": https://deepshitbynordwall.tumblr.com/
Harrys Gym to get UK 7" release
UK label will be releasing the Harry Gym single "Old man" on a 7" on January 24.
Masshysteri RIP
Gaffa reports, by way of Dennis Lyxzén, that Masshysteri has split up: https://gaffa.se/nyhet/45175
Huge bummer, especially considering they released one of the best albums of 2010.
Gaffa top 10 Danish albums for 2010
Gaffa's top 10 favorite Danish albums of 2010:
01. Efterklang - Magic chairs
02. Søren Huss - Troen & ingen
03. 4 Guys From The Future - Under the new morning sun
04. De Eneste To - De eneste to
05. Love Shop - Frelsens hær
06. Agnes Obel - Philharmonics
07. The Floor Is Made Of Lava - Howl at the moon
08. The Malpractice - Tectonics
09. The Rumour Said Fire - The arrogant
10. The Informations - Noah's ark
Beastmilk - Children of the atom bomb
Finnish postpunk act Beastmilk recorded some new material recently and are streaming a raw mix of one track at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/beastmilkeverywhere
The band is currently seeking a label interested in doing a 7".
New live cassette from Agent Side Grinder
Agent Side Grinder have a new self-released live cassette entitled "Industrial beauty" that they are selling through their website: https://www.agentsidegrinder.com/
No idea if this is related to the live CDr planned for release on , but perhaps in the know can comment. Either way, I plan to grab a copy.
Robyn gets US Grammy nomination
Congrats to Robyn for her US Grammy nomination of "Dancing on my own" in the "Best Dance Recording" category: https://www.cbs.com/specials/grammys/nominees/
Service, the app
now has an app: https://srvc.se/service/app
2010 European Border Breaker Awards
Scandinavian recipients of this year's European Border Breaker Awards:
Norway: Donkeyboy
Sweden: Miike Snow
Denmark: Aura Dione
Read more: https://www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/
Jónsi - New piano song
Jónsi is giving away a new track to coincide with the release of the live CD/DVD album "Go live": https://jonsi.com/go_live_download