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Metallica 'Free of Our Record Deal' and 'Picking Great Riffs'

2012-03-03T00:20:00.001-08:00

Danish Lars Ulrich not a fan of clever release strategies "written about on 12 different blogs for six hours"

Given that Metallica are one of the few rock acts that can still reliably sell a ton of records, the decision about who gets a piece of the band's heavy metal pie is a big one — and one the metal monsters are about to re-think. "We're free and clear of our record contract. The world's our oyster," says drummer Lars Ulrich. The band's last studio effort, 2008's Death Magnetic, was released by Warner Bros. "We can basically do whatever we want," he continues. "And we're going to start figuring that out."

The band is even contemplating non-traditional approaches to releasing its new music. Though, as Ulrich explains it, exactly what that might entail is still far from certain. "We're writing music and we're going to be recording very soon," he says. "At some point we're going to want to share that with people that are interested in listening to it. So we gotta figure out ways we want to do that, from giving it away in cereal boxes to getting people to do handstands for it. We could come up with something wacky."

One thing Ulrich wants to make clear, though, is that the band is not sitting around conjuring up buzzy distribution models. "This whole thing about who can come up with the coolest [release strategy] so it can be written about on 12 different blogs for six hours — I mean sure, that's all pretty cool and hip," he says, "but at the same time you have to remember we have a very global audience. We have fans in India and the U.A.E. and Russia. In a lot of these places there are still more conventional ways of getting music to people. We're not just selling Metallica music to people in Los Angeles, New York, and London. We have to think of the whole globe to try to find the right balance."

Just like their business future, Metallica's new music is also in its beginning stages. "We're still throwing ideas around," says Ulrich. "We work in stages. Some people will write a song from beginning to end in one go. We don't do that. We'll develop, like, 10 ideas and do a couple cycles. We'll do a verse, chorus and maybe an intro, and then we'll leave them and go develop 10 other ideas. So it's a little early yet because we haven't gone back yet and started tweaking anything. Right now we're throwing ideas at the canvas and picking out great riffs."

Much further along is the planning for the band's Orion festival, which takes place on June 23 and 24 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. "Right now we're putting the final touches on a stage that's going to host mostly thrash and punk — kind of extreme stuff," Ulrich reveals. "The whole point is to give people a chance to explore. It's not so much about, 'Okay, I’m going to park myself in front of Stage A for the next nine hours.' It becomes about continuous movement: 'I’ll go into Lars' film tent. I’ll go over to Kirk Hammett’s surf tent. I’ll check out the comedy and the thrash stage.' It’s pretty ambitious. We want to make sure it’s the best it can be."

A comedy stage at a Metallica-curated music festival? We're there.

Sonny is ready with international release

2012-03-02T03:23:00.004-08:00

Music has always been the main ingredient in The Danish artist SONNYs life.
Singing, dancing and performing is for SONNY simply, a natural way of expression.
A native Danish artist who's been a part of show business since childhood, has through hard work and dedication to his art developed a unique set of skills that has gained attention from industry professionals around the world.

SONNY is not a media created product.
He is purely himself. An "ARTIST" with love and respect for the art.

1st single "Bad Girl" of his album "INTERNATIONAL" was written by SONNY and one of his closest friends and musical partners Thomas Lumpkins aka Tommy Parker.
Thomas Lumpkins is currently receiving critical acclaim for his work with "AUSTIN BROWN" (Janet, Britney Spears, JLo)
Thomas Lumpkins is a part of "DARKCHILD" Rodney Jerkins Productions.

"INTERNATIONAL" which is the title of the album which releases the 5th of March 2012, is a collection of very personal songs that takes you through SONNYs experiences and travels around the world. Therefore you will find that the album includes several genres from FUNK, 60's to R&B and POP.
A rare mix in todays popular music.
SONNY blends today's sounds with rhythmical grooves, beautiful chord progressions and soulful harmonies to create a sound for the new generation.
A sound that builds on foundations laid by some of the greats in popular music.

As a songwriter and producer SONNY states "We have to bring it back to the sincere feeling, the love of music, we have to make sure the new generation feels the same energy & love that the greats put in their music. It is our responsibility as artist's to keep this alive"

Residing in Los Angeles, California for the past 3 years, he has been working on Hollywoods biggest productions with his singing, dancing and choreographing skills and has gained a great reputation behind the scenes working with major artist's. Simultaneously he has been hard at work on his own projects that includes recording his album "INTERNATIONAL" in
Los Angeles and as an Artistic Director producing his own TV show's for Danish National TV.

