will be releasing Pearl Fiction's debut single "Ruby fever" on May 31, Pearl Fiction being the musical project from Pearl of Zeigeist. Hoob will also be putting out the debut record from Gbg-based jazz act Our Park on June 2.
Danish indie act The William Blakes have confirmed that their new album "The way of the warrior", produced by Jon Schumann (Kent, Mew, Kashmir), will be released on September 13.
One for the Birds interviews Swedish punk act Antipati: http://oftbblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/an-interview-with-antipati/
The new Lydia Laska single "Nervous" will be released on May 18, the day after Norwegian National Day. Look for it to appear on myspace on May 4.
Robyn will be making her first live appearance in the UK since 2008 at the Heaven Club in London on June 17. Tickets here: http://robyn.com/tickets
Psykakuten is the name of a new project featuring Karolina Stenström of Steso Songs and guitarist Henrik Svensson from Moneybrother/Doktor Kosmos/Hets!/etc. Look for their debut single "If I could love I would" to be released via their own label on May 5 with the self-titled album to follow on June 23. Samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/psykakuten
Check out a video of Simian Ghost (aka Sebastian Arnström from Aerial) performing his new single "Star receiver" acoustically: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8US-qBh1Sw4
Upcoming tourdates for Traktor:
05/05 - Fritz's Corner @ Lilla Hotellbaren, Stockholm (SWE)
05/07 - Raw, Eskilstuna (SWE)
05/13 - Dog's Home, Tampere (FIN)
05/14 - Semifinal, Helsinki (FIN)
05/15 - Sosis, Turku (FIN)
05/18 - Café Mic, Vänersborg (SWE)
05/19 - Cairo, Würzburg (GER)
05/20 - KTS, Freiburg (GER)
05/21 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
05/22 - Zoro, Leipzig (GER)
05/24 - Venster, Vienna (AUS)
05/25 - Alte Welt, Linz (AUS)
05/26 - Papperla, Bolzano (ITA)
05/27 - PMK, Innsbruck (AUS)
05/28 - Cobra, Solingen (GER)
05/29 - Sächsischer Bahnhof, Gera (GER)
Check out a Stockholm Boat Session with Magnus Ekelund (ex-Elmo): http://stockholmboatsessions.blogspot.com/2010/04/magnus-ekelund_08.html
Watch Johnossi perform a toned-down version of "What's the point" for PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/04/26/musik-med-johnossi/
Swedish label (Square, Hammarin & Robin, Parker Lewis) has called it quits: http://www.kimj.se/?p=71
Looks like Lögnhalsmottagningen's long-awaited new 7" EP "Fina nyanser i nya finanser" is finally available via : http://www.localcross.com/
Danish act Emily and The Orgasm Addicts report that they have recorded a new album and are currently shopping around for a label to release it as their current home, , is apparently shutting down.
Europeans will get the chance to personally witness the jj live trainwreck next month:
05/21 – Point Ephemere, Paris (FRA)
05/22 – Europavox Festival, Clermont Ferrand (FRA)
05/23 – Comet, Berlin (GER)
05/25 – The Charlatan, Gent (BEL)
05/26 – Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
Swedish råpunks Giftgasattack are now up at myspace with two new tracks that will be appearing on their upcoming 12" "Noise hero", due out via "in a few months." If you're into harsh noisepunk, you can't do much better than this.