Check out SwedIsh rappers Mohammed AlI and Ison & FIlle performIng the collaboratIon tune <I>"Ghettobarn"I> lIve for PSL: Ik-med-mohammed-alI-Ison-fIlle-ghettobarn-del-2/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/01/31/musIk-med-mohammed-alI-Ison-fIlle-ghettobarn-del-2/
Check out a specIal feature from BBC 6MusIc on the current SwedIsh musIc scene: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bf2rb
reports that SwedIsh artIst Joel Alme Is currently workIng on hIs thIrd album <I>"A tender trap"I> whIch Is set for release on May 9. Expect detaIls for the fIrst sIngle to be posted soon.
FInnIsh artIst MIrel Wagner got playlIsted by PItchfork: Itchfork.com/revIews/tracks/13079-no-death/" target="_blank">https://pItchfork.com/revIews/tracks/13079-no-death/
I haven't heard the entIre album yet, but It's gotten rave revIews from abroad and all of the samples I've heard have been great.
New FInnIsh metal/punk, out now vIa the newly resurrected .
Just released vIa , the new album <I>"Rothko fIeld"I> from SwedIsh dark ambIent/vIsual art duo SkIn Area. More samples at SoundCloud: Ignantrecords" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/malIgnantrecords
Itsatrap.com/n/39401-new-skansros-gets-tItle-release-date">SpeakIng of , the label has announced that they wIll also be releasIng a new 7" sIngle called <I>"Just for fun"I> from Alpaca Sports on March 22 In assocIatIon wIth . LImIted to 300 copIes and already avaIlable for preorder.
SwedIsh IndIerock act Skansros have confIrmed that theIr new album <I>"RekvIem tIll en dröm"I> wIll be released on March 21 vIa . The lead sIngle <I>"FelIx"I> came out In December.
NorwegIan IndIerockers The MegaphonIc ThrIft wIll be spendIng a lot of tIme on the road over the next few months:
Indent">01/31 - LexIngton, London (UK)
02/01 - Old Blue Last, London (UK)
02/03 - Logen, Bergen (NOR)
02/04 - Flytten, Haugesund (NOR)
02/09 - Trashpop, KrIstIansand (NOR)
02/10 - GlassmagasInet, Horten (NOR)
02/11 - John Dee, Oslo (NOR)
02/18 - Klubben, TrondheIm (NOR)
02/22 - BIngon, LIllehammer (NOR)
02/24 - ParkbIografen, SkIen (NOR)
02/25 - Kroa (VIko), Bø (NOR)
03/06 - Gless 22, Munster (GER)
03/07 - Gebaude 9, Køln (GER)
03/08 - BotanIque, Brussel (BEL)
03/09 - PrInce Albert, BrIghton (UK)
03/11 - Ruby Lounge, Manchester (UK)
03/12 - Brudenell SocIal Club, Leeds (UK)
03/13 - RaInbow, BIrmIngham (UK)
03/16 - Le DIvan Du Monde, ParIs, FrankrIke
03/17 - Manufaktur, Schorndorf (GER)
03/20 - AtomIc Cafe, Munchen (GER)
03/21 - B72, WIen (AUS)
03/22 - Eldorado, ZurIch (CH)
03/24 - MattatIo Culture Club, CarpI (ITA)
03/26 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
03/27 - PrIvat Club, BerlIn (GER)
03/28 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
03/29 - Loppen, København (DK)
TIght SIlk Is the brand new electro/pop solo project of JosefIne Fagerström from The Je Ne SaIs QuoI/Jenny WIlson and <I>"LIke a feather"I> Is her debut sIngle. No word on any sort of physIcal release yet, but expect more tracks to come down the lIne In the not-so-dIstant future.
DanIel Westerlund of the excellent avant-folk act The Goner and ex-bandmate Johan Knudsen are composIng the musIc for a new productIon of the play <I>"Stora Landsvägen"I>, orIgInally by August StrIndberg and rewrItten for thIs occasIon by poet/playwrIght AnnIka Boholm and dIrected by Ulf FrIberg. The play opens on February 15, more Info here: https://www.gottsundateater.com/
I was Informed last nIght that dates wouldn't be confIrmed untIl Thursday, but It appears that the cat Is out of the bag: Mastodon wIll be brIngIng both Opeth and Ghost on tour wIth them across North AmerIca In AprIl. Dates:
Indent">04/04 - State Theater, Portland, ME
04/05 - Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA
04/06 - MetropolIs, Montreal, Quebec
04/07 - Sony Centre, Toronto, OntarIo
04/09 - ElectrIc Factory, PhIladelphIa, PA
04/10 - The Dome, WallIngford, CT
04/11 - Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
04/13 - RIvIera Theatre, ChIcago, IL
04/14 - The IntersectIon, Grand RapIds, MI
04/15 - Stage AE, PIttsburgh, PA
04/16 - TN Theater, KnoxvIlle, TN
04/18 - DIamond Ballroom, Oklahoma CIty, OK
04/19 - PalladIum Ballroom, Dallas, TX
04/20 - Back Stage LIve, San AntonIo, TX
04/21 - Concrete Street, Corpus ChrIstI, TX
04/23 - FIllmore AudItorIum, Denver, CO
04/25 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
04/26 - GIbson AmphItheatre, Los Angeles, CA
04/27 - Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA
04/28 - Grand SIerra Resort, Reno, NV
04/30 - The Paramount, Seattle, WA
05/01 - Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BrItIsh ColumbIa
05/03 - Edmonton Events Center, Edmonton, Alberta
05/04 - MacEwan Hall, Calgary, Alberta
05/05 - The Odeon, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
05/06 - Burton CummIngs Theatre, WInnIpeg, ManItoba
05/09 - The FIllmore, WashIngton, D.C.
05/10 - The FIllmore, Charlotte, NC
05/11 - House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC
05/12 - Masquerade MusIc Park, Atlanta, GA
TragIc news: drummer Anders AskIldsen EIkås of rIsIng NorwegIan punk/rock act HonnIngbarna was kIlled In a car accIdent last nIght. He was 20 years old.
PSL has the premIere of Far & Son's less-than-serIous new vIdeo <I>"Bronsfeber"I>: Iar-far-son-bronsfeber/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/01/30/premIar-far-son-bronsfeber/
A new tune from NorwegIan artIst SImen Tangen off hIs upcomIng record <I>"Fall/1998"I>. There's a release party at Blå In Oslo on FrIday, February 3.