With SONNY, everything you see is straight from the heart.
Right from his music and all the way to his music video which he wrote, conceptualized, choreographed and styled himself.

We are proud to say he has partnered with WarnerMusicGroup to reach out to the world and share his love and passion for music.

MUSIC VIDEO "Bad Girl"

Danish Volbeat is number 1 in the USA

2012-02-26T10:21:00.001-08:00

Danish rock band has just gone number 1 on a rock airplay list in the U.S. with the song "A Warrior's Call"

Danish Volbeat has taken first place at the U.S. Active Rock Chart with the song "A Warrior's Call," which this country is best known for being the boxerMikkel Kessler intro song. The single "A Warrior's Call" is now played moreon U.S. rock radio stations than giants Foo Fighters and KoRn. See the whole chart here.

Front man Michael Poulsen said: "I am proud of that we have gone No. 1 in the U.S., also because we are the first Danes who do, and then with a songwritten for our Danish boxing champ Mikkel Kessler. We had never daredbelief that we could hit a peak with big names like Foo Fighters andNickelback - we are deeply grateful! "

Volbeat is currently on tour in the U.S. and Canada along with the legendarybands Megadeth and Motörhead. Lemmy from Motörhead invited recentlyPoulsen on stage and together they played the song "Killed By Death". Agreat experience for the Dane, who has always looked up to the famousband.

"I was on stage with Motörhead and has never been so nervous before. But it was damn good, and we hung out after the show and talked old rock'n'roll ... Itold Lemmy that it was an honor for me and a dream came true. He receiptedwith: "Yeah, it's supposed two be fun!" ".

Volbeat is playing with the two bands until 3 March, where they finish inTexas after 26 concerts. Volbeat turns quickly back to where they are alreadyon 28 april start their tour with their first South American concert in Santiago, Chile.

Foo Fighters latest album, "Beyond Hell / Above Heaven" from 2010 has turned 500,000 sold of all sizes worldwide.

Thorbjørn Risager on large tour in Europe

2012-02-26T10:06:00.000-08:00

The celebrated Danish blues singer has 35 concerts abroad

The Danish blues singer and songwriter Thorbjorn Risager has quietly grown to become one of the most frequently touring Danish musicians abroad. He published earlier this month its sixth album, "Dust & Scratches", already released in several European countries and the beginning of 2012, also broadcast in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan. And now he goes on a big tour, which includes the time of writing includes 35 concerts abroad.

Risager have in front of her concerts in Germany, Sweden, Belgium and France in addition to Denmark. At home you can among others find him in the limelight in Silkeborg fourth February, 28 april on the Portal in Greve and three concerts at Mojo in Copenhagen dated 3 March, 8 april and 5 May

GAFFA reviewer Ivan Rod assigned "Dust & Scratches" four stars and wrote, among other things:

"There are some terrific raw over the Dust & Scratches. Something manly. Something no-bullshit-like. Danish Thorbjørn Risager sings as it was day-old stubble, which scratchede microphone in the resounding nice, heavy sweeping mix of blues, rock, soul, jazz and funk. "

View the entire Thorbjørn Risager tour schedule, which continuously expands on his website.

Iceage on Eurosonic

2012-02-26T09:58:00.000-08:00

The great Dutch industry festival Eurosonic took place in the start of this year. The Dutch university town of Groningen. The festival featured three days of music with a total of 288 bands on 32 different scenes. The music comes from all over Europe and focuses on new, young talent. Just here is konceterne place in a variety of venues in the city center, and Groningen is actually the city in Europe, with most venues in the city's physical size. It is also a beautiful arch Dutch city with lots of canals and beautiful historic buildings.

The Danish band Iceage (pictured), who has had plenty of tailwind in Denmark and abroad on top of the release of debut album "New Brigade" last year. There were long queues outside the venue Vera. The hall with space for several hundred people was filled to bursting point, when the band started, but there was some degree of depopulation during the band's 25 minutes short bursts.

There were lots of energy and aggression on stage and the band have also gradually learned to play fairly - practice makes perfect - but memorable songs, there were not many, and signed the permit in this space to call Iceage easily overrated. They are a fresh breath of ugliness and madness in many ways musically good time, certainly, but there's not much more in them, not yet anyway. There was, however, danced a bit pogo in the front rows, and when the concert was over, flung Elias Rønne Field with great force his microphone far from the audience. Fortunately no one was hit. Judging from audience reactions were limited, however, also limited how much Iceage hit musical audience.

