Norwegian experimental label Roggbif (Ryfylke, Waffelpung) has posted a number of new mp3 samples on their site: http://www.roggbif.com/sound.html
Those Ryfylke tracks sound awesome, recommended for people into dark ambient/noise type stuff.
Swedish hardcore act Nine has a microsite for their new EP "Death is glorious". Go there to hear the song "Everything went black": http://www.deathisglorious.com/
Norwegian experimental/noise artist Jazkammer (Lasse Marhaug) on tour in Asia:
03/25 - 72-13, Singapore
03/28 - Base Bar, Shenzhen, China
03/29 - Windflower, Guangzhou, China
03/28 - About Cafe, Bangkok, Thailand
04/07 - Flux Us, Singapore
Updated showdates for Kristofer Åström:
03/15 - SXSW, Austin, TX
04/08 - Lagerhaus, Bremen (GER)
04/09 - Mudd Club, Berlin (GER)
04/10 - Cookys, Frankfurt (GER)
04/11 - Prime Club, Cologne (GER)
04/12 - Manufaktur, Shorndorf (GER)
04/13 - ISC, Bern (CH)
This year's International Pop Overthrow in Liverpool at the Cavern Club and Pub will feature Finnish acts The Sugarrush, Ben's Diapers and Janne Lehtinen (Mummypowder). There's still more acts to be confirmed of course, but the dates will happen in late May.
Entombed's next album has been postponed in favor of an EP release since the band "so many good songs to choose from." The first release date stays the same: 06.06.06 (of course). The full-length album "Serpent saint" will happen on September 18.
Randy on tour in Europe:
04/01 - Lokomotiv, Trollhättan (GER)
05/23 - Ekko, Utrecht (NL)
05/25 - Waterfront, Rotterdam (NL)
05/26 - Tanzhalle, Hamburg (GER)
05/27 - Rocco Schalocko, Saarbrucken (GER)
05/28 - Underground, Köln (GER)
05/30 - Backstage, Munich (GER)
05/31 - Szene, Vienna (CH)
06/01 - Kaserne, Basel (CH)
06/02 - Remise, Wil (CH)
06/03 - A. Stadtbahnhof, Schweinfurt (GER)
06/04 - Trpticon, Munster (GER)
06/05 - Pfingst Open air, Essen (GER)
Updated tourdates for Firefox AK:
03/10 - Perrong 23, Hässleholm w/Music 77
03/11 - Mejeriet, Lund
03/16 - Pustervik, Göteborg
03/17 - Skylten, Linköping
03/18 - Fritz Corner @ Debaser, Stockholm
03/25 - Umeå Open, Umeå
04/15 - Klubb Smart @ Satin, Örebro w/Hello Saferide
04/20 - Sivans, Växjö
04/21 - Tivoli, Helsingborg w/Hello Saferide
04/22 - Mycel, Skövde w/Hello Saferide
04/28 - Kulturkammaren, Norrköping w/Tiger Lou
04/29 - KB, Malmö w/Tiger Lou
05/15 - Tack! Tack! Tack!, London
05/22 - Waschhaus, Potsdam w/Tiger Lou
05/23 - Alhambra, Oldenburg w/Tiger Lou
05/24 - Molotow, Hamburg w/Tiger Lou
05/25 - Kulturkeller, Fulda w/Tiger Lou
05/26 - Jakobshof, Aachen w/Tiger Lou
05/27 - Cobra, Solingen w/Tiger Lou
05/28 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig w/Tiger Lou
05/30 - Ex-Haus, Trier w/Tiger Lou
05/31 - Das Haus, Ludwigshafen w/Tiger Lou
06/01 - Oetinger Villa, Darmstadt w/Tiger Lou
06/02 - Pauluskirche, Dortmund w/Tiger Lou
06/03 - Kino, Ebensee w/Tiger Lou
06/04 - ISC, Bern w/Tiger Lou
06/15 - Festivalen, Hultsfred
08/06-08 - Peace and Love, Borlänge
08/27-29 - Storsjöyran, Östersund
Photo: Henrik was recently updated with new pics from Irene, Pascal and The Kid: http://www.photohenrik.com/
This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (04) Morrissey - "You Have Killed Me"
02. (11) Franz Ferdinand - "The Fallen"
03. (NY) Laakso - "Never Satisfied"
04. (02) The Radio Dept. - "The Worst Taste in Music"
05. (01) Arctic Monkeys - "When the Sun Goes Down"
06. (06) Dub Sweden - "We're so Loud"
07. (14) Ane Brun w/Teitur - "Rubber & Soul"
08. (20) Jaheim - "The Chosen One"
09. (NY) Damian Marley w/Bobby Brown - "Beautiful"
10. (10) The Streets "When You Wasn't Famous"
11. (07) Hard Fi - "Cash Machine"
12. (04) Soviac - "Ogashaga"
13. (13) AFC - "5 för 5"
14. (05) Firefox AK - "Madame Madame!"
