The tracklist for the new Turbonegro album "Retox" has been confirmed:
01. We're gonna drop the atomic bomb
02. Welcome to the garbage dump
03. Hell toupée
04. Stroke the shaft
05. No, I'm alpha male
06. Do you do you dig destruction
07. I wanna come
08. You must bleed/All night long
09. Hot and filthy
10. Every body loves a chubby dude
11. What is rock?!
"Hell toupée"? C'mon dudes, you're not even trying anymore.
The End Records will release the new album "V. Halmstad" from Swedish black metal act Shining on June 26. Read more: https://www.theendrecords.com/label/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=871&Itemid=49
The Cardigans website has an English translation of Nina Persson's recent DN interview discussing the new A Camp record, among other things: https://www.cardigans.com/?sid=article&pid=read&id=7011
Check out the Bitch Alert photo diary from their trip to LA: https://www.bitchalert.org/band_subpages/diarrhea.htm
The Vblazin webzine talks to Norwegian hardcore act Infidels Forever in their latest issue: https://www.vblazin.com/VBLAZIN%20GND%20May%207.htm (scroll down)
Norwegian artist Nathalie Nordnes finally has a new website: https://www.nathalienordnes.com/
She's currently in Italy working on her third album.
Ugress has set up a microsite to unveil the video for their latest single "Kosmonaut": https://kosmonaut.ugress.com/
As with all their clips, this is well-done and well-worth checking out.
Bootleg Booze will be putting out a brand new Hellacopters 7" featuring the track "The same lame story". Look for it in July, assuming all goes according to plan. It will also be available on CD free with the next issue of Denimzine.
My Midnight Creeps is now offering up their videos as a free, iPod-compatible download: Don't let it bring you down / I fell into a hole
Swedish act Rednex have put themselves up for sale on eBay: https://www.popbandforsale.com/
PopMatters reviews the US release of The Chrysler's "Cold War classic": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/33209/the-chrysler-cold-war-classic/
Bonnier Amigo will be putting out a 2-disc set of classic Swedish post-punk featuring acts such as Imperiet, Leather Nun, Camouflage and more. Sounds pretty awesome actually - I've been listening to a lot of this sort of thing recently (Leather Nun especially), so it's great to see it will be receiving more attention. Metica has more info: https://www.metica.se/index.php?sida=aktuellt&n_id=0603
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend
02. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
03. Sofia Karlsson - Visor från vinden
04. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
05. Vikingarna - Bästa kramgoa låtarna 2
06. Eldkvarn - Svart blogg
07. Marie Lindberg - Trying to recall
08. Cornelis Vreeswijk - CV - Det bästa med Cornelis Vreeswijk
09. Markoolio - Värsta Plattan
10. Shout Out Louds - Our ill wills
11. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
12. Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkallande
14. Nanne - Jag måste kyssa dig
15. Jerry Williams - I can jive - Det bästa med Jerry Williams
16. Laleh - Prinsessor
17. Calaisa - Calaisa
18. Sophie Zelmani - Memory loves you
19. The Boppers - 30
20. Björn Rosenström - Ett Jubileum som är sådär....10 1/2 år
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli
02. BigBang - Too Much Yang
03. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
04. Magnet - The Simple Life
05. Tord Gustavsen Trio - Being There
06. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
07. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
08. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
09. Heroes & Zeros - Strange Constellations
10. Finn Kalvik - Komplett Klassisk Kalvik
11. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
12. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
13. Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao
14. Rune Rudberg - Rett fra sofaen
15. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
16. Lomsk - Amerikabrevet
17. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
18. Jokke & Valentinerne - Prisen for popen
19. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
20. Röyksopp - The Understanding
Check out the microsite for the new Katatonia live record "Live consternation": https://peaceville.com/liveconsternation/