Swedish rockers, Kent, which we have previously covered several times here at Silent Sound Waves, released a brand new song for free through their website right before Christmas. The new song is called “På Drift?”, and was written specifically to be used in a Swedish commercial against bullying among teenagers. Listen and download the tune, [...]

/ Posted: Jan 05, 2009
/ Category: News
/ Artist(s): Kent

2008 just flew by, and as this is being written a new year is only a few days away from turning the current into history. Hopefully all of your are enjoying your holidays while they last, and as a treat for you we have scoured our playlists and created a this list to reminisce about [...]

/ Posted: Dec 27, 2008
/ Category: Feature Articles
/ Artist(s): Albert Hammond Jr, Augustana, Bon Iver, Bonnie Prince Billy, Cab, Conor Oberst, Death Cab for Cutie, Duffy, Fleet Foxes, Gaslight Anthem, House of Heroes, Hush Sound, I'm From Barcelona, Jack's Mannequin, Joshua Radin, Kent, MGMT, Okkervil River, Right Away Great Captain!, Socratic, Stickboy, The Killers, TV On The Radio, Vampire Weekend

As I mentioned that I would in the previous post, I spent my weekend on rock and beer and other, similar elements essential to a good time at the Bukta Festival in my hometown Tromsø here in Norway. Originally I was hoping that I would be able to really kick-start this blog with day-to-day updates [...]

/ Posted: Jul 24, 2008
/ Category: Live Events
/ Artist(s): Danko Jones, Disciplines, Ken Stringfellow, Kent, Madrugada, Patti Smith

This afternoon marks the opening of the rock music festival known as Bukta, hosted in the town of Tromsø in Norway (see map), which is perfectly placed in the land of the midnight sun (or snow and rain) just north of the arctic circle.
Last year the festival was hailed in the national press as the [...]

/ Posted: Jul 17, 2008
/ Category: News
/ Artist(s): Danko Jones, Disciplines, Kent, Madrugada, Patti Smith