15. (NY) Ghostface Killah w/Ne-Yo - "Back like that"
16. (09) Håkan Hellström - "Jag hatar att jag älskar dig och jag älskar dig så mycket att jag hatar mig"
17. (NY) Jamie Foxx med Ludacris - "Unpredictable"
18. (17) Placebo - "Song to say goodbye"
19. (NY) Sleepy Brown - "Me, My Baby and My Cadillac"
20. (ÅT) Robyn - "Crash and Burn Girl"
Leaving the chart: Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Thåström, Depeche Mode, I'm From Barcelona, Danko Jones and System of a Down.
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Sebastian - Sebastian
02. Christer Sjögren - King creole
03. The Knife - Silent shout
04. Magnus Uggla - Ett bedårande barn av sin tid
05. Laleh - Laleh
06. Sanna Nielsen - Nära mej - nära dej
07. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
08. Andreas Mattsson - The lawlessnes of the ruling classes
09. Lisa Ekdahl - Pärlor av glas
10. In Flames - Come clarity
11. Thåström - Solo vol 1
12. Agnes - Agnes
13. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
14. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
15. Darin - Darin
16. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
17. Mia Marianna & Per Filip - Våra mest älskade sånger
18. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
19. Anna + Idde - Vägar hem
20. Robyn - Robyn
The Alligator Films website has Elvira Nikolaisen's video for "Love I can't defend" for streaming: http://www.alligatorfilm.no/ (under films->music videos, via)
First Coast News on the new Acid House Kings EP "Do what you wanna do": http://www.firstcoastnews.com/life/music/news-article.aspx?storyid=53306
The Book of Daniel will be releasing a new EP on Villa Recordings in April entitled "Footnotes to the spell of Daylight-Savings Time" and has posted the songs for prelistening on his website: http://www.thebookofdaniel.net/
Swedish electronic artist Tsukimono (aka Johan Gustavsson, also in Scraps of Tape) has a new track including on the "Tribute to John Peel" mp3 comp session five: http://www.tributetojohnpeel.org/
He also has a new release Kning Disk Gallery Edition entitled "Two hearts beats slower than one, two heartbeats slower than one" which will be released this weekend at the iDEAL Festival in Göteborg. As mentioned before, Gallery Edition releases are 3" CDRs, typically recorded live at the scene and burned/distributed on the spot. Very limited, of course. Johan will also be performing at the fest as part of the Viktor Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble which also features members of acts such as IAT.MP3 artists Sonores (look to the right) and Gbg-experimental artists Testbild!, Ljudbilden & Piloten, The Roaring, Conduo Orchestra and more.
Speaking of all things Johan Gustavsson-related, his band Scraps of Tape will be doing some dates in Europe at the end of April:
04/25 - tba, Prague (CZ)
04/26 - AZConni, Dresden (GER) w/This is your captain speaking
04/27 - Nexus, Braunschweig (GER) w/Shutcombo
04/28 - AJZ, Chemnitz (GER) w/Iona
04/29 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER) w/Iona
04/30 - Die Bar, Schwalmstadt (GER) w/d.h., Woyzeck
05/01 - Walli-Maifest, Lübeck (GER)