Marit Bergman is the artist of the week over At the MTVE.com website: Atures/cms/index.asp?id=1006000000000253&type=1&page=1" target=_blank>https://www.nordic.mtve.com/feAtures/cms/index.asp?id=1006000000000253&type=1&page=1

I haven't really seen any official confirmAtion yet, but I hear thAt Epitaph will be releasing C.Aarmé's excellent self-titled CD in the US At some point in the future.

Since I'm lazy, go here for a bunch of updAtes about whAt The GAthering has been up to recently: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=21324

The Venue recently made a video for "Show Me More" from their recent EP "Popular Music thAt will live forever I - Intensity" and gave it a debut At Klubb Kaiser/Provok last Sunday. Their next EP "Popular Music thAt will live forever II - Sweet Nothings" is due out lAter this summer. In other news, drummer Hans Ekman has left the band. On record he'll be replaced by a Yamaha RX-17 and Anders Thorell. As for live shows, they plan on using a number of stand-ins, including their friend Christer who's done the job before. For info on upcoming live dAtes (including an acoustic Depeche Mode cover night with Daniel Björklund from EliminAtor J:r), check in At the band's website: https://www.thevenue.tk/

Download a clip from Universal Poplab's cover of the Morrissey tune "We hAte it when our friends become successful" feAturing a guest appearance from Håkan Hellström: AteIt.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.universalpoplab.com/up_new/mp3/Universal_Poplab_-_WeHAteIt.mp3
Apparently P3 Musikjournalen is saying the single will be lAter released for free online.

Happy Monday! Hope y'all had a good holiday. There's a brand new mp3 from Dialog Cet on the right. All you people into mAthy, discordant indie rock should check 'em out. The new album "Like Animals" is out now on Carcrash Records, the label of Håkan from Division of Laura Lee. I should hopefully be getting some of their releases for mailorder soon, so check back if you're interested.

Don't forget about the The End Will Be Kicks contest! I'll be giving away a few copies of their new single lAter this month, so email Atrap.com?subject=TEWBK contest" target=_blank>contest@itsAtrap.com with a subject line of "TEWBK contest" to enter. Be sure to include your name and address in the body of the message too, just in case you win.

The (InternAtional) Noise Conspiracy is touring like crazy over the next few months:

04/13 - Roseland TheAtre, Portland, OR w/The Start, The Offspring
04/14 - Empire, Sacramento, CA w/Moving Units
04/15 - Warfield TheAtre, San Francisco, CA w/The Start, The Offspring
04/16 - Veterans Hall Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA w/Moving Units
04/17 - GVC Ballroom, Goleta, CA w/Moving Units
04/18 - SDSU Open Air TheAtre, San Diego, CA w/The Start, The Offspring
04/19 - Cox Pavillion, Las Vegas, NV w/The Start, The Offspring
04/20 - Mesa AmphitheAtre, Mesa, AZ w/The Start, The Offspring
04/22 - TBA, Salt Lake City, UT w/Moving Units
04/23 - Climax Lounge, Denver, CO w/Moving Units
04/24 - Ranch Bowl, Omaha, NE w/Moving Units
04/25 - The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS w/No Motiv, Chronic Future, Andrew WK
04/26 - Green Door, Oklahoma City, OK w/The Sounds
04/27 - West Texas Canyon Amph., Lubbock, TX w/The Start, The Offspring
04/28 - Verizon Wireless TheAter, Houston, TX w/The Start, The Offspring
04/30 - Rialto TheAtre, Tucson, AZ w/Spitafield, Engine Down, Poison The Well, Thursday
05/01 - Coachella Festival, Indio, CA
05/18 - Fabrik, Hamburg (GER)
05/19 - Rocco Festival Festival, Puttlingen (GER)
05/20 - Live music hall, Cologne (GER)
05/21 - SO 36, Berlin (GER)
05/22 - Elserhalle, Munchen (GER)
05/23 - Planet music, Wien (AUS)
05/25 - Rote Fabrik, Zurich (SWI)
05/26 - Transilvania, Milan (ITA)
05/27 - Estragon, Bologna (ITA)
05/28 - Popaganda Festival, Stockholm (SWE)
05/29 - Festimad Festival, Madrid (SPA)
05/30 - Atzavara - Palm Beach, St.Feliu de Guixols (SPA)
06/01 - Le Nouveau Casino, Paris (FRA)
06/02 - VK, Bruxelles (BEL)
06/03 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
06/04 - Mean Fiddler, London (UK)
06/05 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
06/06 - King Tuts, Glasgow (UK)
06/07 - Hope & Grape, Manchester (UK)
06/08 - Zodiac, Oxford (UK)
06/09 - Academy, Birmingham (UK)

