Waster - Blue demon
Swedish black-thrashers Wasted have a new track streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/wasterswe
Country: Sweden
SR P3 Guld winners
The winners of this year's P3 Guld Awards:
Pop: Deportees
Artist: Lars Winnerbäck
Hip-hop/soul: Stor
Group: Kent
Song: Mando Diao - Dance with somebody
Dance: Fever Ray
Newcomer: Erik Hassle
Rock/metal: Switch Opens
Guldmicken (best live): Lars Winnerbäck
Kristofer Åström + Lowood - Hard to live (video)
Check out a video of Kristofer Åström and Lowood performing Kris' song "Hard to live" together backstage in Frankfurt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmP7wNEcx00
Love Is All American tour set for March
Love Is All will be coming to the US for a tour in late March:
03/27 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
03/28 - Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY
03/29 - Rock N Roll Hotel, Washington, DC
03/30 - Barbary, Philadelphia, PA
03/31 - Middle East Downstairs, Boston, MA
04/02 - Il Motore, Montreal, Quebec
04/03 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Ontario
04/04 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
04/06 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
04/07 - High Dive, Champaign, IL
04/09 - Turf Club, St. Paul, MN
04/14 - tba, Seattle, WA
04/15 - WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
04/16 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
04/17 - Casbah, San Diego, CA
04/18 - Echo (Part Time Punks), Los Angeles, CA
Johnossi to premiere single at P3 Guld
Johnossi will premiere their new single "What's the point" at the P3 Guld Awards tonight and will officially release it tomorrow, January 20. Listen live online: http://www.sr.se/sida/default.aspx?ProgramId=3636
New Nikola Sarcevic website
Millencolin frontman Nikola Sarcevic has a new homepage to promote his solo career and upcoming (Swedish-language) record: http://www.nikolasarcevic.com/
New Andreas Tilliander 12" coming in February
has announced that they will be releasing a new 12" EP from Andreas Tilliander on February 10 entitled "Showtime" featuring two new tracks and two remixes. Full details: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=254
Chick-e-Chack sign with But is it Art?, release single
has signed Göteborg trio Chick-e-Chack and will be giving their debut single "Mitt i natten" (b/w "Tristessen") a digital release tomorrow, January 20. See the video for the a-side here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5k0lUIYQQY
There will also be a limited vinyl edition of said single available via .
Coachella lineup announced
Fever Ray, Little Dragon, The Raveonettes and Mew are the Scandinavian acts confirmed for this year's Coachella Festival.
June & the Swing Gentlys - Break it in right
Swedish act June & the Swing Gentlys are giving away their new single "Break it in right" as a free download: http://heybonnie.com/
MP3: Folkvang - Folkvangs första
Folkvang are an unsigned act from Umeå, Sweden who play folksy instrumental music, not too far off from the sounds of Björn Olsson, but with a distinct Norrland touch. In fact, I'd say that "Folkvangs första" could be an Isolation Years song sans vocals; it's got that same sort of loping, easy-going melancholy sound I associate with the quieter acts of the region. Anyhow, the band has an album in the can, recorded by Christian Gabel (Bob Hund, Thåström, Hello Saferide, etc.) and mastered by Oskar Sasndlund (David Sandström Overdrive), but no label to release it... perhaps you might be interested?
Folkvang - Folkvangs första
The Confusions - I won't be sober when this is over (video)
The Confusions have a new video for the song "I won't be sober when this is over": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwaQKkGyGfQ
Dmitry Fyodorov album gets release date
has confirmed the release of the new Dmitry Fyodorov album "Shapeless" for February 1 in Sweden, March 1 everywhere else.
Petter signs with Pope, unveils new single
Renown Swedish rapper Petter has turned his back on the majors and signed with for the release of his new record "En räddare i nöden", due out this spring. Check out the first single "Fast för evigt" here: http://nyheter24.se/bloggar/gatuplanbloggar/petter/269632-fast-for-evigt
Koop best-of on the way
Swedish jazz/pop act Koop will release the best-of collection "Coup de grâce" on February 15.