Norwegian alt-country act Bob Haley has confirmed that their next album "Tame as a tiger" will be out on March 31. Look for a single to hit radio soon.
El Perro Del Mar's brand new single "How did we forget" is now up and streaming at the Licking Fingers website: http://www.lickingfingers.com/
New European dates for Norwegian pop supergroup The National Bank:
03/26 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
03/27 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL)
03/28 - Vera, Groningen (NL)
03/29 - Petrol Club, Antwerp (BEL)
03/30 - Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
03/31 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
04/01 - Atomic Cafe, Munich (GER)
04/02 - Le Point Ephemere, Paris (FRA)
04/03 - Luxor, Cologne (GER)
04/04 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
04/05 - Lille Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
04/06 - Voxhall, Aarhus (DK)
Animal Alpha's entire new album "You pay for the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge" is currently streaming on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/animalalpha
I like this a lot more than I thought I would. Nothing mindblowing, mind you, but if you think the idea of mainstream hard-rock band with a screamy female vocalist sounds vaguely interesting, it might be worth checking out. At the very least, they are good at what they do.
Finland's The Micragirls are heading to the UK for a bunch of shows supporting The Go-Team:
02/22 - Corn Rocket Club @ Ryans Bar, London (headlining warmup gig w/Los Raw Gospels)
02/23 - Carling Academy, Bristol
02/24 - Southampton University, Southhampton
02/25 - Junction, Cambridge
Abduktio will do a few dates around the Baltics in May: http://www.kapina.org/abduktio/live.htm
European tourdates for Dear Euphoria:
02/19 - Prinz Willy, Kiel (GER)
02/20 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
02/21 - Feinkostlampe, Hannover (GER)
02/22 - MuK, Giessen (GER)
02/23 - Kino Central, Magdeburg (GER)
02/24 - Hans Wurst, Berlin (GER)
02/25 - Noch Besser Leben, Leipzig (GER)
02/26 - Das Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
02/27 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
02/28 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
02/29 - Amp, Münster (GER)
03/02 - De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam (NL)
03/02 - La Fleche D'Or, Paris (FRA)
Look for UK dates to be announced soon.
PopMatters on the latest from Nicolai Dunger alter-alias A Taste of Ra and his album "Morning of my life": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/a-taste-of-ra-morning-of-my-life/
NPR reports on Finnish music, spotlighting acts such as Lordi, Don Johnson Big Band, 22-Pistepirkko, Värttinä and more: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18227013
Via Lambgoat comes word that Children of Bodom have completed work on their new album "Blooddrunk": http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=10107
NRK reports that Music Export Norway is making inroads in London: http://www.nrk.no/musikk/1.4606111 (in Norwegian)
Dusted reviews Kim Hiorthøy's new album "My last day": http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4056
Reunited Swedish metal legends At the Gates have revamped their website: http://www.atthegates.se/
Angel, a trio consisting of Ilpo Väisänen (Pan Sonic), Dirk Dresselhaus (Schneider TM) and Hildur Guðnadóttir (Lost In Hildurness, Múm), have a new album called "Kalmukia" out now on Editions Mego. Go here for more info: http://www.editionsmego.com/twiki/bin/view/Editionsmego/CataloguePage#emego087