New interview posted today with Boogie B from Swedish hip-hop group Speech Defect. m/index.php?a=318">Check it out!

moonbabies will see their latest album "moonbabies at the ballroom" released in GAS on August 31 via V2 and the band will be coming over in October/November to tour in support. Check out a new German e-card here: moonbabies/" target="_blank">https://v2digital.net/de/moonbabies/

The Smackdown will tour Europe in October:

10/02 - tba, Berlin (GER)
10/03 - Exzess, Frankfurt (GER)
10/04 - Bvlgary, mendrisio (CH)
10/05 - Bloom, milan (ITA)
10/06 - 10 Gramigna HC FEST, Padova (ITA)
10/07 - mike (ITA)
10/08 - Traffic, Rome (ITA)
10/09 - Lino's, Forli (ITA)
10/10 - Xm 24, Bologna (ITA)
10/11 - Channel 0, Ljubiljana (SLO)
10/12 - mocvara, Zagreb (CRO)
10/13 - tba, Belgrade (SP)
10/14 - Cult, Boljevac (SP)
10/15 - Castro, Skopje (mK)
10/16 - tba (BG)
10/17 - Area 51, Varna (BG)
10/18 - tba, Sofia (BG)
10/19 - ThrashfesTm #2, Timisoara (RO)
10/20 - Pogo Center, Kaposvar (HUN)
10/21 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
10/22 - tba, Strakonice (CZ)
10/23 - JET club, Praha (CZ)
10/24 - Grüne HaidtCzech, Haidt bei Hof (GER)
10/25 - Immerhin, Würzburg (GER)
10/26 - Scharnweber Str.38, Göttingen (GER)
10/27 - Alte meierei, Kiel (GER)

Looptroop, Timbuktu, Chords, Schumi and Dj Dainja will be blogging about their adventures in LA on the Swedish Entourage Tour: m/" target="_blank">https://theswedishentourage.blogspot.com/

Killing the Legacy has another feature on turn-of-the-century Finnish hardcore, this time focusing on Bolt: m/2007/08/dont-let-them-ever-checkmate-your-fate.html" target="_blank">https://killingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2007/08/dont-let-them-ever-checkmate-your-fate.html

Download the track "Till minne av Lilly Lindström" from the new Eric malmberg album "Verklighet & Beat": m/tillminneav-160.mp3" target="_blank">https://www.hapna.com/tillminneav-160.mp3
It comes out on September 12 via Häpna and features guest appearances from acclaimed artists such as Goran Kajfes and Swedish music legend Bo Hansson.

Also in the works from Häpna is the third and final installment of Nicolai Dunger's A Taste of Ra trilogy "morning of my life". That one comes out September 19. That's not all either, there will be also be new releases from Anna Järvinen and Tenniscoats (JPN) in October.

The Gray Brigade has announced that they will soon release their debut album "Fanfare" through their own Gray Economy label. Also keep an eye out for a Henrik Hallgren-directed video for the single "Love is blind but now I see" that was filmed at Atmosfär.

Norwegian label Trust me has confirmed Haddy N'jie new album "Welcome home" for release on October 1 and have posted the first sample online at myspace: myspace.com/trustmerecords" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/trustmerecords

Finnish hardcore act St. Hood has permanently enlisted Antti malinen from Down my Throat as their new 2nd guitarist.

Paper Thin Walls has a post on a new Circle track from the album "Katapult": m/singlefile/item?id=1008" target="_blank">https://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=1008

The Cardigans will release a new best-of/b-sides collection on November 5. Read more about it at their website in the 'ask the band' section: m/?sid=qa&id=13" target="_blank">https://www.cardigans.com/?sid=qa&id=13

Danish act Lost Alma will tour Germany in mid-September:

09/10 - Pony Bar, Hamburg
09/11 - Nochbesser leben, Leipzig
09/12 - Schokoladen, Berlin
09/13 - Duncker Club, Berlin

This Year's model (ft. members of Higher Elevations and Friday Bridge) will do a few German dates at the end of the month in support of their new record "The clock strikes one":

08/29 - Frau Hedi, Hamburg
08/31 - Roter Salon, Berlin
09/01 - Schaubude, Kiel

Icelandic label Smekkleysa has announced that they are releasing a new limited edition version of the Sigur Rós documentary/soundtrack "Hlemmur". The collection comes with a stamped and numbered 20 x 17cm hardcover book with a debossed cover featuring 48 pages of drawings plus track listing info and other details. A CD of the soundtrack is including on the inside of the front cover and a DVD of the film is housed similarily in the back.