Delusions of Adequacy reviews Upland: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=5232
Canada's biggest paper The Globe and Mail has a blurb on everyone's favorite sexy Swede Jens Lekman: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050311/MUSICJENS11
Splendid does the pointless question thing with the Moonbabies: http://www.splendidmagazine.com/departments/pq/moonbabies.html
Pitchfork lauds Rune Grammofon artist Shining: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/shining/in-the-kingdom-of-kitsch-you-will-be-a-monster.shtml
Norway's Annie is reportedly coming over to NYC in mid-April to do a DJ gig/live appearance. Details tbc.
Finland's Impaled Nazarene reports that they have finished putting together their 15th anniversary live album, to be entitled "Death comes in 26 carefully selected pieces". It was recorded last December at the Tavastia club in Helsinki. Here's the tracklist:
01. Intro
02. The Horny And The Horned
03. Armageddon Death Squad
04. Goat Perversion
05. 1999: Karmageddon Warriors
06. Motorpenis
07. Kohta Ei Naura Enää Jeesuskaan
08. The Endless War
09. Sadhu Satana
10. Ghettoblaster
11. Coraxo
12. Soul Rape
13. Sadistic 666/Under A Golden Shower
14. Zero Tolerance
15. The Maggot Crusher
16. Let's Fucking Die
17. Tribulation Hell
18. We're Satan's Generation
19. Cogito Ergo Sum
20. Goat Seeds Of Doom
21. Condemned To Hell
22. Intro S.F.P.
23. Sadogoat
24. Vitutuksen Multihuipennus
25. The Lost Art Of Goat Sacrificing
26. Total War – Winter War
Look for it in May from Osmose Productions.
Reunited Swedish 80s rockers Europe will be making their way to the US in April. Here's what has been confirmed so far:
04/22 - House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
04/30 - Jaxx, Springfield, VA
05/02 - B.B. King's, New York, NY
05/04 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
05/06 - Crocodile Rock, Allentown, PA
Crescens Collective member Mago might be doing a few West Coast dates after playing the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois in July. Details soon.
Swedish metal label Regain Records has revamped their website: http://www.regainrecords.com/
The new Menteroja website is up and has the video for "Ho Chi Minh Style" available for streaming: http://www.menteroja.net/
Isolation Years have finally confirmed some new European tourdates. Here's the latest:
03/12 - Norrlands Nation, Uppsala (SWE)
04/09 - Umeå Open, Umeå (SWE)
04/13 - Woody @ Pusterviksbaren, Göteborg (SWE)
04/14 - Herrgårn, Linköping (SWE)
04/15 - Garage, Oslo (NOR)
04/16 - Café Mic, Vänersborg (SWE)
04/17 - Klubb Söndag @ Strömpis, Örebro (SWE)
04/27 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
04/27 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
04/28 - Knaak, Berlin (GER)
04/29 - Star Club, Dresden (GER)
04/30 - The Rodeo club @ Projekt 7, Magdeburg (GER)
05/01 - Forum, Bielefeld (GER)
05/03 - E-Werk, Erlangen (GER)
05/05 - ISC, Bern (SWI)
Melpo Mene is currently recording a new EP for release later this spring. Samples should be online soon.
Swedish indiepop act The Lovekevins have announced that they will start doing a weekly online radio show. Read more at their website: http://www.lovekevins.laparole.se/