Radio Exile — No joke. One of Radio Exile’s favorite Norwegian acts (alongside Ida Maria, Lukestar, Hanne Hukkelberg) participated in what I will term the “coolest act by a Norwegian band this year” from within a hot air balloon. Well, part of the band did... more info

Radio Exile — Because Elie and I are always clamoring to hear more from this band, here’s the new music video from the Casiokids [Myspace]: “Fot i Hose”. We’ve featured the song here in the past [CMJ Rewind: Lukestar and Casiokids] so it is always nice to... more info

Radio Exile — One of my favorite acts when I left Norway’s by:Larm was the much ballyhooed Lukestar [Myspace]. The band, led by Truls Heggero (my new favorite front man in the world), were coming to NYC for their first show outside of Europe and I was sure I co... more info

Pop Matters — After seeing a bit of Lukestar's set on the last night of CMJ, I didn't feel I gave them a proper chance. If anyone had been doing the amount of CMJ'ing that the PopMatters staff were, I'm sure they... more info

Altsounds — *Norway*’s Lukestar will be heading to the London for a string of dates later this month. One of the dates will be a showcase of the famous Øya festival which took place in August of this year. Featuring on that bill alongside Lukes... more info

Altsounds — *Norway*’s Lukestar will be heading to the London for a string of dates later this month. One of the dates will be a showcase of the famous Øya festival which took place in August of this year. Featuring on that bill alongside Lukes... more info