Check out the video for "Overrated" by Psychopunch: m/video/video.html" target=_blank>https://www.psychopunch.com/video/video.html

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

01. Sufjan Stevens
02. The Knife
03. Radiohead
04. The Tough Alliance
05. Franz Ferdinand
06. The Arcade Fire
07. Arctic monkeys
08. Phoenix
09. Belle and Sebastian
10. Interpol

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. The Tough Alliance - Silly Crimes
02. The Tough Alliance - mine Was Real
03. Band of Horses - The Funeral
04. The Tough Alliance - Kill Kill Kill
05. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
06. Band of Horses - The Great Salt Lake
07. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
08. Band of Horses - Wicked Gil
09. Band of Horses - Our Swords
10. Band of Horses - Part One

Think that the chart looks boring? I do. maybe you should contribute! Go here to learn more: m/help/" target=_blank>https://www.last.fm/help/

Norwegian indie/hardcore label How Is Annie Records has two releases coming out on June 26, one from A Bunnys Caravan and one from indietronica duo Sirka Ragnar. Listen to a sample of the former m/index.php?c=24&kat=a+bunnys+caravan" target=_blank>here and the latter m/sirkaragner/Sirkaragnarmp3.htm" target=_blank>here.

Emmon, the electropop solo project of Emma from Swedish pop act Paris (as heard on "Reader's companion volume two"), has posted two new songs for download: mmon.se/" target=_blank>https://www.emmon.se/

Check out an amazing video of Don Juan Dracula entering the stage at last year's Roserock Festival in Norway: myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=796049797&n=2&mytoken=151B0E4C-1002-11D7-16DC9E545250A7FE18825539" target=_blank>[click here]

Alpine Those myriads? were supposed to be releasing a new full-length album this fall, but have since decided to put out a limited seven-song mCD instead. The reason for the change of plans is that the band has such a huge amount of songs to choose from, they decided that the forthcoming record should be something more of a concept album and all of the songs will revolve around frontman Gypus Chelofan's own personal identity. That means the mCD will cover a more varied range of themes. more details to come.

Swedish crusties Imperial Leather on tour in the US:

06/10 - Haunted Kitchen, Lawrence, KS
06/11 - 423 Tillery St, Austin, TX
06/12 - Hail to Arms manor, Lubbock, TX
06/13 - Rock N Java, Las Vegas, NV
06/14 - Blind melons, San Diego, CA
06/15 - Zen Sushi, Los Angeles, CA
06/16 - Long Beach Warehouse, Long Beach, CA
06/17 - metro, Oakland, CA
06/18 - Gilman Steet, Berkeley, CA
06/19 - Carlo's dad's house in Watsonville, CA
06/20 - Sapecement Records, Reno, NV
06/21 - The Android, Eugene, OR
06/22 - The Know, Portland, OR
06/23 - The Food Hole, Portland, OR
06/24 - Casabella Pizza, Seattle, WA
06/25 - tba, Vancouver, BC
06/26 - Ocean Island, Victoria, BC
06/27 - mytle morge, Boise, ID
06/28 - Less Art Warehouse, Denver, CO
06/29 - St. Joe Pub, Rapid City, SD
06/30 - Triple Rock, minneapolis, mN

Division of Laura Lee sideproject Frantic mantis (also featuring Shelby from Decahedron/Frodus) has posted two brand new demo tracks for download: mantis.com/2006/06/repa-2.html" target=_blank>https://www.franticmantis.com/2006/06/repa-2.html

Via mizdat.info/" target=_blank>Lupatarkastaja comes word that Swedish goregrind legends General Surgery have posted a ton of old demo material for free download: https://www.generalsurgery.nu/
This is Carcass worship from back when Carcass was still mostly on top of their game.

Discobelle is offering up all the various components from Le Sport's latest single "Chemical drugs" for random remixes: mixin-it-up-part-2/" target=_blank>https://www.discobelle.net/2006/06/02/remixin-it-up-part-2/

Hemstad sideprojects James Ausfahrt and Das Kometen both have brand new EPs available for free download via the Bat Boogie X netlabel: m" target=_blank>https://www.suchgreatheights.se/label/index.htm

El Perro Del mar is doing a live session today on mark Radcliffe's show on BBC 2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/radcliffe/

Norwegian punks Johndoe are keeping a studio diary as they record their new album: https://www.johndoe.no/ (under 'Dagbook', in Norwegian only unfortunately)

Norrland punk-rockers Disconvenience report that their new full-length album "Umeå punk city" is finished and confirmed for release on LP in July via Cage match Federation/Wasted Sounds. CD format will be out later on and malaysian label Cactus Records will be putting it out on cassette with tracks from the "War on wankers" 7" included as a bonus. The sound is described as early 80s British punk meets the speed and urgency of early American hardcore. Listen to some samples:

01. m/mp3/Disconvenience-mentalmeltdown.mp3" target=_blank>mental meltdown
02. m/mp3/Disconvenience-ImaPervert.mp3" target=_blank>I'm a pervert

Check out the video for "What is to be done?" from Swedish hip-hop artist menteroja: media/menteroja_-_what_is_to_be_done-svu.wmv" target=_blank>https://www.lillasyster.se/video/Windows%20media/menteroja_-_what_is_to_be_done-svu.wmv
The track comes from his new record "Escaping from the artificial".