Stu Manx of Gluecifer has officially joined Norwegian all-star thrash-metal act Blood Tsunami. The band features ex-Emperor drummer Faust as well as ex-Gluecifer/Die Toten Hosen guitar tech Pete Evil and some dude named Dor. The band is already signed to an as-yet-unnamed label and will begin recording their debut album in September for an early 2007 release. Head to the band's website to hear demos: https://www.bloodtsunami.com/
Happy 4th of July! Regular updates will resume again tomorrow, but I do have one thing for you: I am giving away three sets of "Reader's companion" CDs. You interested? Click here to enter!
If by any chance you're in Olympia today, my band will be making our live debut at Westside Connection today, probably around 5ish. I can't promise that we'll be good, but we will definitely be loud.
I'm technically on vacation right now as I've got a four-day weekend from my "real" job, but of course here I am: at the computer, working on today's update. Stoked, right? Just remember, it's all for you.
July already? Jeez, where does the time go? The new album of the month: El Perro Del Mar - Look! It's El Perro Del Mar!
Runemagick has updated their website with a ton of new mp3s for download, including a three-song live set: https://www.runemagick.se/
Richard Reagh on The Latin Kings and the roots of Swedish-language hip-hop: https://www.reagh.net/downloads/latin-kings-det-e-slut-det-ar-dej-jag-vill-ha/
Like Richard says, these guys are the forefathers of the scene, still considered by many to be the best. I think the Swedish hip-hop scene is still fairly young and exciting, so there's tons of potential for growth, especially when the artists move beyond trying to copy US stuff.
Pop Experiment interviews Danish art-rock act GimmiJapan: https://www.popexperiment.com/main/gimmijapan-talks-to-us.html
Download "Everything, alright?!" from My Darling You!: https://www.mydarlingyou.com/musik/My%20darling%20YOU!%20-%20Everything,%20allright!.mp3
The song comes from the band's forthcoming EP "My heart beats too fast for our friendship to last", out soon via Tomt Recordings.
Norwegian noise/experimental artist Lasse Marhaug (Jazzkammer) spent some time this weekend updating his site with info about all his various new releases. It's too much for me to easily summarize here, so head on over for the full scoop: https://www.lassemarhaug.no/
Swedish singer/songwriter Lars Bygdén has posted three new songs in his media section for download: https://hem.bredband.net/larsbygden/disco.htm
Logh has posted "The smoke will lead you home" as a free download: https://195.54.101.165/badtaste/mp3/logh_-_the_smoke_will_lead_you_home.mp3
This is one of my favorite bands, so consider this essential downloading. In other news, the band reports that they have nine songs composed for their next album and will begin recording later this month.
Aftonbladet is streaming the new Ison & Fille video for the single "Ge mig!": https://www.aftonbladet.se/atv/player.html?catID=2672
Beezewax on tour in the Far East:
07/11 - Bar Kita Suka, Ipoh, Malaysia
07/13 - Havana Club, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
07/16 - Arena Stage, Baybeats festival, Singapore
The video for the Ane Brun/Teitur duet "Rubber & soul" is now online: https://www.anebrun.com/video_media