m/n/39401-new-skansros-gets-title-release-date">Speaking of , the label has announced that they will also be releasing a new 7" single called "Just for fun" from Alpaca Sports on march 22 in association with . Limited to 300 copies and already available for preorder.
Swedish indierock act Skansros have confirmed that their new album "Rekviem till en dröm" will be released on march 21 via . The lead single "Felix" came out in December.
Norwegian indierockers The megaphonic Thrift will be spending a lot of time on the road over the next few months:
01/31 - Lexington, London (UK)
02/01 - Old Blue Last, London (UK)
02/03 - Logen, Bergen (NOR)
02/04 - Flytten, Haugesund (NOR)
02/09 - Trashpop, Kristiansand (NOR)
02/10 - Glassmagasinet, Horten (NOR)
02/11 - John Dee, Oslo (NOR)
02/18 - Klubben, Trondheim (NOR)
02/22 - Bingon, Lillehammer (NOR)
02/24 - Parkbiografen, Skien (NOR)
02/25 - Kroa (Viko), Bø (NOR)
03/06 - Gless 22, munster (GER)
03/07 - Gebaude 9, Køln (GER)
03/08 - Botanique, Brussel (BEL)
03/09 - Prince Albert, Brighton (UK)
03/11 - Ruby Lounge, manchester (UK)
03/12 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (UK)
03/13 - Rainbow, Birmingham (UK)
03/16 - Le Divan Du monde, Paris, Frankrike
03/17 - manufaktur, Schorndorf (GER)
03/20 - Atomic Cafe, munchen (GER)
03/21 - B72, Wien (AUS)
03/22 - Eldorado, Zurich (CH)
03/24 - mattatio Culture Club, Carpi (ITA)
03/26 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
03/27 - Privat Club, Berlin (GER)
03/28 - molotow, Hamburg (GER)
03/29 - Loppen, København (DK)
Tight Silk is the brand new electro/pop solo project of Josefine Fagerström from The Je Ne Sais Quoi/Jenny Wilson and "Like a feather" is her debut single. No word on any sort of physical release yet, but expect more tracks to come down the line in the not-so-distant future.
Daniel Westerlund of the excellent avant-folk act The Goner and ex-bandmate Johan Knudsen are composing the music for a new production of the play "Stora Landsvägen", originally by August Strindberg and rewritten for this occasion by poet/playwright Annika Boholm and directed by Ulf Friberg. The play opens on February 15, more info here: m/" target="_blank">https://www.gottsundateater.com/
I was informed last night that dates wouldn't be confirmed until Thursday, but it appears that the cat is out of the bag: mastodon will be bringing both Opeth and Ghost on tour with them across North America in April. Dates:
04/04 - State Theater, Portland, mE
04/05 - Orpheum Theater, Boston, mA
04/06 - metropolis, montreal, Quebec
04/07 - Sony Centre, Toronto, Ontario
04/09 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
04/10 - The Dome, Wallingford, CT
04/11 - Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
04/13 - Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
04/14 - The Intersection, Grand Rapids, mI
04/15 - Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
04/16 - TN Theater, Knoxville, TN
04/18 - Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK
04/19 - Palladium Ballroom, Dallas, TX
04/20 - Back Stage Live, San Antonio, TX
04/21 - Concrete Street, Corpus Christi, TX
04/23 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
04/25 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
04/26 - Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA
04/27 - Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA
04/28 - Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV
04/30 - The Paramount, Seattle, WA
05/01 - Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia
05/03 - Edmonton Events Center, Edmonton, Alberta
05/04 - macEwan Hall, Calgary, Alberta
05/05 - The Odeon, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
05/06 - Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg, manitoba
05/09 - The Fillmore, Washington, D.C.
05/10 - The Fillmore, Charlotte, NC
05/11 - House of Blues, myrtle Beach, SC
05/12 - masquerade music Park, Atlanta, GA
Tragic news: drummer Anders Askildsen Eikås of rising Norwegian punk/rock act Honningbarna was killed in a car accident last night. He was 20 years old.
PSL has the premiere of Far & Son's less-than-serious new video "Bronsfeber": miar-far-son-bronsfeber/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/01/30/premiar-far-son-bronsfeber/
A new tune from Norwegian artist Simen Tangen off his upcoming record "Fall/1998". There's a release party at Blå in Oslo on Friday, February 3.
Watch Sahara Hotnights do an acoustic session for Finnish live music video site Off the Record: https://offtherecord.fi/sahara-hotnights/
Local (to me) metal/punk act Black Breath will be taking Swedes Tormented and Victims on tour in Europe:
03/29 - Baroeg, Rotterdam (NL)
03/30 - Trix Bar, Antwerp (BEL)
03/31 - De Kreun, Kortrijk (BEL)
04/02 - The Underworld, London (UK)
04/03 - Islington mill, manchester (UK)
04/04 - Club For Ibach, Cardiff (UK)
04/08 - Caracol, madrid (ESP)
04/10 - La Dynamo, Toulouse (FRA)
04/11 - Tap-Tap, Schaffhausen (CH)
04/12 - Juha West, Stuttgart (GER)
04/14 - AJZ, Bielefeld (GER)
04/15 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
04/17 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE)
04/19 - Truckstop Alaska, Göteborg (SWE)
04/20 - Templet, Lyngby (DK)
has added Swedish crustpunks martyrdöd to their roster and will be releasing their upcoming Studio Fredman-recorded album "Paranoia" this coming spring/summer.
Jean-Louis Huhta (The Skull Defekts, Dungeon Acid, etc.) is starting a new label: mblr.com/post/16642660084/huhta-home-studio-first-release-will-be-brommage" target="_blank">https://thehuhblog.tumblr.com/post/16642660084/huhta-home-studio-first-release-will-be-brommage
The first release will be from Brommage Dub, his duo with fellow Swedish producer Jesper Dahlbäck.
Listen to Norway's first new episode of 2012 of their excellent podcast series "99 minutes" is now online and features an interview with Ivar Peersen of Enslaved, as well as the usual diverse array of Norwegian music: mic.nsf/doc/art2012013011222443117418" target="_blank">https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012013011222443117418
Aversionline covers the latest 7" from Finnish noiserockers Throat: m/blahg/2012/01/30/throat-pee-7/" target="_blank">https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2012/01/30/throat-pee-7/