There's a preview clip of the new Sator album at EMA's website: http://www.ema.se/boka/artister/sator/sator.htm
Swedish post-punks Torpedo will light up the dancefloors in the UK in April and Germany in May. Dates soon.
Updated Dungen tourdates:
03/15 - Charlatan, Gent (BEL)
03/16 - La Maroqin, Les Inrocks, Paris (FRA)
04/23 - Richards on Richards, Vancouver, BC (CAN)
04/24 - Neumo's, Seattle, WA
04/25 - Doug Fir, Portland, OR
04/27 - Great American Music Hall, SF, CA
04/30 - Indio, CA (Coachella Festival)
05/01 - Casbah, San Diego, CA
05/17 - Koko, London (UK) w/The Shins
05/18 - Koko, London (UK) w/The Shins
05/20 - ATP, Camber Sands, East Sussex (UK)
05/21 - ATP, Camber Sands, East Sussex (UK)
06/17 - Bonnaroo, TN
Richard Reagh posts a couple old lost tracks: http://www.reagh.net/2006/02/two-new-old-songs.html
Finland's Underwater Sleeping Society will be entering Meri-Rastila studio Helsinki on March 17 to begin work on a new album. The recording will be co-produced by UwSSoc and Asko Keränen (22-Pistepirkko, The Others).
Copper Press weighs in on the Figurines: http://www.copperpress.com/new/reviews/html/21706figurines.html
Chromewaves reports from seeing Jens Lekman in Utrecht: http://www.chromewaves.net/?itemid=2124
Speaking of Jens Lekman, you can now download all of his tour-only EPs for free: http://www.jenslekman.com/presents.htm
The new Backyard Babies album "People like people like people like us" has been confirmed for release on April 12. The record was produced by Nicke Andersson of The Hellacopters/Entombed and the band will support the release with a Scandinavian tour beginning in mid-April.
Stylus reviews Swedish "Pop Idol" star Darin: http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3800
Fuzzorama has posted preview clips for the upcoming Asteroid/Blowback split: http://www.fuzzoramarecords.com/
All of the various Kellerman-family related acts, Statemachine, Tiger Lou and Dexter's Moon, will be teaming up for a special EP where they each cover "Run to love" by sister-in-law Firefox AK aka Andrea Kellerman. It'll be out on Razzia in May. And speaking of the Kellermans, Dexter's Moon has a new website: http://www.dextersmoon.com/
Norwegian jazz vocalist Heidi Skjerve will release her debut album "Coming home" on March 2 via Curling Legs. The record features backing musicians from acts such as Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and In the Country and you can listen to a sample of a demo track right here: http://www.heidiskjerve.com/lyd/the%20gypsy.mp3
Finnish mallpunks Disco Ensemble are featured at UK music biz site Record of the Day today: http://www.recordoftheday.com/cgi-bin/featuredClips.cgi
Christian Kjellvander's most recent album "Faya" will be released in the UK and Ireland on March 13 with Tiger Lou's most excellent "The loyal" following one week later on March 20. Can't wait that long? Get em both here either on CD or as a paid download.