The SundayArts Blog on the Scandinavian approach to music: music-in-a-cold-climate" target="_blank">https://www.thirteen.org/sundayarts/blog/opera/music-in-a-cold-climate

David Sandström Overdrive has a new track on myspace: myspace.com/davidsandstromoverdrive" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/davidsandstromoverdrive

The new Hello Saferide single "Anna" is confirmed for release on August 27 via Razzia Records.

Blabbermouth is reporting the all of the ex-members of The Crown minus vocalist Johan Lindstrand have started a new band with Andreas Bergh (ex-Deathstars/Swordmaster) called Dobermann: m/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=102039" target="_blank">https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=102039

Swedish hard-rockers Witchcraft and Graveyard are touring the US in September:

09/04 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
09/05 - Dantes, Portland, OR
09/06 - The Great American music Hall, San Francisco, CA
09/07 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
09/08 - The Clubhouse, Phoenix, AZ
09/10 - Red 7, Austin, TX
09/11 - Rudyards, Houston, TX
09/12 - One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, LA
09/13 - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
09/14 - Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
09/15 - Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington, DC
09/16 - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA
09/17 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY

New international live dates for Lack:

08/07 - Himmel, Schwyz (CH)
08/08 - matscherAu Open Air, Bolzano (ITA)
08/30 - OFFSET Festival, London (UK)
09/19 - Folkets Park, ESF 08, malmö (SWE)
09/27 - Stengade 30, Kbh (DK) w/Barra Head
10/12 - POPKOmm - Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin (GER) w/31 Knots, Alarma man

Avantgarde-metal interviews Norwegian act Babyflesh: metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=71" target="_blank">https://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=71

Slightly OT: metallica enlisted Danish Dogme directory Thomas Vinterberg ("Festen"/"Celebration") to direct the video for their new single "The day that never comes".

There's a couple new Gadget tracks up on myspace: myspace.com/gadgetgrindcore" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/gadgetgrindcore

The new Pistol Disco track "Evergreen" is now up at myspace: myspace.com/pistoldisco" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/pistoldisco

KCRW is offering up Ane Brun's "Treehouse song" as a free download today: m/music/programs/tu/tu080804ane_brun_the_treehou" target="_blank">https://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/tu/tu080804ane_brun_the_treehou
Look for her album "Changing of the seasons" to get a US release on October 14 via Cheap Lullaby Records.

Nö music is a new webzine covering music from Norway: musicmedia.com/" target="_blank">https://www.nomusicmedia.com/
Let's see if they persevere any longer than the ones that have come before.

mew checks in from the studio: m/watch?v=yTBsdiFr8pU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTBsdiFr8pU

The video for the new Fontän track "Early morning" is now online: m/watch?v=OFdkkkiDEZA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFdkkkiDEZA

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Logh - Saturday nightmares
02. TALK 1
03. Pay TV - miss Capitalist
04. TST - No teenage future
05. Dmitry Fyodorov - Wolfbrigade
06. TALK 2
07. The Opium Cartel - Flicker girl (ft. Rachel Haden)
08. Bjorn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson - Någonting är pa väg
09. On Volcano - Out of sight
10. TALK 3
11. Lemonator - Heart burns
12. Loudpipes - Downhill blues
13. The Greencoats - Honey
14. TALK 4
15. Christian and Karla-Therese Kjellvander - Two souls
16. Detektivbyrån - Neonland
17. Knife and Ape - Upset blues
18. TALK 5
19. Cut City - Replacement
20. Culkin - Twin Lakes annual
21. Last Days of April - Playerin
22. TALK 6
23. Viking Truckers - Love on the road

Reminder: my show on Sirius Left of Center (channel 26) airs Sundays at 11pm ET with repeats on monday.