Finland's Astrid Swan is featured at Recordoftheday.com.

The new Alice in Videoland single "Badboy" will be released on June 1. Listen to a sample here: https://www.aliceinvideoland.net/aliceswe/music.asp

PopMatters gives approval to The Perishers "Sway" EP: https://popmatters.com/music/reviews/p/perishers-swayep.shtml

Here's a list of the upcoming new releases for Finnish avant/cult label Lal Lal Lal:

The Skaters - Crowned Purple Gowns CS
MWM/Maryfist CS
Fricara Pacchu - Waydom CS
Paavi LP
Kompleksi - (I Ain't No) Lovechild / Moscow 1980 7"
Hall of Fame - Cannibal / Superstring Theory 7"

As always, cassettes are issued in limited editions of 200 and vinyl in editions of 525. Go here for more info: https://www.haamu.com/lallallal/

MetalCrypt has published a new interview with Varg Vikernes/Count Grishnackh of Burzum with more of his usual racist rhetoric: https://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/interviews.php?intid=170

Backyard Babies will be doing a US tour with Chelsea Youth (ex-D-Generation, Murphy's Law) in June. Dates:

06/10 - Khyber, Philadelphia, PA
06/11 - Northsix, Brooklyn, NY
06/12 - Peabody's, Cleveland, OH
06/13 - Magic Bag, Detroit, MI
06/15 - Double Door, Chicago, IL
06/16 - Mad Planet, Milwaukee, WI
06/17 - Ascot Room, Minneapolis, MN
06/18 - Hairy Marys, Des Moines, IA
06/19 - The Bottleneck, Lawrence, KS
06/21 - Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
06/22 - Club Sound, Salt Lake City, UT
06/23 - Neurolux, Boise, ID
06/24 - Dante's, Portland, OR
06/25 - El Corazon (formally Graceland), Seattle, WA
06/27 - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
06/28 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
07/01 - Alex's Bar, Long Beach, CA
07/02 - Big Fish, Phoenix, AZ
07/05 - Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas, TX
07/06 - One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans, LA
07/07 - The Loft, Atlanta, GA
07/08 - Martin St. Music Hall, Raleigh, NC
07/09 - Ottobar, Baltimore, MD
07/10 - The Saint, Asbury Park, NJ
07/11 - Middle East, Boston, MA
07/12 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY

Jon Nödtveidt of Dissection responds to Dave Mustaine of Megadeth declaring that he won't play shows with satanic bands (he's a born-again), resulting in them getting booted from the Metalist Festival in Israel: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=36679

Rockfoto.nu is looking for three new photographers. More info here: https://www.rockfoto.nu/?i=nyheter
They also have new pics of Bergman Rock and Pelle Ossler posted.

Finnish artist Juho made a painting inspired by the single "City lights" from Racingpaperplanes: https://juho.blogspot.com/2005/04/loppu-tulos.html (it's the one in the center)
Pretty nifty, eh? In other RPP news, they recently did a rerecording of the song "Careless love" for the single disc reissue of the Will Oldham tribute that came out not too long ago. The new version of the comp will also include Mark Kozelek doing the Palace Music classic "New partner".

Nerd out with some Acid House Kings karaoke: https://www.labrador.se/news.php3?lab=050511.083514

Tiger Lou mainman Rasmus Kellerman reports that he's just about finished recording his new album "Loyalist". Mixing is being delayed until July because of engineer Peter Katis' busy schedule, but in the meantime Rasmus says he'll start work on a new Araki album - his more electronic-based solo project.

The Hellacopters website is open once again and now has lots of pics from the recording of the new album "Rock and roll is dead" along with extensive band member info and more: https://www.hellacopters.com/

Strange Reaction has posted some old tracks from Danish punks Lost Kids: https://www.strangereaction.com/archives/2005/05/12/lost-kids/

Download "The truth inside the dying sun" from Finland's Am I Blood: https://www.amiblood.com/The_Truth_Inside_The_Dying_Sun.mp3
The track comes from the band's upcoming album, out soon via A1 Metal Ltd. (via)

Stylus reviews 60s revivalists The Works: https://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3011