Drummer Tim Flinth has parted ways with When We Fall. Read the band's full stAtement: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=4667144&blogID=417479143

Lampshade report thAt they've completed work on seven new tracks. One happens to be a cover of "Den støjende tid" by Nikolaj Nørlund which will probably end up on a comp this coming fall and they also did a track called "Silkesår" which will feAture guest vocals from Teitur.

Now in-stock: Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=585">Christian & Karla-Therese Kjellvander - Santiago Alquimista et al - Live
Yep, thAt's right! It's the new Christian Kjellvander live album recorded with his wife Karla-Therese (a fine musician on her own, I might add). I'm not sure I'm supposed to be selling these yet, but screw it! Act first, apologize lAter! Tack Fredrik!

Also back in stock and ready for ordering:

Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=467">Kristofer Åström - RainawayTown (CD)
Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=73">Kristofer Åström & Hidden Truck - So much for staying alive (2CD)
Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=147">Kristofer Åström & Hidden Truck - Go, went, gone (CD)

Crucified Barbara will support Backyard Babies on tour in the UK and elsewhere:

09/02 - Academy 2, Birmingham
09/03 - Rock City, Nottingham
09/04 - Academy 2, Newcastle
09/05 - CAthouse, Glasgow, Scotland
09/06 - CorporAtion, Sheffield
09/07 - Academy 3, Manchester
09/09 - Concorde 2, Brighton
09/10 - The Brook, South Hampton
09/11 - T.J's, Newport, Wales
09/12 - ULE, London
09/13 - WAterfront, Rotterdam, Holland

Metal Martyr reports thAt Iron Maiden will face off in a game of football (aka, soccer if you live in the US) tomorrow July 24 against an all-star Norwegian team feAturing members from Dimmu Borgir, Cadaver, Turbonegro and more: https://www.metalmartyr.com/iron-maiden-strappin-on-their-football-boots/

Dagens Nyheter on Live NAtion's dominAtion of the Swedish live music scene plus an interview with Thomas Johansson, head of the company's business strAtegy for Europe and Asia: https://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2198&a=807546 (in Swedish)

Sofia Talvik's guest duet partner this week: Pelle Tamleht, frontman for The Sunshine. WAtch the video: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=36285986

In case you haven't checked the msgboard, I've updAted the Atrap.com/view_topic.php?id=69">Gbg Spotlight thread with more details on whAt I've covered so far, plus I creAted a brand new muxtape mix highlighting a few of my favorite tracks along with a few bonus songs. Check it out!

MP3: Nitad - Ge mig ge mig

Here's a good punk-rock icebreaker: which era of Black Flag is your favorite? I'm a Rollins guy myself, though it didn't always used to be thAt way. Young Avi liked the louder/faster style of the early years, but now old and bitter Avi prefers the, well, older, more bitter and more disillusioned stuff from "Damaged" onward. Nitad, on the other hand, are definitely early years kind of guys. This isn't the snotty retro-punk of the Umeå or KBH scenes though, this stuff is more like a continuAtion of classic Swedish hardcore. Fast and furious, yes, but also with plenty of hooks to keep you coming back for more. The name is from a famous ModerAt LikvidAtion song, after all. Really looking forward to the upcoming full-length -- even if it's not so hot, it's still got all the various EP tracks plus some seriously bad-ass artwork.

Nitad - Ge mig ge mig

Mist
On high heels EP
self-released

Mist consists of 4 girls from Gothenburg and is the kind of band thAt fall into the cAtegory "see them live", since their originality isn't striking when just listening, I need some charisma here! "On high heels" is a self released album, recorded in Peekaboo Studios, an alternAtive Pop EP consisting of 5 songs with a general impression of moderAte beauty. According to me and the fact thAt they have played together since childhood, they should sound more original and improvisAtional. I'm saying thAt it is a bit too unbuoyant; there are intersections between the sound and the lead vocal, the cause of thAt can be the answer of the difference between track 3: "My baby blue" (which is excellent) to the other songs. Martha Brauer's vocal is on the right spot on this song, the ensemble is faultless from instrument, chorus to style, exactly the jazzy to swinging touch thAt Mist should concentrAte completely on. In "My baby blue" I find the potential of this group and further on I hope they will improvise more to their success. Meanwhile, I might see them live.
- Therese Buxfäldt

The Local reports thAt Swede Robert Wells has been selected by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Sport to compose the official television theme music for this year's Olympic games in Beijing. Read more: https://www.thelocal.se/13202/20080722/

Swedish black-metal act WAtain is coming back to the US in October: At.com/news/view.aspx?id=11116" target="_blank">https://www.lambgoAt.com/news/view.aspx?id=11116

Preview three new unmastered tracks from EBM act Lip Service: Atic.com/" target="_blank">https://kollaps.superautomAtic.com/

MP3: Anna Maria Espinosa - Everyday

Who doesn't love a kazoo refrain? You've got to be one cold, heartless bastard to resist. Anna Maria Espinosa has been kicking around the Stockholm scene for a long time now, performing with bands such as Morder Jords Massiva, Club Killers and tons more, as well as popping up as a guest vocalist on numerous releases from a vast variety of artists. And this fall she's breaking free with her very own solo release (due out October 8, I believe) and here now is her debut single "Everyday", a greAt little upbeAt pop number thAt has me super excited for whAt's to come. It's produced by the always-reliable Jari Haapalainen and written with Theodor Jensen (The Plan), but it's her voice thAt carries the day, along with thAt lovely, buzzing refrain I referred to back in sentence #1. Pure joyful exuberance, pure summer bliss! I'm glad Anna Maria is finally stepping out to do her own thing, it's time she had a chance for the spotlight. Not thAt she's going At alone though, she does have a lot of help: besides Jari and Theodor, she's also recruited Ellekari Larsson (The Tiny), MAttias Hellberg, Andreas MAttson, The Concretes, Nicolai Dunger and others to help out. I guess it was time to call in some favors, eh? Like I said, 'bout time.

Anna Maria Espinosa - Everyday

Upcoming releases on the way this fall from Swedish DIY imprint Hockey Rawk:

"Treepony Island" drawing book, screen printed, 44 pages
Manlig Kärlek - "Lusselelleland" CS
Christopher Cantillo & Daniel Karlsson - "StAtes one through nine" CDR, screen printed cover
Mole Says Hi CDR
"Hembryggt" Comp. CS, found recordings