Ja Ja Ja February is a double-whammy, with not one, but two heavyweight curators for our evening of Nordic muso love-in. Phil Hebblethwaite and John Doran, respective founders of the print and on-line music bibles that are The Stool Pigeon and The Quietus, are joining forces to bring you the loudest, darkest, most out-there and frankly bonkers Ja Ja Ja yet.
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Ja Ja Ja // Benni Hemm Hemm
Benedikt H. Hermannsson is the man behind Benni Hemm Hemm’s dazzling, multi-instrumented indie-pop. He’ll be appearing with his band of cohorts at the TLOBF sponsored all-Nordic “Ja Ja Ja” Club Night which is taking place at The Lexington, London on 27 January (tomorrow!). More details (including full line-up and ticket details) can be found inside.
Ja Ja Ja // Montée
Inspired by forgotten pop, a steady disco-beat and strange sounds from far away, Montée set out to make their band an adventurous one. They play the TLOBF sponsored all-Nordic “Ja Ja Ja” Club Night which is taking place at The Lexington, London this Thursday.
Ja Ja Ja // Murmansk
Murmansk open up the TLOBF sponsored all-Nordic “Ja Ja Ja” Club Night which is taking place at The Lexington, London on 27 January. We catch up with them for a brief chat about what we can expect from their performance.
First Ja Ja Ja line-up of 2011 revealed, Tom Robinson to curate
After a much deserved festive hiatus spent eating Lutefisk and the occasional roasted spud, Ja Ja Ja returns rejuvenated and refreshed for a new year packed with incredible talent.
Ja Ja Ja // Champagne Riot
Champagne Riot is the brainchild of two Scandinavians, Caspar Bock and Anders Reuter. Recording from a damp basement in the violent concrete ghetto of Copenhagen they make electronic pop songs, which are true, necessary and straight from the heart.
Ja Ja Ja // Lára Rúnars
Born and raised in Reykjavík, Lára Rúnars developed a love of music while growing up listening to her father playing and recording with legendary Icelandic band Grafík. She’ll appear at the TLOBF sponsored Ja Ja Ja Club Night, taking place this Thursday (18 November) at The Lexington, London.
Ja Ja Ja November line-up announced ft. Niki and The Dove
We’re not only thrilled to announce the return of London’s seminal Nordic club night, but also our reinstatement as official partner. Ja Ja Ja November will be curated by Moshi Moshi and feature current apple of TLOBF’s eye – Niki And The Dove.
Ja Ja Ja // No and The Maybes
The club night that celebrates Nordic music returns on Thursday 20th May at The Lexington on London’s Pentonville Road. This time around the curator is Stuart Clarke from Music Week, who has chosen No and The Maybes from Denmark, Snorri Helgason from Iceland and Manna from Finland to play live at the show.
Ja Ja Ja Newsflash // Show tonight cancelled due to Volcanic explosion
Due to the disruption caused by the latest volcanic explosion in Iceland, we regret to inform that tonight’s Ja Ja Ja Metal night at The Lexington, as curated by Metal Hammers’ Alexander Milas, will unfortunately be cancelled.
TLOBF Interview :: Steve Lamacq
As part of our continued coverage for Ja Ja Ja, this months curator Steve Lamacq talks about his relationship with Nordic music and his fascinating career on the airwaves.
Ja Ja Ja :: Bodebrixen
We caught up with the Danish pop duo Bodebrixen as they prepare to bring their unique live show to The Lexington next week.
Ja Ja Ja :: The Good The Bad
The Good The Bad’s lip-trembling, bone-rattling, hip-shaking dirty cool has been increasing the birth-rate in Denmark by the day ever since their own explosive conception just one year ago.
Ja Ja Ja :: Ungdomskulen
Since the release of Cry Baby, Ungdomskulen has toured the globe, including two UK tour with their biggest fans, Young Knives and shows at CMJ and SXSW festivals in the US.
[Photos] Ja Ja Ja Club Night – The Lexington, London 21/01/10
The third TLOBF sponsored Ja Ja Ja night, curated by Sean Adams of Drowned In Sound featuring Leaves, Simon Says No and Sudden Weather Change. All photographs by Paul Bridgewater.
Ja Ja Ja :: Simon Raymonde
Now that the dust has just about settled after last nights Ja Ja Ja it’s a good time to reveal that the line-up for February has been finalized with the curator revealed as Simon Raymonde of Bella Union. Ja Ja Ja caught up with Simon for a quick chat about what Nordic music means to him….
