Check out the video for "She's my television" from The Sunshine: http://www.thesunshine.se/television.mp4
Dead Frog has confirmed that the new Waver EP will be released on June 30. It will contain the new song "Too late" along with a cover of "Danny says" by The Ramones along with two video tracks: "Hey you" and "Nothing will remain".
Check out a video clip of Anneli Drecker live at Blå in Oslo: http://www.annelidrecker.com/050610.htm (on the right)
The Suburbs Are Killing Us posts about Norwegian jazz again, this time focusing on saxophonist Hakon Kornstad and his group Wibutee: http://www.christopherporter.com/2005/06/on-friday-june-10-hakon-kornstad.html
Norway's Enlightenment will be releasing the final post-humous Angora Static album. Also coming up this fall is an EP from Sun State, aka the laptop/guitar duo of Jon Eriksen and Lars Myrvoll. In other news, the label just released the latest edition of their 3" CD series with a disc from Norwegian experimental artist Andreas Meland (from Düplo, Sort Mel and Bokfink) entitled "Deaf leoppard". The record includes four tracks from a remix from Phonophani. More info and ordering info: http://www.enlightenment.no/
A-ha reports that they have now started mixing their new album in London with renown producer Flood.
MIC Norway reports on modern chamber ensemble Cikada being awarded the prestigious Nordic Council Music Prize: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005061010115150071869
OT: Internet World Sweden rates the best Swedish websites: http://internetworld.idg.se/ArticlePages/200506/09/20050609121151_IW377/20050609121151_IW377.dbp.asp
I can't believe it's June already! That means it's time to take a look back at the first half of the year. Check it: [click here]
Tons of rock n' roll news from Wild Kingdom, including info on new stuff from The Doits, Maryslim, Gemini Five, Twiggs and more: http://www.wildkingdom.se/
Updated tourdates for The Soundtrack of Our Lives:
06/15 - Providence PerformingArts Center, Providence, RI
06/16 - Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
06/17 - Bank Of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
06/17 - T.T. the Bear's, Cambridge, MA
06/18 - Pearl Street, Northampton, MA
06/19 - Borgata Resort Spa and Casino, Atlantic City, NJ
06/20 - Rams Head Live!, Baltimore, MD
06/21 - Tower Theater, Darby, PA
06/21 - North Star, Philadelphia, PA
06/22 - Tower Theater, Darby, PA
06/24 - Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
06/25 - Molson... at Gateway Park Nort Tonawanda, NY
06/26 - Knitting Factory, New York, NY
06/26 - Beacon Theater, New York, NY
06/27 - Beacon Theater, New York, NY
06/28 - Starr Hill Music Hall, Charlottesville, VA
06/29 - Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
06/30 - Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA
07/04 - Harbor Center, Portsmouth, VA
07/06 - Molson Amphitheater, Toronto, ON
07/07 - Meadow Brook, Detroit, MI
07/09 - Ruis rock, Turku (Åbo) (FIN)
07/15 - Gurten Festival, Bern (SWI)
07/16 - Forestglade, Wiesen (AUS)
07/17 - Festival, IMST (AUS)
07/22 - Bukta Festival, Tromsö (NOR)
07/23 - Fjellparkfestivalen, Flekkefjord (NOR)
08/03 - Torvet, Trondheim (NOR)
08/04 - Gutekällaren, Visby (SWE)
08/06 - Ankkarrock, Korso (FIN)
08/12 - Majas vid havet, Varberg (SWE)
08/26 - Gröna Lund, Stockholm (SWE)
09/02 - Liseberg, Göteborg (SWE)
The new album "Hellbender suite" from Finnish noise artist Reptiljan is now out from Some Place Else Records after a long wait. More info and samples here: http://www.someplaceelse.net/releases/?id=specd05033
Labrador Records has posted "7 days" from Acid House Kings as a free downloadable single: http://www.labrador.se/
Check out the video for "High drama", the new single from Laakso: http://exodus.interoutemediaservices.com/deliverMedia.asp?id=d9d59bb0-4084-4f41-9418-cfb7cd302a4b&delivery=stream