Now posted on the MABD website: three old tracks from Joon Erektion, Mattias Alkberg's teenage oi!/hardcore act from '83: https://www.mabd.se/?p=82
Act fast, 'cuz these tracks won't stay up forever.
Tag: News
MIC Norway reports that EB Games is set to acquire music retailer Free Record Shop and will be shifting their focus to gaming only: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008020510371398489356
Updated European tourdates for Swedish postrockers Immanu El:
02/05 - W Starym Kinie, Poznan (POL)
02/06 - Insomnia Club / Bezsennosc, Wroclaw (POL)
02/07 - Jadlodajnia Filozoficza, Warszawa (POL)
02/08 - Art, Riesa (GER)
02/09 - Cafe Panam, Leipzig (GER)
02/10 - NBI, Berlin (GER)
02/12 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
02/13 - Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim (GER)
02/14 - D:qliq, Luxembourg (LUX)
02/15 - Reitbahnstraße 84, Chemnitz (GER)
02/16 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (GER)
02/17 - tba, Rosenheim (GER)
02/19 - Steinburch, Duisburg (GER)
02/20 - Lades Keller, Copenhagen (DK)
Aversionline weighs in on the new EP from Norwegian thrashers Audiopain: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2008/02/05/audiopain-the-switch-to-turn-off-mankind-cd/
Antenna talks to Thomas Bredahl from Danish punk-rock act Gob Squad: https://www.antenna.nu/newsstories/48.php
Willowtip has announced the signing of Swedish progressive metal act Terminal Function and will be releasing their debut album "Measuring the abstract" this coming spring. Hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/terminalfunction
RIYL Opeth, but definitely with more of a Cynic/Death tech vibe as opposed to the typical Swedish melodic death-metal thing.
Another day, another contest. I've got an extra copy of the new Firefox AK single "Winter rose" and I'm gonna give it away at the end of the week. 6 tracks - you get the original version plus 4 remixes and the instrumental. All you gotta do to enter is email your name and address to firefox.contest@itsatrap.com and you're in. That's all there is to it. I might even throw in a copy of the latest Timo Räisänen single "Sixteen" while I'm at it. Oh, and for those of you who aren't so willing to try your luck, I'll have a few copies for resale, hopefully by the end of the week. Stay tuned!
Posted today: Jonas Appelqvist's report from this past weekend's IAT! Clubnight featuring Niccokick. Check it out!
Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John) will be touring in support of his debut solo album "The last tycoon" later this spring after a few shows at SXSW:
04/21 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
04/22 - Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA
04/23 - Cabaret Musee Juste Pour Rire, Montreal, Quebec
04/24 - The Mod Club, Toronto, Ontario
04/25 - Wexner Center, Columbus, OH
04/26 - Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
04/28 - Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, British Columbia
04/29 - The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
04/30 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
05/01 - Swedish American Hall, San Francisco, CA
05/02 - The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA
05/03 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
Pitchfork interviews The Raveonettes: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/48288-interview-the-raveonettes
The new Vapnet single "Plötsligt händer det inte" will be released on February 18 and will include the b-side "Aldrig där". A new album will follow in April.
The Soundtrack of Our Lives are currently back at Svenska Grammofon in Göteborg working on their next record.
Shout Out Louds will go back to the UK in April:
04/05 - The Cockpit, Leeds
04/06 - Carling Academy 2, Newcastle
04/07 - Speakeasy, Belfast
04/09 - King Tuts, Glasgow
04/10 - Bush Hall, London
04/11 - Ruby, Manchester
Am I correct to understand that Dotshop, Sweden's leading distro/mailorder for adventurous music, has been trying to rally labels against illegal downloading? Even though a great majority of the labels they carry probably disagree with them? Is this true?