Snoop Dogg getting the Danish sound

2012-01-18T16:33:00.000-08:00

It's not just Lady Gaga who wants the Scandinavian Sound.

Baby Factory seems to be the place for more and more International Megastars.

Lars Falck and his new studio partner Aeisha Rauwerda, mixed a new single with Snoop Dogg a couple months ago. The single "Tonight" wich is produced by the Belgian producer Jimmy Nazim, who has worked with Gloria Gayner & Kylie Minoque, loved the danish mix.

- It's an amazing experience to work with some of the greatest. And of course, also a good feeling to know that lots of people will listen to our work, says Aeisha.

And with both Gaga and Snoop in the box, several international superstars are now in line to work with Lars and Aeisha, to get what Lady Gaga on her twitter page called 'The scandinavian touch.

- Right now the scandinavian sound is very popular among American artists. And that's great for us. Funny though, we are working with exactly the same techniques as they do in America, says Lars,
who got the Snoop job as a direct result of working with Gaga.

- They called us. We gave a proposal for how the song should sound, in October. And in November we got the message that we had won, says Lars.

The german singer Helene Fischer also came by. While she was in Denmark she decided to use the Baby Factory crew to record two songs for an album. And the new british artist, Clairissa came by Copenhagen to work with the two danes.

Lots of different international stars are waiting to get in the danish music studio, Baby Factory in Copenhagen.

Danish song is the fourth most played in Britain in00-Decade

2012-01-17T15:53:00.000-08:00

Cutfather, Remee and Joe Belmaati song the fourth most played in Britain in00-Decade

Cutfather and his partners Remee and Joe Belmaati hit the charts, when they in the early 00-Decade wrote the song 'Superstar' and send it over to the British singer Jamelia to record it to the international market.

The song was, according to a statement from the British PRS, the fourth most played on British radio channels in the 00s. 'Superstar' was only surpassed by Kylie Minogue in first place with 'Can not Get You Out of My Head' and then Britney Spears 'Toxic' and Robbie Willimans 'Angels'.

After the Danish song came in fifth place 'Just a Little' by Liberty X.

Like the top three on the list were also 'Superstar' was voted the most popular song, the year it was released and it was in 2003.

Wild - We were over and receive a prize that year. It was fairly surreal. There we sat together with Coldplay, Sugar Babes, and all the other superstars. We were sure that one of the others would win, so we were just with, because it would be crazy to be there. And then we won the damn says Cutfather.

WHITE BURST - “Dance With The Girls”

2012-01-15T01:41:00.000-08:00

A Danish provincial town, which has fostered nothing but death metal bands, has its first electro-rock group. They are ready to prove that their hometown has more to offer than just heavyrock. It's time to party - and the musical front runners are the West Zealand electro-pop quartet - White Burst.

"Dance With The Girls" is a tribute to the party and women, but also a musical “kick in the ass” to the introspective "modern" man who sits at the bar and looks at the party on the dance floor.

The song tells us, that we must let the music pull us out of our stressful lives and just enjoy the party. "Dance With The Girls" fits perfectly with the colored energy drinks with umbrellas and sparklers.White Burst is a Scandinavian cocktail onsisting of 50% rebellious guitars and crispy vocals from the Faroe Islands and 50% solid Danish drum & bass. In the fall of 1995 the two brothers Arngrim and Jens moved from Skálavík, Faroe Islands to Denmark to study.

After a well done study, Arngrim moves together with Jens and becomes part of the musical environment that Jens and also guitarist Kenni and drummer Jannik is a part of in Slagelse.

"Dance With The Girls" was recorded and produced in PopShit Studios, Randers, by Dan Hougesen and Mark Wills, Denmark Music Group (The Blue Van, Dúné, Kiss Me, Scarlett).

Dance With The Girls - Video

Danish bands nominated for the Nordic Music Prize

2011-12-23T03:52:00.000-08:00

First it was the 50th Now they are 12, and the award is found to Nordic MusicPrize. From the Danish music scene is Malk de Koijn and Iceage (foto) among the finalnominees, and up against artists like Bjork, Lykke Li and The Field will compete to win the prize Best Nordic Album 2011, which last year went to Jónsi.

