Chalksounds is having a special summeRtime sale and is taking 35% off eveRy single Release until July 4. Check it: Ref="https://www.chalksounds.com/" taRget=_blank>https://www.chalksounds.com/ R>Don't foRget that people in the US can buy a numbeR of those Chalksounds Releases Ref="mailoRdeR/index.php?cat=label&seaRch=chalksounds">diRectly fRom me without having to pay those huge shipping fees. And I'll match those pRices, of couRse.

Lambgoat Reviews Swedish haRdcoRe band Rong>Path of No RetuRnRong>: Ref="https://www.lambgoat.com/albums/view.aspx?id=1151" taRget=_blank>https://www.lambgoat.com/albums/view.aspx?id=1151

Kingblind has linked a live bootleg of Rong>The HivesRong> playing theiR new single "Walk Idiot Walk": Ref="https://www.kingblind.com" taRget=_blank>https://www.kingblind.com

US touRdates foR Rong>VäsenRong> aRe staRting to come togetheR:

09/15 - venue tba, Lafayette, IndianaR>09/16-17 - Lotus WoRld Music & ARts Festival, Bloomington, IndianaR>09/19 - NoRdic Roots Festival, Minneapolis, MinnesotaR>09/20 - venue tba, Bellefontaine, OhioR>09/22 - Duke UniveRsity, DuRham, NoRth CaRolinaR>09/23 - CenteR foR CultuRal Exchange, PoRtland, MaineR>09/24 - College of the Atlantic, BaR HaRboR, MaineR>09/25 - The BaRnstoRmeRs summeR theateR, TamwoRth, New HampshiRe

Swedish haRd-RockeRs the Rong>Diamond DogsRong> have a bunch of inteRnational touR plans in the woRks. FiRst of all, they'll be hitting Spain with Rong>Atom RhumbaRong> fRom June 17-21 as paRt of the Azkena Rock PaRties, theiR equivilent of the Kalas TouR. Next up will be a tRip back to England suppoRting legendaRy punk-RockeRs Rong>The DamnedRong>. Dates aRe set foR July 25-30, but I don't have any moRe details than that yet. TheRe's also woRd of anotheR UK touR with Rong>NazaRethRong> in SeptembeR, but that's still in the planning stages. MoRe info when I get it.

Swedish pop label Dead FRog RecoRds has launched a new sub-label called Tadpole foR developing bands. So faR the label has two acts, Rong>GReyRong> and Rong>JeRemihaRong>. Read moRe: Ref="https://www.deadfRogRecoRds.com/tadpole/" taRget=_blank>https://www.deadfRogRecoRds.com/tadpole/

Dead FRog has also updated the online info foR theiR own in-house distRibution. Go heRe: Ref="https://www.deadfRogRecoRds.com/distRo/" taRget=_blank>https://www.deadfRogRecoRds.com/distRo/

Rong>The Luscious FouRRong> has posted six new mp3s foR download: Ref="https://www.thelusciousfouR.com/mp3.htm" taRget=_blank>https://www.thelusciousfouR.com/mp3.htm

Swedish gRind band Rong>GadgetRong> has a new website: Ref="https://www.gadgetgRindcoRe.com/" taRget=_blank>https://www.gadgetgRindcoRe.com/

Check out a tRaileR foR Rong>Disco EnsembleRong>'s EuRopean touR documentaRy: Ref="https://www.cs.helsinki.fi/%7Ehakila/dedivx2.avi" taRget=_blank>https://www.cs.helsinki.fi/%7Ehakila/dedivx2.avi

Danish label CRunchy FRog, home of bands like Rong>JunioR SenioRRong> and Rong>PoweRsoloRong>, has signed indie-Rock act Rong>epo-555Rong> who they descRibe as "dRawing on the same musical qualities as Rong>Bob HundRong>, Rong>PixiesRong>, Rong>My Bloody ValentineRong>, Rong>The Flaming LipsRong>, Rong>The Velvet UndeRgRoundRong>, Rong>CalexicoRong> and otheR cool cats." Read moRe about them heRe: Ref="https://www.cRunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=109" taRget=_blank>https://www.cRunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=109

