A new web diary entry from Sondre Lerche with news about the start of the North American tour and more: https://www.sondrelerche.com/diary.asp?id=56
Norwegian experimental electronic artists Jazzkammer are touring the US with Howard Stelzer. Dates:
05/24 - Lowell, RRRecords w/Vic Rawlings, Donna Parker, Emil Beaulieau
05/25 - tba, Easthampton, MA w/Thurston Moore
05/26 - All-Puropse Room, Rochester, NY w/Joe+N
05/27 - New Works Studio, Toronto, ON w/Lasse Marhaug, John Hegre
05/28 - Modern Formations Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
05/29 - BLR Warehouse, Columbus, OH w/Lasse Marhaug, John Hegre, Noumena
05/30 - tba, Bloomington, IN w/Eric Weddle
05/31 - Mecca Dance Studio, Lexington, KY
06/01 - Springwater, Nashville, TN w/Taiwan Deth
06/02 - Nightlight, Chapel Hill, NC w/Lucas Ligeti, Raoul Bjorkenheim
06/03 - tba, Richmond, VA
06/04 - The True Vine, Baltimore, MD w/Tom Boram
06/05 - tba, New York
06/06 - The Midway Cafe, Boston, MA w/4-Way Anal Touchfight, Special Tigers
The Lionheart Brothers are now in the final phase of finishing up their new EP "Colour Contrast Context". It will be mixed by Øystein Greni (BigBang) and Christian Engfeldt (Cato Salsa Experience) at the GrandSport Studio.
The winners of the Danish hip-hop awards were announced over the weekend. Get the details here: https://www.dhhp.dk
Download a sample clip of new material from JR Ewing: https://www.v8.no/thejrewing/media/JREWING_hivbigexit_sample.mp3
The mp3 includes a bit of the new song "Here I Vanish" as well as a bit from their cover of "Big Exit" by PJ Harvey. Release date and other details are still tba.
This week's Aquarius Records new release list features reviews and samples from Helge Sten/Deathprod, 1349, Pekka Airaksinen, Erland Oye, Wolf and more: https://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/newest.html
Motorpsycho has lined up a couple European festival gigs this summer:
06/11 - Kilbi Festival (SWI)
06/26 - De Palaisrevolutie, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht (NL)
08/07 - Velvet, Rimini (ITA)
08/08 - Ypsigrock Festival, Castelbuono (ITA)
Alter-ego country/western group International Tussler Society has a couple gigs as well. They'll be playing at Blæst in their hometown of Trondheim on May 18 and 19. Look for a new album from them soon, too.
New pics of the Sahara Hotnights from Coachella and their video shoot for the new single "Hot Night Crash": https://www.saharahotnights.com/pages/photos_pics.asp?i=80
New Eskobar live pics and tour posters: https://www.eskobar.nu/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=2002
Complete summer tourdates for E-type:
05/28 - Sundspärlan, Helsingborg (SWE)
06/05 - Vasaparken, Norrköping (SWE)
06/09 - Liseberg, Göteborg (SWE)
07/01 - Vattenfestivalen, Motala (SWE)
07/02 - Kirunafestivalen, Kiruna (SWE)
07/03 - Skelleftefestivalen, Skellefteå (SWE)
07/09 - Strömvallen, Gävle (SWE)
07/10 - Gatufesten, Sundsvall (SWE)
07/17 - Sommarrock, Svedala (SWE)
07/18 - Parken Zoo, Eskilstuna (SWE)
07/23 - Folkets Park, Åminne (FIN)
07/24 - Rock Off, Mariehamn (FIN)
07/29 - Stadsfesten, Hudiksvall (SWE)
07/31 - Stora Daldansen, Hedemora (SWE)
08/07 - Luleåkalaset, Luleå (SWE)
08/18 - Gröna Lund, Stockholm (SWE)
08/20 - Fyrisfestivalen, Uppsala (SWE)
Twice the Speed in collaboration with Busted Heads Records is putting out a compilation from old-school Umeå-based hardcore band Garbage Pail Kids. GPK is the band Dennis from Refused/t(I)NC was in even before Step Forward existed. While admittedly not everything they did has withstood the test of time, quite a bit of it is said to hold up well and is worth a listen. 37 tracks of old-school US-style HC in the vein of the Misfits mixed with the sounds of 80's Swedish punk sound and primitive fastcore.
Mp3s: No one cares, Watch out, Tomtar är nazister
Updated US tourdates for Swedish hardcore band Bruce Banner: https://www.brucebannerhc.com/ustour.htm
Preview the new Infinite Mass album "1991" over at MTVE.com: https://www.nordic.mtve.com/features/cms/index.asp?id=1006000000000259&type=1&page=1
MIC Norway profiles Surferosa, the latest export from the country poised to do well across foreign borders: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004051012125256960402
Look for more UK gigs in the future as well as a trip to Japan in mid-June.