Superfamily's new single with the fantastic title "The radio has expressed concerns about what you did last night" just went into rotation on NRK P3 and can be heard on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/superfamilynorway
If the video is anything like what they've done before, I can't wait to see it.
Subspace Communications has signed EBM/industrial duo Menticide and will be releasing their album "N.M.E." later this year. Listen to their debut single here: https://www.klicktrack.com/shop/release.jsp?cp=3&r=16025&tn=1
Here's those Japanese tourdates for Smalltown:
04/20 - GIG, Yokohama
04/21 - Jam, Tokyo
04/22 - Nano, Kyoto
04/23 - Ise Question, Mie
04/24 - Huck Finn, Aichi
04/25 - Crowbar, Tokusima
04/26 - Jet, Matsuyama
04/27 - Vaper, Saga
04/28 - Kieth Flack, Fukuoka
04/29 - Megahertz, Fukuoka Kokura
04/30 - tba, Osaka
Norwegian troubador Saint Thomas will tour Europe in March with support from The Captain and Me (who will also be acting as his backing band):
03/15 - Hafenklang Exil, Hamburg (GER)
03/16 - Cafe Zapata, Berlin (GER)
03/17 - Star Club, Dresden (GER)
03/18 - Cairo, Würzburg (GER)
03/20 - Schocken, Stuttgart (GER)
03/22 - Substanz, München (GER)
03/23 - Gravity Festival @ Planet, Wien (AUS)
03/25 - Öttinger Villa, Darmstadt (GER)
03/26 - Cookys, Frankfurt (GER)
03/27 - Ziegel Au Lac, Zürich (CH)
03/28 - Das Schiff, Basel (CH)
03/29 - Botanique, Brüssel (BEL)
Look for UK dates in May.
Kooljunk is offering up the new Wired for Mono single "Calling down a hard rain" as a free download via Klicktrack: https://www.klicktrack.com/shop/label/kooljunk/koolcds0700107
Amandine has posted the first taste of their forthcoming album "Solace in sore hands" on myspace: https://myspace.com/amandinemusic
Look for European tourdates for April to be announced soon.
Daniel Vrangsinn (Carpathian Forest, Nattefrost, etc) has set up a new website to offer free downloads from many of his various projects: https://www.misantrof.net/
Groover Recordings has confirmed March 28 as the release date for Lasse Lindh's new album "Jag tyckte jag var glad". As mentioned before, the new single "Varje litet steg" comes out February 14.
The songwriting duo behind Aqua (remember "Barbie girl"?), Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen, are once again working together under the name Pooodle. Listen here: https://www.myspace.com/pooodlemusic
Not only is the subject matter dated, so is the sound. Pass.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
02. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
03. William Hut - Nightfall
04. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
05. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
06. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
07. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
08. Jan Werner - Stronger
09. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
10. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
11. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
12. 120 Days - 120 Days
13. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
14. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
15. Malin - Malin på månen
16. Rockettothesky - To sing you apple trees
17. Morten Abel - Some Of Us Will Make It
18. Leif Ove Andsnes - Horizons
19. Datarock - Datarock
20. Åge Aleksandersen - Snöharpan
Fat Planet on Icelandic crunk act Steel Lord: https://www.fatplanet.com.au/blog/2007/01/25/steed-lord-iceland/
Northern Vantage reports that Norwegian avant/black-metal Ved Buens Ende has broken up yet again: https://my.opera.com/NorthernVantage/blog/2007/01/24/ved-buens-ende-break-up
Franky Lee's new website is now online: https://www.frankylee.com/
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Lasse Stefanz - 40 ljuva år!
02. Laleh - Prinsessor
03. Moneybrother - Pengabrorsan
04. Markus Fagervall - Echo heart
05. Pain of Salvation - Scarsick
06. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
07. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
08. Pernilla Andersson - Baby blue
09. Calaisa - Calaisa
10. Björn Skifs - Andra Decennier
11. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
12. Abba - Number ones
14. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
15. Orup - Faktiskt
16. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
17. Vikingarna - Bästa
18. Jay-Jay Johanson - The long term physical effects are not yet known
19. Koop - Koop islands
20. Therion - Gothic Kabbalah