Stylus reviews Swedish singer/songwriter John Alexander Ericson: https://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2119
Artists set to play the Uuden Musiikin Festival (UMF) in Finland that I linked yesterday: Imatran Voima, Huoratron, Uusi Fantasia, Dharmaone, Boy Novice, LBJ, Nieminen & Litmanen, Ceebrolistics, HKI Ghetto Bass Patrol, Mr Velcro Fastener, Acid Kings, Technical Directors, TV-Resistori and Ritarikunta. There's also a laundry list of DJs performing.
Check out the video for "Oh Lord" from Empire Dogs: https://www.versitymusic.com/media/video/empire_dogs/oh_lord.wmv
In Flames will be doing a short Australian tour in September with Chimaira as support:
09/17 - Heaven, Adelaide
09/18 - Hi-Fi Bar, Melbourne
09/19 - Hi-Fi Bar, Melbourne
09/21 - Manning Bar, Sydney
09/22 - Manning Bar, Sydney
The Whyte Seeds are heading back to the UK yet again:
07/14 - Brixton Windmill, London
07/15 - Club NME, Stealth, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
07/16 - Queens Of Noize, Barfly, London
07/17 - Forum, Tonbridge Wells
07/18 - Bar Academy, Birmingham
The Curtain will have their album "New Sound Made" released in Canada this coming August via Indiestructable/MapleMusic/Universal. More details coming.
Tiger Lou has updated his website with some photos from the "Sell Out" video shoot as well as some live pics from Germany: https://www.tigerlou.com/
Download "Operation Co-operation" from Dubadown: https://www.getup.se/mp3/dubadown/Dubadown-Operation_Co-operation.mp3
Susperia and Mortiis are teaming up for the 'Unlimited Grudge' UK tour in September:
09/15 - Bar Fly, Cardiff
09/16 - Academy, Birmingham
09/17 - Rio, Bradford
09/18 - Rock City, Nottingham
09/20 - Academy, Liverpool
09/21 - Cathouse, Glasgow
09/22 - Arts Centre, Norwich
09/23 - Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes
09/24 - The Ocean, London
09/25 - Concorde 2, Brighton
Mortiis' new album "The Grudge" comes out September 13.
Check out a new e-card from The Hives: https://www.bandbuilder.com/hives/index.php?ref_code=B573571
The Embassy has a new website design: https://www.embassyrecordings.org/
Adrian Recordings has posted a remix track called "Sönderblåst slätt" from recent signee Emil Jensen as their new 'song of the month'. Head over there to take a listen: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/ (on the left)
Splendid reviews Johan Bergqvist: https://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=108759149085289
They also review The Cardigans today: https://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1087295125520493
Here's the website for the Uuden Musiikin Festival in Turku, Finland on August 6-7 put on by the labels Sähkö Recordings, Nine2five, Keys of Life, Bar Päiväkoti on August 6-7: https://www.uudenmusiikinfestivaali.org/ (in Finnish)