It's kind of a non-item, but this Rolling Stone 'Well Hung At Dawn' Buddyhead ripoff column namedrops up-and-coming Swedish act The Hommos.

Click here for an interview with Magnus Carlson from Digfi.com. They discuss his new solo album and he expresses his opinion on a number of new bands, among other topics. He also reveals thAt Weeping Willows have 10-11 songs ready for their next record and have already demoed 4-5 of them. Once again, they plan to work with producer Johan Forsman and the mAterial is supposedly a bit more guitar-heavy and uptempo.

Finland's Midnight Sun Recordings has announced its first release "Maestro" by Helsinki-based artist Champagne. The music is a "rolling dance floor tune full of lush Atmospheric pads, grooving double bass line, jazz stabs and purely melodic orchestral bliss." Tango takes the b-side with a remix treAtment thAt the label describes as "picking up where Champagne left off - building up with filtered eerie strings, crisp hard rolling style beAts , beautiful melodic drive ,and a bassline to make any crowd go wild!" More info: www.midnightsunrecordings.com

WAterdog is heading over to the Baltics on whAt they are dubbing the "Baltic Summer BAttle Tour" before doing a few shows in Eastern Europe in August, along with some festival dAtes. The itinerary:

07/03 - Depo, Riga, (LAt)
07/04 - Youths Park Festival - Limbazi, (LAt)
07/05 - Club Vidzemnieks, Cesis, (LAt)
07/09 - Saxofons, Riga 21.00
07/09 - Multiklubs, Valmiera 00.30
07/11 - World Clinic - Tallinn, (EST)
07/12 - Radio 1...5-year jubilee!, Jekabpils, (LAt)
07/26 - Helsingborgsfestivalen, Helsingborg (SWE)
08/08 - Vilnius (LIT)
08/09 - Kleipeda (LIT)
08/10 - Kretinga (LIT)
08/13 - Goldap (POL)
08/14 - Olecko (POL)
08/15 - Musicorama Festival, Gizycko (POL)

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Meshuggah has cancelled their scheduled appearances At the Quart and Arvika festivals because "Mårten [Hagström, guitar] is sick and Tomas [Haake, drums] still needs to rest to be fully healed." More details when I get them.

Wired for Mono has cancelled their upcoming UK dAtes in July and says they hope to reschudule ASAP. No reason has been given for the cancellAtion.

Here's the updAted tour schedule for the Ricochets:

07/03 - Quart Festival, Kristiandsand (NOR)
07/11 - Arvika Festival, Avrika (SWE)
07/25 - Måne Festival, Fredrikstad (NOR)
07/26 - 71 Graders Nord Festival, Laksekv (NOR)
08/02 - Slottsfjellet, Tønsberg (NOR)
08/05 - Ordlands Musikkfest Uke, Bodø (NOR)
08/06 - Øya Festival Kick Off / Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
08/09 - Malakoff Festival, Nordfjordeid (NOR)
08/13 - tba, Hamburg (GER) w/X.Lover, Silver
08/14 - Underground, Cologne (GER) w/X.Lover, Silver
08/15 - tba, Berlin (GER) w/X.Lover, Silver
08/16 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE) w/X.Lover, Silver
08/21 - Kroa , Bø (NOR)
08/22 - Bjørnegilde, Oslo (NOR)
08/29 - Ørsta Festival, Ørsta (NOR)

Check out the cover for the new Puffball single thAt comes out today. It's for the song "Outlaw" and the b-sides are "Leave Them All Behind", "Hornet Rider" and "Mama Tried", the lAtter being a Merle Haggard cover.

Dødheimsgard reports thAt the recording of their new record has been delayed until July and they will be entering the studio tomorrow to begin on it.

Here's a bunch of info about the Adrian Records showcase coming up At the Malmöfestivalen At Bastion Uppsala on August 20. (in Swedish)

MTVE.com has posted a bunch of video footage from Roskilde, including songs from Turbonegro, The Cardigans, Mew, CAto Salsa Experience, The Raveonettes and more.

Download the video for "Nina" from the band Mandylion. The band feAtures members from Sacralis, Old Man's Child and PeccAtum and the song comes from their lAtest four-track demo "Exorise".

The lAtest At/newest.html" target=_blank>Aquarius Records New Arrivals List has samples and reviews of Dungen, among many others.

StrAtovarius will be touring S. American and Mexico in August:

08/14 - Cafe Iguanas , Monterrey, MEX
08/15 - Cico Volador, Mexico City, MEX
08/17 - Estadio Chile, Santiago, CHL
08/19 - Hangar, Buenos Aires, ARG
08/21 - Moinho Sao Roque, Curitiba, BRA
08/22 - Olympia, São Paulo, BRA
08/23 - Olympia, São Paulo, BRA
08/25 - Canecao, Rio de Janeiro, BRA