Tag: News

IAT.MP3 artists Björn Kleinhenz and Winter Took His Life will be touring Europe in January together with US act Cedarwell. Dates soon!

Millencolin are blogging from the studio as they work on their new album: https://www.millencolin.com/
Read the official press release here: https://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=464

Gaffa reports on the Danish World Awards for world music: https://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=20173 (in Danish)

Check out the (supposedly) risqué new video for Basshunter's international crossover single "Now you're gone" (essentially "Boten Anna" minus the nerdy lyrics): https://thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/article486448.ece

Download Nina Persson's (The Cardigans) contribution to the new Oxfam Make Trade Fair campaign benefit comp "The cake sale": https://cpanel.redeyeusa.com/pdl.php?id=13778881351&v=62b905fbb71214bdb1297ff6e
Read more about said comp here: https://yeproc.com/artist_info.php?artistId=11681

Female-fronted Swedish punk act Hanna Hirsch has posted a couple new rough mix tracks on myspace from their forthcoming split 7": https://www.myspace.com/hannahirsch

Pitchfork does the Forkcast think with Johan Hedburg (Suburban Kids With Biblical Names): https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/47087-johan-hedberg-var-dig-sjlv-mp3stream
As mentioned before, Johan's self-titled solo debut EP on Cosy Den will be reissued on 10" vinyl via Labrador Records.

In addition to their new self-titled album on Rocinante and their split with Desperado, Swedish act The Sound O.E are planning to record another new batch of songs for release sometime next year. More details to come.

Spin reports from Peter Morén's (Peter Bjorn and John) proper live debut in NYC: https://www.spinmagazine.com/features/ithappenedlastnight/2007/11/071120_petermoren/
Our own coverage of said event, courtesy of contributor Matt Giordano, is right here.

MNW is continuing to mine their extensive back-catalog and will reissuing Blå Tåget's 1981 live album "Blå Tåget på Fågel Blå" as well as releasing a new Risken Finns best-of compilation. Read more: https://www.mnwmusic.com/ (in Swedish)

After some 12 years, an EP and two full-length records, Swedish alt.country act Hanif has finally decided to call it quits citing "lack of creativity." Frontman Andreas Magnusson will continue onwards with his Pinto project and guitarist James Kinn has a new band called James and the Greater Good.

Full House Records has signed Finnish hardcore act Worth the Pain and will be releasing their debut full-length in February in cooperation with Fast Rock Factory. Hear sample tunes: https://www.myspace.com/worththepain

Check out the video for "200hrs" from Norwegian act Det är jag som är döden: https://www.vimeo.com/307071

This month's free mp3 release from Friendly Noise features artist Action Biker: https://www.friendlynoise.se/mp3-releases

Tiamat's new album "Amanethes" has been confirmed for an April 18 release via Nuclear Blast Records.