Luger has added Peter Bjorn and John to the lineup of Way Out West. Now if only they'll get Kristofer Åström, Laakso and/or Aerial and they'll have pretty much every decent-sized Swedish act I want to see in one event.

Swedish singer/songwriter Tobias Fröberg is working on a new self-produced record to be called "Turn heads". Guest stars include Peter and John from Peter Bjorn and John as well as Ane Brun, Existensminimum, Linus Larsson, Torbjörn Zetterberg and Kathryn Williams.

64revolt has posted the new video for "You can't hold us back": mah.se/kmk02061/64revolt/videos.html" target=_blank>https://webzone.k3.mah.se/kmk02061/64revolt/videos.html

Finnish label musically Incorrect Records is shutting down to reinvent themselves as a sub-label to comic book/music publishing company Zum Teufel. The label, now to be called Kein Bestandeil Sein, will still concentrate on the same sort of industrial/noise as always, except now they'll also be opening a comic book/record store in Turku in early August.

Swedish indie act Jettie has signed with US label Eyeball Records. Look for details regarding their forthcoming album "Kites for charity" to be posted soon. Otherwise, listen to a new demo track at myspace: myspace.com/jettie" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/jettie

NRK has video footage of hype act New Violators performing at the Hove Festival: https://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/266852
Not bad at all, though maybe a bit underwhelming.

MP3: Superfamily - The radio has expressed concerns about what you did last night

Like Denmark's The Alpine, Norwegian act Superfamily is the kind of band that could be huge if promoted correctly. Great modern pop/rock played with a strong sense of humor and a healthy dose of 80s-ness. It's not in a retro/nostalgia trip way either, it's more about maintaining an unselfconscious attitude and an optimistic worldview. Superfamily also one-ups The Alpine by having m/profile_videos?user=ruunis">an amazing visual presence. "The radio has expressed concerns about what you did last night" (posted today) was the first single from the band's new album "Warszawa" and it's a fantastic lead track. I always love songs with that sort of epic, yearning quality. That neediness is very inviting and appealing. Current single "I could be a real winner" has a bit more of a Hall & Oates vibe and it's pretty good too, but it's definitely the lesser of the two. "It's on the radio, channels made of tears." Who hasn't been affected by the perfect song coming on at just the right time? Great stuff.

Superfamily - The radio has expressed concerns about what you did last night

MP3: Kornstad - Sweden

The debut solo album "Single engine" from Norwegian saxophonist Håkon Kornstad is exactly that - a solo album. There's a few tracks that feature minimal accompaniment, but for the most part, it's all Kornstad and nothing else. There's also a few pieces where he employs a sampler to accompany himself, but even that is used sparingly. I'm often skeptical of records like this since I'm concerned with whether or not they'll hold my attention with a single instrument. In this case however, Kornstad is such a masterful player that my fears are instantly allayed. It was simply listening to the m/solo/" target=_blank>streaming player on his website that first grabbed my attention and I was sold. The track I've decided to share today is "Sweden", one of the more playful and straightforward compositions from the record (note: the musician credits on site are wrong. The Hammond and double bass are actually on "B", track #4). I just love the way he nonchalantly tosses in licks while playing the main riff, totally changing his tone for each. Not just a beautiful piece of music, but fun too.

Kornstad - Sweden

Festival report: Accelerator

You read the m/index.php?a=307">preview. Now read the m/index.php?a=308">review! Was this year's Accelerator Festival up to par with expectations? Check it out!

Norwegian industrial/metal act V:28 will release their final album this coming fall via Vendlus. Preliminary details: m/?p=31" target=_blank>https://www.vendlus.com/?p=31

Check out a video interview with Hank von Helvete at FaceCulture: m" target=_blank>https://www.faceculture.nl/turbonegro/index.htm

Sondre Lerche did a set for Daytrotter awhile back and it's now online for free download: m/daytrotterSessions/852/free-songs-%20sondre-lerche" target=_blank>https://www.daytrotter.com/daytrotterSessions/852/free-songs-%20sondre-lerche

The very excellent Firefox AK/Tellevika collaboration "Eric" has been released as an official single: m/shop/label/razzia/razzia064" target=_blank>https://www.klicktrack.com/shop/label/razzia/razzia064

The Refused fansite finally got their own domain name: m/" target=_blank>https://www.refusedfan.com/