Sunny's Time Now

Drummer Sunny Murray has got his documentary, called "Sunny's Time Now" (director: Antoine PRUM). Our friend Robert Wyatt is in the film too.
The film will be shown (director present) in London 18 April.

Saxual

Sonore is Ken Vandermark (ts), Mats Gustafsson (bs) and Peter Brötzmann (ts). This was recorded in Japan last autumn. Stormy weather indeed.

Dead serious

Bengt Frippe Nordström's "Creative Addition" was out on Ayler Records in December 2008. These tracks are live recordings from Sweden in 1987 and 1988, and the musicians are Bengt Frippe Nordström (clarinet, tenor sax, voice), Lars Svanteson (violin), Björn Alke (bass) and Peeter Uuskyla (drums). This is a great album, and I'm sure it's free jazz (or something thereabout), but we also get small melody lines from folk tunes and evergreens. From the stage we even get a clear message that this is dead serious music (in Swedish). Nice!
Nordström (1936 - 2000) was unknown to me before I got this album, and after the first hearing I really thought the music was quite new too, and not more than 20 years old.

I shopped my "Creative Addition" at eMusic, but I have to say it again (I must have said it before?): I want all my info at the sellers and record companies' sites! I know it's always (almost) possible to find what you want after some serious net searching, but I miss my cover if I can't find the producer's name, when and where the music was recorded and the record on sale, the musicians on each track and so on! Damn it, I'm getting a bit grumpy here. (Thanks to AAJ for some info).

Jazzfest in Trondheim

Trondheim might be a good place to stay 1. - 5. June when (among others) John Surman - Jack DeJohnette Duo and Dave Holland Quintet will visit for Jazzfest 2009.

Stickers

Muskelpust
Originally uploaded by svennevenn

I've been "collecting" street art from Bergen for a couple of years now (on Flickr that is), and have noticed lately that we get more stickers or paste-ups. One of my favorites is Muskelpust (meaning "Muscle Breath"), and you'll find more of his robot figures, and other sticker artists in this Flickr set.

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Later: Muskelpust got his own set!

Ask Emily

AskMen.com asked Emily Haines 13 questions. Emily Haines is a member of Metric, she makes her own solo albums and is a friend of Robert Wyatt. We have written about her "Knives Don't Have Your Back", and that album is still a good one!

Edgar Broughton Band

Edgar Broughton Band
Originally uploaded by svennevenn

I was a big fan of the Edgar Broughton Band in my younger days, and loved albums like "Wasa Wasa", "Sing Brother Sing" and the self titled third album. They seem to tour regularly these days, and are returning to Norway this May. Rumors tell that they are really good, but let's go back "Love in the rain" from 1970.

Added 20 April: The concert is cancelled!