7-Eleven & Sound Of Copenhagen

All right, people! Run down to your nearest 7-Eleven shop, buy a stack of Heineken beer and get a free Sound Of Copenhagen vol. 3,5!

The tracklist is super (If I have to say it myself..):



Hope you like it!!!

New stuff from Choir of..

One of the pros of living in bigger countries (than Denmark) is that there are room for more shows on radio and tv that appeal to a narrow audience. One of these shows is the american music-radioshow 'Morning Becomes Eclectic'. Bands stop by to play live in the show - and it's filmed and recorded for us to watch and listen to over and over again.

The danish band Choir of Young Believers have been guests in the studio and if you are a fan, you might be suprised to hear a brand new song in the set..



Thank you Soundvenue for bringing this story on your website!!

Rumour Said ....

I love bands who recognise the fact that releasing an album with a few good songs isn't as good an idea as limiting yourself to releasing an EP packed with good stuff.

Choir Of Young Believers did it ... So did When Saints Go Machine. So many didn't...

Well a new Danish band has released yet another fabolous EP "The Life And Death Of A Male Body". A fantastic collection of 6 songs - 27 minutes long. It is charming, honest, heartfelt and on top of that the production is never too smooth or too sticky. It's rather rough at times and it suits the songs! It sounds like something from Sub Pop Records...

http://www.myspace.com/therumoursaidfire

I can't wait to hear their album - and I will keep my fingers crossed that they can keep the high standard. My expectations are off the roof after listening to "The Life And Death Of A Male Body" the last couple of months.

Belgisk GUF!!!

Jeg bliver altid så glad, når duoen AEROPLANE uploader nye mix.. Du kan enten lytte til deres oktober mix her:

Aeroplane Mix Chart October 09 mp3 by Aeroplane

Eller smutte ind på Soundcloud og downloade det free of charge..

http://soundcloud.com/aeroplane/aeroplane-october-mix-mp3

Aaahhhh.....

Så skal vi mindes 90'erne!!!

Det siges at 90'erne er på vej tilbage ... Årtiet, hvor der blev spyttet dårlig musik ud, og hvor bukserne sad alt, alt for højt oppe har jeg ret blandede minder om. Buffalos, refleksbukser, Aqua og Cut'N'Move er ikke noget af det jeg går og savner allermest.

Men, men, men... Det er heldigvis altid skønt at mindes og især mindes nogle af de ting man rent faktisk savner.. Trip Hop, Grunge, Britpop og Dr. Martens. Vans, Hummel og Kappa. Alle ting jeg stadig holder meget af.

Lige meget hvad du var til i 90'erne, så er der kommet en rigtig god anledning til at mindes - nemlig en bog om netop dette årti.
Ditte Giese - journalist på Politiken - har skrevet "90'er Bogen: Fortællinger fra det sjove årti".




I presseklippet om bogen står der:

"Bogen er en rejse tilbage til 90’erne i essayistisk-journalistisk-stil med en vekslen mellem personlige beretninger, analyse, tidslinjer, glemte modediller og ren nostalgi. Forfatteren kommer omkring temaer som mode, musik, natteliv, ironi, sex, tv og film, det nye internet og subkulturer som grunge, hiphop og techno/rave. Til alle kapitlerne har forfatteren indsamlet vidnesbyrd fra folk, der befandt sig i de pågældende miljøer, og via en slags flash backs fortæller de deres personlige oplevelser fra 90’erne.

90’er-bogen er rigt illustreret med 150 illustrationer, både pressefotos og private fotos, flyers fra fester og gamle magasiner.

”Indenfor på X-Ray er der røg overalt, neonlys og dansende folk. Der er lavet bure og podier med dansere, der svæver i luften. Min venindes nye kæreste står på et podium i korte shorts og bar overkrop. Om halsen har han en aflang dims i guld. Det er hans snifferør”.
Ida, 18 år, 1995

”Noget af det bedste, jeg ved, er at stå op klokken fire søndag morgen og tage et sted hen og danse til techno, mens jeg drikker min morgenkaffe. Hvad skal man ellers bruge en søndag morgen til?”
Anonym raver, 1993"

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Jeg kan ikke andet end at anbefale dig at købe bogen, sætte dig til rette med Oasis, Mother Love Bone eller måske Ace Of Base på anlægget og lad minderne vælte ind over dig. 90'er Bogen er skrevet af en af de nye og utroligt talentfulde kulturjournalister, der har noget på hjerte!


http://90erbogen.dk/

Sensation

A few names added to the Line Up for Sensation in Copenhagen, Denmark October 31st. It's going to be a cray party once again - the the theme is Alice in Wonderland!

http://www.sensation.com/

Sweet and talented MORTEN BREUM is going to play on main stage - and no doubt he's going to be amazing! He recently released his album Drop! with tracks like "Blackbird Down" and "Hamra" on it..

Well, the added names to the line up are De Man Zonder Schaduw from Holland and four danish DJs Flip, Sorte Slyngel, Mike Sheridan and me!! Read more here:

www.gaffa.dk

Sneaker lover?

Så skal du kigge forbi det her arrangement:

Den 7. november på HOTEL D'ANGLETERRE i Palmehaven mellem 12.00-18.00 bliver Danmarks første konference kun dedikeret til sneakers afholdt!

Der vil være mulighed for at komme tættere på hvad sneakerkultur er og hvordan hele fænomenet opstod. Og det er altså ikke kun for folk, der allerede er en del af det blomstrende danske sneaker-fælleskab, men for alle!

I løber at dagen vil der være oplæg fra flere sneaker-personligheder, der deler ud af deres kendskab til sneakers. Der vil også være udstilling og salg af sneakers fra flere af de store brands, samt lancering af modeller der ikke har været vist andre stede end til Sneaker Banquet.

Det hele er arrangeret at 7inch.dk

Læs mere HER

Vi ses!!

A small present for the holiday..

I received a link today from my good friend Lewis Colston from Playground Music Denmark and I'm very grateful! I clicked on the link and the hair on my arms stood right up!

It's a link for Bon Iver live at the Riverside, October 11th, 2009!!!
Bon Iver performed at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee and RadioMilwaukee was proud to brodcast the performance live and they are happy to be able to share it with you here:

BON IVER LIVE

If you don't know Bon Iver yet, you should do yourself a favor and listen to his music. It's heartfelt and beautiful! He is one of my favorite artists at the moment.

His name is Justin Vernon and he broke through with the album "For Emma, For Ever Ago". Read more about him HERE.

Donkey

A great name for a band.. Donkeyboy... I like them already. And I like them even more after hearing the single Ambitions. In my opinion that's a hit.

The band is from Drammen, Norway, formed in 2005...They are big in Norway and are going to be the support act for A-Ha on their tour. Say hi to Morten Harket for me!

Well, Donkeyboy's single isn't just a great track. The video is pretty good as well. It's about a disease called Abicere Leprous (a fatal disease which is caused by giving up your ambitions) - a "made up" documentary where we follow three main characters who has the illness... Have a look:

Bathroom "art"

Went to Webster Hall in New York with some friends to see Mike Simonetti from the label Italians Do It Better

We weren't really in the mood for the venue so we left without catching the gig (he will be in Copenhagen with Glass Candy in two weeks) but we did stop by the bathroom before we left.. The entire ladies room looked like this: