Singer/songwriter Pekka Pörtfors has posted a new five-song acoustic EP for download: http://www.pekkaportfors.tk/
Download the song "The best time of the year" from Swedish singer/songwriter Boy Omega: http://kubot.ath.cx/kubotsite/villa_mp3/BoyOmega-TheBestTimeOfTheYear.mp3
To celebrate their 5th anniversary and Nina's 30th birthday, Cardigans fansite 'Sick and Tired' has posted an albums worth of rarities for download: http://perso.sickandtired.mageos.com/cd.htm
The Brothom States website is updated with tons of new discography info: http://www.brothomstates.com/
Check out the video for "Don't let the world catch you crying" from The Confusions: http://cabal.port80.se/massproduktion/confusions/media/confusions-dltwcyc.rm
Gone travelling. Be back on Tuesday.
Note: there are now four recent releases from Sweden's Gravitation Records in the mailorder department. Orders will be processed when I get back.
Swedish punks Voice of a Generation have decided to call it quits. Their statement:
Attention, punkrockers! As many of you've already heard, we can now confirm that we indeed have decided to quit Voice Of A Generation, following Kim Belly's departure in December '04. We wanna take this opportunity to thank every single one of all you fans out there. Without YOU, none of this would've been possible! Extra thanks & credit goes to our wonderful crew who's literally saved our lives on numerous occasions! We love you guys! Keep your ears tuned for upcoming punkrelated projects feat. VOAG members, such as; Danny Violence & Kim Belly's "The Accidents", Molotov Mike's "Daybreak" & Jonny Stalker's "The Cobra Alliance", and more... Lots of love, take care & stay punk! / Jonny, Mike, Danny & 212
The Fine Arts Showcase has a brand new website which includes two exclusive mp3 tracks: http://www.thefineartsshowcase.se/
Confirmed summer tourdates for Kashmir:
05/18 - tba (club show)
05/19 - tba (club show)
05/20 - Herning Open Air, Denmark
05/29 - Jelling Festival, Denmark
06/10 - Haze over Harum, Denmark
07/01 - Nibe Festival, Denmark
07/02 - Hede Rytmer, Denmark
07/29 - Bork Havnefestival
Bertine Zetlitz will be releasing a new single called "Ah-Ah" soon and a video for the track is on the way. She'll also be touring Norway in February and here's the dates confirmed so far:
02/09 - Drammens Teater, Drammen
02/10 - Hydranten, Hamar
02/11 - Samfunnet, Trondheim
02/12 - Bingo'n, Lillehammer
02/16 - Meieriet, Sogndal
02/17 - Rust, Ørsta
02/18 - Hemsedal Cafe, Hemsedal
02/19 - Arena, Stord
02/25 - Aud Max, Ås
02/27 - Musikkflekken, Sandvika
03/02 - Meyergården, Mo i rana
03/03 - Rock Cafe, Bodø
03/05 - Telegrafen, Narvik
03/06 - Rica Ishavshotel, Tromsø
03/09 - Kvarteret, Bergen
03/11 - Folken, Stavanger
03/12 - Rockefeller, Oslo
Isolation Years has confirmed that "Micheal (If You Cannot Row)" will be the second single from their forthcoming full-length album "Cover the distance". The track should be hitting the airwaves shortly and the album hits stores in Sweden on February 23 via NONS and in Germany on March 29 via Stickman. Tracklist:
01. Dyslexic
02. Nurse Hands
03. Look What I've Done
04. I Want To Grow
05. Michael (If You Cannot Row)
06. Yellow Cross On Blue
07. Seasick
08. Leaning
09. You've Got Me Talking
10. Moses
11. Sightseeing Boat
12. Cover The Distance
Check the artwork here: http://www.isolationyears.com/discography2.asp?id=3&aid=10
European tourdates coming soon along with a new website.
If Society has posted a track from the upcoming Rytmihäiriö album "Saatana on Herra". Check it: http://www.ifsociety.com/files/Rytmihairio_-_Ei_Mitenkaan.mp3
Denmark's Racing Ape will be hitting the studio in late February to record a new single and then coming back in April to finish up a new album. Head over to their website to download a couple new live tracks: http://www.racingape.com/
Tentative dates for the upcoming Hero Dishonest tour:
05/19 - Latvia
05/20 - Lithuania
05/21 - Lithuania
05/22 - Bialystock, Poland
05/23 - Warsaw, Poland
05/24 - Poznan, Poland
05/25 - Berlin, Germany
05/26 - Leipzig, Germany
05/27 - Dresden, Germany
05/28 - Prague, Czech
05/29 - Vienna, Austria
05/30 - Innsbruck, Austria
05/31 - München, Germany
06/01 - Karlsruhe/Giessen, Germany
06/02 - Germany
06/03 - Germany
06/04 - Germany/Belgium
06/05 - Belgium
06/06 - Belgium/Netherlands
06/07 - Netherlands
06/08 - Netherlands
06/09 - Flensburg/hamburg, Germany
06/10 - Copenhagen, Denmark
06/11 - Uppsala, Sweden