The Boston Herald reviews the first date of the current Soundtrack of Our Lives US tour: http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=63801 (via)
Ape has a new website with streaming samples and all sorts of new downloads, among other stuff: http://www.apeclan.net/
Music 77 is back alive again with a new website and a new drummer: http://www.music77.nu/
The band is currently working on new material and hopes to have a new album out sometime later this year.
Finnish electronic artist Niko Skorpio (Some Place Else Recordings) made a guest appearance with metal act ...And Oceans at their show in Helsinki last Friday providing "extra noise and additional sonic shock treatments." Whether they will extend this collaboration to the studio waits to be seen.
Due to increased demand, here's some new shows added to that Social Distortion US tour with Backyard Babies:
02/04 - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
02/23 - Avalon, Boston, MA
02/26 - Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
03/01 - Disco Rodeo, Raleigh, NC
03/05 - Revolution, Ft Lauderdale, FL
03/06 - Jannus Landing, St Petersburg, FL
The oh-so-exciting winners of the Aftonbladet Rockbjörnen awards have been announced. Here's the results for the Swedish categories:
Best female artist: Lena Philipsson
Best male artist: Lars Winnerbäck
Best group: Gyllene Tider
Best song: The Hives - "Walk idiot walk"
Best album: Gyllene Tider - "Finn 5 fel"
Best newcomer: Ana Johnsson
Go here for more: http://www.aftonbladet.se/ettor/webb/1177_normal.html (in Swedish)
All-star Swedish death-metal act God Among Insects is working on new material. Once member Lord K Philipson is done recording a new album with his other band The Project Hate in a few months, they should be ready to enter the studio.
US-based label Skipping Stones Records has announced that they will be releasing the debut album "The Best is Yet to Come" from Swedish pop act The Charade on June 7. The group features guitarist Magnus Karlsson who also played in Happydeadmen. considered to be one of Sweden's founding indiepop acts back in 1988. More info: http://www.skippingstonesrecords.com/
The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week at on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:
01. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Late Night Version]
02. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake Your Beauty
03. DJ Timo - The Robots
04. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Clean Version]
05. Gunther & Sunshine Girls - Teeny Weeny String Bikini
Requested Videos: 328 274
Total Streams: 529,740
Download the song "Women to control" from Swedish pop duo Ak-momo: http://www.parasol.com/mp3/Ak-Momo%20-%20Women%20To%20Control.mp3
The track comes from the band's upcoming album "Return to N.Y.", due out the end of the month of Parasol in-house label Hidden Agenda.
Leopold has three new tracks available for download on their website: http://www.leopoldonline.com/
Check out a video of King working in the studio: http://alt.digitalfarmers.com/king/video/KiNGpromo-med.wmv
Imperial Recordings says that José González will finally see an international release for his amazing debut album "Veneer" this coming spring. About fucking time already. Jeez.
Aversion gives a mixed review to the 22 Pistepirkko retrospective "The Nature Of...": http://www.aversion.com/bands/reviews.cfm?f_id=1892