Category Archives: music

Basic Promotional Advice For Artists And Bands

Posted on 19/02/2018 by Eivind

I have been working at a radio station for a couple of years, during which I have been involved in a bit of everything: social media, technical maintenance, playlists and rotation, writing content, hosting and producing my own show, and … Continue reading →

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Jungeldyret (Norwegian Soundtrack EP)

Posted on 15/07/2015 by Eivind

It has been a while since I posted anything new to this blog. This is due to a combination of life, obligations, and procrastination. The life part includes some very bad luck happening the first three to four months of this year, … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit For Charity

Posted on 21/07/2014 by Eivind

A Little Bit for Charity is a creative charity project where indie bands and artists cover songs from the ongoing animated TV series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. The songs are uploaded to our bandcamp page, where you can pay what … Continue reading →

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Transcendental Youth & Tallahassee Turns Ten

Posted on 24/05/2013 by Eivind

I’ve been meaning to write a review (or opinion piece, might be more appropriate) about this for a while now: Transcendental Youth, the new album from The Mountain Goats. New meaning, it was released in October 2012 and they haven’t … Continue reading →

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To Anyone Wanting Me To Check Out Their Music

Posted on 09/02/2013 by Eivind

To anyone wanting me to check out their music, for potential mention or reviewing in this blog: give me a direct download link to whatever release it is you’re trying to promote. I’m not interested in manually downloading each song … Continue reading →

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When Oslo Got Vandersliced

Posted on 18/10/2011 by Eivind

Lately I’ve been trying to get some gigs in the Oslo region. But that isn’t easy. You have to find venues which seem appropriate, venues which tend to host musicians that are roughly within the same genre as yourself. In … Continue reading →

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Hefner’s Dead Media Re-Issued 2-Disc Version… Deluxe

Posted on 10/10/2011 by Eivind

Originally released in 2001, Hefner‘s Dead Media was the band’s fourth (or fifth, if you count Boxing Hefner) and final album. Rather than giving their fans another album of accessible piano- and guitar-driven pop/rock songs a la We Love The … Continue reading →

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The Mountain Goats’ All Eternals Deck

Posted on 27/05/2011 by Eivind

I’ve been rather lukewarm to The Mountain Goats‘ recent output, with recent being anything released after 2005’s magnum opus The Sunset Tree. Earlier this year the band released their seventh studio album, All Eternals Deck. Having been disappointed by the … Continue reading →

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TuneCore Is Evil

Posted on 29/04/2011 by Eivind

So, after a lengthy process of deliberation and uploading, I’ve finally got my album ready to go for digital distribution through TuneCore, compiling original songs from my first two physical albums. So I click onwards to complete the deal, ready … Continue reading →

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Scathing Post-Juletide Reviews, Pt. 1: The Extra Lens’ Undercard

Posted on 23/01/2011 by Eivind

As one of my birthday presents to myself, I had bought the album Undercard by The Extra Lens. The Extra Lens consist of Franklin Bruno and The Mountain Goats‘ John Darnielle, and they used to be known as The Extra … Continue reading →

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