New Scandinavian music reviews at High Bias this week:

Baby Woodrose - Dropout!
Bones - Straight flush ghetto
Mortiis - The grudge
On Trial - Live

The newest issue of Lowcut Webzine is now online and features interviews with Baby Woodrose, Gutter Island and tons more: http://www.lowcut.dk/

The Daily Vault has a review of Baby Woodrose's latest release "Dropout!" posted today.

Baby Woodrose is releasing a new album called "Dropout!" on September 20, but it's not a proper full-length. Rather, it's a tribute to the garage=rock groups of the 60s that have influenced the band over the years. Four of the tracks were recording during the sessions for the last album "Money For Soul" and the rest of the lot were done when the project idea was finalized. Tracklist:

01. Can’t Explain (Love)
02. I Lost You In My Mind (The Painted Faces)
03. Who’s It Gonna Be (The Lollipop Shoppe)
04. I Don’t Ever Wanna Come Down (The 13th Floor Elevators)
05. The World Ain’t Round, It’s Square (The Savages)
06. Dropout Boogie (Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band)
07. I’m Going Home (The Sonics)
08. This Perfect Day (The Saints)
09. Not Right (The Stooges)
10. A Child Of A Few Hours (The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band)

The first single will be for the song "Can't explain".

Baby Woodrose is touring Europe:

04/15 - W2, Hertogenbosch (HOL)
04/16 - Waterfront, Rotterdam (HOL)
04/17 - Sojo, Leuven (BEL)
04/19 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
04/21 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (HOL)
04/23 - Printemps de Bourges Festival, Bourges (FRA)
04/24 - Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing (FRA)
04/25 - House Of Live, Paris (FRA)
04/26 - Le Plan, Ris Orangis (FRA)
04/27 - Le Cat, Bordeaux (FRA)
04/28 - Antigua Estacion, Oviego (SPA)
04/29 - Sala Capitol, Santiago de Compostella (SPA)
04/30 - El Sol, Madrid (SPA)
05/01 - Helldorado, Gasteinz (Vitoria) (SPA)
05/02 - Wha Wha, Valencia (SPA)
05/03 - Subsonic, Montpellier (FRA)
05/15 - Tavastia, Helsinki (FIN) w/Sweatmaster
07/15-18 - Dour Festival, Dour (BEL)

European tourdates for Baby Woodrose:

04/14 - StudioDesmet, (Club 3voor12, national VPRO radio), Amsterdam (HOL)
04/14 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (HOL)
04/15 - W2, Hertogenbosch (HOL)
04/16 - Waterfront, Rotterdam (HOL)
04/17 - Sojo, Leuven (BEL)
04/19 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
04/21 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (HOL)
04/23 - Printemps de Bourges Festival, Bourges (FRA)
04/24 - Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing (FRA)
04/25 - House Of Live, Paris (FRA)
04/26 - Le Plan, Ris Orangis (FRA)
04/27 - Le Cat, Bordeaux (FRA)
04/28 - Antigua Estacion, Oviego (SPA)
04/29 - Sala Capitol, Santiago de Compostella (SPA)
04/30 - El Sol, Madrid (SPA)
05/01 - Helldorado, Gasteinz (Vitoria) (SPA)
05/06 - Tobakken, Esbjerg (DK) w/Viva Vertigo
05/07 - Fermaten, Herning (DK) w/Viva Vertigo
05/08 - Pitstop, Kolding (DK) w/Viva Vertigo
05/14 - Rytmeposten, Odense (DK) w/Viva Vertigo
05/15 - Tavastia, Helsinki, (FIN) w/Sweatmaster
05/20 - Forbrændingen. Albertslund (DK)
05/21 - Gimle, Roskilde (DK)
05/22 - Studenterhuset, Aalborg (DK)
05/28 - Jelling Festival (DK)
05/29 - Kulisselageret, Horsens (DK)
06/12 - Haze Over Haarum Festival, Harboøre (DK)
06/19 - Kløften Festival, Haderslev (DK)
06/24-25 - Nibe Festival, Nibe (DK)
07/03 - Conincx festival, Esloo (BEL)
07/15-18 - Dour Festival, Dour (BEL)
08/04-08 - Skanderborg Festival, Skanderborg (DK)
08/20-21 - Gutter Island, Falster (DK)

Sweatmaster and Baby Woodrose are teaming up for a split 7" due out in May on Bad Afro Records. The bands will each contribute one cover of the others material, Sweatmaster doing "Pouring Water" from the second Baby Woodrose album "Money For Soul" and Baby Woodrose playing "Hold It!" from Sweatmaster's debut album "Sharp Cut".

After that, Sweatmaster will be doing a mini EP for Bad Afro called "Song With No Words", featuring two new tunes: the title track and "Dirty Little Things". It will also include six covers tunes of Music Machine, Misfits, Modern Lovers, The Wipers, Minor Threat and Money Mark as well. Look for that later this summer with a video to be released in conjunction. As for a new full-length, that should be coming later this summer too.

The Ricochets are confirmed to play the Eurosonic Festival in the Netherlands on January 9 next year. Details are here. Other Scandinavian acts set to play include Ane Brun (NOR), Baby Woodrose (DK), Don Johnson Big Band (FIN), Hell On Wheels (SWE), Mew (DK), Ralph Myerz & the Jack Herren Band (NOR), Soulvation (NL), The Soundtrack Of Our Lives (SWE), and Under Byen (DK).

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Outlandish - Aicha
02. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
03. Mew - 156
04. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There
05. Broder Daniel - When We Were Winning
06. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
07. Redrama - Hang It Up
08. Lene - It´s Your Duty
09. Kamera - Fragile
10. The Rasmus - In My Life
11. Looptroop - Don´t Hate The Player
12. User - To Feel
13. Whyte Seeds - So Alone
14. Mustasch - Black City
15. Da D.o.n.s - She Don´t Know My Game
16. Paperboys - On The Low
17. Turbonegro - Sell Your Body (To The Night)
18. Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight Prayer
19. Safri Duo - Fallin´ High
20. Span - Papa

Challengers:
01. The Sonnets - Tale Told By The Cynical
02. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Långsamt
03. Nathalie Nordnes - Only Because
04. Equicez - Barnslig
05. Baby Woodrose - Pouring Water

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Crunchy Frog has posted a whole bunch of pics from their recent label showcase in Malmö featuring Mew, First Floor Power, Baby Woodrose, Dub Sweden and more.

Junior Senior finally get a proper US release this week and are already gathering all sorts of positive reviews. Head over to Supertanker.tk for links. In other news, the band is set to appear on the 'Late Show with Craig Kilborn' on CBS on August 15 and the new Sharon Osbourne show sometime in September (assuming the program makes it to air).

Bands scheduled to play the Crunchy Frog-sponsored Vibracrunch fest in Malmö, Sweden on August 22: Mew, Powersolo, Baby Woodrose, Superheroes, Learning from Las Vegas, Hank, Dub Sweden and First Floor Power. More info: http://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=82

Supertanker.tk has posted a great preview of what to expect from this fall's new releases in Danish music. Some of the bands featured include The Raveonettes, Tiger Tunes, Jomi Massage, Singvogel, Amstrong, Austin, Martin Hall, Baby Woodrose and many more.

Some of the bands set to play the Slottsfjell Festival in Tønsberg, Norway on August 1-2: Madrugada, Bjørn Rosenstrøm, Nils Petter Molvær, Saybia, Equicez, Surferosa, Mohammed, Don Juan Dracula, Baby Woodrose, Ricochets, Amulet, Johndoe, JR Ewing. More info: www.slottsfjellfestival.no