Updated tourdates for Promoe and Organism 12:
04/29 - Platens Bar, Linköping (SWE)
04/30 - Festivalborg, Örebro (SWE)
05/06 - Kungen, Sandviken (SWE)
05/07 - Tingshuset, Östersund (SWE)
05/08 - Musikhuset, Örnsköldsvik (SWE)
05/09 - Hamnmagasinet, Umeå (SWE)
05/13 - Bergsbron, Norrköping (SWE)
05/14 - Kulturhuset, Skövde (SWE)
05/20 - Glada Ankan, Karlstad (SWE)
05/21 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg (SWE)
05/22 - Prisma, Västerås (SWE)
06/04 - Fett me kärlek, Uppsala (SWE)
06/09 - Klubi, Tampere (FIN)
06/10 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FIN)
06/11 - Indie Iltamat @ S-Osis, Turku (FIN)
06/12 - Indie Iltamat @ Tavastia, Helsinki (FIN)
Swedish hip-hop site Svenskunderjord presents the video for "Kann Igen" from Highwon: http://www.svenskunderjord.com/video/highwon-kann_igen_stor.wmv
"Drømmer Jeg?" is the name of the new single from Denmark's Johnny Deluxe, to be released on May 24. It features a duet with Swedish siren Anna Nordell who previous work includes vocals on albums from people such as Celine Dion and E-type.
Eskobar tourdates in Germany:
06/07 - Kamp, Bielefeld (GER)
06/08 - Prime Club, Köln (GER)
06/09 - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER)
06/10 - Backstage, München (GER)
06/11 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
06/12 - Grünspan, Hamburg (GER)
06/13 - Berlinova Festival, Berlin (GER)
Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. HIM - Solitary Man
02. Tim Christensen - Jump The Gun
03. The Rasmus - Funeral Song
04. Maria Mena - You´re The Only One
05. Sondre Lerche - Two Way Monologue
06. The Crash - Still Alive
07. Lisa Miskovksy - Sing To Me
08. Outlandish - Walou
09. Swan Lee - I Don´t Mind
10. Beats And Styles - Allstars
11. Span - Don't Think The Way They Do
12. Backyard Babies - Song For The Outkast
13. Teddybears STHLM - Cobra Style
14. Burhan G - Burhan G
15. Marit Bergman - Adios Amigos
16. Blindside - All Of Us
17. Prime Sth - Pieces
18. Jokeren - Kvinde Din Mogluder
19. September - We Can Do It
20. Slowtrain Soul - Twisted Cupid
Challengers:
01. The Cardigans - Live And Learn
02. Infinite Mass - No.1 Swartskalle
03. Blue Foundation - End Of The Day
04. Winta - I Want You
05. DJ Slow - I´m Over You Pablo
06. Petter - Fredrik Snortare och Cecilia Synd
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
This week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. Steen1 - Jarden träkki (FIN)
02. Lisa Miskovsky - Sing to me (SWE)
03. The Rasmus - Funeral song (FIN)
04. Mariska - Murha (FIN)
05. Egotrippi - Matkustaja (FIN)
06. Weeping Willows - Stairs (SWE)
07. Trilogia - Hei (FIN)
08. SubUrban Tribe - Silent Rain (FIN)
09. DJ Slow - I'm over you Pablo (FIN)
10. The Alpine - Too many monsters (DK)
Challengers:
01. Finntroll - Trollhammaren (FIN)
02. In Flames - The Quiet Place (SWE)
03. Ram-zet - Queen (NOR)
Träd, Gräs och Stenar is coming to the US again, as I see they've booked a show here in SF for July 1 at Bottom of the Hill. More soon.
