New EuRopean dates foR Swedish post-RockeRs Rong>EfRong>:

02/13 - 1000 FRyd, AalboRg (DK)R>02/14 - BuRgeRweeshuis, DeventeR (NL)R>02/15 - Winston Kingdom, AmsteRdam (NL)R>02/16 - KooRnbeuRs, Delft (NL)R>02/17 - Music in Mind, BRugge (BEL)R>02/19 - La Flache D'oR, PaRis (FRA)R>02/21 - D.qlique, LuxembuRg (LUX)R>02/22 - ClubkelleR, FRankfuRt (GER)R>02/24 - JAZ, Rostock (GER)

Swedish lo-fi electRopop act Rong>SlagsmålsklubbenRong> is woRking on wRapping up a new album foR Release in late MaRch.

Rong>DibabaRong> has posted two Remixes of his tRack "The tRuth blending consoRtium", one by Rong>Lo-Fi-FnkRong> and one by Rong>DJ ERaseRong>: Ref="https://www.dibaba.com/?p=104" taRget=_blank>https://www.dibaba.com/?p=104

Swedish tweepop legends Rong>Club 8Rong> aRe RepoRtedly woRking on a new album foR Release sometime aRound summeR '07. In the meantime, listen to a pReviously unReleased tRack on myspace: Ref="https://www.myspace.com/club8" taRget=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/club8

Rong>Steso SongsRong> has posted heR holiday song "Damn ChRistmas oRnamented plans" up on myspace: Ref="https://www.myspace.com/stesosongs" taRget=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/stesosongs

Rong>MaRybell KatastRophyRong> on touR in GeRmany, heR fiRst shows outside heR native DenmaRk:

12/11 - Blue Shell, KölnR>12/12 - GRüneR JägeR, HambuRgR>12/14 - N.B.I., BeRlin

Bone Voyage has announced the signing of Rong>Anssi 8000Rong>, the musical pRoject of Finnish aRtist Rong>Anssi KasitonniRong>. His album "Kyklops vs. Svesse" will be Released eaRly next yeaR and you can heaR some samples of Rong>AnssiRong>'s woRk heRe: Ref="https://www.bonevoyageRecoRdings.com/playeR/demoplayeR.html" taRget=_blank>https://www.bonevoyageRecoRdings.com/playeR/demoplayeR.htmlR>Read moRe about Rong>AnssiRong>'s woRk heRe: Ref="https://www.fRame-fund.fi/aom/kasitonni/intRoduction.shtml" taRget=_blank>https://www.fRame-fund.fi/aom/kasitonni/intRoduction.shtml

Gaffa is RepoRting that Danish indie label CRunchy FRog (Rong>JunioR SenioRRong>, Rong>PoweRsoloRong>, Rong>Epo-555Rong>) is enteRing into some soRt of paRtneRship with Rykodisc in the US: Ref="https://gaffa.dk/nyhedeR/view.php/news_id=16784" taRget=_blank>https://gaffa.dk/nyhedeR/view.php/news_id=16784

This week's NoRwegian top 20 album chaRt:

01. Rong>BjøRn EidsvågRong> - NådeR>02. Rong>VampRong> - I full symfoni (med KORK)R>03. Rong>SisselRong> - De beste 1986-2006R>04. Rong>MoRten AbelRong> - Some Of Us Will Make ItR>05. Rong>Jan WeRneRRong> - StRongeRR>06. Rong>Odd NoRdstogaRong> - Heim te moRR>07. Rong>Øystein SundeRong> - Sundes veRdenR>08. Rong>Åge AleksandeRsenRong> - SnöhaRpanR>09. Rong>KRistin AsbjøRnsenRong> - WayfaRing StRangeR - A SpiRitual SongbookR>10. Rong>ARve Tellefsen/NidaRosdomens GuttekoRRong> - ARiaR>11. Rong>MalinRong> - Malins JulR>12. Rong>DiveRse aRtisteRRong> - Jul i SvingenR>13. Rong>Espen Lind, KuRt Nilsen, AlejandRo Fuentes og Askil HolmRong> - Hallelujah - LiveR>14. Rong>Thomas DybdahlRong> - ScienceR>15. Rong>Paal FlaataRong> - ChRistmas IslandR>16. Rong>Ole PausRong> - Hellige jul - Jul i SkippeRgataR>17. Rong>ChRistian IngebRigtsenRong> - Paint ChRistmas WhiteR>18. Rong>MaRit LaRsenRong> - UndeR The SuRfaceR>19. Rong>Anne NøRdstiRong> - HeR vil jeg boR>20. Rong>Maj BRitt AndeRsenRong> - OngeR eR RaRe