In a press release justifying the Nordic Music Prize, their choice: "Denmark is represented by Milk Inc., with the album 'Toback To The From Time' has determined that it is Denmark's most original rap group, and the punk band Iceagewith the extraordinary debut 'New Brigade' that has spread like wildfire across the world. "

Additional nominees counts Icelandic Gus Gus, Swedish Ane Brun, AnnaJärvinen and Goran Kajfes, Finnish Boxes and Siinai and Norwegian Montée.

Danish musician is in the game for the prestigious American Grammy

2011-12-23T03:44:00.000-08:00

The Danish recorder player Michala Petri is with the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chinese conductor Lan Shui has been nominated for an American Grammy in the category 'Best classical instrumental solo performance'.

Nominations are to the plate 'Chinese Recorder Concertos'.

- It is absolutely fantastic, and I am very proud, says Lars Hannibal, who is director of the record company behind the Grammy nominated album, Our Recordings.

Good chance of winning
The plate is Chinese concerts performed in a modern western style and it is a result of a collaboration that Michala Petri and Lars Hannibal behind - 'Dialogue - East Meets West', where both Western and Chinese musicians and composerscollaborate creatively.

Lars Hannibal certainly believe that they have a good chance of winning:

- It is an innovation in classical music. It has a width and a raffinerethed that makes the music evocative. People are very touched when they hear it. It's not just music to the brain, but also to the heart, says Lars Hannibal.

Important music award
Grammy Awards is considered one of the most prestigious music awards.

The category of Best Classical Instrumental suns performance is new to theGrammy contexts. It combines the previous categories of "Best instrumentalsoloist performance (with orchestra)" and "Best instrumental soloist performance(without orchestra).

Grammy Awards will take place 12th February in Los Angeles.

young Dane remixer Beyoncè

2011-11-01T06:48:00.000-07:00

only a 18 year old Dane from the jazz and hip hop band "Point Blank" got a surprise when Beyonce's record company asked him to remix the song "Love On Top". Carl Emil Johansen, who until recently was in high school. He has come in contact to Beyoncès through his father network in New York.

The Danish teenager and pianist help his father with remixed "Countdown" and aBeyoncè and her record label Columbia Records heard it, they were so enthusiastic that they asked the Dane also to remix "Love On Top".

Carl Tio as the young Dane calls himself when he is an artist, have not heard what Beyonce and Columbia Records thinks about his work.

Both numbers will be released in month, but "Countdown" has already been leaked on youtube.

Danish Volbeat gave London a lesson

2011-10-31T07:26:00.000-07:00

VOLBEAT, HMV Forum, London

(BT) Is anyone still in any doubt about why Volbeat has become the biggest rock name internationally, Denmark has ever born? Well, so would those have been present when Michael Poulsen, James Kjølholm, Jon Larsen and Thomas Bredahl Saturday night gave London a lesson in rock'n'roll that about 2000, who was present, probably still running around in town and roars with the 'Radio Girl', 'Guitar Gangsters ...' and all the others.

After only one U.S. tour in spring, a long festival season this summer and another U.S. tour this fall, is Volbeat become an even more formidable live entity.

The four - especially frontman Michael Poulsen - is rarely less than charitable enthusiastic and from the moment they are in London began with a lightning-triumvirate 'The Human Instrument', 'Guitar Gangsters And Cadillac Blood' and 'Heaven Nor Hell "was the Clearly, this would be one of the greats Volbeat experiences.

Manufacturers of antidepressants may eventually be thoroughly tired of Volbeat, for there is little doubt that their sales plummet when Volbeat comes to town.

It signals the confidence of Muhammad Ali class to open the concerts with three of the absolute 'show stoppers' in the catalog, but the confidence has Volbeat with good reason, and it rubs in the degree of both the audience and the show.

Although I have heard them countless times by now, have Volbeat probably rarely played better versions of 'Sad Man's Tongue', 'Still Counting' and an absolutely terrific 'Mary Ann's Place' - every drum beat and every guitar attack was stinging precisely, Michael Poulsen delivered one of his better vocal performances, and it all took place with a surplus, a commitment to the party and - most importantly - a smile that was quite captivating.

Audience receipted with waves of enthusiasm roar - not least to Volbeat witty vignettes from their own numbers, where they played fragments of Motörhead, Slayer, Mercyful Fate and the Queen numbers.

