The 'Official gateway to Sweden' on the country's latest musical export success stories: http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/Article____12289.aspx
Meshuggah in the UK:
12/05 - Concorde 2, Brighton
12/06 - Academy 2, Manchester
12/07 - Garage, Glasgow
12/08 - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
12/09 - The Forum, London
Both Lou Reed and David Bowie lend their voices to the forthcoming Kashmir record "No balance palace". Read more: http://www.kashmir.dk/news.php
Check out a preview track from the upcoming Red Carpet album "The noise of Red Carpet": http://www.ifsociety.com/files/Red_Carpet-When_You_Sing.mp3
It comes out September 28 via If Society.
Finnish free-folk live in the studio from WFMU: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/16205
Denmark's Epo-555 on tour in Germany:
10/07 - Bastion, Bochum (GER)
10/08 - Ut Connewitz, Leipzig (GER)
10/10 - Freiburg (GER)
10/11 - Ampere Club, München (GER)
10/12 - Ufo Atellier, Stuttgart (GER)
10/13 - Tanzhalle, Hamburg (GER)
10/14 - Kunstwerk, Köln (GER)
10/15 - Scheune, Dresden (GER)
Bassist Johan Bergebäck has left long-running Swedish death-metal act Dismember. The band is currently seeking a replacement, so if you think you've got what it takes, send an email to dismemberbooking@hotmail.com.
Denmark's Carpark North will shooting a video for their next single "Fireworks" this Sunday with director Mikkel Serup.
David Fridlund has posted a demo version of the track "Tears are in your eyes" on his blog: http://davidfridlund.webblogg.se/310805145831_listen_up.html
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Peter LeMarc - Sjutton sånger - LeMarc sjunger LeMarc
02. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
03. Tommy Nilsson - Tiden Före Nu
04. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
05. Laleh - Laleh
06. Crashdïet - Rest in Sleaze
07. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
08. Peps Blodsband - Äntligen!
09. Musikal - Mamma Mia
10. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
11. Robyn - Robyn
12. Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
13. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
14. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
15. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
16. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
17. Darin - The anthem
18. Christian Walz - Paint By Numbers
19. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
20. Peter Jöback & Göteborgs Symfoniker - Storybook
PopMatters reviews José González: http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/g/gonzalezjose-veneer.shtml
Download "My one true love" from Doctor Dunbar's Medicine Band: http://www.ddmb.se/music/myonetruelove.mp3
Swedish electronic arrtist and ex-Kid Commando guitarist Joachim Nordwall aka The Idealist will be releasing a full-length on Nosordo in October.
High Bias is updated with a ton of new Scandinavian album reviews including stuff from Brimstone Solar Radiation Band, Bronco Busters, Diamond Dogs/Jeff Dahl, Jans Martens Frustration, Swåp and more: http://highbias.com/
Check out the new animated video for "Geography" from Norwegian country artists Bob & Dave (aka Nikolai Bergstrøm and Are Terjesson): http://www.rec90.com/video/GeographyLAV.wmv
Weeping Willows will be releasing a new singles collection entitled "Singles again" in November. I presume the disc is an updated version of the long out-of-print promo-only singles comp they released many years ago, updated with newer material. And speaking of new material, the record will also include the two new songs "I'm Gonna Let Love Find Me" and "Brighter Day", the former of which will be released as a single. You can listen to both of 'em now at Aftonbladet. The band also plans to head out on tour around Scandinavia and Germany this fall and dates should be confirmed soon.