Dusted reviews 'Dear John'

Dusted reviews the new Loney Dear album "Dear John": http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4759

Sirius playlist week #4

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. C.Aarmé - M.P.P.
02. TALK 1
03. Existensminimum - Fuglesang
04. The Animation - Overboard
05. Jonathan Johansson - En hand i himlen
06. TALK 2
07. AlabamicA - You can't save the world
08. Franke - Skinnad
09. October Falls - III
10. TALK 3
11. Suburban Kids with Biblical Names - 1999
12. Wolfbrigade - Barren dreams
13. Viisikko - Vapaus valita
14. Culkin - Payperfist
15. TALK 4
16. Lowood - Crash
17. Cut City - Departure in particular
18. Wardruna - Dagr
19. Laakso - In my blood
20. TALK 5

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.

Stream the Manifest nominees

The Manifest Awards (Sweden's alternative Grammy) have their own streaming radio channel: http://player.emunityedge.net/player/index.php?playerkey=manifest_se

New music from Kaada

Norwegian artist Kaada is streaming a couple new tracks from his forthcoming album "Junkyard nostalgias" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kaada

The Mary Onettes live at LaundroMatinee

Check out a live session at LaundroMatinee with Swedish shoegazers The Mary Onettes: http://www.laundromatinee.com/sessions/video_session__the_mary_onettes

DOA reviews 'Hymns I remember'

Delusions of Adequacy on Cake On Cake's latest record "Hymns I remember": http://www.adequacy.net/2009/01/cake-on-cake-hymns-i-remember/

Jonna Lee - My high

Jonna Lee's new single "My high" is now up at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/jonnaleemusic

Olle Nyman in Spain

Swedish artist Olle Nyman will do a few shows in Spain next month:

02/05 - Teatre Lloseta, Palma de Mallorca
02/06 - C.M. Luis Vives, Valencia
02/07 - 12ymedio, Murcia

Sigh & Explode debut gets release date

Norwegian act Sigh & Explode have confirmed that their debut album will be released on March 16 via Mas-kina Recordings.

Learn electronic music from Sophie Rimheden

Sophie Rimheden will be teaching a class on how to make music on your computer at Folkuniversitetet in Stockholm on February 10. Read more: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=70440842&blogID=466288362 (in Swedish)

Rusto-Osiris to rerelease Hebosagil debut

Finnish doom/crust/metal masters Hebosagil will have their excellent debut EP "Cosmic" reissued in a fancy digipack format on February 18 by Rusto-Osiris.

23 Seconds present If There Is Something - Put your jacket on

Swedish electronic/pop/indie act If There Is Something (ft. Jesper Norda, remember?) have a new release for free download via the 23 Seconds netlabel: http://www.23seconds.org/028.htm

More new music from Stella Rocket

Swedish female-fronted indie rockers Stella Rocket are streaming two more new songs at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/stellarocket2

Zweizz keeps busy

Svein Egil Hatlevik (Zweizz, Unmoral, etc.) has joined yet another new band, this time it's a trio named Maz. More here: http://www.myspace.com/mazmuzique

The Sound Project on 'Sub Gothenburg'

The Sound Projector reviews Fang Bomb's excellent "Gothenburg 08" comp companion "Sub-Gothenburg": http://www.thesoundprojector.com/2009/01/24/new-age-mach/