PSL vs Sahara Hotnights
Part 1 of PSL interviewing Sahara Hotnights and previewing a few tunes off their upcoming album: https://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/04/01/lite-varldspremiar-sahara-hotnights-nya-ohs-vart-forsta-feta-rockriff-del-1/
Inevitable End album preview
Swedish tech/death metal act Inevitable End are streaming a couple new tunes online: https://listn.to/In%C2%ADevitableEnd
Look for the band's new album "The Oculus" to be released on May 24 via .
Sivert Høyem working on a new album
Sivert Høyem is back in the studio working on a new record, this time working with Cato Salsa at Harrys Gym's studio: https://siverthoyem.posterous.com/the-making-of-a-norwegian-masterpiece1
Simian Ghost to Playground, new EP soon
Simian Ghost will be releasing a new 7-song mini-album later this month, their first (I believe) for new label . Their old home and management will still handle the vinyl, while PGM will also do a digital rerelease of full-length "Infinite traffic everywhere".
The New Wine on tour
Norway's The New Wine are currently on tour in Europe and blogging as they go: https://thenewwine.tumblr.com/
Marybell and The Malpractice to Germany
Marybell Katastrophy and The Malpractice will be doing a couple German dates together in May:
05/17 - Astra-Stube, Hamburg
05/18 - Schokoladen, Berlin
Ja Ja Ja April: Hymns from Nineveh, Feldberg, Zebra & Snake
Ja Ja Ja has confirmed their April showcase for the 28th and it will feature Hymns from Nineveh, Feldberg and Zebra & Snake as selected by The Line of Best Fit: https://www.jajajamusic.com/news.php?id=62
Presenting: Fox Machine (ex-Whyte Seeds)
Fox Machine is the name of a new band featuring German frontman Sebastian Gäbel (guitar/vocals, Gods of Blitz) together with Swedes Olle Hagberg (vocals/keys, Whyte Seeds), Ricard Harryson (drums, The Maharajas/The Roadrunners), Henrik Lindén (bass, Whyte Seeds) and Henning Sernhede (guitar, Kasban). Look for their debut album "Songs from a sea house" to be released on May 11 or just preview the whole thing here: https://soundcloud.com/foxmachine/sets/songs-from-a-sea-house
Djerv signs with Indie
Djerv, the new band of ex-Animal Alpha frontwoman Agnete Kjølsrud, has officially signed with .
Kleerup busted in Umeå
Apparently Andreas Kleerup got himself into a bit of a dust-up at Umeå Open and was arrested on assault and drug charges: https://gaffa.se/nyhet/48260 (in Swedish)
Not that I'm all that shocked, but I thought he said he was clean? However, what I really wanna know is, who was the perpetrator?
Gösta Berlings Saga - 354
The first sample of Gösta Berlings Saga's upcoming album "Glue works", due out very soon and sounding very, very promising. is handling the vinyl (limited to 300 copies in a hand-numbered gatefold), while is doing the CD.
New Figurines album in mid-April
The Line of Best Fit reports on the new album from Danish indie act Figurines called "Hanging from above", due out April 12 via : https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2011/03/figurines-hanging-from-above/
Skrammel begets Södertörn, new EP from Alouatta
Swedish punk label (Slöa Knivar, Krig i Hudik, Brainbombs, etc.) has started a new offshoot called in order to release what they say is "music that is perhaps more awkvard, worse, better, more lean, more pop, more dance than what we havce been doing so far at Skrammel." First up, a new 10" EP from rockers Alouatta called "DIY" which will be out on May 6. Read more and check out a pre-mastered sample tune: https://skrammelrecords.se/sodertorn/
Ghost live in NYC
Swedish metal hype Ghost will be making their NYC debut on June 1 at Webster Hall.
Morningside final party details
Gaffa reports that ' big 10-year anniversary/closing party at Loppen in Christiania on April 15 will feature Jomi Masasge, Won't Lovers Revolt Now, Shout Wellington Air Force and Pinkunoizu with various label associates DJing: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/48270