Be sure to check back in tomorrow (yes, SAturday!) for a new special feAture!.

New dAtes for Danish rockers On Trial:

01/17 - Demo Bar, Halden (NOR)
01/18 - Kaos, Tromsø (NOR)
01/19 - Garage, Oslo (NOR)
01/25 - Tommy Weisbecker Haus, Berlin (GER)
01/26 - Museums Keller, Erfurt (GER)
01/27 - Kanonenhaus, Altenburg (GER)
01/29 - Kulturforum, Mittelsinn (GER)
01/30 - tba
01/31 - Kult Kafe, München (GER)
02/01 – ISC, Bern (CH)
02/02 – Zero Music Club, Bergamo (ITA)
02/03 - Sonar Club, Siena (ITA)
02/04 - Bikini Test, La Chaux-de-Fonds, (CH)
02/05 – tba, Nürnberg (GER)
04/20 - Roadburn Festival
05/26 - Sense-O-Rama Festival, Berlin (GER)
05/27 - Swamproom Happening, Hannover (GER)

Norwegian powerpoppers Beezewax are doing a few European shows in February:

02/16 - The Lido, MargAte (UK)
02/22 - Zero, Tarragona (ESP)
02/23 - Wah Wah, Valencia (ESP)
02/24 - Less Basses (mini festival), Barcelona (ESP)

MIC Norway previews some of 2007's most anticipAted new releases: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007010515360267695582

Fläskkvartetten will release their new album "Voices of Eden" on January 31. As always, the record will feAture a host of high-profile guest vocalists including Andreas MAttsson, Anna Ternheim, Titiyo, Johan Renck (Stakka Bo), Theodor Jensen (The Plan) and, on the new single "This one's for you", Robyn. ThAt song comes out January 10.

Norwegian metalcore act Purified in Blood has officially broken up: At.com/news/view.aspx?id=8080" target=_blank>https://www.lambgoAt.com/news/view.aspx?id=8080

Some new Hell On Wheels dAtes:

01/11 - ApparAtet, Kobenhavn (DK)
01/12 - 1000FRYD, Aalborg (DK) w/The Kissaway Trail
01/13 - Fabrikken, Aarhus (DK) w/Shout Wellington Airforce
01/21 - Ziegel oh lac, Zurich (CH)
01/22 - Alte Mälzerei, Regensburg (GER)
01/23 - B72, Vienna (AUS)
01/24 - SC TeAtar & TD, Zagreb (CRO)
01/25 - Weekender Club, Innsbruck (AUS)
01/26 - Q Bar Berg/Drau (AUS)
01/27 - Berghammer, Sigharting (AUS)

New dAtes for Finnish doom metallers Callisto:

01/19 - Kuudes linja, Helsinki (FIN)
02/18 - Romeijn, Leeuwarden (HOL)
02/19 - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (HOL)
02/20 - tba
02/21 - Ex-Haus, Trier (GER)
02/22 - Orange House, München (GER)
02/23 - tba, Bolzano (ITA)
02/24 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
02/25 - tba
02/26 - Knaack, Berlin (GER)
03/09 - El Mocamb (Canadian Music Week), Toronto (CAN)
03/11 - Sin-é, NYC
03/14 - SXSW, Austin, TX

Pitchfork reviews Maja RAtkje's new live album "Adventura anAtomica": Atkje_Adventura_AnAtomica" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/40223/Maja_RAtkje_Adventura_AnAtomica

UpdAted tourdAtes for Peter Bjorn and John:

01/10 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
01/11 - Eurosonic Festival, Groningen (NL)
01/12 - Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
01/13 - La Maroquiniere, Paris (FRA)
01/14 - MOD, Hasselt (BEL)
01/15 - Passagen, Cologne (GER)
01/29 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
01/30 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
02/01 - The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA
02/22 - Perth InternAtional Arts Festival, Perth (AU)
02/24 - Laneway Festival, Melbourne (AU)
02/25 - Laneway Festival, Melbourne (AU)
02/27 - Corner, Melbourne (AU)
03/01 - The Republic Bar, Hobart (AU)
03/02 - Newton, Sydney (AU)
03/03 - Laneway Festival, Brisbane (AU)
03/04 - Laneway Festival, Brisbane (AU)
03/07 - Liquid Room, Tokyo (JAP)
03/09 - Club QuAttro, Osaka (JAP)

The second single from Miss Li's debut album "LAte night heartbroken blues" will be for the song "High on you". Listen At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/experiencemissli

Dark Dose on Sonores: https://darkdose.com/?p=145
I passed the CD to Jesse when his band Daylight Dies passed through SeAttle on tour with KAtAtonia and Moonspell. I didn't stick around for the lAtter (besides the fact thAt I'm not really a fan, it was raining hard and I had a long drive home), but the others were greAt. Good to read thAt he's enjoying the disc, just as I thought he would - it easily made to be one of my top picks from last year.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Markus Fagervall - Echo heart
02. Moneybrother - Pengabrorsan
03. Laleh - Prinsessor
04. Nisse Hellberg - Snackbar blues
05. Lasse Stefanz - 40 ljuva år!
06. Björn Skifs - Andra Decennier
07. Orup - Faktiskt
08. Martin Stenmarck - Nio sanningar och en lögn
09. Peter Jöback - Flera sidor av samma man
10. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Hund
11. Anna Ternheim - SeparAtion road
12. The Refreshments - It's gotta be both rock & roll
14. Abba - Number ones
15. Eric Gadd - Gaddamn - The ultimAte collection
16. Lisa Miskovsky - Changes
17. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nAttens bränder - 1996-2006
18. Vikingarna - Bästa
19. Koop - Koop islands
20. Anders Ekborg - Äkta vara

All About Jazz on the lAtest album from Norwegian trio In the Country: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=24263
Personally, I feel it doesn't grab me as much as their debut, but I still need to spend more time with it before I pass final judgement.

Forthcoming releases on the way from Finnish label Some Place Else in the next few months:

Mockingwyrd - Cracks in the Void 3" CDR
Moljebka Pvlse - Sadalsuud CD
No Xivic & Gelsomina - tba CD
Niko Skorpio - tba 7"

The label is also working on plans to celebrAte their 10th anniversary this year with a book+CD release, but few details have been confirmed so far.