Early in March the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas was cancelled just before the pandemic was called by the WHO. Coachella followed though...

In these dark days of lockdown we have at least been able to witness some pretty impressive ‘virtual’ gigs, performances in kitchens,...

I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing Vivii’s recordings several times though I’m still smarting from walking into their Reeperbahn Festival...

I’ve mentioned previously, albeit slightly in jest, that the most important consideration for Nordic bands when choosing a name should be...

We covered a few bands prior to our summer break that had been on a long hiatus, and Finnish rock trio Joensuu 1685 are another example...

''If this album doesn’t turn Siv Jakobsen into the international star she should be I’ll swim a fjord, in winter, naked.'' - David Bentley

The one thing that was pretty much guaranteed on return from a couple of weeks vacation, along with a huge backlog, was that there would...

One thing that has always attracted me to Stockholm-based SoLBLoMMa, apart from her supreme, inherent quirkiness, is her ability to shape...

We talk about ‘dark’ and ‘ethereal’ quite often in NMR and many Nordic artists do have that blackness about them, especially Siv Jakobsen...

August 6th marked the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atom bombs and Norwegian TV station NRK2 more than did it justice...