And the enthusiasm is fully deserved. Except for one other band - and the band is AC / DC - I can not think of others in the hard end of the rock, which peddle celebration and great times that Volbeat do, and so much did this Saturday night, where everything went for them.

Since the party was about to end with a bang of an 'I Only Want to Be With You' was no doubt that those words were meant 100 percent both on stage and the audience. There was no better place to be in London Saturday night. Close to breathtaking!

Prince Danish bass player goes solo

2011-10-27T11:55:00.000-07:00

She is still Prince 'funky bass player. But the 24th November show Danish Ida Nielsen that she could easily yourself. Already you can hear sample of 'Sometimes A Girl Needs Some Sugar Too'

For more Danish concerts, Danish bassist Ida Nielsen already know that she effortlessly meets funk master Prince 'towering demands on its performers.

And 24 November shows the jet-talented Dane that she too can own.

Thus udender Ida his second solo album 'Sometimes A Girl Needs Some Sugar Too'.

And about the new album says Ida:

- Each number is created on its own terms and has its own attitude and mood.

The album can be downloaded via iTunes 24th November. But already now you can hear the title track on Ida's website: www.idanielsen.com

Busta Rhymes on a Danish Beat

2011-10-27T11:46:00.000-07:00

It's not every day you hear an internationally known rapper to a Danish beat. But what ensures duo Morten Hampenberg and Alexander Brown now.

The two producers went long with thoughts about making an English version of their gold-selling hit "It sticks completely."

They both wanted to make the burning of the man who many considered to be one of the best rappers Busta Rhymes and succeeded them as also to set a meeting up.

- When we got the message that we were in the studio with Busta Rhymes in Norway, began slowly to dawn on us how big it really is. "

Morten Hampenberg & Alexander Brown hitter also currently in the U.S. with the single "I Want You" has Stine Bramsen from Alphabeat on vocals.

The two had another dream fulfilled when "I Want You" was designed in one of America's greatest House record companies "ULTRA" for a few months ago.

The result of collaboration with Busta Rhymes, look forward to hearing in early 2012

The Danish artist Agnes Obel wins European music award

2011-10-06T23:43:00.000-07:00

(gaffa) The winners of the prize The European Border Breakers Awards 2012 wereannounced today and Danish Agnes Obel was among the winners.

In addition to her consisted winners of Electro Guzzi (Austria), Selah Sue(Belgium), Ben l'Oncle Soul (France), Boy (Germany), James VincentMcMorrow (UK), Black Jack (Holland), Alexandra Stan (Romania) Swedish House Mafia (Sweden) and Anna Calvi (UK).

To be eligible for the awards to artists having success with their debutrelease in another European country between the first August 2010 and 31July 2011.

Past years winners include Adele, The Baseballs, Carla Bruni, KT Tunstall,Tokio Hotel, The Ting Tings, Lykke Li, The Scripts, Milow and Katie Melua.

European Border Breakers Awards

Winners are selected by Nielsen Music Control based on record sales, radioexposure, according to votes from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and festivals, participating in the European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP).

Now is the ninth year, awards will be held and is funded by the EU CultureProgramme, organized by Eurosonic Noorderslag in cooperation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

Prices are supported by BUMA Cultuur, SNN, the Dutch Ministry ofEducation, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen, the City ofGroningen and the European Music Office.

Soulshock make American X-Factor

2011-10-02T08:49:00.000-07:00

(BT) it may well be that the Danish star producer Soulshock is finished with Danish X-Factor, but now he must work for the American version of the popular talent program.

Soul Shock, real name is Carsten Schack, has been hired by the man behind X-Factor, Simon Cowell. One of Soulschocks tasks will be to produce the U.S. X-Factor winner's first album.

- It's crazy. And I am wildly excited, says an enthusiastic Carsten Schack told the newspaper.

Great ambitions
Soul Shock is a veteran music producer and has worked with Whitney Houston and Kylie Minogue. And he is looking forward to the upcoming X-Factor project - not least to work with Simon Cowell himself.

- It's really cool to work with someone in relation to the Danish competition really has ambitions. If someone says, 'no, it can not be done', Simon will just even more turned on. And I think that X-Factor can easily go to become the biggest over here, says Soul Shock.

Soul Shock aka Carsten Schack will not rule out that in time he can sit in the X-Factor judge chair again - this time in the U.S..