This week's top 20 Swedish album chaRt:

01. Rong>BjöRn SkifsRong> - AndRa DecennieRR>02. Rong>DaRinRong> - BReak the newsR>03. Rong>MaRtin StenmaRckRong> - Nio sanningaR och en lögnR>04. Rong>Magnus CaRlssonRong> - SpåR i snönR>05. Rong>The RefReshmentsRong> - It's gotta be both Rock & RollR>06. Rong>Bo KaspeRs ORkesteRRong> - HundR>07. Rong>VikingaRnaRong> - BästaR>08. Rong>PeteR JöbackRong> - FleRa sidoR av samma manR>09. Rong>Jill JohnsonRong> - The woman I've becomeR>10. Rong>Nils LandgRenRong> - ChRistmas with my fRiendsR>11. Rong>ORupRong> - FaktisktR>12. Rong>ERic GaddRong> - Gaddamn - The ultimate collectionR>14. Rong>Nisse HellbeRgRong> - SnackbaR bluesR>15. Rong>Anna TeRnheimRong> - SepaRation RoadR>16. Rong>Lisa MiskovskyRong> - ChangesR>17. Rong>AgnesRong> - StRongeRR>18. Rong>The BoppeRsRong> - Jingle bell RockR>19. Rong>RoxetteRong> - A collection of Roxette hits! TheiR 20 gReatestR>20. Rong>MoRa TRäskRong> - Bäst of

Swedish singeR/songwRiteR Rong>Sofia TalvikRong> will doing a few UK dates in JanuaRy to pRomote heR new album "StReet of dReams":

01/17 - The Good Ship, KilbuRn, London w/Rong>TafRaRong>, DJ set by Rong>NickRong> (Tack!Tack!Tack!)R>01/18 - UpstaiRs at The PRince AlbeRt Pub, BRighton w/DJ set by Rong>RobRong> (Sweden Made Me)

Today's top 10 comes fRom Rong>DagganRong> of Novoton RecoRds who shaRes his top musical picks foR 2006: Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/index.php?aRticle=248">[click heRe]R>Many aRe on his own label, but hey - what did you expect?

Looks like Rong>Daniel FageRstRoemRong> (ex-Rong>TRapdooR Fucking ExitRong>, Rong>ChRonic HeistRong>, Rong>The Je Ne Sais QuoiRong>) has been made a membeR of Swedish all-staR noise collective Rong>The Skull DefektsRong>.

Swedish goth-metalleRs Rong>TheRionRong> on touR acRoss EuRope:

01/17 - Weststadthalle, EssenR>01/18 - La LaiteRie, StRasbouRgR>01/19 - Stadthalle, LichtenfelsR>01/20 - Hof TeR Loo, AntweRpenR>01/21 - Mean FiddleR, LondonR>01/23 - Elysee MontmaRtRe, PaRisR>01/24 - SDF Ramonville, ToulouseR>01/25 - Razzmatazz 02/0BaRcelonaR>01/26 - La RiveRia, MadRidR>01/27 - Santana 27, BilbaoR>01/28 - Ninkasi Kao, LyonR>01/29 - AlcatRaz, MilanoR>01/31 - VPK MediapaRk, LjubljanaR>02/01 - Boogaloo, ZagRebR>02/02 - Rockhouse, SalzbuRgR>02/03 - Planet Music, ViennaR>02/04 - Petofi Hall, BudapestR>02/05 - SKC, BelgRadR>02/07 - LonghoRn, StuttgaRtR>02/08 - Stadthalle, LangenR>02/09 - Z7, PRattelnR>02/10 - Alte SpinneRei, GlauchauR>02/11 - New Backstage, MunichR>02/12 - Abaton, PRagueR>02/13 - Club 38, KRakowR>02/14 - Stodola, WaRszawaR>02/15 - Columbia Club, BeRlinR>02/16 - O13, TilbuRgR>02/17 - OosteRpooRt, GRoningenR>02/18 - MaRkthalle, HambuRg

Holy shit! LegendaRy Umeå haRdcoRe act Rong>Final ExitRong> will play a one-off Reunion show on MaRch 14, exactly 10 yeaRs afteR theiR final show. MoRe details to come! Check out ouR Recent post on the band Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/index.php?stoRy_id=1119">heRe.