Check out the video for the brand new Sondre Lerche video "Two Way Monologue": low / med / high
You can also now get a behind-the-scenes take on the creation process for the new record's artwork: http://www.sondrelerche.com/newsarticles/artwork.shtml
Mental Overdrive aka Per Martinsen will release his third album on Smalltown Supersound in conjunction with his own label Love OD. This will be his first release in five years and it should be out sometime this coming fall. More info: http://www.loveod.com/
Peter, Björn & John are kind enough to have provided a diagram illustrating the mixing process for their new album: http://www.smalls.nu/pbj/dalby2.jpg
Garage rock act The Maharajas will release their new album "Unrelated Statements" on March 10 through Low Impact Records. It features fourteen songs total and was produced by Måns P. Månsson.
Kristofer Åström reports that he's done with recording thirteen new songs for his upcoming album "Loupita". Release and tracklist coming soon. As for his new EP "There For", it's just awaiting cover art and it'll be good to go.
Nostradameus has set "Hellbound" as the title for their forthcoming album, due out in May from Germany's AFM Records.
Justadelf Versus Gross Alatisch is the name of a new Swedish "all-star" band featuring guitarist Gareth Smith of Raging Speedhorn, guitarist Erik Olsson from Cult of Luna along with ex-CoL drummer Marco Hildén. The music is described as Neurosis meets Mogwai meets Godspeed You Black Emperor. Gareth is also a part of the Stockhom-based black-metal band Dräp de Kristna (Slay the Christians) with members of Switchblade and Vinterkrig.
Hitmakarna talks about The Knife and their gorilla-mask statement at the Swedish Grammis: http://www.hitmakarna.nu/kolumn_musikbranschenenpojkklubb.shtml (in Swedish)
Between Us will be heading out across Europe with fellow Swedish hardcore act The Change. There's not much booked yet, but here's the rough intinerary:
04/04 - tba (GER)
04/05 - tba (GER)
04/06 - tba (GER)
04/07 - tba, Leeuwarden (NL)
04/08 - Goudvishal, Arnhem (NL)
04/09 - tba (BEL)
04/10 - tba (UK)
04/11 - tba (UK)
04/12 - tba (UK)
04/13 - tba (UK)
04/14 - tba
04/15 - tba
If you think you can help out, contact the band and let em know.
DigFi is putting out the word for unsigned bands who might want to play this year's Kalas tour: http://www.digfi.com/digfi/digfi?action=se.two4hr.digfi.main.appl.PageNews&id=4354 (in Swedish)
Aftonbladet is saying the The Sounds will be opening for the similarly monikered The Strokes in the US beginning in March: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/telegram/0,1082,63088167_640__,00.html (in Swedish)
Some of the new bands on the City Sound Festival lineup: Magnet, Vidar Busk, Division of Laura Lee, Amulet, JR Ewing, Le Mans, Differnet and Beezewax.
What's up with Broder Daniel cancelling shows? Read more: http://www.sr.se/p3/musikjournalen/arkiv.asp?DagensDatum=2004-02-11&Artikel=367079 (in Swedish)