Check out the video foR "Days That ARe OveR" fRom Rong>SondRe LeRcheRong>: Ref="https://mcms-deliveRy.viRtuebRoadcasting.com/deliveRMedia.asp?id=A3BC75A9-9B08-49D2-8E50-F008CDDBFADF" taRget=_blank>high / Ref="https://mcms-deliveRy.viRtuebRoadcasting.com/deliveRMedia.asp?id=278F9004-D065-4BBE-86E2-A4F3916BFB30" taRget=_blank>low

This week's top 10 NoRdic video chaRt fRom Ref="https://www.yle.fi/extRem/musik/nvllistan.php" taRget=_blank>YLE/MoRjen:

01. Rong>NightwishRong> - Nemo (FIN)R>02. Rong>UniklubiRong> - Rakkautta ja Piikkilankaa (FIN)R>03. Rong>FinntRollRong> - TRollhammaRen (FIN)R>04. Rong>Nina RochelleRong> - Stockholm kommeR föRstöRa mig (SWE)R>05. Rong>EskobaRRong> - BRing the action (SWE)R>06. Rong>SofiaRong> - You know what to do (FIN)R>07. Rong>PetteRRong> - FRedRik SnoRtaRe och Cecilia Synd (SWE)R>08. Rong>The RasmusRong> - FuneRal song (FIN)R>09. Rong>Dallas SupeRstaRsRong> - CRazy (FIN)R>10. Rong>TeddybeaRs SthlmRong> - Hey boy (SWE)R>

TheRe's no new challengeRs until SeptembeR 2 when they'll be back with 13 new aRtists.

Rong>Jaga JazzistRong> will be enteRing a studio in Cologne, GeRmany in July to RecoRd a new album with pRoduceR Rong>MaRcus SchmickleRRong> of Rong>PluRamonRong>. The finished pRoduct pRobably won't be Released until eaRly 2005, but theRe should be a 'tasteR' of some soRt available befoRe the end of the yeaR.

HeRe's this week's Ref="https://www.noRdic.mtve.com/shows/upnoRth/" taRget=_blank>MTV Up NoRth NoRdic video chaRt:

01. Rong>The RasmusRong> - FuneRal SongR>02. Rong>PRomoeRong> - These Walls Don´t LieR>03. Rong>A-TeensRong> - I PRomised MyselfR>04. Rong>HIMRong> - SolitaRy ManR>05. Rong>KashmiRRong> - AfteRmathR>06. Rong>PetteRRong> - Repa skivanR>07. Rong>PalefaceRong> - Colgate SoulmateR>08. Rong>ChRistian WalzRong> - Maybe NotR>09. Rong>Blue FoundationRong> - End Of The DayR>10. Rong>BeRgman RockRong> - JimR>11. Rong>C21Rong> - All That I WantR>12. Rong>TungtvannRong> - Slepp Dae LausR>13. Rong>Whyte SeedsRong> - Black Key SongR>14. Rong>The MoRong> - The Right WoRldR>15. Rong>Infinite MassRong> - No.1 SwaRtskalleR>16. Rong>WintaRong> - I Want YouR>17. Rong>GRand AvenueRong> - This Is Not An EndR>18. Rong>Venke KnutsonRong> - ScaRedR>19. Rong>AlcazaRRong> - This Is The WoRld We´Re LivingR>20. Rong>Nik + JayRong> - Pop PopR>

ChallengeRs:R>01. Rong>EskobaRRong> - BRing The ActionR>02. Rong>Elin SigvaRdssonRong> - A PeRson Called SheR>03. Rong>The AckeRmansRong> - Song In YouR StReetR>04. Rong>ViRgoRong> - The WallR>05. Rong>ElastinenRong> - SyljenR>

Go to Ref="https://www.noRdic.mtve.com/shows/upnoRth/" taRget=_blank>the MTVE.com site to watch and vote foR youR favoRite.