Pitchfork interviews Swedish psychrock breakout artist Dungen: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/interviews/d/dungen-05/
The BBC/Radio 1 One World radio special on the Sunkissed Live/Norwegian centennial is now online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/urban/oneworld/sunkissed2005.shtml
Tons of great stuff, from Turbonegro to Satyricon to Frost and Biosphere.
I guess that Swedish electro stars Sophie Rimheden and Håkan Lidbo will team up once again for a cover tune, this time for the Carola track "Främling" which they will perform as part of Melodifestival on April 8. It's also gonna be released as an official three days later. I like both Sophie and Håkan's music, but isn't it sad that they're doing already proven hits to bolster their reputation? It's not secret that it's a formula that works (just ask KLF), but it always strikes me as somewhat pathetic when artists rely on it.
To celebrate the miletsone of 50k visitors to their homesite, the always amazing Desert Planet has posted a new mp3 for download: http://personal.inet.fi/taide/junttila/desert/ani/zombie.htm
Can you go wrong with a song called "Zombie duckwalk"? No! Of course not.
Congrats to Carl Bigsten, Maria Stensdotter and Thomas Danielsson - you guys all won the Anna Leong 7" giveaway contest, courtesy of the good people at Chalksounds. Thanks to everyone who entered!
The White Noise label website has once again updated with some new downloads: http://chambrenoire.rohr.nu/wn/downloads.html
Thomas Denver Jonsson has pushed back the release of his second, as-yet-untitled full-length album to September due to recent touring committments occupying all his time.
Norway's Superfamily has uploaded a couple new tunes to their website: http://www.superfamily.no/
Melody Club is keeping a tour diary while on the road with Kylie: http://www.melodyclub.com/diary/
Preview the new single "Idiot box" from Swedish power-poppers The Virtues: http://www.smalls.nu/thevirtues/music.htm
Splendid reviews Nine's "Killing angels": http://www.splendidmagazine.com/review.html?reviewid=1110538196611488
The Edensonic netlabel has a new release from Finnish deep-techno artist Henri Puolitaival: http://www.edensonic.com/
I don't feel like copying and pasting the whole thing, so go here for details on the forthcoming "Love Metal Archives Vol. 1" DVD collection from Finnish goth-rockers HIM: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=34627
Also from Blabbermouth comes a translation of an interview with Gorgoroth guitarist Infernus from MetalHeart.se regarding Gaahl's prison sentence, the infamous Polish concert, his solo project Orcustus and more: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=34618
New mp3 today from Strip Music, the synthpop group that rose from the ashes of Yyvonne. As Nick already stated in his review, the sound is melancholic, yet epic and uplifting- a description I agree with 100%. Unlike many other bands of their ilk (The Killers, The Bravery, etc.), Strip Music never comes off sounding too self-conscious or like they're trying too hard. It doesn't hurt they have a healthy appreciation of Einstürzende Neubauten either (they have a song entitled "Halber Mensch" fer crissakes, ring any bells?). Just like countrymates Silverbullit, they use the sounds that most people associate with the 80s, but you'd be hard-pressed to call the end result "retro". The song I've posted today is one of the record's mellower tunes. I love that the drummer doesn't play anything more than a steady kick thoughout the entire song. And check out those synths - they're so warm and fuzzy they envelope your brain like blanket. Fans of M83 take note and be sure to stick it out for the full outro.