Check out the video for "Substitute" from Norwegian hardrockers El Caco: http://www.qvisten.no/mpg/El-Caco_Substitute.mpg
Adams Ray, one half of hip-hop duo Snook, has been declared Sweden's "Årets Rappare". Runners up include Ted and Ali Reza. Read more: http://www.aretsrappare.se/
The Paste (SWE) 10-year retrospective compilation "Waste" has been confirmed for a late summer release via Dead Frog Records.
Norwegian Eardrums posts a bunch of new music, including tracks from Washington, Daisytown, Lites and Petiko: http://noreardrums.blogspot.com/2005/06/some-new-norwegian-music-for-you.html
Swedish "Gameboy pop" act Convex has just released their new album "Delete the elite" and has revamped their website for the occasion. Head on over for more info and some mp3 samples: http://www.covox.net/
Swedish electronic act Psilodump has a new free download release on the X-Dump website: http://www.x-dump.com/eng/news_com.php?news=86
Norway's Amulet will do a few extra German shows around the Full Force Festival:
06/30 - Kiel
07/01 - Hannover
07/02 - With Full Force Festival, Leipzig
07/03 - Bremen
07/04 - Berlin w/Terror, Stretch Arm Strong
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Musikal - Mamma Mia
02. The Hellacopters - Rock & Roll Is Dead
03. Ulf Lundell - Högtryck
04. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
05. Robyn - Robyn
06. Carola - Störst av allt
07. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
08. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
09. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
10. Nanne - 20 år med Nanne
11. Ted Gärdestad - Sol vind & vatten - Det bästa
12. Electric Banana Band - Electric Banana Band och Trazan & Banarnes bästa
13. Laleh - Laleh
14. Mustasch - Powerhouse
15. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
16. Bodies Without Organs - Protoype
17. Arvingarna - #8
18. Moneybrother - To Die Alone
19. Jill Johnson - Being Who You Are
20. Shirley Clamp - Lever Mina Drömmar
Delusions of Adequacy reviews Paatos: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=5609
Check out some new demo tracks from Swedish jangle-pop band Trucker Cleavage: http://www.truckercleavage.se/
The band cites classic American college rock bands such as the Lemonheads, Pixies and R.E.M. as influences and it shows.
Today's new mp3 is a Midnight Oil cover from the Moonbabies off their brand new EP "War on sound" out now on the band's own fledgling label Moonbabies Music and licensed to Hidden Agenda (US), Sell!Out Records (NOR) and Quarterstick (DK). I probably sound like a broken record, but if you haven't checked this band out yet, you are seriously missing out on one of the greatest pop acts working right now. I usually try to avoid passing out grand superlatives such as "brilliant", but that really is the most apt descriptor for their craft. Every time I hear something new from these guys, it blows my mind by how good it is. Of course the new EP is no exception. It succeeds in every way an EP is supposed to: some new material, some tasteful cover tunes and some more experimental stuff that might not fit perfectly on a full-length. Just what I need to whet my appetite for the next album. Needless to say, very recommended.
Download "Divorced from life" from Uncurbed: http://web.telia.com/~u22507415/downloads/Uncurbed_-_Divorced_From_Life.mp3
The track appears on the Swedish punk-band's upcoming album "Welcome to Anarcho City".
Noisejihad has posted a new live recording from Danish drone/noise artist Wäldchengarten: http://www.noisejihad.dk/netlabel/index.htm