The brand new Division of Laura Lee website is now online: http://www.divisionoflauralee.com/
The new album "Das Not Compute" hits stores in Europe on April 13 via Burning Heart, North America on May 11 via Epitaph, Australia on March 29 via Shock and in Japan on April 21 through JVC. Upcoming tour dates:
04/16 - Fängelset, Göteborg (SWE)
04/17 - Fritz's Corner, Stockholm (SWE)
04/19 - 930 Club, Washington DC
04/20 - Norva, Norfolk, VA
04/21 - Mercury Lounge, Nashville, TN
04/23 - Engine Room, Houston, TX
04/24 - Emo's, Austin, TX
04/25 - Tree's, Dallas, TX
04/26 - Tokyo Joe's, Lubbock
04/28 - E9, El Paso, TX
04/29 - City Limits, Tucson, AZ
04/30 - Old Brickhouse, Phoenix, AZ
05/01 - The Loft, Ventura, CA
05/03 - Soma Sidestage, San Diego, CA
05/04 - Huntridge Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
05/05 - Bottom of the hill, San Francisco, CA w/The Catheters, Run Run Run
05/07 - Dante's () , Portland, OR w/The Catheters, Run Run Run
05/08 - Studia 7, Seattle, WA w/The Catheters, Run Run Run
05/10 - The Boardwalk, Sacramento, CA w/The Catheters, Run Run Run
05/11 - Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA w/The Catheters, Run Run Run
05/12 - The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA w/The Catheters, Run Run Run
As mentioned here before, a number of the above dates are with fellow Swedes The Sounds.
UPDATE: The tour is now in jeopardy as I just learned that drummer Håkan and guitarist Per were recently injured in a car accident. More on that here: http://www.expressen.se/index.jsp?a=125503 (in Swedish)
They'll probably come over regardless, it's mostly a matter of whether or not Håkan will play.
Candlelight Records has postponed the release of 1349's new album "Beyond the Apocalypse" to May 3.
The Dandelions have confirmed four upcoming dates in the UK:
04/22 - The Barfly, London
04/23 - The Zodiac, Oxford
04/24 - The Charlotte, Leicester
04/27 - The Barfly, Liverpool
Totalt Jävla Mörker and Gluecifer are two of the new Nordic bands confirmed for Hultsfred today.
Sahara Hotnights will release their brand new, much-anticipated album "Kiss & Tell" in Sweden on May 19 with the rest of the world to follow a few months later. The album was recorded at Gröndal Studio with the help of Pelle Gunnerfeldt and Johan Gustafsson and was mixed in Los Angeles by Rob Schnapf and Doug Boehm. The first single will be for the song "Hot Night Crash" and it should hit radio by April 26 and will be in stores on May 12. Upcoming shows in Sweden:
05/19 - KB, Malmö
05/20 - Storan, Göteborg
05/21 - Nalen, Stockholm
Empire Dogs have confirmed April 21 as the release date for their debut album "Love Attacks!!!" They'll be playing a special record release show at Buylandos in Stockholm the same day at 6pm.
Sadly, Burst has been forced to cancel all of their upcoming UK and BeNeLux tour plans. There were just too many complications with schedules and money issues that they couldn't make it happen. Shows still happening:
04/25 - Goudvishal Festival, Musis Sacrum, Arnhem (NL) w/Madball, Heaven Shall Burn, E Town Concrete, more
04/27 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE) w/Keelhaul
06/25-27 - Furyfest, Le Mans (FRA) w/Slipknot, Dillinger Escape Plan, Deicide, Discharge, more
07/15-17 - Arvika Festival, Arvika (SWE)
08/06-07 - Augustibuller, Lindesberg (SWE) w/Nine, C.Armeé, more
Look for more Swedish and a full fall tour lineup to come soon.
Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's top 20 student radio chart:
01. (01) Morrissey "Irish Blood, English Heart"
02. (15) Franz Ferdinand "Matinee"
03. (08) Jens Lekman "You Are The Light"
04. (03) The White Stripes "There's No Home For You Here"
05. (07) The Streets "Fit But You Know It"
06. (02) Graham Coxon "Freakin' Out"
07. (06) Infinite Mass "No.1 Swartskalle"
08. (09) Pitch Black "It's All Real"
09. (12) Basement Jaxx "Plug It In"
10. (04) Her Space Holiday "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend"
11. (05) Promoe "These Walls Don't Lie"
12. (NY) The Tough Alliance "Make It Happen"
13. (11) Teddybears Sthlm Feat. Mad Cobra "Cobrastyle"
14. (14) Syd Matters "Black & White Eyes"
15. (NY) Kelis "Trick Me"
16. (20) Division Of Laura Lee "Does Compute"
17. (NY) Dilated Peoples Feat. Kanye West "This Way"
18. (16) Monkeystrikes "Angry Knees"
19. (17) Automato "The Single"
20. (NY) Scissor Sisters "Take Your Mama"
Leaving the chart:
10. I Am Kloot "From Your Favourite Sky"
13. Geeza "I Know You Don't Like Me (I Hate You)"
18. Kanye West "Through The Wire"
19. Eskobar "Bring The Action"