Attention all foreign mailorder customers: US postal rates go up on Monday and economy (ground) post is going away. If you want to order something and have the patience that cheap postage requires, you gotta get your order in by Saturday afternoon. Everyone else, get your order in by Saturday and you might save a few bucks too.

Danish rockers No Privacy will release their debut album "Crime and punishment" on May 21 via their own Mad Man Music label. Preview: https://www.myspace.com/noprivacydk

Gwen Stacy has a new website and a new EP for free download: https://www.gwenstacy.se/

Enslaved will return to the US for a full tour in November: https://www.enslaved.no/index.php?module=events

Georgia Straight talks to Peter Morén from Peter Bjorn and John: https://www.straight.com/article-90218/the-swedish-touch
How many clichés did they cram into that intro?

Nomethod has confirmed that One Little Indian has officially signed both Mixtapes & Cellmates and Aerial for UK/international release. Look for more details, release dates, etc. soon.

DJ Martian recommends Norwegian act Monomen: https://djmartian.blogspot.com/2007_05_01_archive.html#5780607389162183888
I haven't had the time yet to investigate them myself.

Discobelle has a new Timbuktu remix by Kocky: https://www.discobelle.net/2007/05/11/kocky-timbuktu-kingdom-came/

Check out The Icehorse remix of "Come on rainbow" by Cake On Cake: https://www.myspace.com/theicehorse

Trapdoor Fucking Exit will do a couple UK shows in June:

06/08 - Bar Monsta, London
06/09 - tba, Brighton

Pitchfork reviews The Mary Onettes: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42732-the-mary-onettes

Now in stock! Mixtapes & Cellmates' self-titled debut album! Hot!

José González will play the "Spiegeltent" (near Pier 17 in Brooklyn, NYC) on August 21.

End of All has posted the title track from their forthcoming 7" "Scars": https://www.myspace.com/endofallsweden
Tragedy-style d-beat, 'cept with a stronger (Swedish) sense of melody. Awesome.

Looks like the dates for Wolfbrigade's upcoming US minitour have been confirmed:

06/02 - tba, Milwaukee, WI w/Pisschrist, La Fraction
06/03 - Subterranean, Chicago, IL w/Pisschrist, La Fraction, Rat Bastards
06/04 - Memory Lanes Bowling Alley, Minneapolis, MN w/Pisschrist, Misery, Stormcrow, Cognitive Dissonanace (Free!)
06/06 - Ash Street Saloon, Portland, OR w/Order Of The Vulture (last show)
06/07 - Satyricon, Portland, OR w/Hellshock
06/09 - Triple Rock, Minneapolis w/Loaded First, 2 Minute Tantrum, Useless Wooden Toys, Condenada, Tolar
06/10 - tba, Wisconsin

I'm bummed that it looks like a Seattle show won't be happening. I'm tempted to make the 2-hour drive to Portland, but probably won't.