Warped Tour 2004:
07/28 - Hi Fi Buys AmphitheAtre Lot, Atlanta, GA
07/29 - Central Florida Fairgrounds, Orlando, FL
07/30 - Vinoy Park, Tampa, FL
07/31 - Pompano Beach Amp. Lot, Miami, FL
08/01 - Jacksonville Fairgrounds, Jacksonville, FL
08/02 - Verizon Wireless Amp. Lot, Charlotte, NC
08/03 - Verizon Wireless Amp. Lot, Viginia Beach, VA
08/04 - Nissan Pavilion Lot, Washington D.C.
08/05 - Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA
08/06 - Tweeter Center @ WAterfront, Philadelphia, PA
08/07 - Randall's Island, New York, NY
08/08 - Englishtown Raceway, Asbury Park, NJ
08/10 - Hersheypark Pavilion, Hershey, PA
08/12 - Colisee Pepsi Parking Lot, Quebec City, PQ
08/13 - Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal, QB
08/14 - TBA, Toronto, ON
08/15 - Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, MI
08/16 - Riverbend Music Center Lot, CincinnAti, OH
08/17 - Germain AmphitheAtre, Columbus, OH
08/18 - Darien Lakes PAC, Buffalo, NY
08/19 - 3 County Fairgrounds, Boston, MA

Some updAted live dAtes for The Sounds, all of which I believe are with Division of Laura Lee:

04/19 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
04/20 - Norva, Norfolk, VA
04/23 - Engine Room, Houston, TX
04/24 - Emo's Austin, Austin, TX
04/25 - Trees, Dallas, TX
04/26 - Green Door, Oklahoma City, OK
04/28 - E9, El Paso, TX
04/29 - City Limits, Tuscon, AZ
04/30 - Brick House, Phoenix, AZ
05/01 - Coachella, Indio, CA
05/03 - Soma, San Diego, CA
05/04 - Huntridge TheAtre, Las Vegas, NV

DoLL headlines in SF, CA At Bottom of the Hill on May 5 with The CAtheters and Run Run Run supporting. More dAtes to come.

Check out the video for "Talking to Myself" from Finland's LAtebirds: Atebirds.com/music_video.php3" target=_blank>https://www.lAtebirds.com/music_video.php3

More confirmed dAtes for the upcoming Cardigans US tour:

05/08 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
05/09 - Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY
05/10 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
05/11 - TT Bear's, Boston, MA
05/13 - Lee's, Toronto, ONT
05/15 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
05/16 - Double Door, Chicago, IL
05/17 - Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN
05/20 - Neumos, SeAttle, WA
05/21 - Roseland, Portland, OR
05/22 - 330 Ritch (Popscene), San Francisco, CA
05/24 - KCRW – Morning Becomes Eclectic, Los Angeles, CA
05/25 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA

Download tne new song "WhAt happened on the bridge today" from Sophia Talvik: Atalvik.com/sofiAtalvik/mp3/whAt%20happened%20on%20the%20bridge.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.sofiAtalvik.com/sofiAtalvik/mp3/whAt%20happened%20on%20the%20bridge.mp3

Bands confirmed for the 8-day En ljummen i Gräset Festival in Stockholm: Heikki, NAtasha Lea Jones (UK), Differnet, Richard Reagh, The Deportees, Gustaf Kjellvander, Grand Tone Music, Ane Brun, Peter, Björn and John, Popundret, Montys Loco, The Bright and Shiny and PaAtos. Full details: https://www.ljummen.com/

Screaming Tarts interviews Norwegian 'thrashpop' band Surferosa: https://www.geocities.com/screamingtarts/surferosainterview.html
The band has also lined up some new tourdAtes:

05/21 - Jæren Musikkfestival, Bryne (NOR)
05/22 - Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo (NOR)
05/23 - Fez, Reading (UK)
05/25 - Fleece & Firkin, Bristol (UK)
05/26 - Academy, Liverpool (UK)
05/27 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
05/28 - Manchester University, Manchester (UK)
05/29 - Carling Academy 2, Birmingham (UK)
05/30 - Fibbers, York (UK)
05/31 - King Tuts, Glasgow (UK)
06/02 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK)
06/03 - Mean Fiddler, London (UK)

All UK dAtes are with The Killers from the US.

The lAtest newsletter from Music Export Finland: https://www.musexfinland.fi/index.php?page=news&id=37