MTV has nominated five Danish artists

2011-09-21T13:15:00.000-07:00

MTV published today the names of the five artists who compete to become 'Best Danish Act "at the 2011-edition of the MTV Europe Music Awards, taking place in Northern Ireland Belfast 6th November.

The battle is between 2009-winner Medina, 2010-winner Rasmus and Nik & Jay, Rune RK and LOC

This is the third year in a row that Medina will be nominated for the music prize.

It is now up to MTV's viewers to decide which of the five nominees who will run with the prize as this year's Danish artist.

Voting takes place on MTV's website and finishes seventh October, after which the winner will be published.

Two Danish girls are Blackout Babies

2011-09-21T12:56:00.000-07:00

One blonde & one brunette, two fascinating voices – is the essence of Blackout Babies. Linn and Nana are Danish but with a French connection. Nouvelle Vague frontmand Marc Collin produced their debut EP, “The Bad Habits of Burned Out BOB”, released May 2011 on French label Kwaidan Records.

Blackout Babies was formed in Paris in 2009. The two girls went there to try their musical luck and a fruitful collaboration began. Nana and Linn wrote lyrics and music with contributions from Marc Collin and from producers and musicians Fred Avril and Valente Bertelli.

“The Bad Habits of Burned Out BOB” features sensual new wave with notes of pop, soul and disco. “Verte de Jalousie” is a catchy pop song, whereas “Meat Market” and “And then they went to the bar” are sexy-sensual with a pinch of rock. And “Ballad in plain G” featuring American singer Gordon Gano (Violent Femmes) holds it’s own desperate mood.

Spring 2011 Blackout Babies toured for the second time with Nouvelle Vague in Scandinavia doing the support act, playing at venues like Berns Salonger in Stockholm and Store Vega in Copenhagen. Now lines between Paris and Copenhagen are glowing as Blackout Babies are getting ready for the album release.

Danish Volbeat touring with Megadeth

2011-09-21T12:44:00.000-07:00

(bt) They have already toured with Metallica. And now, Danish Volbeat in a verydifferent form interact with the corresponding large Megadeth.

It reveals Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine in a new youtube interview with Street Date

And as the invitation itself is not enough, describes Dave Mustaine also Volbeatwith the words:

- A great new band coming up.

About Ozzy Osbourne and Megadeth dragons on tour together, or whether they become part of a larger show, which also counts Motörhead and Lucuna Coil, is not yet known.

But something big is brewing for the Danish rockers the Foo Fighters.

And Volbeat-Rose were not the only exciting news in the interview.

Before Metallica really caught on, it was Dave Mustaine as a member of LarsUlrich's group.

He was due to drug abuse and violent destructive behavior kicked out.

But all the animosity seems to be buried when Mustaine in the brand newinterview says:

- I am still to the day when Lars, James and I can make an album together.

Dave Mustaine admits that many of the problems that led to Metallica eviction,only existed inside his own head.

And Mustaine suggests that Lars and company actually did him a favor by pouring him out.

Figurines gives free digital ep and go on european tour.

2011-09-14T10:27:00.000-07:00

Figurines has just returned from a tour of the U.S. east coast, but now takes off on tour again. This time they must be on a 14-day European tour, where the rounds across seven different countries, and in doing so sends the group a free digital live ep.

The EP get the title "Five Songs Recorded Live at Vega, Copenhagen" and can be downloaded free here.

Track list for the ep is as follows:

1st The Great Unknown (Live)

2nd Continuous Songs (Live)

3rd The Wonder (Live)

4th Drunkards's Dream (Live)

5th New Colors (Live)

Figurines latest album "Figurines" got great reviews, the Danish music magazine Gaffa wrote:

"The songs are colorful and refined, from the sun-bleached pophymne Free Today the brilliant opening Hanging From Above, there is a big barn on Flaming Lips-way. Altogether Figurines are full of surprises."

