Via Blabbermouth comes this interview with guitar god Yngwie Malmsteen laying down some honest-to-goodness wisdom about the music business. I kid you not.
Danish death-metal act Infinited Hate has signed with Displeased Records. The band plans to begin recording AM Studios in Gouda, Holland with producer Andre van de Ree in the near future. Look for the debut full-length "Revel In Bloodshed" later this year.
The new Eskobar album will be called "A Thousand Last Chances" and has been confirmed for a March 31 release date in Sweden. Info for other countries coming soon.
Check out the Last Days of April microsite for the new album "If You Lose It": http://www.badtasterecords.se/microsites/if_you_lose_it/
Nicolaidunger.tk reports that the SF-based label Runt LLC (Plain Recordings) might be reissuing 180gm audiophile versions of Nicolai's vinyl trilogy sometime this spring. In case you weren't aware, Hot Stuff originally issued the limited edition records "Blind Blemished Blues", "A Dress Book" and "Sweat Her Kiss" back in 2001-2002 on both vinyl and later as a 3-CD box set in conjunction with Dolores Recordings.
More bands confirmed for Umeå Open: Weeping Willows, Nocturnal Rites, Mustasch and Mattias Alkberg BD.
Tracklist for the new Division of Laura Lee album "Das Not Compute", as reported on yesterday:
01. Does Compute
02. We are Numbers
03. Endless Factories
04. Breathe Breathe
05. Dirty Love
06. Loveless
07. To The Other Side
08. Sneaking up on Mr. Prez
09. Q2
10. All Streets End
11. There's a Last Time for Everything
Burning Heart will release it in April (Europe), Epitaph in May (US).
Svenskunderjord speaks to Organism 12 about his new album, MBMA and the state of Swedish hip-hop: http://www.svenskunderjord.com/incArtikelView.asp?id=184&sortera=senaste (in Swedish)
Acts confirmed for the Sonika Festival in Stockholm on February 27-28: Appareil, Bondage Fairies, 1999, Saralunden, Lo-Fi-Fnk, Light Bulb Project, Penelopes, Ra-X, Nadie Affecta, Komatrohn and Hundarna från Söder. More info: http://www.metica.se/news/news_result.php?n_id=0216&page=0
Also via Metica comes word that Swedish synthpop group Colony 5 will be heading to Moscow on February 14 and over to Mexico in March. Read more: http://www.metica.se/news/news_result.php?n_id=0214&page=0
New, updated Junior Senior tourdates:
03/16 - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA w/B-52s
03/18 - Stubbs, SXSW, Austin, TX w/B-52s
03/20 - Salon 21, Mexico City (MEX)
04/01 - Club Quattro, Osaka (JAP)
04/02 - Club Quattro, Nagoya (JAP)
04/04 - Club Quattro, Tokyo (JAP)
04/05 - Club Quattro, Tokyo (JAP)
05/01 - Coachella Festival, Indio, CA (US)
Well it looks like Hell On Wheels is the first confirmed act for the Export Music Sweden showcase shows around SXSW. Just look at their updated tour schedule (incl. South American dates):
03/17 - Mercury Lounge, NY, NY
03/19 - Emo's, Austin, TX
03/21 - Trobadour, Los Angeles, CA
03/27 - Teatro Guararapes, Recife (BRA)
04/03 - SESC Pompeia - Chopperia, Sao Paolo (BRA)
04/04 - Atari Club, Sao Paolo (BRA)
Here's the details on the new release from online mp3 label Monotonik:
Since we've previously released sparkling retro bleeps from Sweden's Goto80, it was a natural progression, much like 50 Cent and G-Unit, to expand our focus to encompass his whole posse, the Subnatura Collective. Thus, we get "The Sound Of Subnatura", a 5-artist, 5-track EP which shows off the varying style of the Subnatura artists and their 'good vibrations'.
Said artists featured include Dorothy's Magic Bag, Liquid Stranger, Extraboy, Slem and Inkinen . Check it out: http://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp125.html
Check out the song "Hollow" from Dead Frog Records act Cavin: http://www.deadfrogrecords.com/playlist/Cavin-Hollow.mp3
The song comes from the band's new album "Nevertheless".