Inspired by the childhood game “The floor is lava,” a game that stands as a solid hallmark of a carefree childhood, it was this feeling which led to the idea behind the new single of the same name by Trondheim Norway’s Amanda Tenfjord, co-written and produced by Sløtface bassist Lasse Lokøy (Lokoy). En route to …
Rooted in rock, albeit with a Scandinavian edge, comes Oslo’s Phone Joan. A four piece “wild bunch” from Norway that is known to play their rock as if their lives depended on it. Phone Joan on Facebook
I am no stranger to lefse, having eaten the delicious, Norwegian, tortilla-like potato pancake/flatbread in such vaunted centers of Scan-American culture as Chicago, Mineapolis and Seattle. I can say with certainty that the 21st Century Lefse served at VIKING SOUL FOOD (VSF), Portland’s only Norwegian inspired soul food fusion cart, is the best I’ve ever …
Update 7/25/2011: Officials have lowered the death toll in the Oslo bombing and shootings today, saying 68 individuals died on the island and 8 died in the bomb blast. Previous tallies had been much higher. Full story is here. From the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/world/europe/24oslo.html?ref=europe CNN info about the alleged lone bomber and gunman: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/07/23/norway.suspect/ …
Here are some crazy Norwegians skating on thin ice: