Sahara Hotnights have added more new tracks from their forthcoming album to their myspace profile: https://www.myspace.com/saharahotnights

Bummer news: Randy has been dropped by Burning Heart. Actually, it's not a huge surprise as the label has been through some rough times recently and I imagine those guys will do fine wherever they end up.

Check out the video for "Vaults" from Norwegian melancholy rock act Washington: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKu8y7KrT-k

The video for Laakso brilliant new single "Italy vs Helsinki" is now online in this e-card: https://www.animero.com/v2music/laakso
I never thought I'd say it, but they make The Ark look straight as arrows.

Got a nice new batch of reviews posted today: [click here]

Don't forget to enter the Don Juan Dracula album giveaway! We've got 10 albums to give away, so your chances of winning are high and really, what do you have to lose? Simply email some basic contact details to djd.contest@itsatrap.com to enter!

OT: Kurt Vonnegut, my all-time favorite author, has passed away at the age of 84. He will be missed.

Swedish art-rockers Knife and Ape have posted the title track for their new album "Night touch" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/knifeandape

Check out the video for "Unleash the energy" from Norwegian industrial/metal act V:28: https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3103116376674830913

The Animation has a new website: https://www.theanimation.se/

Swedish singer/songwriter Timo Räisänen is currently finishing up work on his third solo album "Love will turn you around", now confirmed for an August 29 release via Razzia Records. Look for the first single "Sweet Marie" on May 9.

Säkert! (aka Annika Norlin/Hello Saferide) will release her new single "Allt som är ditt" on May 2. That might actually be my favorite song on the record - reminds me a lot of Johndoe. Look for her to play the Parklife tour in Sweden this summer.

Kasual Recordings is streaming The Domus' entire new record "Fractures": https://www.purevolume.com/albums/thedomus/fractures

European tourdates for Hanne Hukkelberg:

04/12 - Stadtgarten, Cologne (GER)
04/13 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
04/14 - Ampere, Munich (GER)
04/18 - Transilvania, Milano (ITA)
04/19 - The Cage, Livorno (ITA)
04/20 - Zoo Culture Centre, Catania (ITA)
04/21 - Sinister Noise, Roma (ITA)
05/02 - MAZ, Brugge (BEL)
05/03 - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (BEL)
05/04 - Les Femmes s'en melent L'atheneum, Dijon (FRA)
05/05 - Domizil, Dortmund (GER)
05/06 - Turnhalle im Programm, Bern (CH)
05/07 - Divan du monde, Paris (FRA)
05/15 - Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana (SLO)
05/17 - E Werk, Erlangen (GER)
05/18 - KFZ, Marburg (GER)
05/19 - Paradiso early show!, Amsterdam (NL)
05/21 - Arts Centre, Norwich (UK)
05/22 - Women's Arts International Festival, Kendal (UK)
05/23 - Luminaire, London (UK)
05/26 - Festival, Bath (UK)

Kaada has started to sell their albums in mp3 format for a mere $5: https://www.kaada.no/shop/index.html