Alcoholic Faith Mission are giving away the title track of their new EP "Running with insanity" as a free download: http://soundcloud.com/papergardenrecords/alcoholic-faith-mission-running-with-insanity
Not much to see or hear yet, but this is the first glimpse of the upcoming Isobel & November album "Hymns for the myriad spirits". Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35XnTD9OVlU
Gaffa reports on Anton Kristiansson's new single "Atomvinter", apparently another self-loathing hip-hop track inspired by the city of Göteborg: http://gaffa.se/nyhet/46397
Set Fire Run (nee Dyno) have unveiled a brand new track at Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/setfirerun/undeniable
Check out Off the Record, a new Finnish live music/short film blog: http://offtherecord.fi/
Their first feature: a 3-song acoustic live session from indie act Magneta Skycode: http://offtherecord.fi/magenta-skycode/
Fenriz' 2009 DJ mix from the Metal Merchants festival has been posted for free download: http://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2011/01/fenriz-metal-merchants-festival-dj-set.html
As with all of Fenriz' mixes, I'm sure it will be a great lesson in classic obscure metal. Oh, and you can also check out an interview with the festival organizer right here: http://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2011/01/interview-with-stian-of-metal-merchants.html
Moloken reports that they are done recording their new album and have sent it off to Sven Engdahl for mixing. No title or release date yet, but they do reveal that it is seven songs long.
The José González documentary "The Extraordinary Ordinary Life Of José González" will receive its US debut on February 23 at the Noise Pop Fest in San Francisco. Read more: http://2011.noisepop.com/film
I'm Kingfisher, making his Latvian TV debut. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvTxEPR664M
In related news, I'm Kingfisher/Thomas Denver Jonsson's label is now distributed via and the entire catalogue is now available on iTunes, Spotify and all other digital platforms.
After 20 years and many, many records, Swedish crustpunks Uncurbed are officially calling it quits: http://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2011/01/punk-illegal-support-gig-291.html
Swedish retro-metal enthusiasts Bullet and Enforcer are touring Europe together in April:
04/07 - Marx, Hamburg (GER)
04/08 - Bastard Club, Osnabrück (GER)
04/09 - Turock, Essen (GER)
04/10 - Rock Temple, Kerkrade (NL)
04/11 - Underworld, London (UK)
04/12 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
04/13 - Café Central, Weinheim (GER)
04/14 - K17, Berlin (GER)
04/15 - Estrada, Bydgoszcz (PL)
04/16 - Kwadrat, Krakau (PL)
04/17 - Escape, Wien (AUS)
04/18 - Backstage, München (GER)
04/19 - Rock Fabrik, Ludwigsburg (GER)
04/20 - Dynamo, Zürich (CH)
04/21 - Hellraiser, Leipzig (GER)
04/22 - OHK, Oostende (BEL)
04/23 - Biebob, Vosselaar (BEL)
talks to We Are She, a band they'll be releasing a new EP from very soon: http://www.westsidefabrication.se/news/we-are-she/
Stream the new Emerald Park single "Reality bites/Someone to love": http://emeraldpark.bandcamp.com/album/reality-bites
Spanish label is reissuing Starmarket's landmark "Five hours light" album on vinyl for the very first time in February, something that I suppose explains the reason the band will be performing said album down there on February 4. As with the folks at BCore, this record is a seminal piece of (Swedish) musical history to me, helping to bridge the gap between hardcore, post-hardcore and indie/noiserock -- it's the reason I discovered Kevlar/KVLR and subsequently took them on tour and put out their self-titled CD, which of course still stands as a crucial step in the evolution of this site. Read more/pre-order here: http://www.bcoredisc.com/ING/discoBD.php?id_disco=257
Dazed Digital has the premiere of Lykke Li's new video for "I follow rivers": http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/9471/1/lykke-li-i-follow-rivers