Beyond taking place in beautiful Oslo, Norway one of Øya Festival's strongest points is its eclecticism: When I attended in 2006 (and met Amrit), I was excited by Enslaved, the Knife, and Morrissey…   Read Story »

Bergen, Norway's Casiokids have been around for a while -- we've caught them at By:Larm, SXSW, and CMJ more than a few times. They've signed to Polyvinyl for their latest album Topp Stemning På…   Read Story »

SXSW 2009 opened with a bit of bad luck turned good: It was too foggy for our flight to land in Houston, so they re-routed us directly to Austin, cutting out the layover, etc. Not all the passengers…   Read Story »