Adrian Recordings artists Laakso will be touring Germany in April. Dates soon.
Fellow Adrian artists David & the Citizens are currently in the studio next door to my favorite Spice Girl Mel C. Oh please oh please let there be a guest appearance!
Chalksounds is starting to take pre-orders on the debut release from The End Will Be Kicks, the new band from Niklas Quintana (ex-Breach, Him Kerosene). I shouldn't have to tell you, but of course it's awesome. 4 tracks, 1000 copies. Act now: http://www.chalksounds.com/
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PopMatters reviews Sondre Lerche: http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/l/lerchesondre-twoway.shtml
The lineup for Spain's prestigious Sonar Electronic Music Festival has been announced and of course there's a bunch of Scandinavian artists set to appear such as Pan Sonic and a Rune Grammofon showcase with Susanna & the Magical Orchestra, Deathprod and Maja Ratkje. Full details: http://djmartian.blogspot.com/2004_03_01_djmartian_archive.html#108022016492182960
Tabu Recordings will be putting out a new comp entitled "Infernal Gathering - The Second Chapter" as a companion to Norway's Inferno Festival. Now in its fourth year at Rockefeller/John Dee in Oslo, this new release "aims to showcase the broad spectrum of extreme metal the Inferno Metal Festival brings to the audience, and possibly even expose the listener to several new bands they had not previously heard." Tracklist:
01. Mayhem - "You Must Fall"
02. Susperia - "Situational Awareness"
03. Khold - "Mørke Gravers Kammer"
04. My Dying Bride - "The Prize Of Beauty"
05. Decapitated - "The Fury"
06. Mindgrinder - "Deception"
07. 1349 - "Haunting The Chapel"
08. Enslaved - "The Dead Stare"
09. Disiplin - "The Death Song"
10. Dimension F3H - "Babylon"
11. Sinners Bleed - "Deathbringer"
12. Pawnshop - "Space Cadillacs"
Look for it in stores on April 19.
And speaking of said fest, here's the profile on the event from MIC Norway: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004032513132273106431
Upcoming tourdates for Finland's Sunride:
04/24 - Bar 68, Jyväskylä (FIN)
05/06 - Hulen, Bergen (NOR) w/Sparzanza, Stonegard
05/07 - Stua, Notodden (NOR) w/Sparzanza, Stonegard
05/08 - Garage, Oslo (NOR) w/Sparzanza, Stonegard
05/14 - Zebra, Kil (SWE) w/Sparzanza
05/15 - Valhall, Falun (SWE) w/Sparzanza
05/27 - Deathroit Festival, Jyväskylä (FIN) w/Sparzanza
05/28 - Stella Star, Helsinki (FIN) w/Sparzanza
05/29 - TVO, Turku (FIN) w/Sparzanza
Acclaimed Norwegian jazz combo Tord Gustavsen Trio will be touring the UK beginning at the end of April. Dates;
04/29 - St. George's, Bristol
05/04 - 'Brighton Festival', The Corn Exchange, Brighton Dome, Brighton
05/05 - Djanogly Recital Hall, Lakeside Arts Centre , Nottingham
05/06 - 'Spring Festival of New Music', Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, York
05/07 - 'Norfolk & Norwich Festival' The Playhouse Theatre, Norwich
05/08 - The Purcell Room, The South Bank Centre, London
05/09 - Jaqueline du Pre Music Building. St. Hilda's College, Oxford
05/11 - Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of S'hampton, Southampton
05/13 - CCA (Centre for Contemporary Arts), Glasgow
The BBC will be recording the Purcell Room concert in London on the 8th. More info: http://www.norway.org.uk/culture/music/tordgustavsentrio.htm
Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (04) Graham Coxon "Freakin' Out"
02. (02) Promoe "These Walls Don't Lie"
03. (03) Teddybears Sthlm Feat. Mad Cobra "Cobrastyle"
04. (01) Marit Bergman Feat. Cecilia Nordlund "Adios Amigos"
05. (NY) The White Stripes "There's No Home For You Here"
06. (05) Infinite Mass "No.1 Swartskalle"
07. (16) Geeza "I Know You Don't Like Me (I Hate You)"
08. (NY) I Am Kloot "From Your Favourite Sky"
09. (08) Syd Matters "Black & White Eyes"
10. (10) Phoenix "Everything Is Everything"
11. (10) Kanye West "Through The Wire"
12. (06) Nikola Sarcevic "Lovetrap"
13. (09) The Vines "Ride"
14. (11) Tiger Lou "Oh Horatio"
15. (14) Ima Robot "Alive"
16. (18) The Von Bondies "C'mon C'mon"
17. (13) Swan Lee "I Don't Mind"
18. (17) Laakso "Aussie Girl"
19. (ÅT) Ash "Clones"
20. (07) Gomez "Catch Me Up"
Leaving the chart:
15. Spring In Paris "Can I Stay"
19. Placebo "English Summer Rain"
20. Damien Rice "Volcano"
William Hut has finished filming the video for "Path", his duet with Sissy Wish. The single comes out at the end of April and will include a special b-side.
Listen to "Take No Heroes" from recent Service Records signee The Tough Alliance: http://www.srvice.com/mp3/TTA_-_take_no_heroes.mp3
The group's debut EP "Make it Happen" comes out April 14.
Check out this flash movie teaser with a clip from The Haunted's current record sessions: http://lagavulin.gotdns.com/mov/flik.html
Check out a video of Naglfar playing "I Am Vengeance" live from Norrlandsoperan in Umeå, Sweden last December: http://www.naglfar.net/downloads/031213.naglfar.i.am.vengeance.loq.wmv
Reminder: the next episode of MTV's 'This is our music' on March 28 is a feature on Oslo, Norway. More info: http://www.thisisourmusic.tv/