Nordic Sounds?

• The Bridge's Sofia Helin: interview - Telegraph.co.uk
  Telegraph.co.ukThe Bridge's Sofia Helin: interviewTelegraph.co.ukBy Patrick Smith Sofia Helin is the new face of Nordic noir TV. The 40-year-old mother of two is currently garnering rave reviews in The Bridge, the enthralling and complex Swedish-Danish crime drama that concludes tomorrow night on BBC Four.and more » […]
• 5 Things We Learned From the True Blood Season 5 Trailer - Wetpaint
  5 Things We Learned From the True Blood Season 5 TrailerWetpaintSounds like a blast! Check out five things we learned from the full season 5 trailer, and make sure to pound a few O-Negs while reading this bad boy. Hoyt was barely featured in the promo, but when his face did pop up for a millisecond we were ...and more » […]
• LASSE THORESEN: Himmelkvad (Vocal Sextet, Op. 42 and Helligkvad, Op. 19 ... - Audiophile Audition
  Audiophile AuditionLASSE THORESEN: Himmelkvad (Vocal Sextet, Op. 42 and Helligkvad, Op. 19 ...Audiophile AuditionLASSE THORESEN: “Himmelkvad” (Vocal Sextet, Op. 42 and Helligkvad, Op. 19) – Berit Opheim Versto, vocalist/ Nordic Voices – 2L 75 (Audio-only Blu-ray + SACD), 72:51 [Distr. by Naxos] ****: Himmelkvad means Heavenly Sounds and is the title of this […]
• Nordic Trax label head Luke McKeehan is still a DJ above all - Straight.com
  Straight.comNordic Trax label head Luke McKeehan is still a DJ above allStraight.comFor out-of-town DJs like Mark Farina, Nordic Trax has come to define the sound of our city. “There are certain cities that have labels that represent them, and Nordic Trax certainly is that for Vancouver,” says the veteran San Francisco selector, ...and more » […]
• Popping Up: Niki & The Dove - Idolator: All About The Music
  Idolator: All About The MusicPopping Up: Niki & The DoveIdolator: All About The MusicPopping Up is our recurring look at new artists making noise on the music landscape. Because, hey — Madonna and Britney were once unknown, too. There must be something in the water over there in Sweden. How else can you explain the profusion of ...and more » […]
• Time to give props to theatre props - The Guardian (blog)
  The Guardian (blog)Time to give props to theatre propsThe Guardian (blog)In Dreamthinkspeak's The Rest Is Silence, the Jo Nesbo novel among Hamlet's strewn belongings sounds – for anyone who spots it – a note of brutally modernist Nordic noir. Meanwhile Brighton festival and House 2012's immersive installation Hangover ... […]
• Bold Branding Sexes Up World's Most Boring Job - Co.Design
  Co.DesignBold Branding Sexes Up World's Most Boring JobCo.DesignA little corny, sure, but it's better than what they had before--Nordic Solutions, which sounds like some kind of poor man's Ikea. All snarking aside, Bond's rebranding does a great job tackling a problem that faces businesses in every corner of the ... […]
• Saturday At Spot Festival, Aarhus, Denmark - ClashMusic.com
  ClashMusic.comSaturday At Spot Festival, Aarhus, DenmarkClashMusic.comA groggy morning perks up considerably when your correspondent is accosted over breakfast by a nine-piece Nordic all-girl choir, which doesn't happen every day. IKI - featuring members from Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway - are an improvised vocal ...and more » […]
• 'Headhunters': Noir from Norway worth a look, before the remake - Chicago Tribune (blog)
  'Headhunters': Noir from Norway worth a look, before the remakeChicago Tribune (blog)Its protagonist, a sharklike corporate headhunter of modest physical stature, is a Napoleonic complex Nordic-style. He's played by Aksel Hennie, who has wonderful presence and an air of monumental self-satisfaction as well as a faint resemblance to ...and more […]
• Nordic night: Norwegian classical pianist to perform at Autism Society benefit ... - Herald Times Reporter
  Nordic night: Norwegian classical pianist to perform at Autism Society benefit ...Herald Times ReporterClassical music with a concert pianist sounds so serious. I'm trying to approach it a little differently. This music is easy to like even if you don't know much about classical music," Jensen said. He brings a casual format and a youthfulness […]