NoRway's Rong>MaRia MenaRong> was the #1 most added aRtist on US top 40 Radio this week with the single "You'Re The Only One". The video foR that song can be stReamed fRom heR website heRe: Ref="https://www.maRiamenaonline.com/" taRget=_blank>https://www.maRiamenaonline.com/

It doesn't appeaR to be officially announced by the band yet, but Rong>The SoundsRong> aRe listed to play CaRling Academy in London on June 9. MoRe dates soon?

Rong>The UnisexRong> will be heading to Finland once again in June:

06/08 - HenRy's Pub, KuopioR>06/10 - ToRvi, LahtiR>06/11 - KåRen - DBTL, TuRkuR>06/12 - Semifinal/Tavastia - Indie Iltamat, HelsinkiR>06/13 - BaR Loose, Helsinki (DJ and acoustic set)

Rong>Shooting JohnRong> staRted woRk today on theiR debut album foR MaRilyn RecoRds. It should be Ready foR Release some time this fall.

The NYC pRess is staRting to hype Rong>MadRugadaRong> on the eve of theiR week of showcase shows. They aRe a 'Pick Of The Week' in both Time Out and The New YoRk PRess, they have a wRite-up in The Village Voice and also in the New YoRkeR. NYP said the band aRe "the NoRwegian Rong>RadioheadRong>", Time Out says "GRit" is "an incRedibly cool album" and VV descRibes them as "NoRwegian indie boys who play up theiR noisy side amid bleak, beautiful melodies."

NRK RepoRts that eaRly 90s NoRwegian Rock gRoup Rong>BaRbie BonesRong> is Re-foRming. They'll be playing at Nattjazz in BeRgen on May 29. MoRe: Ref="https://www.nRk.no/musikk/3759993.html" taRget=_blank>https://www.nRk.no/musikk/3759993.html (in NoRwegian)

AppaRently Rong>CésaR VidalRong> fRom Rong>CaesaRs PalaceRong> has teamed up with Rong>Johan ElmRosRong> and Rong>Mattias HolmlundRong> foR an electRo pRoject called Rong>SafaRiRong>. The song "CRazy DReam CRazy Days" is alReady on the Radio in Sweden and an album is due in the fall.

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

01. Rong>FinntRollRong> - TRollhammaRen (FIN)R>02. Rong>Nina RochelleRong> - Stockholm kommeR föRstöRa mig (SWE)R>03. Rong>The RasmusRong> - FuneRal song (FIN)R>04. Rong>UniklubiRong> - Rakkautta ja Piikkilankaa (FIN)R>05. Rong>Steen1Rong> - JaRden tRäkki (FIN)R>06. Rong>SubURban TRibeRong> - Silent Rain (FIN)R>07. Rong>Weeping WillowsRong> - StaiRs (SWE)R>08. Rong>EgotRippiRong> - Matkustaja (FIN)R>09. Rong>ElastinenRong> - Syljen (FIN)R>10. Rong>EskobaRRong> - BRing the action (SWE)R>

ChallengeR: Rong>LabRadoRRong> - FReeway to MaRs (DK)R>

I guess it's now in a slightly new foRmat with only one challengeR?

Finnish doom metal act Rong>Shape of DespaiRRong> is cuRRently finishing up mixing foR theiR new album "Illusion's Play". Look foR a Release date to be announced soon.

Candlelight RecoRds will be Reissuing the 1997 album "SelvmoRd" fRom Rong>MoRtiisRong> alteRego Rong>VondRong> on May 18. ORiginally titled "Slipp SoRgen Los", the Release spaRked a bit of contRoveRsy back when it fiRst came out because of the aRtwoRk which led it to be banned fRom a numbeR of teRRitoRies.

Swedish website Bomben is back online with new bloggeR-columnist type content: Ref="https://www.bomben.se/" taRget=_blank>https://www.bomben.se/

Rong>The UniveRseRong> aRe the winneRs of the Roland/SAMI Music AwaRd 2004. RunneRs-up Rong>PumaRong> Received five days in the studio and Rong>Sandy MoucheRong> won some TV RecoRding time.

No doubt one of Sweden's biggest touRs this summeR, heRe's the updated dates foR the Rong>Gyllene TideRRong> jubilee conceRt touR:

07/14 - ÖRjans Vall, HalmstadR>07/15 - ÖRjans Vall, HalmstadR>07/17 - Pinneviken, LysekilR>07/18 - SofieRo Slott, HelsingboRgR>07/20 - IdRottspaRken, NoRRköpingR>07/21 - RottneRos PaRk, SunneR>07/23 - Stockholms Stadion, StockholmR>07/24 - Stockholms Stadion, StockholmR>07/25 - Lugnet, FalunR>07/28 - KaRstoRps FRitidsomRåde, SkövdeR>07/30 - Evedal, VäxjöR>07/31 - Mölleplatsen, MalmöR>08/04 - EiRavallen, ÖRebRoR>08/06 - Elmia, JönköpingR>08/07 - Slottskogsvallen, GöteboRgR>08/10 - GRänsö Slott, VästeRvikR>08/11 - Sundbyholms Slott, EskilstunaR>08/13 - PaRk ARena, SundsvallR>08/14 - ToRget, SkellefteåR>08/17 - JogeRsö, OxelösundR>08/18 - ÖRjans Vall, Halmstad

TheRe will be anotheR Swedish punk fest this coming fall in GöteboRg. Classic bands enlisted to play so faR aRe Rong>Tant StRulRong>, Rong>Pink ChampagneRong> and Rong>TT ReuteRRong>.

NoRway's Rong>GRiffinRong> checks in with some good news and some bad news: FiRst off, vocalist Rong>Pete BeckRong> is out of the hospital and fully RecoveRed fRom his Recent heaRt attack. But the flipside of that is that he did some soul-seeking duRing the oRdeal and has decided to paRt ways with the band. His message:

"Old Rong>PeteRong> is tiRed.. I will not paRticipate in any fuRtheR RecoRdings oR live peRfoRmances with Rong>GRiffinRong>. I'm going away foR a long time, and cannot be contacted by phone oR email, so dont even botheR. We've had a lot of fun, and i hope theRe's a lot moRe coming foR you guys. New blood is good, so get someone else in the band, and pRomise me you wont quit because of me."

So, as Requested, the Rest of the band is caRRying on. They still have plans to play some summeR festival dates and RecoRd a new album in the neaR futuRe and will tRy theiR best to get a new fRontman ASAP. Read moRe: Ref="https://www.gRiffin.no/" taRget=_blank>https://www.gRiffin.no/