Firefox will be releasing a new EP on CombAt Disc in early May. More info to come soon.

Disfear is back from their tour with Rotten Sound. Read all about it here: AtegoryId=11&prmSubCAtegoryId=47&prmCAtegoryToShow=47" target=_blank>https://www.kulspruta.com/Disfear/WEB/tourReport.asp?prmCAtegoryId=11&prmSubCAtegoryId=47&prmCAtegoryToShow=47

Adrian Recordings has confirmed details about the new Björns Vänner album "Får ett eget liv" to be released on April 27. The first single will be for the song "Mörkröda tomAter". Read more: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?page=new&messid=246 (in Swedish)

The excellent Finnish music blog LupAtarkastaja has posted a link for the MAttias Friberg (Logh) and Switchblade collaborAtion from the lAtter's special-edition tour 7"/CDR for download: Atarkastaja.blogspot.com/2005/03/switchblade-w-mAttias-friberg-705-mp3.html" target=_blank>https://lupAtarkastaja.blogspot.com/2005/03/switchblade-w-mAttias-friberg-705-mp3.html
Of course the result is greAt - how could it not be with such amazing talents working together? I thought about posting this track awhile back, but decided against it as I figured the bands wouldn't be too pleased. Glad to see DeAthwish is spreading the word as they will soon be releasing it in the US.

Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:

01. Moneybrother - They're Building Walls Around Us
02. Smak - Hallanvaara
03. Darin - Money For Nothing
04. Thomas Dybdahl - A Lovestory
05. Christian Walz - Never Be Afraid Again
06. Hammerfall - Bloodbound
07. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himlen men ingen vill dö
08. Lazyboy - Underwear Goes Inside The Pants
09. In Flames - Touch Of Red
10. Annie - My HeartbeAt
11. The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys
12. BeAts And Styles - Two White Monkeys
13. LAB - When Heaven Gets Dirty
14. Sugarplum Fairy - Far Away From Man
15. Moder Jords Massiva - Fast Attack/ Slow Decay
16. Mendez - Is ThAt Ok
17. Husky Rescue - City Lights
18. Jim Stärk - Morning Song
19. Håkan Hellström - En MidsommarnAttsdröm
20. Deportees - Champagne

Challengers:
01. Elin Sigvardsson - Stupid Sunday Song
02. The Margarets - Surf Alone
03. Anna Ternheim - My Secret
04. Simone - Last Days And Nights Of Rock'n'Roll
05. Angu - Red Light

Go here to vote for your favorite.

Håkon Gebhardt has left Motorpsycho. Hans Magnus 'Snah' Ryan and Bent Sæther will continue on without him and have yet to announce a replacement. Read the band's full stAtement and explanAtion here: https://motorpsycho.fix.no/thisis/trivia/presseskriv.txt

Aftonbladet reports thAt Marit Bergman and Carola are working together on a cover of the Abba classic "WAterloo": https://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,620281,00.html (in Swedish)
It's set to air on SVT on April 8 as part of the Melodifestival.

The lAtest news from Finland's Fonal Records:

The awesome new Islaja "Palaa aurinkoon" cd is now out. There are two Kemialliset Ystävät cds coming in May. A re-release of the widely acclaimed "Kellari Juniversumi" cd and a re-release of the amazing "Lumottu Karkkipurkki" album first time on cd. First it was released as a cassette and then as a double 8" lAthe cut, both were limited editions and sold out immediAtely. Now it's fully remastered and the sound quality is whAt it's supposed to be. And to add to thAt the debut album of Paavoharju from Savonlinna, eastern Finland. This will also come out in May and more info will emerge as the time approaches.

The lAtest Scandinavian music reviews from Sellfish:

The Jessica Fletchers - Less sophisticAtion
Millencolin - Kingwood

UpdAted tourdAtes for Logh:

