Updated Italian dates for Swedish indiepop act Speedmarket Avenue:
04/08 - Diagonal Loft Club, Forlì
04/09 - MADS, Rome
04/10 - Lokomotiv, Bologna
04/11 - Etnoblog, Trieste
The band will also be heading back to the UK for the Indietracks festival in late July.
Cats on Fire are going to Germany in late May:
05/30 - Nachtasyl, Hamburg w/The Bats
05/31 - Worpswede Open Air, Worpswede
06/01 - Magnet-Club, Berlin w/Underwater Sleeping Society
06/02 - Scheune, Dresden
06/03 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg
06/04 - Atomic Cafe, München
06/05 - Klub Drushba, Halle
06/06 - Gleis 22, Münster
How is Annie Records has two new tracks from Trondheim-based act Rest of My Life available for free download: http://www.howisannierecords.com/article.php?id=149&p=
The new Heroes & Zeros single "Cipramillion" is up at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/heroeszeros
Anne Lise Frøkedal (Harrys Gym/I Was a King) guests on said track.
Norwegian rappers Jester and Don Martin (Gatas Parlament) recorded an album together called "Jester og Don Martin sikter på månen, lander på taket" which will be out in May. The first single "La meg begynne" comes out April 3. But that's not all -- the album was recorded in Mumbai and while they were over there, they were hired to act in a Bollywood comedy entitled "Showman (King of Con)". Read more and hear a sample: http://kingsize.no/News.aspx?ArtNo=7631 (in Norwegian)
Fysisk Format (Haust, Snöras) will be releasing Le Corbeau's new album "Evening chill/Montréal of the mind" on May 25 in both CD and LP formats. Le Corbeau is the solo project of Øystein Sandsdalen from Angora Static/Serena Maneesh/Infidels Forever and you can listen to a few samples here: http://www.myspace.com/lecorbeaurecord
Wears the Trousers talks to Icelandic/Italian artist Emiliana Torrini: http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/03/13/emiliana-torrini-the-giggle-the-drum/
File this one under: so bad, it's good. Or rather, pure absurdity. Remember Ukraine's ridiculous Eurovision entry from 2007? Here, let me refresh your memory. Gocart System's debut single "Always been the same" is kind of like that -- totally inane and obnoxious, yet completely inescapable and unforgettable. Surf guitar over an oompa beat? Sure! Random gunshot samples? Why not? Hey, let's turn the chorus into chromatic polyrhythms! Sweet! Oh, and how about laying down a rap on one of the verses? Perfection! Total WTF accidental brilliance. Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQsA5e7-CwU&fmt=18
Gocart System - Always been the same
Check out the new video for "Lunacy" from Swedish electro act STYGG: http://www.punxsthlm.com/
A-ha will be playing the UK in November as part of their fall European tour:
11/02 - NIA, Birmingham
11/03 - MEN Arena, Manchester
11/04 - O2 Arena, London
Miss Li's new album "Dancing the whole way home" is currently streaming in its entirety at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/experiencemissli
Danish bluesy rockers Wrong Side of Vegas have a new 5-song EP available for free download: http://wrongsideofvegas.com/
The Silent Ballet reviews the new Low Frequency in Stereo album "Futuro": http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2267/Default.aspx
Swedish indie act Elenette will finally release their debut full-length album "Neurosor" on April 8 via their own Meta Rekords in collaboration with Sheriff Records and Warner Music.
Warner Music Norway has announced the signing of two new acts: Donkeyboy and Aasmund Nordstoga. The former's debut single "Caught in a life" is out now and an album will follow in the fall. As for Nordstoga, he's the brother of Odd Nordstoga and his debut solo single "Det er meg det samme hvor jeg havner når jeg dør" is out now as well. The album "Ein visefugg" will be out in spring/