Elin Sigvardsson has posted a news message on her website with some updates on what she's up to including work on a new album and plans to do some shows outside of Sweden.
Sign up for the Don Juan Dracula dancing school: http://home.no.net/henkran/donjuandracula/dancingschool.html
Bergman Rock, St. Thomas, Bring me the Fucking Riot...Man and Chandra have been added to the Emmaboda Festival lineup.
Finnish gothic-metal act For My Pain..., featuring members from Nightwish and Eternal Tears of Sorrow, will enter the studio in March to record a couple songs for a single or an EP. Look for it in late spring from Spinefarm.
United Enemies, the new band with ex-69-Hard members Mats Jeppsson and Christian Fridlund, have got ehemselves a website: http://www.unitedenemies.com/
Head over to download preview mp3s of a bunch of new material from the guys. Look for live dates to be confirmed for Sweden and Denmark to come shortly.
Magnet is playing Australia in March:
03/03 - Ric1s Café, Brisbane
03/04 - Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney
03/05 - Pony, Melbourne
03/06 - Rob Roy Hotel, Melbourne
03/07 - Grace Emily Hotel, Adelaide
03/09 - Annandale Hotel, Sydney
Upcoming dates for Low Frequency in Stereo in support of their new album "Travelling Ants Who Got Eaten By Moskus"
02/03 - Mono, Oslo (NOR)
02/04 - Kristiansand (NOR)
02/05 - Cementen, Stavanger (NOR)
02/06 - Kvarteret, Bergen (NOR) w/Syme
03/26 - Loppen, København (DK)
03/28 - Ms Stubnitz, Rostock (GER)
03/29 - Nato, Leipzig (GER)
03/30 - Scheune, Dresden (GER)
03/31 - Rosenkeller, Jena (GER)
04/01 - Atomino, Chemnitz (GER)
04/02 - Volkspark, Halle (GER)
04/08 - Folken, Stavanger (NOR)
According to pHinnWeb, Imatran Voima and Bass Junkies are teaming up for a release coming out in April.
Sandy Mouche is having a release party for their new single "Cherry Pie" at Mondo in Stockholm on February 5.
The new issue of Lowcut Webzine is out and features interviews with Sweden's Misconduct, ond of Denmark's oldest punk bands President Fetch, a ton of live and record reviews and more: http://www.lowcut.dk/011_lc/front/index.asp
I am now accepting preorders for the new KVLR CD. The It's a trap! US version of the album comes packaged in a nice, fancy digipack and will set you back just $10 if you live in the US. Find out more!
I am also having a contest! I'll be giving away free copies of the new CD to a couple lucky people. Simply email me with a subject line of "KVLR contest" to enter. Winners will be announced in a week or two.
Updated tourdates for José González:
02/05 - The Betsy Trotwood, London (UK)
02/13 - By:Larm, Bergen (NOR)
02/15 - Meieriet, Sogndal (NOR)
02/16 - Den gode abo, Bø (NOR)
02/17 - Garage, Oslo (NOR)
02/18 - Charlies Pub, Kristiansand (NOR)
02/19 - Kick, Egersund (NOR)
02/20 - Stodded, Haugesund (NOR)
02/21 - Checkpoint Charlie, Stavanger (NOR)
02/22 - Det Akademiska Kvarteret, Bergen (NOR)
02/26 - Kaos, Tromsø (NOR)
02/27 - Blæst, Trondheim (NOR)
02/28 - Månen, Fredrikstad (NOR)
03/04 - Klubb Revolver @ Vega, Køpenhamn (NOR)
03/05 - Konserthuset, Vara (SWE)
03/13 - Teatern, Jönköping (SWE)
03/14 - Chinateatern, Stockholm (SWE)
03/24 - Kino, Karlskrona (SWE)
03/25 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
03/26 - Konserthuset, Västerås (SWE)
03/27 - Umeå Open , Umeå (SWE)
Download "Live the End" from the new Last Days of April album "If You Lose It": http://www.kulturmejeriet.se/badtaste/mp3/last_days_of_april_-_live_the_end.mp3