Speaking of filming, KVLR will be doing a video for the song "Birthcam" tomorrow. It will be released as the second European single from the new self-titled album and like the first single "Slow Clapping", it also features the amazing vocal talents of Lena Karlsson from Komeda.

Minty Fresh has a brand new website with confirmation of the upcoming North American release of "Kokomemedada" from Komeda on May 4 as well as a link to the video for "B.L.O.S.S.O.M.": http://www.mintyfresh.com/
And by way of the Happyment fan site comes this link to a directory of rarities available for download by way of the Yahoo fan group.

It has been confirmed that Komeda will release their latest album "Kokomemedada" in the US on May 4 via the label Minty Fresh.

The Happyment Komeda fansite is saying that there's rumors of a North American release of "Kokomemdada" in April through Minty Fresh with a bonus DVD.

The Happyment Komeda fansite has a couple rare tracks available for download.

New pics up at Musique One Stop: Bergman Rock, Komeda, Disfear and Lisa Ekdahl.

The Happyment Komeda fansite has some new pics and video: http://individual.utoronto.ca/cara/index.html

Lake of Tears will enter the studio on February 13 to begin work on their new album, tentatively titled "Black Brick Road". An August release on Noise Records is expected.

German radio show "45 minutes", broadcast every second sunday at 7.30 pm on Radio Blau Leipzig, recently published their best-of-the-year lists and they contain a ton of Nordic acts. Here's some highlights:

Top 100 LPs 2003
01. The Bear Quartet "angry brigade" (A West Side Fabrication)
03. David & The Citizens "until the sadness is gone" (Adrian)
05. The Legends "up against the legends" (Labrador)
06. The Radio Dept. "lesser matters" (Labrador)
08. The Embassy "futile crimes" (Service)
10. Wan Light "let's wake up somewhere else" (Labrador)
12. Mew "frengers" (Sony)
13. Monastir "the modern sound for a loser generation" (A West Side Fabrication)
16. Peter Bjorn And John "s/t" (Beat That!)
17. The Crystal Committee "forever overhead" (Chalksound)
18. Dub Sweden "welcome to our world" (Silence)
21. Franke "optimismens hån" (Service)
22. Club 8 "strangely beautiful" (Labrador)
23. Komeda "kokomemedada" (Sonet)
32. The Concretes "s/t" (Licking Fingers)
42. Broder Daniel "cruel town" (Dolores)
50. The Cardigans "long gone before daylight" (Stockholm)
57. Laakso "miss you, i'm pregnant" (Adrian)
58. The Raveonettes "chain gang of love" (Dragnet)
73. Paola "stockcity girl" (Dolores)
83. Burek V "s/t" (A West Side Fabrication)
85. Carpet People "more bad weather coming out of the rain" (Chalksound)
88. Isolation Years "it's golden" (Stickman)
89. Douglas Heart "douglas heart" (Labrador)
93. Mando Diao "bring 'em in" (Majesty)
94. The Knife "deep cuts" (Rabid)
97. Ariel Kill Him "in the pyramid" (Kasual)
99. Edson "every day, ervery second" (Labrador)

For the rest of the list, as well as their singles chart, go here: http://www.pop-on-paper.de/

Here's some live footage of Komeda playing at Debaser in Stockholm.

It's not totally done yet, but Komeda finally got themselves an official website.

More new photos up at Rockfoto.nu from Gbg Kalaset, this time it's Concretes, Komeda and The Ark.

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - In My Life
02. HIM - The Sacrament
03. Killer - Naughty Boy
04. Outlandish - Guantanamo
05. Kurt Nilsen - She´s So High
06. The Cardigans - You´re The Storm
07. Christian Kjellvander - Homeward Rolling Soldier
08. User - Do You
09. C21 - She Cries
10. Mando Diao - Sheepdog
11. The Lost Patrol feat. Lisa Miskovsky - Alright
12. Turbonegro - Fuck The World
13. The Sounds - Rock n´ Roll
14. Kashmir - Surfing The Warm Industry
15. Röyksopp - Sparks
16. Timbuktu - The Botten Is Nådd
17. Elin Sigvardsson - Where To Start
18. Dr. Alban - Work Work
19. Komeda - B.L.O.S.S.O.M
20. Span - Found

Challengers:
01. Paperboys - What U Need
02. Darude - Next To You
03. Mendez - Tequila
04. Dilba - Diamonds And Motorcars
05. Junior Senior - Rythm Bandits

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

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Killer - Naughty Boy
02. The Cardigans - You´re The Storm
03. HIM - The Sacrament
04. Outlandish - Guantanamo
05. Christian Kjellvander - Homeward Rolling Soldier
06. C21 - She Cries
07. Timbuktu - The Botten Is Nådd
08. Röyksopp - Sparks
09. Mando Diao - Sheepdog
10. The Lost Patrol feat. Lisa Miskovsky - Alright
11. Kashmir - Surfing The Warm Industry
12. Turbonegro - Fuck The World
13. Da Buzz - Alive
14. The Sounds - Rock n´ Roll
15. Venke Knutsen - Panic
16. User - Do You
17. Span - Found
18. Komeda - B.L.O.S.S.O.M
19. Pauline - Answer
20. Amulet - Breaking News

Challengers:
01. Dr. Alban - Work Work
02. Elin Sigvardsson - Where To Start
03. Willowtree - Summer On TV
04. The Rasmus - In My Life
05. Kurt Nilsen - She´s So High

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

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Cardigans - You´re The Storm
02. Killer - Naughty Boy
03. Outlandish - Guantanamo
04. HIM - The Sacrament
05. C21 - She Cries
06. Kashmir - Surfing The Warm Industry
07. Mando Diao - Sheepdog
08. Timbuktu - The Botten Is Nådd
09. The Sounds - Rock n´ Roll
10. Röyksopp - Sparks
11. Christian Kjellvander - Homeward Rolling Soldier
12. Turbonegro - Fuck The World
13. User - Do You
14. Da Buzz - Alive
15. The Perishers - Sway
16. Span - Found
17. Komeda - B.L.O.S.S.O.M
18. Pauline - Answer
19. Amulet - Breaking News
20. Eric Gadd - Permission To Love

Challengers:
01. Creamstar - Stand By Me
02. Shebang - Crash
03. Clubstrophobia - Vegas
04. The Lost Patrol feat. Lisa Miskovsky - Alright
05. Venke Knutsen - Panic

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

KVLR will be re-entering Komeda's studio this Saturday to continue working on their forthcoming album or, as they say, "making satan's music." "Red Bulletin" and "Birthcam" are a couple of the songtitles being thrown around. Oh, and I'm also happy to present a couple pics from their recent tour: 01 / 02 / 03 / 04