Also coming on june 21 from Fonal is the new self-titled CD from Risto.

Check out an ad for the 'Chicks with Attitude' tour with The Cardigans and Liz Phair: jpg" target=_blank>https://www.samborsoftware.com/cardigans.jpg

Export Music Sweden will be doing some outreach into Poland in june. They'll be putting together a concert with Marit Bergman and Eskobar, among other activities. Read more: https://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=4589 (in Swedish)

Peggy Lejonhjärta will release the new single "Att dansa och slåss" on August 25 via Dust Music.

Also new from Dust Music are recent signees DeltaHead. They are said to play Mississippi Delta-style blues with tons of energy and their own personal charm. The new EP "Peace and junk dreams" comes out soon.

Swedish 'melancholy post-rock' band Paatos will release their new Steven Wilson-produced (Porcupine Tree) album "Kallocain" on june 8 in the US via InsideOut Records. The UK gets the album a day earlier through SPV. The label says the band will appeal to fans of acts like Sigur Ros and the group cites influences from other groups like Bjork, King Crimson and Portishead. There will be a special free record release show on May 26 at Lydmar Hotel in Stockholm. (alerted via jmartian.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>Dj Martian)

Dutch hardcore band Born From Pain and Norrland's David Sandström have been added to the Augustibuller Festival lineup. They also announced the newcomer/Havajiscenen lineup of unsigned bands: 21st Impact, Phony Phokes, Girl with a monkey, Alien She, Starfuck, The Idle Hands, Dwine, Tony Clifton, Marble and Dog Almighty.

Helsinki-based digital music distribution website Foryourears.com has announced that they will launch on june 14. The site is a pay-and-download music service specializing in independent electronic music and will be retailing individual tracks for .99 EUR apiece. The files will not be DRM-protected, so you can use them freely once they are bought. Labels so far signed up for the service include Ural 13 Records (FIN), Kohvi Records (EST), Army of Sound (FRA), Metrotraks Records (FIN), Symptom Records (FIN) and more should be getting on board soon.

Finally! A bunch of stuff from Startracks just came in to the mailorder department: Kristofer Åström, Christian Kjellvander and Tiger Lou. Didn't I say 2004 is the year of the singer/songwriter? Yep, sure did.

As a special treat I've added two new mp3s to the playlist on the right. First up, there's a live track from Christian Kjellvander. As you can see, he just began his short run of West Coast dates last night opening for The Cardigans. I'm definitely looking forward to the SF show on Monday. And for the people that were asking - he's playing third out of four acts and should be on around 10-10:30pm.

Next, is a track from Sivert Høyem and his debut solo album "Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Opposition". You may recognize his voice from his main act Madrugada, but his other stuff is pretty great as well. Check it out.

Niccokick's new EP "Run! Run! Run!" has been confirmed for a june 9 release.

Updated tourdates for Surferosa:

05/21 - jæren Musikkfestival, Bryne (NOR)
05/22 - Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo (NOR)
05/25 - Fleece & Firkin, Bristol (UK)
05/26 - Academy, Liverpool (UK)
05/27 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
05/28 - Manchester University, Manchester (UK)
05/29 - Carling Academy 2, Birningham (UK)
05/30 - Fibbers, York (UK)
05/31 - Evening Gazzette stage at the Town Hall, Middlesbrough (UK)
06/01 - Soundhaus, Northampton (UK)
06/02 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK)
06/03 - Mean Fiddler, London (UK)
06/04 - Railway Inn, Winchester (UK)
06/05 - Download Festival, Donington (UK)
06/06 - Zodiac, Oxford (UK)
06/08 - The Zap Club, Brighton (UK)
07/23 - Midnattsolrock, Lakselv (NOR)
07/24 - Roserock, Horten (NOR)
08/27 - PedRock, Trondheim (NOR)
08/28 - Momarkedet, Mysen (NOR)

Look for the band to hit japan around june 17 as well.

Whoah! Komeda will be featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" on May 25. Hopefully they'll mention their work with KVLR besides just promoting their own record, but that's probably just wishful thinking on my part. More on ATC: https://www.npr.org/programs/atc/

Summer tourdates for Norway's Kaizers Orchestra:

05/21 - Horsens Open Air, Horsens (DK)
05/29 - Rock I Herning, Herning (DK)
05/30 - Pinkpop, Landgraaf (NL)
06/03 - Skive beach party, Skive (DK)
06/04 - Rock Am Ring, Nürburgring (GER)
06/05 - Aalborg open air, Aalborg (DK)
06/12 - Silkeborg Open Air, Silkeborg (DK)
06/25 - Midtfyns Festival, Ringe (GER)
06/26 - Verdurrock, Namur (BEL)
07/02 - Open Air St. Gallen, St. Gallen (CH)
07/04 - Spirit of music, Outen (CH)
07/29 - Storsjøyran (SWE)
07/30 - Storås (NOR)
07/31 - Telemark Festival, Bø (NOR)
08/06 - Bodø (NOR)
08/08 - Skandeborg (NOR)
08/09 - Torget, Stavanger (NOR)
08/12 - Askim (NOR)
08/13 - Målrock, Årdal (NOR)

ejazzNews reviews Lasse Marhaug's new album "The Shape of Rock to Come" on Smalltown Supersound: jazznews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3186" target=_blank>https://www.ejazznews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3186