Bo Sundström of Bo Kaspers Orkester is taking time off to embark on a solo career. Read more: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,555151,00.html (in Swedish)
Delusions of Adequacy reviews The Legends: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=4860
Staight.com interviews Supersilent: http://www.straight.com/content.cfm?id=5879 (via DJ Martian)
Musique Machine reviews Erlend Øye's "DJ Kicks": http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=553
The Defectors have confirmed all the dates on their upcoming tour of South America:
11/11 - Live on "Radio Rock & Pop" Radioshow in the afternoon, Buenos Aires (AR)
11/11 - Live on National TV show on Channel 7 in the evening, Buenos Aires (AR)
11/12 - Buenes Aires Stomp! 5, Buenos Aires (AR)
11/13 - Montevideo (UY)
11/15 - V8 Motor bar, Buenos Aires (AR)
11/16 - São Paulo (BR)
11/17 - Kemona, Rio Claro (BR)
11/18 - Campinas or Londrina (BR)
11/19 - 92graus, Curitiba (BR)
11/20 - Black Jack, São Paulo (BR)
11/21 - Rio de Janeiro (BR)
Check out the video for "Retaliation" from Entombed: http://launch.yahoo.com/video/default.asp?vid=1131176
The Enslaved by Metal webzine talks to Samoth of Zyklon about the progress on the band's upcoming third album: http://www.enslavedbymetal.com/interview.html?interviewid=11
Patrik Jensen of The Haunted and Witchery talks to Rockdetector about the latter's new album, the origin of the fames 'Gothenburg sound' and more: http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,9090,interviews.sm#contenttop
Rockfoto.nu is now updated with a proper concert calendar along with new pics of The Hives, The Soundtrack of Our Lives and C.Aarmé.
The latest news from my Oakland neighbors and fellow Scandinavian music aficionados over at Radio Khartoum:
So, who knows that Friendly Noise (Stockholm label) took their name from a description on the RK site? Prompting RK to name the Friendly Goods department as a return jab? Yeah, yeah, all these incestuous goings on are appalling. But it gets worse. One of FN's bosses was responsible for hooking Swedish artist Testbild! up with Radio Khartoum back in the Before FN era. And now FN have gotten their claws into Testbild! (and his second album, specifically). But we've got our RKFG mitts all over FN in return. Offering Testbild!'s new album on FN in the FG shop. And we imported a stash of Differnet's debut album (FN's other release) for FG while we were at it, because it's just such a jewel of a record (and never got proper distribution on these shores). Disgusting, isn't it?
For ordering info and samples, go here: http://www.radiokhartoum.com/friendly.html
German site Nordische Musik interviews Kaizers Orchestra (and has some great pics as well): http://www.nordische-musik.de/artikel/kaizers_orchestra.php (in German)
Service has posted an mp3 for the new Tough Alliance single "Holiday": http://www.srvice.com/
Madrugada has posted an update on their progress with recording a new album in LA: http://www.emi.no/madrugada/news.asp
Rockfoto.nu has posted new live pics from Mando Diao, Sugarplum Fairy and 21st Century Noise.