Domedag to release split with Ocean Chief
Domedag's new reunion track "Frost, rost och död" (remember?) will be released as half of a split CD with Ocean Chief to be released via Aftermath Music later this year.
Asha Ali - Hurricane (video)
Check out Asha Ali's brand new video for the song "Hurricane": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWQ7Jh2iPAc
Been looking forward to new music from her for awhile!
The Baboon Show European tour
The Baboon Show will be playing France and Germany later this month:
04/21 - La salle du grand Marais, Riorges (FRA)
04/22 - Le Fil, Saint-Etienne (FRA)
04/23 - La Lune des Pirates, Amiens (FRA)
04/24 - L'Aghja, Ajaccio (Corsica) (FRA)
04/25 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
04/29 - ZwölfZehn (1210), Stuttgart (GER)
04/30 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig (GER)
05/01 - Treibsand, Lübeck (GER)
Witchcraft + Graveyard tour Europe
Swedish hard-rockers Graveyard and Witchcraft are teaming up for a European tour:
05/16 - Barfly, Cardiff (UK)
05/17 - Rainbow Bar, Birmingham (UK)
05/18 - ULU, London (UK)
05/20 - Trix, Antwerp (BEL)
05/21 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
05/22 - White Trash, Berlin (GER)
05/23 - Cairo, Wurzburg (GER)
05/24 - Arena, Vienna (AUS)
05/25 - 59:1, Munchen (GER)
05/26 - ZOE, Milano (ITA)
05/28 - Little Devil, Tilburg (NL)
05/29 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
05/30 - Headcrash, Hamburg (GER)
Melody Club - Girls don't always wanna have fun (video)
The video for Melody Club's new single "Girls don't always wanna have fun" is now on myspace: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=55306799
More free downloads from Hebosagil
Hebosagil is once again offering their releases as high-quality free downloads: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=36724831&blogId=481296029
If you dig crusty metal, this is a must-have.
A book review in song form
Let's get postmodern: Swedish punx Förmögenhet review Stig "Slas" Claesson's book "Vem älskar Yngve Frej?" as a song: http://www.nittondestolen.se/2009/03/recensionslat-formogenhet-recenserar-om-vem-alskar-yngve-frej/
Wolfbrigade España
Wolfbrigade is heading to Spain for a few shows this weekend:
04/09 - Proyecto Mayhem Squat, Valencia (ESP)
04/10 - La Gran Nada Squat, Barcelona (ESP)
04/11 - La Muerte Fest Revenge (La Fabrika Squat), Madrid (ESP)
New Nephew single soon
The new Nephew single "007 is also gonna die" will be released on April 13. As for the band's upcoming full-length "Danmark/Denmark", I believe it's still on track for June.
Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Live in Paris
Absolut Noise has a couple exclusive live videos of Wildbirds & Peacedrums performing live in Paris: http://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2009/04/exclusive-absnoise-live-videos.html
Delacroix - Time left to kill
Swedish indie act Delacroix has a new track for free download called "Time left to kill": http://delacroixband.com/
New albums from The Mobile Homes, Rupesh Cartel in mid-April
Swedish electronic/EBM-oriented label Megahype has confirmed that new albums from both The Mobile Homes ("Today is your lucky day") and Rupesh Cartel ("Anchor baby") will be released on April 15. For full details and preorder info, go to the label's website: http://www.megahype.com/
MP3: Penny Century - Valencia
More and more bands are beginning to understand the value of giving away their music for free, but honestly, how much of it is actually worth downloading? Chances are you haven't noticed, but I've really tried to pare down on the amount of crap I post so it's more quality, not quantity. Even still, I can barely keep up with it all so I know the majority of readers are likewise behind the curve. Swedish indie act Penny Century posted a free EP last month, but it took me weeks to give it a thorough listen despite Mattias Alkberg illustrious name being attached to the credits. What's wrong with me, right? Like I said: too much music, too much crap, diminished expectations. Good thing that these guys are damn good because they jumped right out at me when I threw 'em into a shuffle playlist of new tunes not too long ago. It was one of those "I must know who this is!" moments when you hear something for the first time and immediately understand it's greatness. Penny Century are like that, a solid, instantly-gratifying indiepop act. Obviously reminiscent of early Bear Quartet, but also with their own identity and personality. Good songs, good feelings. Mattias' appearance is merely sugar on top of the frosting, by no means the main attraction. Check out the title track below and then go here to download the rest.
Penny Century - Valencia
Sirius playlist week #14
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. TALK 1
02. Small - Highway child
03. Seance - Invocation
04. Halph - New money
05. TALK 2
06. Anna Frank - Directions
07. Kristofer Åström - Me and the snakes
08. The Scrags - Mad passion
09. TALK 3
10. Randy - Who's side are you on?
11. Division of Laura Lee - Violence is timeless
12. Existensminimum - 1993
13. Familjen - Socker
14. TALK 4
15. The Fine Arts Showcase - Lovesick
16. Viola - Cute destroyer
17. Nitad - Nervvrak
18. Penny Century - Just because
19. TALK 5
20. Marions - Another hour
21. BJ Nielsen - Tummen upp
22. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - Facelessness erases every trace of humanity
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
This week's Last.fm chart
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Bob Hund
02. Anna Järvinen
03. Loney, Dear
04. El Perro del Mar
05. Jenny Wilson
06. The Bear Quartet
07. Fever Ray
08. Hello Saferide
09. Frida Hyvönen
10. Florence Valentin
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