The Baboon Show have recorded a cover of fellow Swedes Antenna's forthcoming single "You feed me lies" (due in April) and you can now hear it on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thebaboonshow
New mailorder items now in stock!
v/a - Great Northern Recordings compilation no. 3
Montys Loco - Farewell Mr Happy
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy kiss
Also, check out these re-stocks!
Swedish straight-edge hardcore act Anchor reports that they've finished recording their new album and they hope to have it out in time for their tour in May. As said here before, US label Catalyst Records will handle the CD and Refuse Records from Poland will press the vinyl.
Swedish melancholy country act Amandine will release the new digital single "Silence of a falling star" b/w "Let the morning ignite" on March 24. Catch the band on tour later this month:
03/21 - Lades, Copenhagen (DK)
03/22 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
03/23 - Cafe Panam, Leipzig (GER)
03/24 - Washerei P Hall, Innsbruck (AUS)
03/25 - Mariaberg, Rorscach (CH)
03/26 - La Limonaia, Fucecchio (Firenze) (ITA)
03/27 - Arci Kroen, Villafranca (Verona) (ITA)
03/28 - Morya, Cellatica (Brescia) (ITA)
03/29 - D:qliq, Luxemburg (LUX)
Finnish noiserockers Lapko will play a few German dates at the end of April:
04/22 - Molotow, Hamburg
04/23 - Luxor, Köln
04/25 - Columbiaclub, Berlin
For extensive dates around their native Finland, check myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lapko
Swedish hip-hop artist Chords will release his new album "Things we do for things" on April 30 via JuJu Records. Look for the first single "Luckiest man alive" to be released soon.
New releases out now from excellent Swedish jazz label Caprice Records:
H3FK - Nubiska nätter
Sixten & Pohjanen - En svensk Markuspassion
Wildbirds & Peacedrums – Jazz i Sverige 2008 - The Snake
Absolut Noise has the new single "Humanitarianism" from Swedish electro act Zeigeist: http://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2008/03/imperial-electro.html
Swedesplease has another song from excellent up-and-coming act The Social Services: http://www.swedesplease.net/?p=1047
Listen for those vocal harmonies at the end, it's pure magic.
Swedish d-beat champs Victims will come over in May to tour with Coliseum and Trash Talk:
05/04 - Club Europa, Brooklyn, NY w/Tombs, Attake
05/05 - Club Hell, Providence, RI w/Tombs, Tides
05/06 - Great Scott, Allston, MA w/Blacktail
05/07 - Club Lambi, Montreal, QC
05/08 - Mavericks, Ottawa, ON w/Metz
05/09 - Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto, ON
05/10 - Call The Office, London, ON w/Midwives
05/11 - Peabody's, Cleveland, OH w/Misery Signals, Evergreen Terrace
05/12 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
05/13 - Reggie's, Chicago, IL
05/14 - The Borg Ward, Milwaukee, WI w/High On Crime
05/15 - Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis, MN
05/17 - Club 1123, Evansville, IN w/Hollywood Handgrenade
05/18 - The Rudyard Kipling, Louisville, KY
Bummer there's no west coast dates, but maybe they'll make it out for Rain Fest? I can hope.
Fluxblog has a track from Danish pop act Alphabeat today: http://www.fluxblog.org/2008/03/word-is-on-your-lipssay-word.html
Upstart Danish electro label VUF/records has signed their very first artist, Birk Storm. Check out the YouTube video announcement: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2Rtz2puH5uY
Finnish power-pop act Hundred Million Martians have added a couple new tracks to their myspace page, now that their new CD "Marseille" is done and in their hands: http://www.myspace.com/hundredmillionmartians