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Honningbarna – Verden Er Enkel

Honningbarna

Norway’s honey kids were our favorite new act at the 2012 edition of Eurosonic. A few weeks after the punk-rocker’s impressive gig at Vera, we were shocked by the news that their 20-year old drummer Anders Askildsen Eikås died in a car crash. The remaining members soon issued a statement saying that they would continue the [...]

The Interchangeable Splendour Of Beach House

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Album and concert review, Beach House, Melkweg, Amsterdam, May 26th 2012. It took me a couple of weeks to fall in love with Teen Dream early 2010, but once I did it became one of the most passionate affairs I’ve had with an album since the eighties. I immediately bought Beach House’s first and second [...]

Drummer Honningbarna dies in car crash

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The Norwegian punk/rockband Honningbarna was our favorite act at Eurosonic, less than three weeks ago. Today we received this sad press release from their manager: “It’s with a very heavy heart I bring the news to you that the drummer of Honningbarna, Anders Askildsen Eikås (20) died in a car crash tonight. The boys are [...]

Iceage: Beaten By Honey Kids And A Red Negro

Iceage - Eurosonic 2012

The most hyped act of last week’s edition of Eurosonic must have been the Danish punk-rock quartet of Iceage. Fridaynight, at 1:15, they were the closing act in Groninger rock temple Vera. During their US tour the angry youths build up a reputation as a provoking live act, whose shows regularly end in mayhem. Indiefuzz [...]