As a special treat I've added two new mp3s to the playlist on the right. First up, there's a live track from Christian Kjellvander. As you can see, he just began his short run of West Coast dates last night opening for The Cardigans. I'm definitely looking forward to the SF show on Monday. And for the people that were asking - he's playing third out of four acts and should be on around 10-10:30pm.
Next, is a track from Sivert Høyem and his debut solo album "Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Opposition". You may recognize his voice from his main act Madrugada, but his other stuff is pretty great as well. Check it out.
Denmark's The Fashion is reportedly featured in this month's Rolling Stone under the 'Out There' column. I haven't seen it myself to confirm.
Niccokick's new EP "Run! Run! Run!" has been confirmed for a June 9 release.
Dates announced so far for that 'Women with Attitude' tour with Liz Phair and The Cardigans:
08/04 - Chicago
08/05 - Chicago
08/07 - Atlanta
08/08 - Memphis
08/10 - Houston
08/11 - Dallas
08/14 - Phoenix
08/15 - San Diego
08/17 - Los Angeles
08/18 - Los Angeles
08/19 - San Fransisco
08/21 - Las Vegas
08/23 - Denver
08/25 - Minneapolis
08/27 - Detroit
08/28 - Toronto
08/30 - Washington
09/01 - Philadelphia
09/02 - New York
Updated tourdates for Surferosa:
05/21 - Jæren Musikkfestival, Bryne (NOR)
05/22 - Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo (NOR)
05/25 - Fleece & Firkin, Bristol (UK)
05/26 - Academy, Liverpool (UK)
05/27 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
05/28 - Manchester University, Manchester (UK)
05/29 - Carling Academy 2, Birningham (UK)
05/30 - Fibbers, York (UK)
05/31 - Evening Gazzette stage at the Town Hall, Middlesbrough (UK)
06/01 - Soundhaus, Northampton (UK)
06/02 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK)
06/03 - Mean Fiddler, London (UK)
06/04 - Railway Inn, Winchester (UK)
06/05 - Download Festival, Donington (UK)
06/06 - Zodiac, Oxford (UK)
06/08 - The Zap Club, Brighton (UK)
07/23 - Midnattsolrock, Lakselv (NOR)
07/24 - Roserock, Horten (NOR)
08/27 - PedRock, Trondheim (NOR)
08/28 - Momarkedet, Mysen (NOR)
Look for the band to hit Japan around June 17 as well.
The Hives and the Sahara Hotnights are touring the US along with Reigning Sound:
07/20 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC, DC
07/21 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
07/22 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
07/23 - Avalon Ballroom, Boston , MA
07/24 - The Phoenix Theater, Toronto (CAN)
07/25 - Clutch Cargo's, Pontiac, MI
07/26 - Metro, Chicago, IL
07/28 - Ogden Theater, Denver, CO
07/29 - In the Venue, Salt Lake City, UT
07/30 - The Showbox, Seattle, WA
07/31 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
08/01 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
08/04 - Soma, San Diego, CA
Whoah! Komeda will be featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" on May 25. Hopefully they'll mention their work with KVLR besides just promoting their own record, but that's probably just wishful thinking on my part. More on ATC: http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/
Summer tourdates for Norway's Kaizers Orchestra:
05/21 - Horsens Open Air, Horsens (DK)
05/29 - Rock I Herning, Herning (DK)
05/30 - Pinkpop, Landgraaf (NL)
06/03 - Skive beach party, Skive (DK)
06/04 - Rock Am Ring, Nürburgring (GER)
06/05 - Aalborg open air, Aalborg (DK)
06/12 - Silkeborg Open Air, Silkeborg (DK)
06/25 - Midtfyns Festival, Ringe (GER)
06/26 - Verdurrock, Namur (BEL)
07/02 - Open Air St. Gallen, St. Gallen (CH)
07/04 - Spirit of music, Outen (CH)
07/29 - Storsjøyran (SWE)
07/30 - Storås (NOR)
07/31 - Telemark Festival, Bø (NOR)
08/06 - Bodø (NOR)
08/08 - Skandeborg (NOR)
08/09 - Torget, Stavanger (NOR)
08/12 - Askim (NOR)
08/13 - Målrock, Årdal (NOR)
PopMatters gives The Cardigans' "Long Gone Before Daylight" a pretty decent rundown: http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/cardigans-longgone.shtml
Speaking of The Cardigans, the band is entertaining fan questions posted to the forum here: http://cardigans.com/forum/threads.php?id=8067_0_2_0_C
eJazzNews reviews Lasse Marhaug's new album "The Shape of Rock to Come" on Smalltown Supersound: http://www.ejazznews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3186
This Saturday's "Hear and Now" program on the BBC's Radio 3 will feature modern Norwegian classical composers and electronic music from Bergen. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/listings/index.shtml?day=Saturday (scroll down)
Remember you can listen to an archive of the program online for seven days following the program. (alerted via DJ Martian)
Some words about the new Kemialliset Ystävät album "Alkuhärkä" out now on Fonal: http://members.vip.fi/~anderzen/alkuharka/
Rumor has it that Andy McCoy of Hanoi Rocks has been asked to fill in for legendary late guitarist Johnny Thunders at the upcoming New York Dolls reunion shows in June. Izzy Stradlin (Guns n' Roses) was originally slated as the man for the job, but he supposedly backed out once he heard there might be plans for more extensive gigging beyond the one-off festival appearance announced so far. We shall see...
Seems like Satyricon did quite well on their US tour opening for Morbid Angel judging from this message. The best part? Plans are underway for them to come back for a headlining tour in August! Hopefully drummer Frost can make it this time around as well.