Boomkat has posted a special feature/interview on Finland's Fonal Records: mkat.com/article.cfm?id=4" target=_blank>https://www.boomkat.com/article.cfm?id=4

Swedish country/pop singer/songwriter Linda malmström will release the new album "Red valley" on April 21 via Audeo Records/Dead Frog Distribution. There will be a record release show at Katalin in Uppsala tomorrow night on April 12. Listen to samples at her website: malmstrom.com/" target_blank>https://www.lindamalmstrom.com/

The latest music Export Finland newsletter is now online: musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=99" target=_blank>https://musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=99

Nicolai Dunger has reportedly dropped off the current Rhett miller tour. There's no official explanation as to why, but I'll keep you posted.

Swedish indiepop artist Bobby Baby has posted the video for the song "Goodbye love" as well as a brand new song called "Lucky moments" for free download: https://www.bobbybaby.net/

Bassist Johan Wohlert has decided to leave mew due to his impending fatherhood. Read the full statement from the band and from Johan himself: mewsite.com/" target=_blank>https://www.mewsite.com/

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
02. (NY) Dirty Pretty Things - "Bang Bang You're Dead"
03. (17) SLS - "Get Back"
04. (03) USCB Allstars - "Let's Keep It on Baby"
05. (02) Supersci w/Chords - "On the Grind"
06. (16) Lil' Kim - "Whoa"
07. (09) Laakso - "Never Satisfied"
08. (NY) Plan B - "No Good"
09. (NY) martha Wainwright - "Factory"
10. (20) Sean Paul - "Temperature"
11. (07) Jamie Foxx w/Ludacris - "Unpredictable"
12. (12) Ghostface Killah med Ne-Yo "Back Like That"
13. (05) Franz Ferdinand - "The Fallen"
14. (NY) Up Hygh w/Little Brother - "Keep On"
15. (09) Lo-Fi-Fnk - "Wake Up"
16. (14) mystery Jets - "The Boy Who Ran Away"
17. (NY) The Fine Arts Showcase - "The Shoplifter's Union"
18. (18) Håkan Hellström - "Jag hatar att jag älskar dig och jag älskar dig så mycket att jag hatar mig"
19. (NY) Las Palmas - "Du har mail"
20. (ÅT) matiyashu - "King Without Crown"

Leaving the chart: Ane Brun w/Teitur - "Rubber & Soul", Snook - "Snook, svett & tårar", Soviac - "Ogashaga", Vapnet - "Thoméegränd", morrissey - "You Have Killed me", The Streets - "When You Wasn't Famous", Damian marley w/Bobby Brown - "Beautiful".

Aftenposten on the new Satyricon record and the upcoming "Lords of Chaos" documentary being planned by director Hans Fjellestad: https://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1275189.ece

The video and mp3 for the new Embassy single "Stage persona" is now online: m/" target=_blank>https://www.srvice.com/

Tsukimono, the solo project of Johan Gustavsson from Scraps of Tape, will have his "What note, who's note" EP reissed on Ukraine label Arterija as part of their colour series. The disc was originally released as a limited CDR on HEYYOUFUCKINGmAN! and this new version of the disc will feature all new artwork and an additional bonus track called "Svartare av kärlek". In other news, Johan's other project Conduo Orchestra (feat. Kristofer from Ljudbilden & Piloten) will contribute the track "Cicada" to a book/compilation entitled "Hockey rawk" being curated by Swedish artists Peter Larsson and Lars Nilsson. Other artists on the comp will include Testbild!, Vldgmn, Bare Knees, Nim, Cake On Cake and more.

Swedish rockers Diamond Dogs have posted a couple new tracks from their forthcoming album "Up the rock" over at their myspace page: myspace.com/diamonddogssweden" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/diamonddogssweden

IAT.mP3 artist The Grand Opening is heading out on tour to Northern Europe in may:

05/14 - Gleis 22, münster (GER) w/Okkervil River
05/15 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
05/16 - tba
05/17 - magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
05/18 - Reil 78, Halle (GER)
05/19 - tba
05/20 - POPUP Festival, Leipzig (GER)
05/21 - Lades, Copenhagen (DK)

German label BB*Island will be releasing David Fridlund's solo album "Amaterasu" in Europe on April 28 and, as posted here before, will be sending David out on tour in support:

05/08 - Nachtcafe, Kiel
05/09 - Prinzenbar, Hamburg
05/10 - Subway, Köln
05/11 - Südstadt, münchen
05/12 - Salon Elitaer, Kassel
05/13 - Trompete, Berlin

We continue our glut of great new music with another full week of daily tunes, 'cept this time it's all demo/self-released material. my first choice was easy - all of Iisole's previous material has been strong, but their latest demo is a stunner. The band has started to incorporate more post-rock tendencies into their noisy, guitar-heavy sound and the result is something like a cross between KVLR and Logh, two of my most favorite bands. How could I not love it? Hopefully you will too.

Tonight! Antennas and La Tour at myspace.com/tacktacktack" target=_blank>Tack! Tack! Tack! in London! I also understand that DJs from Baggy mondays will be dropping by to do a set, so be sure to stop on by. Should be a good time. Also note the upcoming IAT DJs vs. Baggy mondays World Cup night on June 20 - England vs. Sweden on the big screen and on the decks.