The Los Angeles Times brings word of this pretty amazing little video from Seoul, North Korea (you know, that this guy place) of five prodigious accordionists covering that most ‘80s of pop hits, A-Ha’s “Take On Me”... In isolated North Korea, where most citizens have never heard of Michael Jackson and where Western culture is seen as decadent filth, the 90-second video is innocent and even refreshing. The five musicians, three men and two women, sit in a line facing the camera in a large wood-floored room, framed by a painting of a winter scene and a plastic four-foot-tall ...

Apparatjik is a European rock supergroup that boasts members of Coldplay, A-Ha, and Mew and which sounds way more twinkly and electronic than that list of names might lead you to think. They’ll release their second album Square Peg In A Round Hole later this month, and it features a team-up with superstar rap producer [...]

Filed under: News , New Music Andreas Meichsner The supergroup collective known as Apparatjik has always done things its own way. They released their second album, 'Square Peg in a Round Hole,' to the public after spearheading an initiative to plant 1,000 trees around the world. The members -- Magne Furuholmen ( A-Ha ), Guy Berryman ( Coldplay ), Jonas Bjerre ( MEW ) and producer Martin Terefe -- apply this ethos of a worldwide community to their songwriting as well. "Apparatjik works in cells around the world as an open platform for collaborations," bassist Berryman tells Spinner.

Welcome to the fourth edition of 'Plastic Platform', which is our new mix series for 2012. So far we've had mixes from STRFKR , Keep Shelly In Athens and J£ZUS MILLION , all of which have been stellar. This week's edition is brought to us by Casiokids . The band have just released a new album called Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen - which we're massively in love with ( review here ) - so we thought we'd rope them into doing a mix for us. Have a listen/download their Bergen inspired mix below. Description Here's a mix for you featuring exclusively ...

Art rockers Django Django have released the video to jaunty new single Default. The video, a mix of stop motion filming and animation was created by director Dan Bereton printing out the 4000+ frames of video footage and letting the band paint over them. The results can’t help but remind SupaJam of The Beta Band channelling A-Ha’s Take On Me , which is no bad thing really. Give it a watch and let us know what you think... Django Django release their eponymous debut album at the end of this month Django Django: Default on Nowness.com . Story originally ...

SPIN's Best of 2011: • One Fucked Up Year: SPIN's Best of 2011 Issue • SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2011 • SPIN's 20 Best Songs of 2011 • SPIN's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2011 • SPIN's 20 Best Metal Albums of 2011 • SPIN's 20 Best Country & Americana Albums of 2011 • SPIN's 10 Best Reissues of 2011 • SPIN's 25 Best Live Photos of 2011 • Endless Bummer: 30 Ways 2011 Was a Drag 10. The Indie Cred Test The staff of Chunklet (Chunklet) Pointlessly insular and gut-bustingly hilarious, sacred-cow slaughterhouse Chunklet magazine compiled thousands of takedowns ...

Supergruppen med medlemmer fra Mew, Coldplay og A-ha har listet et nyt album ud som iPad-app og på Facebook – og du kan remixe det

Apparatjik have released the first draft of their debut album ‘Square Peg In A Round Hole’. Apparatjik emerged in 2009. Formed by Magne F (A-ha), Guy Berryman (Coldplay), Jonas Bjerre (MEW) and Martin Terefe, the multimedia collective are far more sophisticated than your average side project. An outlet for all manner of creative projects, debut album 'We Are Here' was released in 2009. Gathering pace, Apparatjik are planning to unveil a new three-prong creative endeavour including an iPad magazine (available now in the App Store), the new album 'Square Peg In A Round Hole' and a series of live performances ...

Apparatjik, the supergroup of Magne F (A-ha), Guy Berryman (Coldplay), Jonas Bjerre (MEW) and Martin Terefe (songwriter and producer of Jason Mraz, Mary J Blige, KT Tunstall, Martha Wainwright and Cat Stevens & more), have announced the follow up to 2009's We Are Here will be entitled Square Peg In A Round Hole . Unlike traditional album releases, the whole thing has been released already via their Facebook page in the form of a first draft. It comes with an open invitation to fans and other artists to collaborate, remix and add ideas to the album, with the final version of ...

There is no major highway to Rennes according to our guide Eric, the destination for the 33rd Les Recontres Trans Musicales , the underdog of Brittany seemingly using the notion of the superhighway (or therein lack-of) as a symbol for it's cherished independence. This ethos somewhat sums up the nature of Trans Musicales, with a penchant for cherry-picking the lesser known, independent acts from France and across the world. These kind of loose thoughts reverberate across the mind as krautrock is piped into my eardrums through rural France, occasionally surfacing for discussions on our expectations for the festival, end of ...

10 000 Spoons – The Sun Always Shines In Chicago [mp3] A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4 70′s VS 80′s

+ A-ha - A Question of Lust.cover

Read the rest of the maths at McSweeney’s : The Police + Warrant = The Searchers Metallica + The Smiths = Iron Maiden White Rabbits + A-ha = Cheap Trick Parliament Funkadelic + Interpol = New Order… Read and comment. From thedailyswarm.com.

Clash continues it's in-depth rundown of it's Top 40 Albums of 2011 with Ryan Adams, Matthew Bennett, Florence And The Machine, The Low Anthem, Bon Iver, Explosions In The Sky, Bibio, Wilco, M83 and Oneohtrix Point Never. - 30. Ryan Adams ‘Ashes And Fire’ Despite his Hollywood wife and home, Adams’ heart clearly lies elsewhere, as each song on ‘Ashes And Fire’ falls like another homesick teardrop. Emotional and tender yet mellow and melodic, this troubadour’s personal journey makes for a profound yet comforting experience. Best Bit: The exquisite lament of ‘I Love You But I Don’t ...

Link: http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201111/aziz-ansari-james-murphy-david-chang-tokyo-trip-gq-december-2011#ixzz1fJ1nmEJ8 There's nothing more/less interesting than reading about 'epic adventures' of famous/relevant/buzzworthy human beings. There was some article in GQ about a hang sesh in Japan with Aziz Ansari , James Murphy, and David Chang. Apparently, David Chang is a 'famous chef', who basically invented the high-end Chili's or something. GQ basically funded a trip with 3 geniuses of music, comedy, and food. Not sure if it was really THAT interesting, but at least they got a free trip out of it. I hope there were some ...