Tag: News

De:Nihil to release Spiders single

will be doing a 7" with female-fronted hard-rockers Spiders -- read more here: http://denihilrecords.blogspot.com/2011/04/spiders.html

Horisont sign with Rise Above

Swedish retro rockers Horisont has recently been picked up by UK label , making them labelmates with hyped act Ghost, among others.

Miasmal website

Swedish death metal act Miasmal is the latest to ditch myspace for their own website: http://miasmal.net/

NT's White Trash - You & me

"You & me" is the first official single from NT's White Trash upcoming album "Mourning becomes electric", due out May 18 via .

Crash Nomada - From town to town (video)

Swedish Eastern-tinged folk-punk act Crash Nomada have a new single out on Wednesday called "From town to town" and here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUtCW7ecVcc

Ison & Filles - Galen/Lever så här (feat. Newkid) (video)

The official video for "Galen/Lever så här" from Ison & Fille off the group's long-awaited new record "För evigt", due out May 11. Direct link: http://youtu.be/tD5qHqQeSXQ

PopMatters reviews The Deer Tracks

PopMatters gives high marks the The Deer Tracks: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/139885-the-deer-tracks-the-archer-trilogy-pt.-1-ep/

Alcoholic Faith Mission - Legacy (video)

Alcoholic Faith Mission have a new video for the tune "Legacy": http://vimeo.com/20893382

Svart Markt: Det här är UÅ, inte LA

New sXe hardcore outta Umeå available for free listening/download: http://svartmakt.bandcamp.com/
Read a short interview with the band here: http://www.swehc.com/2011/04/26/svart-makt/

Pitchfork reviews Figurines, Acid House Kings

Pitchfork reviews Figurines new self-titled album as well as Acid House Kings' "Music sounds better with you".

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. Jonathan Johansson
02. Anna Järvinen
03. Jens Lekman
04. Acid House Kings
05. Fredrik
06. Holy Ghost!
07. The Radio Dept.
08. Syket
09. Lykke Li
10. Palpitation

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/

Lykke Li confirmed for Lollapalooza

Lykke Li will be playing this year's Lollapalooza festival: http://lineup.lollapalooza.com/

Asta Kask US tour

Not sure why I didn't post this ages ago, but here's Asta Kask's upcoming US tourdates:

05/20 - The Morgue, Seattle, WA
05/21 - East End (21 and up), Portland, OR
05/22 - East End (all ages), Portland, OR
05/24 - Big Tree, Arcata, CA
05/25 - The Fire Escape, Sacramento, CA
05/26 - Eagle Tavern, San Francisco, CA
05/27 - 924 Gilman St., Berkley, CA
05/28 - BLVD (Threatfest), Los Angeles, CA
05/29 - Dipiazzas, Long Beach, CA
05/30 - Inner City Youth Center, Phoenix, AZ
06/01 - Rubber Gloves, Denton, TX
06/02 - Emo's (Chaos in Tejas), Austin, TX

Martyrdöd tourdates

Confirmed US tourdates for Martyrdöd/Sanctuary In Blasphemy:

06/15 - tba, Oakland, CA (Sanctuary In Blasphemy)
06/16 - tba, Olympia, WA w/Miasmal (Sanctuary In Blasphemy)
06/17 - Black Lodge, Seattle, WA w/Slowmotions, Crazy Spirit, Criminal Code
06/18 - tba, Vancouver BC w/Unlearn
06/19 - tba, Portland, OR w/Slowmotions
06/20 - Hub, Sacramento, CA
06/21 - Knockout, San Francisco, CA w/Yadokai
06/22 - tba, Santa Barbara, CA
06/23 - tba, Long Beach, CA
06/24 - tba, Los Angeles, CA
06/25 - First Church Of The Buzzard, Oakland, CA

Expect venues to be confirmed shortly. I'm pretty sure the Oly show will probably be in someone's basement somewhere.

PopMatters talks to Junip, pans The Haunted

PopMatters interviews Junip: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/139613-in-every-direction-an-interview-with-junip/
Also posted over there today, a scathing dismissal of The Haunted's new record: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/138927-the-haunted-unseen/