The House of Sweden in Washington DC is putting on a special singer/songwriter showcase on Saturday, May 10 featuring Roger Hinchliffe, Elin Ruth Sigvardsson, Chris Wigren, Kajsa Grytt and Abalone Dots. It starts at 1pm and is 100% free, so what have you got to lose?
MP3: Barra Head - Undermine
Tonight! Malmö! Debaser! Barra Head! Surrounded, too! Hard to believe this will only be BH's 2nd time ever making the drive across the border from CPH for a show in Malmö, but it's the truth. Hopefully there will be many more opportunities to come, but for now I urge you to go go go! It'll be a good time, f'sure.
As for next month's It's a Trap! Clubnight, details are being worked on now. And guess what? There's a high probability I'll even be attending in-person.
Barra Head - Undermine
The video for the new Gatas Parlament single "Counter strike" w/ Supa Sayed is now online: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33470331
That new Hwasser release on Rico I was telling you about last week is now officially available: http://www.ricorico.se/
The "new" Bitch Alert CD/DVD "Pink bunnies get hit by big trucks" will be out on May 14 in Finland. Said record includes new versions of songs from all four of the band's previous albums along with all of their music videos and two electronic press kits.
I didn't realize it until now, but Swedish punx Meanwhile have finally released their new album "Reality or nothing" via Feral Ward. Samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/meanwhilepunk
Tomt Recordings has another new websingle from the always-awesome Björn Kleinhenz posted for free download: http://www.tomtrecordings.se/singles/kleinhenz-poets-dying.php
Very recommended, of course.
Swedish electro artist Karin Ström will make her NYC live debut on May 15 at at Rehab on 25 Avenue B. Details: http://www.clubmidway.com/indexfull.htm
MIC Norway profiles The Lionheart Brothers ahead of their upcoming UK tour: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008050812373864477912
Tribunal Records has signed Swedish metal act Enemy Is Us and will be releasing their new album "Venomized" on June 10. Hear samples: http://www.myspace.com/enemyisus
Gaffa reports that Naja Koppel from Savage Rose will be releasing a photo book later this week and is also working on a solo album: http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=21953 (in Danish)
Hear a demo track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/najamusic
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Vassendgutane - Xo
03. Malin - Pang
04. Madrugada - Madrugada
05. Maria Haukaas Storeng - Hold On Be Strong
06. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
07. Lassie N The Lads - Storyteller
08. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: Matte Marit
09. Elvira Nikolaisen - Indian Summer
10. Ingrid Olava - Juliets Wishes
11. Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now
12. Julian Berntzen - Rocketship Love
13. Celine - Bæstevænna
14. Surferosa - The Beat On The Street
15. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
16. Roy Lønhøiden - Når dagen demrer blått
17. Sondre Bratland - Det er den draumen
18. Publiners - driv
19. Gluecifer - kings of rock
20. Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Charlotte Perrelli - Hero
02. Christer Sjögren - Jubileum 40 år med Christer Sjögren
03. Sanna Nielsen - Stronger
04. Peter Lemarc - Lemarc live!
05. Melissa Horn - Långa nätter
06. Amy Diamond - Music in motion
07. Nordman - Djävul eller gud
08. Brolle - Ett hjärta som glöder som en gång brann
09. The Hellacopters - Head off
10. Tiamat - Amanethes
11. Håkan Hellström - För sent för Edelweiss
12. BWO - Pandemonium - The singles collection
14. Linda Bengtzing - Vild & galen
15. In Flames - A sense of purpose
16. Mikael Wiehe & Ebba Forsberg - Dylan på Svenska
17. Maia Hirasawa - Though, I'm just me (new edition)
18. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
19. Chords - Things we do for things
20. Takida - Bury the lies
Swedish indie act Yvonne is back? Really? It looks they've been confirmed to play Send it the Clowns @ Debaser in Stockholm on June 7. Details: http://www.myspace.com/sendintheclownsstockholm