Aerial's brand new video for "You will all die, all things will" is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK01UjPbdQI
The track comes from "The sentinel", one of my favorite albums of 2007.

Swedish indie act Night Keys have a new EP posted for free download entitled "It has nothing to do with Carl Milles at all": https://www.myspace.com/nightkeys

Norwegian techno duo Mental Overdrive has posted their 2nd exclusive music auction: https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120206215914

Danish rockers The Royal Highness are calling it quits and will be posted a swan song acoustic album for free download: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=21243973&blogID=345004781

Swedish duo Piroth on tour in Germany:

02/01 - Kino Central, Magdeburg (GER)
02/02 - Dresden (GER)
02/03 - Cafe Panam, Leipzig (GER)
02/04 - Tschau- Tschüssi, Leipzig (GER)
02/06 - Ä, Berlin (GER)
02/07 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)

European tourdates for Swedish post-rockers Immanu El:

02/05 - Johnny Rocker, Poznan (POL)
02/06 - Insomnia Club / Bezsennosc, Wroclaw (POL)
02/07 - Jadlodajnia Filozoficza, Warszawa (POL)
02/08 - tba, Haidt bei Hof (GER)
02/09 - Cafe Panam, Leipzig (GER)
02/10 - NBI, Berlin (GER)
02/11 - help needed! (GER)
02/12 - tba, Hamburg (GER)
02/13 - Feuerwache, Mannheim (GER)
02/14 - D:qliq, Luxembourg (LUX)
02/15 - tba, Karlsruhe (GER)
02/16 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (GER)
02/17 - help needed! (GER)
02/18 - Steinburch, Duisburg (GER)
02/19 - tba, Lieden (GER)
02/20 - Lades Keller, Copenhagen (DK)

Antenna talks to Gehenna bassist Dolgar about the band's current lineup, label situation, new album and more: https://www.antenna.nu/newsstories/41.php

Swedish indie act Asaka has posted six new tracks on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/asakamusic

Paper has posted a new ambient version of "My life is going under" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/paperstockholm
The band's new album "An object" is one of my most anticipated new releases this year.

IAT.MP3 artist Winter Took His Life has made a couple tracks on myspace available for free download: https://www.myspace.com/wintertookhislife

Renown Norwegian avant-metal act Fleurety has completed two new tracks, their first newly recorded material since 1998. The two songs are called "The animal of the city" and "Summon the beasts" and are set to be released on 7" vinyl via a yet-to-be-determined label. Read more: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=102125736&blogID=344401890

Pitchfork reviews Club 8's latest album "The boy who couldn't stop dreaming": https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/47687-the-boy-who-couldnt-stop-dreaming

The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Jan Johansson - Visa från Utanmyra
02. TALK 1
03. Annika Norlin/Säkert! - Generalens visa
04. Don't Be a Stranger - Mon-chi-chi
05. Audionom - In the streets
06. TALK 2
07. Elias and the Wizzkids - Fourth of July
08. C.Aarmé - Golden retriever
09. Kasper Bjørke - Humming song
10. The Carny - Bestseller
11. TALK 3
12. Marybell Katastrophy - Hip
13. Flyphonic - The truth is
14. Universal Poplab - Heart apart (Timo Räisänen acoustic remix)
15. TALK 4
16. E.S.T. - Tuesday wonderland (live)
17. Rigas - Dead like you
18. TALK 5
19. Bröderna Lindgren - En hund som jag
20. Springfactory - Swedish folk highschool
21. Loud Pipes - Don't you ever
22. Sophie Zelmani - To know you
23. TALK 6
24. The State of Floral Beings - Man you owe me
25. Caitlyn - Oh no!
26. The Bombhappies - And at Belle Bed Inn, I told you
27. TALK 7
28. Brick - Call Batman
29. Smalltown - What's going on?
30. Desert Planet - Return of the ninja droids
31. TALK 8
32. Hedningarna - Neidon laulu
33. Dreamboy - What have I done
34. Captain Murphy - Sailor behaviour
35. TALK 9
36. Lemonator - Heart burns
37. The Kissaway Trail - Smother + evil = hurt
38. Johndoe - Rastløs rock'n'roll
39. Lukestar - Shade you hide
40. TALK 10
41. The Fine Arts Showcase - Teenage poetry

DHG/Dødheimsgard has parted ways with vocalist Kvohst. Read his statement: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=52188240&blogID=344381093

US tourdates for The Raveonettes:

02/29 - The Casbah, San Diego, CA
03/01 - Glasshouse, Pomona, CA
03/02 - Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA
03/04 - El Rey Theatre, LA, CA
03/05 - The Independent, San Francisco, CA
03/07 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
03/08 - The Plaza Niteclub, Vancouver, BC, CAN
03/09 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
03/17 - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
03/18 - Double Door, Chicago, IL
03/19 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
03/21 - Opera House, Toroto, ON, CAN
03/22 - Les Saint, Montreal, QC, CAN
03/23 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
03/24 - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
03/27 - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA
03/28 - The Ottobar, Baltimore, MD
03/29 - Black Cat, Washington, DC

Expect lots of SXSW dates in Austin, TX to be announced for mid-March.