PopMatters reviews the US reissue of "This cloud is learning" from Nicolai Dunger: https://popmatters.com/music/reviews/d/dungernicolai-thiscloud.shtml
Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (01) 22 Pistepirkko - "Rat King"
02. (08) Timo Räisänen - "Don't Let the Devil Ruin It All"
03. (02) Moby - "Lift Me Up"
04. (03) Embee featuring José Gonzélez & Supreme - "Send Someone Away"
05. (04) Lo-Fi-Fnk - "... And the JFG"
06. (05) The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Heading for a Breakdown"
07. (06) Stereophonics - "Dakota"
08. (14) Radio Luxemburg - "It's Cruel Up North"
09. (07) Kent - "Max 500"
10. (08) The Donnas - "I don't Want to Know (If You don't Want Me)"
11. (ÅT) Beck - "Epro"
12. (10) New Order - "Krafty"
13. (ÅT) Little Barrie - "Free Salute"
14. (20) Deportees - "Champagne Eyes"
15. (NY) Diplo - "Newsflash"
17. (12) Sambassadeur - "Between the Lines"
16. (NY) Tweet featuring Missy Elliott - "Turn Da Lights Off"
19. (13) Razorlight - "Golden Touch"
18. (NY) Roots Manuva - "Colossal Insight"
20. (15) Maximo Park - "Apply Some Pressure"
Leaving the chart: Håkan Hellström, Mando Diao, Kristofer Åström & Hidden Truck, Stereo Total and Moneybrother.
The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Moneybrother and Mando Diao will play the Kuttner on Ice Festival in Berlin on March 13. More info: https://www.viva.tv/index.php?action=kongtent_show_page&page=1997
Gorgoroth frontman Gaahl lost his appeal and was sentenced to 14 months in prison for beating a 41-year-old man and threatening to drink his blood. I guess that means recording and touring plans are probably on hold, but hey - record sales are probably up. Read more: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=33256
The Guardian has a great feature article on Mayhem: https://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1419364,00.html
"Comic Sans must die" is the name of a new comp of underground Swedish electronic music available for free download via BitTorrent: https://handgranat.org/comic_sans_must_die
Contributors include DJ Heinrich, Le Bombe, Aspirin, Haiko a José Gonázlez/The Knife mashup from Svante and more.
OMG! I'm in Dagens Nyheter: https://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1058&a=382073&previousRenderType=6
Of course I've known that this was coming for quite some time (the interview is almost six months old now), but it's great to finally see it in print. Hopefully I don't come off sounding stupid - of course, it's a bit hard for me to tell on my own since I barely have kindergarten-level Swedish comprehension skills. Anyhow, big thanks to writer Johan Åkesson and photographer Tobias Jansson for making it happen. Much appreciated! And to all of you people visiting this site now for the first time, welcome! Enjoy your stay and send me money.
Oh, and thanks to everyone who's taken the time to write. Unfortunately I don't have time to answer everyone, but I'll do my best to answer as many emails as I can.
Swedish hip-hop artists Svenska Akademien have confirmed that their third album "Resa Sig Opp" will be out mid-May.
Smalltown Supersound's catalogue is now available for purchase from the Warp Records Bleep shop: https://www.warprecords.com/bleep/?label=Smalltown+Supersound
New pics of El Perro Del Mar are up at Rockfoto.nu.
Madrugada will be doing a special webcast on February 23 to kick off their new album "The deep end". Read more: https://www.emi.no/madrugada/includes/news.asp
Two new headlining dates for the Backyard Babies in the US:
02/24 - Northsix, Brooklyn, NY
03/11 - One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, LA
It appears that Kid Commando has broken up: https://www.kidcommando.com/