Figurines' European Tour 2011

15 / 9 - Lido, Berlin (Ger)

16 / 9 - Schlachthof, Kassel (Ger)

17 / 9 - Elzenhof, Brussels (Be)

18 / 9 - Tivoli, Utrecht (Nl)

19 / 9 - The Borderline, London (Uk)

20 / 9 - Cafe Video, Gent (Be)

22 / 9 - La Peniche, Lille (Fr)

23 / 9 - La Fleche D'Or, Paris (Fr)

24 / 9 - Swamp, Freiburg (Ger)

25 / 9 - Druckluft, Oberhausen (Ger)

27 / 9 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (Ger)

28 / 9 - Stall 6, Zürich (Ch)

29 / 9 - Waves Festival, Vienna (Au)

30 / 9 - Beatpol, Dresden (Ger)

1 / 10 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg (Ger)

2 / 10 - Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg (Ger)

Popkomm 2011 - Danish invasion in Berlin

2011-09-10T23:09:00.000-07:00

(gaffa) The German music industry festival, which collapsed in 2009, is torediscover themselves now in its second year - both in terms ofprofessionals' activities fair in the old West German airport Tempelhof andshowcase program. It is an interesting window for the Danes, because the German market is one of the most important export markets for Danish music. And it's also still a nice and inexpensive city.
For the second year's Popkomm merged with the distinguished audiencefestival Berlin Festival (with names like Primal Scream, dEUS, James Blake,Santi Gold, The Drums) tab Berlin Music Week, creating a stronger program with extra attraction.
18 Danish bands participate in the Popkomm the 2011th
Danish invasion
Wednesday evening presented the Popkomm and the Danish Musicians' Union (DMF) seven Danish bands at the venue - and the restaurant - White Trash, as well as being renowned for an incognito visit by Mick Jagger and the like has given its name to a Danish jazz supergroup. Also because itsfacade in the old days was a Chinese restaurant hidden in a dark venue inback room. Today's White Trash also known for its burgers.
Now it would neither be about burgers or jazz, but music export and sevengreat Danish bands. The Danish Invasion was an official Popkommshowcase that welcomed the New Spring, Dad Rocks!, Lydmor, Let Me PlayYour Guitar, CallmeKat, Deer Bear and Emma Acs with correspondingDanish and international industry professionals.

Danish Aura nude on her album cover

2011-09-07T13:58:00.000-07:00

(eb.dk) The Danish singer Aura is a beautiful girl - as we can see - all the opportunity to look at the cover of his new album, 'Before the Dinosaurs', released on the 28 october.

The record has been three years in the making and successor's debut album, 'Columbine', which sold for gold in Denmark and all 100,000 copies abroad, primarily in Germany, where singles from the album, 'I Will Love Monday', also became number one on the charts and held a Top 10-be placed at more than half a year.

The single sold 500,000 copies in Germany alone. and after that, was it number one in Austria, Switzerland and Poland.

The new album is a mastermind of songs, but she has also collaborated with international top names like Rick Novell and David Jost. co writer on the first single, 'Geronimo'.

25 year old rap talent take over the world

2011-09-06T00:01:00.000-07:00

The Danish grime rapper Lucy Love is breaking through into the world.

A major challenge
The 25-year-old musician has recently received great reviews in the BritishMixmag going to be the world's largest magazine for dance and club music,among other things, called her "the Danish diva with a penchant for Britishbass-music" and wrote that "Lucy Love seems to be ready for a worldwidecareer."

In Denmark has Lucy Love already established itself as a successfulmusician with his two albums 'Super Billionaires' from 2009 'Kilo' from 2010 and has played all over the country, but now she draws on a tour abroad, notably to Britain, Germany, Belgium and Australia.

"It is a big challenge to succeed abroad. These are some very large marketsand a country like England has a very strong live scene. But I am happy, "said Lucy Love to Ritzau.

Danish winner of The Worst Songs of the Nineties

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(Rolling Stone Magazine) When people look back on a decade's music they tend to focus on the good stuff – but the people who lived through the time period know better. While the 1990s certainly had amazing music, not everything on the radio was Nirvana or Radiohead. Michael Bolton, Kenny G. and Vanilla Ice sold enough records to fill 500 landfills – which is where most of those records now reside. Last week, we asked our readers to vote for the worst song of the 1990s. Here are the results.

And the winner is:

Barbie Girl – written by the Danish dance-pop group Aqua – is an incredibly polarizing song. Many people were offended by the portrayal of a woman as a man's plastic doll, begging him to "undress me everywhere." Others loved the over-the-top cartoonish video and bizarre sound of the song. Mattel (the makers of Barbie) were less than pleased that their product was being presented in such an overtly sexual way and filed a lawsuit. The courts ruled that the song was a parody and thus permissible, but Mattel took it all the way to the Supreme Court. The company had a change of heart in 2009, when they changed the lyrics and used the song in an ad campaign.