Vanhelgd, Miasmal and Faustcoven to play NWN Fest
Scandinavian acts Vanhelgd, Miasmal and Faustcoven will play the Nuclear War Now! Fest II in Berlin this November: http://www.nwnprod.com/?p=797
Celestial - You send shivers down my spine
Swedish indiepop act Celestial has posted an old, previously unreleased track on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ourcelestialmusic
Miss Li US dates
Swedish artist Miss Li will be doing a few New York dates post-SXSW -- here's the info along with her official showcase gig:
03/20 - The Driskill Hotel, Austin, TX
03/23 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
03/24 - Joe's Pub, New York, NY
Look for an American release of her latest record "Dancing the whole way home" later this year via .
The Silent Ballet likes Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson's new direction
The Silent Ballet praises the new Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson album: http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3134/Default.aspx
Moto Boy album teaser (video)
Watch a teaser video for the new Moto Boy album "Lost in the call", due out March 3 via : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf67Zc42ZTc
Let's Say We Did - Galaxies
Let's Say We Did (feat. Sebastian Fors) are streaming their new single "Galaxies" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/letssaywedidmusic
DOLL: We've been planning this for years, and of course you had to fuck it up
Division of Laura Lee will be exhibiting a collection of their artwork (along with their new font I presume) at MacForum in Göteborg from March 6-20. There will be a reception on the 6th with live music from Lowood, Kristofer Åström and Isak Ferna (Giant Boar) as well. Full details: http://www.divisionoflauralee.com/2010/02/13/exhibition/
Casiokids sign with Polyvinyl for US release
will be releasing Norwegian act Casiokids' debut album "Topp stemning på lokal bar" in the US on June 8, both on CD and 2LP. As with the domestic version on , the material is culled from their various singles and will be accompanied by a bonus disc of remixes. Full tracklist here: http://happyjokes.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/topp-stemning-pa-lokal-bar/
Perez likes Weideskog
Aftonbladet reports that upstart Swedish artist Magnus Weideskog (remember?) has a fan in Perez Hilton: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article6672377.ab (in Swedish)
MP3: Shining - Healter skelter
As commented yesterday, the new Shining album "Blackjazz" fulfills the promise of everything the band was/is supposed to be. Earlier attempts were decent, but only now has the group fully realized their potential and become the thundering jazz-metal monster the hype extolled. There's still some stuff I'm iffy on -- moments definitely veer toward forbidden thrash/funk territory and the vocals can be pretty tacky -- but when they get into a heavy groove, they are a beast. Once you get past the initial skronk of "Healter skelter" it's a steamroller full of pounding, industrial strength drums, offset rhythms and furious ensemble playing that keeps building and building from loud to LOUDER and never once lets up. I'm into it.
Shining - Healter skelter
Pitchfork reviews the new Shout Out Louds
Pitchfork gives the new Shout Out Louds album "Work" a mediocre review: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13805-work/
Joel Alme - If you got somebody waiting (video)
Check out Joel Alme's new video for "If you got somebody waiting": http://video.se.msn.com/watch/video/joel-alme-if-you-got-somebody-waiting/6f2hony8
New Abramis Brama album in mid-March
has confirmed the release of the new Abramis Brama album "Rubicon" for March 15.
Ormeyngel has a myapace and lots of tapes on the way
, the fine label run by the folks behind bands such as Haust and Okkultokrati, now have a myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/ormeyngel
They also have a lot of awesome cassette releases in the works such as Obliteration - "Nekropsalms", Haust - "Powers of horror", Okkultokrati - "No Mass For Light" and a repress of Okkultokrati's demo.
New Khoma album gets title, release date
Khoma has confirmed that their new album will be called "A final storm" and will be released on April 14.