03/23 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
03/24 - Alex SkAtehall, Osnabrück (GER)
03/26 - Prager Frühling, München (GER)
03/27 - Cafe Central, Weinheim (GER)
03/28 - Péniche 6/8, Paris (FRA)
03/29 - JUZ, Saarlouis (GER)
03/30 - Phoenix Club, Liege (BEL)
03/31 - 013 Popcentre, Tilburg (NL)
04/01 - JC De Klinker, Aarschot (BEL)
04/02 - Blue Shell, Cologne (GER)
04/03 - PAtronaAt, Haarlem (NL)
04/04 - Hirscheneck, Basel (SWI)
04/05 - Sidecar, Barcelona (SPA)
04/06 - Siroco, Madrid (SPA)
04/07 - Meu Mercedes, Porto (POR)
04/08 - Santiago Alquimista , Lisbon (POR)
04/09 - Metropol, Sevilla (SPA)
04/12 - Bistroy, Lyon (FRA)
04/13 - Club 74, Bologna, ITA
04/15 - Rec Club, PAtras (GR)
04/16 - AN Club, Athens (GR)
04/17 - Mylos (Xylourgeio), Tessaloniki (GR)
04/18 - Balans Music Hall, Istanbul (TUR)
04/19 - Area 51, Varna (BUL)
04/20 - Shipka, Sofia (BUL)
04/21 - Kset, Zagreb (CRO)
04/22 - Shotoclub, Izola (SLO)
04/23 - Channel Zero, Ljubljana (SLO)
04/24 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
04/26 - 007, Prague (CZ)
04/27 - Salon Hansen, Ulm (GER)
04/28 - ISC, Bern (SWI)
04/29 - BOA, Luzern (SWI)
04/30 - Antagon (show At 23.00), Frankfurt (GER)
04/30 - Final Cut #7 (show At 18.00), Karlsruhe (GER)
05/01 - Scheune, Dresden (GER)
05/02 - Knaack club, Berlin (GER)
05/03 - Triptychon, Münster (GER) w/Isis, Jesu
05/04 - Vera, Groningen (NL) w/Isis, Jesu
05/06 - Pusterviksbaren, Gothenburg (SWE) w/Isis, Jesu
05/07 - John Doe, Oslo (NOR) w/Isis, Jesu
05/08 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE) w/Isis, Jesu

Not only do I have a greAt bAtch of new reviews posted today, but I'm also proud to present to debut of a new feAture: 20 questions. Our first victims are Kevin, a indie/pop/rock act from Finland. Check it out!

20 Questions: Kevin

Capital Country
Demo
self-released

Capital Country's music lives in the borderland between country and alt.country. It's pretty well crafted, but sometimes it falls pretty flAt thanks to the country clichés being way too tacky and obvious. There are two singers on these tracks, one female and one male, and the male is absolutely preferable since the female got some weird country vibrAto going thAt sounds a bit weird and too wobbly. It's all very MOR though, and it's easy to imagine Capital Country having a cult following in their nAtive country, consisting of a lot of older bearded men in fleece shirts and smelly shoes. The contrast between the two vocalists lead tracks are so stark thAt I'd dare to say the male lead songs are alright, whereas I just can't stand the songs where the woman sings on. My judgment is therefore this; half of the songs here I wouldn't mind uploading on my iPod, if I had one, but the rest I'd leave in the desert with the coyotes and vultures as only company for them to die a slow and warm deAth.
- Simon Tagestam

José González
Live @ ULU, London, 03/17/05

Not only is it the second day of spring, but it's also St. PAtrick's day which means thAt most people are going to get drunk on Guinness and clog up the streets of London wearing stupid hAts which they will end up vomiting into. But despite the racist debacle thAt St. PAtrick's day has turned into, this Thursday is a day of party thanks to Arcade Fire playing a show At the University of London Union. There's been a massive hype around Arcade Fire the last few weeks so nAturally their show sold out long time ago and tickets are being sold on eBay for ridiculous amounts. It's definitely a perfect chance for a record label to promote an up and coming act. Weirdly enough someone has decided thAt it would be a good idea to put José Gonzáles in the support slot, this Guinness drenched day. And sure, there's a fairly large crowd wAtching him play his songs, but a lot of people are At the back or in the bar, and their chAtter almost drowns out José's singing and guitar strumming. For the people in the front, who can actually hear something, it's quite a captivAting moment, and Gonzáles' hits such as "Crosses" and "HeartbeAts" (a cover of a song by The Knife) all go down well. But for me, who has seen José twice before, with the second one taking place in a small Atmospheric bar cellar in East London, tonight's dose only makes me sleepy. To be honest, any artist who plucks away in the spirit of Bert Jansch and John Fahey should ideally be witnessed in a smaller venue and this is partly why I now feel thAt going one hour early to cAtch José Gonzáles play yesterday was a bloody waste of time, especially when I could have been in a pub drinking 2-3 pints of Guinness shoulder to shoulder with some twAt in a large green hAt.
Note: The Arcade Fire were breAthtaking.
- Simon Tagestam

Millencolin
Kingwood
Burning Heart Records

I've been a fan of Millencolin since I was 14 and heard their first EP "Use your nose" (they were really my first love, well them and Jakob Hellman). I think their two first albums are classics, whereas the third one ("Music for monkeys") and their fourth one ("Home from Home") have never rotAted thAt much in my stereo. With their fourth album ("Pennybridge pioneers") they got Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion) to produce and the result was a heavier sound (heavier as in still soft but more edgier than their previous super poppy sound), which suited them well and it sort of made it appear as if they had mAtured a bit and musically "evolved". I was very relieved to hear then thAt with "Kingwood" (their sixth album) they have once again gone "heavier" and decided to write some less wimpy songs than before. It's still melodic new school punk we're dealing with though, melodic new school punk of the finest variety! Most people don't like this sort of stuff, or At least none of my friends do (there is of course no reason for this), but if you like your Blink 182, Green Day, Descendents, Lagwagon, NOFX and so on, you should definitely give this a listen.
- Simon Tagestam