finnish punks I Walk the Line have confirmed that their new 7"/MCD "Diamond eyes" will be released on July 26 via Combat Rock Industry.

finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja is updated with posts on new stuff from doomsters Swallow the Sun, noise-rockers Au Pair and hardcore/grind band Rentokiller: https://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/

finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja on new tracks from Lolita Stasi: https://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/05/09/lolita-stasi-new-songs/

finnish stonerrockers Blake have posted the video for "Two ways" for streaming: https://www.manisaplanet.com/flash/video.html

Neumu likes finnish indiepop group Red Carpet: https://www.neumu.net/fortyfour/
I have the CD available for purchase right here.

Lupatarkastaja on finnish synthpop act Pariisin Kevät who have a free three-song EP for download: https://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/05/02/pariisin-kevat-kattojen-ylla-ep/

PopMatters reviews finnish act Shogun Kunitoki: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/shogun_kunitoki_tasankokaiku/

finnish doom-metallers Callisto have posted yet another new song on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/callistochaos

finnish mp3 blog Lupatarkastaja on Swedish doom act Suffocate for Fuck Sake: https://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/04/26/suffocate-for-fuck-sake-ep/

The mainstreaming of emo/hardcore took me by surprise. I remember laughing at the kids with the backpacks and too-tight sweaters quivering to bands like Evergreen and Mohinder back in the day. It's not that I have anything against the music - I actually still listen to a lot of 90s hardcore - I just can't understand how it became cool. I guess I'm already on my way to becoming an old fogey. Kids these days, y'know? Regardless of all that, Norway seems to leading the way when it comes to keeping the scene alive. Mainstays like JR Ewing and Kaospilot have been at it for awhile, but up-and-comers like Rumble in Rhodos are stealing the show (and awards like "Favourite new international artist" at Canadian Music Week earlier this year, beating out finnish also-rans Disco Ensemble). I'm posting this particular track today because it reminds me of Texas is the Reason, one of the trailblazers of the melodic emo/post-hardcore genre or whatever you want to call it. Good stuff - bring on the octave chords!

MP3: Rumble in Rhodos - Step into the night

The mainstreaming of emo/hardcore took me by surprise. I remember laughing at the kids with the backpacks and too-tight sweaters quivering to bands like Evergreen and Mohinder back in the day. It's not that I have anything against the music - I actually still listen to a lot of 90s hardcore - I just can't understand how it became cool. I guess I'm already on my way to becoming an old fogey. Kids these days, y'know? Regardless of all that, Norway seems to leading the way when it comes to keeping the scene alive. Mainstays like JR Ewing and Kaospilot have been at it for awhile, but up-and-comers like Rumble in Rhodos are stealing the show (and awards like "Favourite new international artist" at Canadian Music Week earlier this year, beating out finnish also-rans Disco Ensemble). I'm posting this particular track today because it reminds me of Texas is the Reason, one of the trailblazers of the melodic emo/post-hardcore genre or whatever you want to call it. Good stuff - bring on the octave chords!

Rumble in Rhodos - Step into the night

finnish garagepop act Tigerbombs will have their most recent album "Crazy kids never learn" released in GAS on May 19 via Radio Blast Recordings. As is expected, touring will follow. Dates:

05/12 - Yo-Talo, Tampere (FIN)
05/13 - Vanha, Polte-Klubi, Helsinki (FIN)
05/26 - Kling Klang, Wilhelmshaven (GER)
05/27 - Kuz Pelmke, Hagen (GER)
05/28 - Logo, Ahaus (GER)
05/29 - Musa, Göttingen (GER)
05/30 - Nil Klub, Potsdam (GER)
05/31 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
06/01 - Pretty Vacant, Dusseldorf (GER)
06/02 - Blue Shell, Koeln (GER)
06/03 - Gladhouse, Cottbus (GER)
06/04 - Conne Island, Leipzig (GER)
06/05 - Paunchy Cats, Lichtenfels (GER)
06/06 - Storchenne, Heidelberg (GER)
06/07 - Cafe Stella, Stuttgart (GER)
06/08 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER)
06/09 - Sedel, Luzern (SWI)
06/10 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
08/26 - tba, Tampere (FIN)

finnish math/hardcore act Frivolvol has a new website: https://frivolvol.com/
The band recently went through some lineup changes and is working on two new as-yet-unnamed releases.

Coming soon from finnish label Sähkö and its various subsidiaries:

Ø - ASTE 2x12" (Sähkö-002.5)
Gez Varley / Shon (life12in-15)
finnish Big Band Jazz - Ufology (No Comments) 12" (Jazzpuu-9)

Updated tourdates for finnish artrock ensemble Cleaning Women:

04/26 - Indiego Glocksee, Hannover
04/27 - Freaks friends and players festival, Güterbahnhof, Bremen
04/28 - Mikrokosmos, Magdeburg
04/29 - Atomino, Chemnitz
04/30 - Neustadsfest, Dresden
05/01 - Treibsand Openair, Lübeck
05/02 - Zentrale randlage, Berlin
05/03 - Kunstkeller, Fürth
05/04 - Connewitz, Leipzig
05/05 - Gladhouse, Cottbus
05/06 - Clubs-u-nite, Mensa, Greifswald