Coalition Records has confirmed that they will release the vinyl edition of The Smackdown's newest full-length "Someone has to kill the headwriter" this summer along with a vinyl rerelease of their last album "Calling the spots".

Some news from Ny Våg: The European version of Regulations excellent "Electric guitar" record is just about done and will be released both as a 7-song 12" and on CD with the bonus 7" tracks (as included on the US version on Havoc). The vinyl version comes with a poster and will also feature an updated layout. Look for the band to tour Europe in may. Ny Våg also reports that Lost Patrol Band (the all-star power-pop act that began life as Dennis Lyxen's sensitive singer/songwriter project) is done with their second album and will be building up to its release with a 7" single called "Automatic kids" coming out sometime before summer. Organist Jonas Lidström has also reportedly left the band, but they will continue on as a four-piece. And lastly, the CD version of the The Vicious 12" has been delayed, but will be out soon and will include the band's first 7" as bonus-tracks. In other Vicious news, a new four-song 7" will be out on US label Feral Ward soon and a new full-length is in the works for the end of the year.

Umeå-based electronic act Ninja massacre has posted his new single for free download: massacre.2ya.com/" target=_blank>https://www.ninjamassacre.2ya.com/

Norwegian noise/cut-up act Next Life has posted a ton of new stuff for download: media.html" target=_blank>https://www.electricdungeon.org/03_media.html
Recommended for fans of stuff like Single Unit.

Lasse marhaug of Jazkamer lists his top 20 noise albums for Flux Us: m.sg/blog/2006/04/lasse_marhaug_of_jazkamer_let.html" target=_blank>https://www.flux-us.com.sg/blog/2006/04/lasse_marhaug_of_jazkamer_let.html
Head over to the official Jazkamer/Jazzkammer site for video and photos from the recent Asian tour: mmer.com/" target=_blank>https://www.jazzkammer.com/

Zero has posted the winners of this year's SAmA awards: magazine.nu/nyhet.asp?id=1220" target=_blank>https://www.zeromagazine.nu/nyhet.asp?id=1220

Swedish godfathers of garage-rock The Nomads will celebrate their 25th anniversary this year with a new best-of CD featuring one brand new track, a special show at Gearfest (June 24 @ Debaser in Stockholm) and maybe even a tour. Read more at the band's official site: members.chello.se/nomads/" target=_blank>https://members.chello.se/nomads/

Laakso has reportedly been added to the lineup of the upcoming Great Escape festival in London and is rumored to be playing two additional UK dates on the same trip. Details soon.

The relatively new, but very good music blog The Katapult has posted an excellent summation of the new montys Loco album: m/2006/04/montys-loco-man-overboard-nons-2006.html" target=_blank>https://thekatapult.blogspot.com/2006/04/montys-loco-man-overboard-nons-2006.html
David's statement "It's a record that at first comes off as nothing special, but just as a seed takes its time to blossom into a wild colourful lovely flower." is dead-on.

French Swedecentric mp3 blog Absolut Noise follows up with Love Is All interview (as linked here last week) with responses from the entire band: m/2006/04/absnoise-interview-n1-bis.html" target=_blank>https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2006/04/absnoise-interview-n1-bis.html

Iisole, one of the many young promising acts I posted about last week, will be contributing a track to a 12" comp of European noiserock being compiled by the very excellent Swedish label Jezebel Recordings. Hopefully I'll be able to get the full tracklist soon.

Noxagt's forthcoming self-titled album, their third overall, will be out may 30 on US label Load Records. Look for US and European tourdates to be confirmed soon.

m/" target=_blank>Bates motel is saying that Recall Records has signed Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl for the US.

Cake on Cake (aka Helena Sundin) will be releasing her second album this coming fall and has already posted a few preview tracks at myspace: myspace.com/cakeoncake" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/cakeoncake
Helena also reports that she will be contributing track to an upcoming weird-folk/experimental compilation being put together by Tract Records entitled "What are the museums doing?" It should be out later this month.

The April edition of Famous for 15mb is now online and featuring selections from Scandinavian artists Fujasaki, VLDGmN, Now, Norra Varlinge Beast, His Hands Were Tiny And So She Said, Praktkopia and many more from all over the world: mousfor15mb.com/" target=_blank>https://www.famousfor15mb.com/