Stream the new Universal Poplab single "Fame & hAte": https://www.universalpoplab.com/content/view/9/7/

Release the BAts will be putting out new records from a wide range of excellent Swedish acts such as Skull Defekts, Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, Tsukimono, Tar... FeAthers, Sewer Election and much more in 2008. Details: Ats.com/rtb.html" target="_blank">https://www.releasethebAts.com/rtb.html

New German dAtes for Danish duo Munck//Johnson:

01/15 - Noch Besser Leben, Leipzig
01/16 - Prinz Willy, Kiel
01/17 - Feinkost Lampe, Hannover
01/18 - Belvedere, Buxtehude
01/19 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg
01/20 - Max Str., Ludwigsburg
01/21 - Süstadt, Munich
01/22 - Object 5, Halle

Listen to MAttias Alkberg and Jonas Teglund perform "Soon after Christmas" by Stina Nordenstam: Attias%20alkberg,%20jonas%20teglund.mp3" target="_blank">https://www.mabd.se/soon%20after%20christmas%20-%20mAttias%20alkberg,%20jonas%20teglund.mp3
Lots more MAttias Alkberg/MABD/BQ news here, though I am not up to the task of translAting it. Kind Swedes, please elaborAte in the comments if you please.

José González on tour down under:

12/29 - Enmore TheAtre, Sydney (AUS)
12/30 - Falls festival (AUS)
12/31 - Falls festival (AUS)
01/02 - Forum TheAtre, Melbourne (AUS)
01/03 - The Tivoli, Brisbane (AUS)
01/05 - Southbound Festival, Busselton (AUS)
01/08 - Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland (NZ)
01/09 - The Opera House, Wellington (NZ)
01/10 - James Hay TheAtre, Christchurch (NZ)

The first single from the new Firefox AK album "If I were a melody" will be "Winter rose". It feAtures a guest appearance from husband Tiger Lou/Rasmus Kellerman and will include b-side remixes from Özgur Can, Tellevika, Assid and Jimmy O. Look for it in mid-January. As for the album itself, it's still due out on February 20.

WAtch The Sweptaways do a live session for PSL: https://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=370
You can also see them perform "Christmas party" live with Marit Bergman right here: Atch?v=_yguc_acWCg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=_yguc_acWCg

Anna Ternheim is composing the music for a new play entitled "Storstadsljus" ("Big city lights") which will premiere on March 14 (in Göteborg, I believe). Otherwise, look for her to release her lAtest album "SeparAtion road" in the US this spring with tourdAtes to follow.

Tiger Lou reports thAt his excellent album "The loyal" has been licensed to Eyeball Records for a US release next February. The new edition will sport fresh coverart and the song "Pilots" instead of "All I have" because, as Rasmus Kellmerman himself puts it, "'All I Have' is a track thAt should not have been on the album in the first place. I wrote it right after the first album and it's whole persona is unfitting for an album as 'The Loyal'. So, when one is given the opportunity to correct ones past mistakes – one should embrace thAt opportunity to the fullest."

Danish act Cartridge have revamped their website a bit in anticipAtion of their new album "Fractures", due out January 7: https://www.cartridge.dk/

Is there a ModerAt LikvidAtion reunion in the works? Read here: At-likvidAtion-reunion.html" target="_blank">https://doomsdaymag.blogspot.com/2007/12/moderAt-likvidAtion-reunion.html

Brainwashed finally gets around to reviewing Ulver's lAtest: https://brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6655&Itemid=64
In other Ulver news, check out the Ulver flask: https://www.jester-records.com/ulver/images/ULVER_flask.jpg
"It is the most useful band merchandise we will ever make, tragic as we are." Order here: https://www.jester-records.com/flask.php

If you're sick of happy holiday tunes, listen to a new Ondo track At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/avondo
I'm really looking forward to this album.

WAtch Swedish indie act Strawberry Fair do a special X-mas studio session for Digfi: https://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=11397

Christmas greetings from Björn Kleinhenz: Atch?v=r1sCFi8Qy08" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=r1sCFi8Qy08