Gaffa is reporting that Danish label Good Guy's Recording Company is working with American label Funzalo to promote acts The Breakers and Green Pitch in the US: http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=15474 (in Danish)
This week's top 20 Norwegian student radio chart:
01. Goodnight Monsters - 20 Fingers 20 Toes (Musikkoperatørene)
02. Bonk - The House (Racing Jounior)
03. Darkside Of the Force - Everywhere We Go (C+C Records)
04. Adem - Warning Call (Domino)
05. The Goo Men - Out Tonight (No Fucking Hippies)
06. Malajube - Montreal 40C (Dare To Care)
07. Lorraine - I Feel It (Universal)
08. Franz Ferdinand - L. Wells (Domino)
09. Feeder - Lost & Found (PIAS)
10. Kate Havnevik - Unlike Me (Continentica)
11. Ugly Duckling - Bob Your Head (PIAS)
12. Infadels - Love Like Semtex (PIAS)
13. Snow Patrol - You¹re All I Have (Fiction)
14. Quasi - The Rhino (Domino)
15. Silence The Foe - I Killed The Last Punk (Playground)
16. Islands - Big Bluff (Rough Trade)
17. Racing Ape - You¹re On Your Own (Warner/Chappel)
18. Johnossi - Execution Song (V2 Records)
19. The Appleseed Cast - February (Racing Junior)
20. Be Your Own Pet - Ouch (XL Recordings)
Watch José González perform three live songs on AOL: http://www.aol.co.uk/music/sessions.adp
Finnish shoegazer/drone act Cahier will be releasing two new albums soon: "Jour ouvrable II" on Foxglove and "Che me ne importa?" on Sloow Tapes. Listen to a sample from the latter here: http://www.pyhpyh.com/cahier/
Testicle Hazard, the duo of renown Norwegian noise artist Lasse Marhaug (Jazkammer, etc.) and Finn noise/improv scene-star Tommi Keränen, will be releasing a live album entitled "Beauty of nature" on Freak Animal Records featuring a recording of their performance from last year's Avanto Festival. Check out a sample here: http://lassemarhaug.teks.no/mp3/testicle_hazard/beneath_the_remains_live_at_helsinki_avanto_festival_05.mp3
Up next from the group will be a split LP with Segerhuva act Golden Serenades. More details to come.
Swedish emopop act In Memory of Me just finished recording a new EP and has posted a bunch of new songs for preview: http://www.purevolume.com/inmemoryofmesv
Recommended for fans of Jimmy Eat World and the like. Sounds good IMO.
Finnish garagepop act Tigerbombs on tour in Europe:
05/26 - Kling Klang, Wilhelmshaven (GER)
05/27 - KUZ Pelmke, Hagen (GER) w/TV Smith
05/27 - Ping Pong Club / Bakuda klub, Dortmund (GER)
05/28 - LOGO, Ahaus (GER) w/TV Smith
05/29 - Musa, Göttingen (GER) w/TV Smith
05/30 - Nil Klub, Potsdam (GER) w/TV Smith
05/31 - Magnet, Berliini (GER)
06/01 - Fundbureau, Hampuri (GER)
06/02 - Blue Shell, Köln (GER)
06/03 - Pretty Vacant, Düsseldorf (GER)
06/04 - Conne Island, Leipzig (GER)
06/05 - Paunchy Cats Lichtenfels (GER) w/TV Smith
06/06 - Storchenne, Heidelberg (GER)
06/07 - Cafe Stella, Stuttgart (GER) w/TV Smith
06/08 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER) w/TV Smith
06/09 - Sedel, Luzern (SWI) w/TV Smith
06/10 - Feierwerk, München (GER) w/TV Smith
MP3: Peter Bjorn and John - Young folks
Got the new Peter, Bjorn and John single for you today. It's such a hearty slice of pop genius that not even Victoria Bergsman (The Concretes) can ruin it with her flat, listless vocals. I don't mean to get on her case, but I think it's an important testament to the unstoppable pop genius of this trio. And c'mon - who can resist the siren song of that whistle refrain? It's exactly the kind of tune you find yourself humming throughout the day, apropo of nothing. This is the first single from the band's forthcoming album "Writer's block" which I sadly have not yet heard beyond the few songs posted on the band's myspace page, but if those four are any indication of what's to come, it's gonna be amazing. Can't wait!
Peter Bjorn and John - Young folks (ft. Victoria Bergsman)
Don't forget: Marit Bergman and Firefox AK are playing tonight at Tack! Tack! Tack!. I do believe that the show is completely sold out, so hopefully you already got tickets if you're planning on going. Look for a full report tomorrow.
"Reader's companion volume two" got a nice mention at Chromewaves over the weekend: http://www.chromewaves.net/index.php?itemid=2210
Norwegian electronic artist Ugress has posted yet another EP for free download: http://www.ugress.com/media_music_eps.asp