Details and cover art for the new "Say Something New" EP from The Concretes: http://www.lickingfingers.com/discography.php?discno=10
Askil Holm is back from his tour of Finnmark (northern Norway) and posted the last bits in his tour diary and posted some nice pics as well: http://www.apache.no/askil/
Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's Swedish student radio top 20:
01. (01) Morrissey "Irish Blood, English Heart"
02. (02) Franz Ferdinand "Matinee"
03. (06) Jens Lekman "You Are The Light"
04. (NY) Strip Music "Desperation"
05. (NY) PJ Harvey "The Letter"
06. (03) The White Stripes "There's No Home For You Here"
07. (04) The Tough Alliance "Make It Happen"
08. (05) Prince "Musicology"
09. (NY) Bright Eyes Feat. Neva Dinova "Black Comedy"
10. (08) Kelis "Trick Me"
11. (NY) Graham Coxon "Bittersweet Bundle Of Misery"
12. (13) Faithless "Mass Destruction"
13. (NY) OFX "France"
14. (16) Raymond & Maria "Ingen vill veta var du köpt din tröja"
15. (NY) Willowtree "Always The Same"
16. (NY) Gary Jules "Broke Window"
17. (09) Pitch Black "It's All Real"
18. (15) Alice In Videoland "Going Down"
19. (ÅT) Promoe "These Walls Don't Lie"
20. (14) Her Space Holiday "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend"
Leaving the chart:
07. Infinite Mass "No.1 Swartskalle"
10. Basement Jaxx "Plug It In"
11. Teddybears Sthlm Feat. Mad Cobra "Cobrastyle"
12. Dilated Peoples Feat. (Kanye West "This Way"
17. Scissor Sisters "Take Your Mama"
18. The Mo "The Right World"
19. Syd Matters "Black & White Eyes"
20. R. Kelly "Happy People"
Check out the video for "Cause for Alarm" from Voice of a Generation: http://www.burningheart.com/voice/video/cfa.htm
Switchblade will be heading into Mission Hall Studios in July to record two songs for a new 7". One track will feature Mattias Friberg of Logh on vocals and the whole thing will be engineered by Mathias Oldén, also in Logh. It should be ready for release by the time of the band's short European tour in late August based around their appearance at Ieper Fest on 08/27.
Fredrik Brändström of Starmarket/The Crystal Committee will be standing in on bass for Johan Gustavsson on the upcoming Randy shows with Bad Religion as Johan is becoming a father. Congrats! Will Johan Brändström feel intimidated with his older brother on stage?
The melancholic Norwegian band Jim Stärk have confirmed a May 10 release date for their new EP "Morning Songs". The disc contains five songs, including the new single "Morning Song" and a cover of "Like A Summer Thursday" by Townes Van Zandt. Upcoming live dates:
05/12 - Garage, Oslo (NOR)
05/13 - Posepilten, Trondheim (NOR)
05/14 - Lille Løvenvold, Ålesund (NOR)
05/15 - Jacobs, Bergen (NOR)
05/20 - Rust, Copenhagen (DK)
The Fine Arts Showcase, the new band from Gustaf Kjellvander (Songs of Soil), has confirmed May 26 as the release date for their new album on Startracks.
David Sandström has launched a much more comprehensive version of his website: http://www.david-sandstrom.com/
As mentioned before, his new album "The Dominant Need of the Needy is to be Needed" is fantastic and well worth checking out.
MIC Norway previews the series of shows that Madrugada is doing in NYC next week: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004042814083842550240
Apparently the concert promoter, Norwegian music magazine Mute, has a few showcase events in the works with the next one set for October. As for who will play, that's still TBA.
MIC Norway also reports on the upcoming tour and recent album from Kings of Convenience member Erlend Øye: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004042811433642489814
Finland's I Walk the Line is heading to the UK:
06/04 - Free Butt, Brighton w/Grabass Charlestons, Jerry Built
06/05 - Horseshoe, Portsmouth w/Jets Vs Sharks, Chillerton
06/06 - Stout Fiddler, Newcastle
06/07 - 13th Note, Glasgow
06/08 - tba, Belfast
06/09 - tba, Limerick
06/10 - tba, Dublin
06/11 - The Matrix, Grimsby
06/12 - The Verge, London w/K-line, Chillerton
Here's a simple e-card for Bodies Without Organs and their new single "Living in a Fantasy": http://www.emi.se/ylla/bwo/index.htm