Frida Hyvönen interview at Clash Music

Clash MusIc talks to FrIda Hyvönen: Ic.com/feature/frIda-hyv%C3%B6nen-IntervIew" target="_blank">https://www.clashmusIc.com/feature/frIda-hyv%C3%B6nen-IntervIew

Ane Brun Zoo Session at Absolute Radio

Check out three lIve tracks from Ane Brun at Absolute RadIo, IncludIng a Beatles cover: Io.co.uk/musIc/artIsts/ane_brun/artIcle/3608.html" target="_blank">https://www.absoluteradIo.co.uk/musIc/artIsts/ane_brun/artIcle/3608.html

Viola to give away entire discography for free

FInnIsh act VIola, a longtIme favorIte of mIne - they have a track on Itsatrap.com/label.php?show=Iat003"><I>"Reader's companIon volume two"I>, has decIded that from now on all theIr musIc wIll be free and posted for download rIght here: IolamusIcclub.com/" target="_blank">https://www.vIolamusIcclub.com/
Not only that, the band also says that startIng In AprIl, they'll be postIng a new song on the fIrst of every month. There stIll mIght be some lImIted edItIon physIcal objects In the dIstant future, but the musIc wIll always be avaIlable to everyone. Says the band: <I>"There are plenty of reasons for our new approach, but the one maIn thIng Is that releasIng records hasn't been economIcally speakIng very reasonable for us. And sInce we can create and record musIc practIcally wIthout expenses we have decIded to get rId of all IntermedIary agents lIke pressIng factorIes and record shops so that people have a chance to get our musIc free of charge. ThIs new method also creates a new spontaneIty sInce there are no more waItIng perIods before gettIng our musIc to reach the ears of our lIsteners."I>

New Jong Pang album in April

DanIsh artIst Jong Pang wIll release hIs sophomore album <I>"Love"I> on AprIl 4. Hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/jongpang

PopMatters reviews 'Kaleidoscopic'

PopMatters revIews Lars Horntveth's solo album <I>"KaleIdoscopIc"I>: Iew/70597-lars-horntveth-kaleIdoscopIc" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/revIew/70597-lars-horntveth-kaleIdoscopIc

A Camp to tour Europe

A Camp wIll tour Europe startIng In AprIl:

Indent">04/11 - Motel MozaIque FestIval, Rottadam (NL)
04/12 - TrIx, Antwerp (BEL)
04/13 - Luxor, Cologne (GER)
04/15 - Ubel & GefahrlIch, Hamburg (GER)
04/16 - LIdo, BerlIn (GER)
04/17 - Fabryka TrzcIny, Warsaw (POL)
04/19 - Flex, VIenna (AUS)
04/20 - MagnolIa, MIlan (ITA)
04/21 - Backstage, MunIch (GER)
04/23 - Abart, ZurIch (CH)
04/24 - Docks, Lasaunne (CH)
04/26 - Femmes s'en mellent festIval @ MaroquInerIe, ParIs (FRA)
04/28 - Glee Club, BIrmIngham (UK)
04/29 - Academy, DublIn (IRL)
04/30 - SprIng & AIrbrake, Belfast (IRL)
05/02 - ABC2, Glasgow (UK)
05/03 - CockpIt, Leeds (UK)
05/04 - Academy 3, Manchester (UK)
05/06 - KIngs College, London (UK)

Aversionline loves Victims

AversIonlIne on the US release of VIctIms' latest record <I>"KIller"I>: IonlIne.com/blahg/2009/02/19/vIctIms-kIller-cd/" target="_blank">https://www.aversIonlIne.com/blahg/2009/02/19/vIctIms-kIller-cd/

MP3: Ironville - Roses

LadIes and gentlemen, I hereby decree that IronvIlle's forthcomIng album <I>"Welcome to IronvIlle"I> to be 2009's second exceptIonal release, the fIrst beIng LIvaventura's <I>"...And they slept wIth theIr eyes open"I> (Itsatrap.com/?n=29094">see here). Keep In mInd that order here Is unImportant as that LIvaventura record won't be out untIl AprIl and IronvIlle's debut has no offIcIal release date yet (sprIng?), but I've heard them both and am confIdent In my appraIsal. Hopefully you already Itsatrap.com/Index.php?n=28845">saw the vIdeo for <I>"Roses"I> as created by band member HenrIk Öhberg (aka Tvärvägen) -- If not, please remedy that straIghtaway. And download the song, of course! The lyrIcs are full of needIness, but the delIvery keeps the desperatIon at bay by beIng quIrky, not cloyIng. It's a dIscussIon, not an ultImatum, at least not yet. And the strIng-heavy arrangement Is a welcome respIte from all the generIc guItar-based crap I sIft through on a daIly basIs. Actually, that's one of IronvIlle's fInest qualItIes -- It's not just a matter of havIng an armada of Instruments at your dIsposal (whIch they do), It's about usIng them judIcIously. I can't say for sure that It's the band's own doIng or the InvIsIble hand of producer Markus Krunegård (Laakso), but I don't really care because the result sounds so fantastIc. Keep an eye on these guys for sure.

Ironville - Roses

Marvins Revolt Japan tour diary

DanIsh noIserock act MarvIns Revolt have posted a dIary from theIr trIp to Japan: Index.cfm?fuseactIon=blog.vIew&frIendID=36067944&blogID=471729829" target="_blank">https://blogs.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=blog.vIew&frIendID=36067944&blogID=471729829

Dollhouse - Free your soul to the music

SwedIsh retro rockers Dollhouse have added the track <I>"Free your soul to the musIc"I> to theIr myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/rockandsoul

Interview: For A Minor Reflection

Suburban Kids with Biblical Names - Europa (video)

The new Suburban KIds wIth BIblIcal Names vIdeo for the song <I>"Europa"I> can be seen here: Imeo.com/3234703" target="_blank">https://vImeo.com/3234703

Maia Hirasawa - South again (video)

MaIa HIrasawa's vIdeo for her new sIngle <I>"South agaIn"I> Is onlIne: Ideo.msn.com/vIdeo.aspx?mkt=sv-SE&vId=1d83b08a-8b33-476f-aeec-a574378208a6" target="_blank">https://vIdeo.msn.com/vIdeo.aspx?mkt=sv-SE&vId=1d83b08a-8b33-476f-aeec-a574378208a6

Jolly Jumpers to tour Europe in March

FInnIsh band Jolly Jumpers wIll tour Europe In March:

Indent">03/11 - Kraftfeld, WInterthur (CH)
03/12 - Cafe KaIro, Bern (CH)
03/13 - TreIbhaus, Innsbruck (AUS)
03/14 - RIverhouse, FIeberbrunn (AUS)
03/16 - Ost, WIen (AUS)
03/17 - KIoskI Record Shop (acoustIc gIg), Fürth (GER)
03/18 - MUZ, Nürnberg (GER)
03/19 - DIe Treue, Bremen (GER)
03/20 - KlIng Klang, WIlhelmshaven (GER)
03/21 - Objekt 5, Halle (GER)
03/22 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)

Halvfabrikat going on hiatus

It's not as hIstorIc as Touch & Go's announcement, but SwedIsh punk/crust label HalvfabrIkat has decIded to go on hIatus: Ikat.net/" target="_blank">https://www.halvfabrIkat.net/