Swedish hip-hop producer Astma is now online has they have a whole bunch of new mp3s for download: http://www.astmabeats.com/
Another "Name that fuckin'..." feature has been posted at Global Domination, this time on album covers: http://www.statikmajik.com/gd/namethat/albumcover01.php
Norwegian electronic act Frost is heading to Tanzania. Here's the scoop, straight from the source:
"Per and Aggie are on their way to Dar Es Salaam to do a concert in collaboration with musicians from Tanzania. The event will take place Friday the 23rd of April at the Royal Norwegian Embassy and His Royal Highness, The Crown Prince of Norway, will be attending.
Per and Aggie have been working with musicians from Tanzania before and are thrilled to meet the muscians of Marimba Studio again. The recordings from Africa and the work they have done together will be resulting in a CD, hopefully to be released this fall. It'll be exiting to hear what the sound of these two diverse worlds of frost and heat will sound like..."
The UK's Plan B webzine has a feature on David & the Citizens: http://www.planbmag.com/features/archives/00000008.php
Swedish webzine Musiklandet takes a look across the sea at music in Denmark: http://www.musiklandet.nu/ml/index.nsf/1?OpenForm&kr+4C119A55530482D6C1256E710082A9E7 (in Swedish)
Even though Nikola Sarcevic just put out a solo album, that doesn't mean that Millencolin is being put aside. The band recently started writing songs and rehearsing for their sixth album. They plan to enter the studio in August and should hopefully have something out early next year.
The Cut the Chord webzine has made a special page spotlight Scandinavian music: http://www.cutthechord.com/scandinavian.html
Look for more coverage from them on this topic later this week.
Seems like those ExMS shows did well for Holden: http://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=4439 (in Swedish)
Listen to their session from LA radio's Morning Becomes Eclectic right here: http://www.kcrw.org/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=mb&air_date=4/5/04&tmplt_type=show
Lost at Sea review Tiger Lou: http://lostatsea.net/LAS/archives/reviews/records/tigerlou.htm
Denmark's Tiger Tunes are doing some German festival dates this summer:
06/04 - Rock im Park
06/06 - Rock am Ring
08/21 - Openflair, Eschwege
08/22 - MuseumsInselFest, Berlin
09/05 - Crosspoint OpenAir, Berlin
Delusions of Adequacy covers Jens Lekman: http://www.adequacy.net/reviews/l/jenslekman.shtml
Sophie Rimheden and Håkan Lidbo are collaborating together on a cover of "Shout" by Tears for Fears. They'll be releasing it on an EP together with some remixes and another track in the fall.
The complete tracklist for the upcoming "Jeans & Summer 2" compilation has been confirmed and features a sampling of up-and-coming Swedish and international indie acts:
01. Melpo Mene – Good with mothers
02. Bishop Allen – Things are what you make of them
03. The Sunshine – Love
04. The Martial Arts – Duality
05. Hello Saferide – Highschool stalker
06. Rich Creamy Paint – Best day
07. Ashley Park – Rocco the policeman (and his dog)
08. Gerald Collier – Long distance Nashville
09. The Flu – Shoreline
10. Pure Joy – Dead lavender
11. Roger Manning Jr – Sleep children
12. Streetwaves – Bastards of young
13. Grand Mal – Duty free
14. Lotta Sigeman – Like no other
15. Steve Reynolds – Forsaken
16. The Mellowmen Orchestra – Out of shape
17. The Lisa Marr Experiment – The return of Donna Lee
18. Anna Ternheim – A friend at last
19. Kent Norberg – Åh Jesus (K, Norberg)
Look for it soon on Groover Recordings.