Stylus reviews TV-Resistori: magazine.com/reviews/tv-resistori/serkut-rakastaa-paremmin.htm" target=_blank>https://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/tv-resistori/serkut-rakastaa-paremmin.htm

Swedish noiserockers Traktor have posted two new songs on myspace: myspace.com/traktorbiz" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/traktorbiz
"Well worn eyes" will be released on the "Vultures" 7" to be released by Cut 'n Paste soon and "I have but one heart" is set to appear on the band's next full-length. Some upcoming tourdates:

06/23 - mFT Festival @ Juz Gfrath, Solingen (GER)
06/24 - musikbrauerei, Rathenow (GER)
06/25 - magnet Club, Berlin (GER)

MP3: Jackman - Leave you where you lie

Jackman is the solo project of Wunderkammer guitarist/frontman Pål Jackman along with brother morten, who also plays drums with Helldorado and The Colors Turned Red. The trio is rounded out by bassist John Lilja, whose playing can be heard on albums from artists like Thomas Dybdahl and Rub a Dubs. The band has toured with fellow Norwegians Kaizers Orchestra, pairing that will seem obvious once you hear the song I've posted today. Yes, both bands play a form of Gypsyfied rock, though Kaizers tends to be far more grandiose and bombastic while Jackman seems much more suited for a dark and smokey barroom. Pål croons and strums while the band lays down a heavy shuffling beat. The little diminished chord guitar licks enhance the atmosphere, but the thing I love most about Jackman is the recording. This is the sound of three guys playing music together, nothing more. No excessive overdubs, no gratuitous production. There's not even any distortion on the guitar - any dirt you hear is just the sound of the amp being pushed hard. The upright bass thumps and clicks just like it should. The drums sound clean and natural. It's so simple, it's stupid. Why can't more bands record like this? Oh yeah, most bands just aren't that good.

Jackman - Leave you where you lie

MP3: Mats/Morgan Band - Thanks for flying with us

Ever listen to meshuggah and find yourself wishing that they were just a little bit wackier and maybe just a touch more funky? Friends, if this thought has ever crossed your mind or now seems like a good idea, then mats/morgan Band is for you. It's no coincidence that both meshuggah and mats/morgan (keyboardist mats Öberg and drummer morgan Ågren) hail from Umeå - there must be something about Norrland that makes people want to push the boundries of freaky music. I don't have the patience to go into m/m's long and illustrious history, but I will tell you this: their most recent album "Thanks for flying with us" is a serious headtrip. Listen to the title track that I've posted today and you'll see what I mean.

Mats/Morgan Band - Thanks for flying with us

José González put on a good show at Neumo's last night. It went a bit later than I wanted, but I think his performance outdid the time I saw him in SF a few months back. Nothing revelatory about the setlist, but I don't expect surprises so I'm not disappointed.

Tonight! The big game: Sweden vs. England! If you're in London this evening be sure to head down to the m/" target=_blank>Heavenly Social to catch the match on the big screen accompanied by IAT DJs spinning hot tunes.

There's a few small technical changes around the site today. Firstly, you can now browse m/playlist_archive.php">an archive of every mp3 I've posted. It only goes back about a year, but something is better than nothing. I've also finally implemented m/rss_articles.php">an rss feed for the article section. Yeah, it's something I should've done ages ago, but that's the way it goes when the entire CmS is hand-coded and built from scratch.

The video for the latest Tough Alliance single "Silly crimes" is online: m/yours0011.html" target=_blank>https://www.thetoughalliance.com/yours0011.html

Check out Sleeping Beauty's video for the song "Kiss the bride": m/watch?v=LldZmyOdT5o" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LldZmyOdT5o

The new album "melody mountain"m Norway's Susanna and the magical Orchestra has been confirmed for an August 14 release via Rune Grammofon. The disc was produced by Helge Sten aka Deathprod (Supersilent, motorpsycho) and will include ten songs, all covers of artists such as Prince, AC/DC, Scott Walker and Leonard Cohen. Listen to the first single "Love will tear us apart" (Joy Division) at myspace: myspace.com/susannamagical" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/susannamagical

Jettie's video for the song "Aimie rain" is now online: m/index.html?search=Jettie-Aimie_Rain" target=_blank>https://www.burningtv.com/index.html?search=Jettie-Aimie_Rain

This week's m/group/itsatrap" target=_blank>It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group most-played artist chart:

01. Camera Obscura
02. Radiohead
03. Interpol
04. Phoenix
05. Jens Lekman
06. David & the Citizens
07. The Radio Dept.
08. Tiger Lou
09. Bloc Party
10. Kings of Convenience

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken
02. Camera Obscura - Tears for Affairs
03. Camera Obscura - I Need All the Friends I Can Get
04. The Whitest Boy Alive - Burning
05. Camera Obscura - Dory Previn
06. Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of This Country
07. Camera Obscura - If Looks Could Kill
08. Camera Obscura - Come Back margaret
09. David & the Citizens - Absent mind
10. The Knife - Silent shout

Want to make your own playlist count? Go here to learn more: m/help/" target=_blank>https://www.last.fm/help/

Check out the new José González video for "Hand on your heart": media2.7digital.com/motion/Jose_Gonzalez_Hand_On_High.mov" target=_blank>https://media2.7digital.com/motion/Jose_Gonzalez_Hand_On_High.mov
Updated tourdates for José:

06/23 - Cedar Cultural Center, minneapolis
06/24 - Intonation music Festival, Chicago
06/25 - magic Stick, Detroit
06/26 - Trinity St Paul, Toronto
06/27 - Theatre National, montreal
06/28 - museum of Fine Arts, Boston
06/29 - Bowery Ballroom, New York
06/30 - Black Cat, Washington DC
07/01 - World Café, Philalelphia
07/02 - Central Park Summerstage, New York
07/03 - Bowery Ballroom, New York
07/07 - Somerset (Peacefrog event), London (UK)
07/08 - Oxegen Festival (IRL)
07/09 - T in the Park, Scotland (UK)
07/16 - Latitude Festival (UK)
07/20 - St James Theatre, Auckland (NZ)
07/22 - Athenaem Theatre, melbourne (AU)
07/23 - Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay (AU)
07/25 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney (AU)
07/28 - Int Harrogate Festival, Harrogate (UK)
07/29 - City Festival, Leeds (UK)
07/30 - Ben & Jerry's Sundae, London (UK)
08/03 - B72, Vienna (AUS)
08/04 - Big Chill Festival, Eastnor (UK)
08/06 - Sudweste Festival (POR) (solo + w/Zero 7)
08/10 - Emmabodafestivalen (SWE)

C.Aarmé wants your remixes: me.com/news/?reqNews=125" target=_blank>https://www.caarme.com/news/?reqNews=125

Here's the tracklist of duets confirmed for montt mardié's upcoming "Chameleon" EP:

01. Once I was so in love that I followed (Bobby Baby)
02. Nu när ni gett dom våld (Vapnet)
03. Stop (Suburdan Kids with Biblical Names)
04. metropolis (Le Sport)
05. Hurry home (The Legends)
06. Grand prix finals (mr Suitcase)
07. Castel in the sky (tba)
08. Hacienda (tba)