Trentemøller: Moan

Danish musician/remixer Anders Trentemøller aka Trentemøller or Trentemoller did this vocal remix featuring Ane Trolle in 2007.

The moving video about Laika - the guinea pig "space dog" who was sent into orbit aboard Sputnik in 1957 and died five to seven hours into flight from stress and overheating - was directed by Niels Gråbøl and Ulrik Crone.

Raveonettes: Black/White Sound

Sharin Foo and Sune Wagner founded The Raveonettes in Copenhagen in 2001.

Sharin turns 30 on Saturday Dec. 12 - Happy B-day to my almost namesake and fellow Great Dane!

http://www.myspace.com/theraveonettes

Carpark North: More

Kids don't need Ritalin - just give 'em a drumset, a guitar or a mike!

Carpark North was founded in Denmark's second largest city, Århus in Jutland.

Crisp black/white video and fab energy.

http://www.myspace.com/carparknorth

Mew: Repeaterbeater

The historic and vital COP15 climate conference opened today in Copenhagen today - let's hope the many delegates can come up with something other than empty promises.

And speaking of Copenhagen - Mew are from the Copenhagen suburb Hellerup, just north of the capital and right on the coast.

The video for "Repeaterbeater" was directed by Martin de Thurah. It's a very cool short that has a Thomas Vinterberg/Lars von Trier feel to it. Apparently the band was under hypnosis during part of the video shoot - the guy in the white suit with the cane is not an actor but the real thing!

Ataris: The Boys of Summer

The video for Don Henley's original version seems to have vanished from cyber space. Thankfully, Ataris' version is pretty great too.

Kraak & Smaak: Squeeze Me

Dutch electronic/funk trio Kraak and Smaak.

Camera Obscura: Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken

Camera Obscura from Glasgow, Scotland with their fabtastic lead vocalist Tracyanne Campell.

Ken & Barbie dancing around Tokyo. Tres freaky.