The Tenderversion website has a new websingle from Kinesis SonAta, a new band feAturing members from many of the label's acts including Audrey, Once We Were and Scraps of Tape: https://www.tenderversion.com/
More songs coming soon!

Check out a live video of Kemialliset YstavAt's first song from their set At the Avanto Festival: At.com/avanto.mpg" target=_blank>https://www.kemiallisetystavAt.com/avanto.mpg

Christian Kjellvander will support Veirs for a couple dAtes in France and will also do a couple shows in Åre At the end of February:

02/25 - Åre (SWE)
02/26 - Åre (SWE)
03/11 - Reims (FRA)
03/12 - Paris (FRA)

Arcana is heading to Italy for a couple dAtes:

02/05 - Caffè Concerto, Piazza Grande, Modena
02/06 - Circolo degli Artisti, Via Casilina Vecchia, Roma

The lAtest Scandinavian music reviews from German webzine Sellfish:

Apocalyptica - s/t
Astral Doors - Evil is forever
Cloudscape - s/t
Frantic Bleep - The sense apparAtus
Tristania - Ashes

Century Media rock n' roll offshoot Liquor and Poker Music has announced thAt they will release the "Cream Of The Crap! Vol. 2" b-sides and rarities collection from The Hellacopters in the US on February 22.

The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week At on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:

01. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [LAte Night Version]
02. Gunther feAt. Samantha Fox - Touch Me
03. A-ha - Take On Me
04. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Clean Version]
05. Gunther & Sunshine Girls - Teeny Weeny String Bikini

Requested Videos: 316,445
Total Streams: 502,668

Download the song "The best time of the year" from Swedish singer/songwriter Boy Omega: Ath.cx/kubotsite/villa_mp3/BoyOmega-TheBestTimeOfTheYear.mp3" target=_blank>https://kubot.Ath.cx/kubotsite/villa_mp3/BoyOmega-TheBestTimeOfTheYear.mp3

To celebrAte their 5th anniversary and Nina's 30th birthday, Cardigans fansite 'Sick and Tired' has posted an albums worth of rarities for download: https://perso.sickandtired.mageos.com/cd.htm

The Brothom StAtes website is updAted with tons of new discography info: Ates.com/" target=_blank>https://www.brothomstAtes.com/

Check out the video for "Don't let the world cAtch you crying" from The Confusions: https://cabal.port80.se/massproduktion/confusions/media/confusions-dltwcyc.rm

Gone travelling. Be back on Tuesday.
Note: there are now four recent releases from Sweden's GravitAtion Records in the mailorder department. Orders will be processed when I get back.

Swedish punks Voice of a GenerAtion have decided to call it quits. Their stAtement:

Attention, punkrockers! As many of you've already heard, we can now confirm thAt we indeed have decided to quit Voice Of A GenerAtion, following Kim Belly's departure in December '04. We wanna take this opportunity to thank every single one of all you fans out there. Without YOU, none of this would've been possible! Extra thanks & credit goes to our wonderful crew who's literally saved our lives on numerous occasions! We love you guys! Keep your ears tuned for upcoming punkrelAted projects feAt. VOAG members, such as; Danny Violence & Kim Belly's "The Accidents", Molotov Mike's "Daybreak" & Jonny Stalker's "The Cobra Alliance", and more... Lots of love, take care & stay punk! / Jonny, Mike, Danny & 212

Confirmed summer tourdAtes for Kashmir:

05/18 - tba (club show)
05/19 - tba (club show)
05/20 - Herning Open Air, Denmark
05/29 - Jelling Festival, Denmark
06/10 - Haze over Harum, Denmark
07/01 - Nibe Festival, Denmark
07/02 - Hede Rytmer, Denmark
07/29 - Bork Havnefestival

Bertine Zetlitz will be releasing a new single called "Ah-Ah" soon and a video for the track is on the way. She'll also be touring Norway in February and here's the dAtes confirmed so far:

02/09 - Drammens TeAter, Drammen
02/10 - Hydranten, Hamar
02/11 - Samfunnet, Trondheim
02/12 - Bingo'n, Lillehammer
02/16 - Meieriet, Sogndal
02/17 - Rust, Ørsta
02/18 - Hemsedal Cafe, Hemsedal
02/19 - Arena, Stord
02/25 - Aud Max, Ås
02/27 - Musikkflekken, Sandvika
03/02 - Meyergården, Mo i rana
03/03 - Rock Cafe, Bodø
03/05 - Telegrafen, Narvik
03/06 - Rica Ishavshotel, Tromsø
03/09 - Kvarteret, Bergen
03/11 - Folken, Stavanger
03/12 - Rockefeller, Oslo