Dusted reviews the noise music event No Fun Fest which went down this past weekend in NYC and included performances from Norwegian acts Jazzkammer and Fe-mail: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/356

Liquor and Poker Music has strongly hinted that the Backyard Babies will probably be back in the US for more touring later this year.

NONS (North of No South) has a new website: https://www.nons.se/
As mentioned before, Per Helin took his label independent again after Push Music purchased MNW (Music Network Group, now Network Entertainment Group).

It's not really all that newsworthy, but I made myself some of those fancy-pants blog badges (as well as adding some premade ones). Look at the first column on the right, down under the recent mailorder additions.

Check out an mp3 with preview clips from every track on the new Looptroop album "Fort Europa": https://www.looptroop.nu/mp3/snippet_fe.mp3

Take a listen to a stream of the new Jenny Wilson (First Floor Power) single: https://www.jennywilson.net/flash.htm

Tiger Lou reports that he'll be heading over to Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, CT around mid-June to mix his new album with engineer/producer Peter Katis. Peter's previous work includes with his own band The Philistines Jr. as well as big names like Interpol, Get Up Kids, Mercury Rev, Clem Snide and tons more.

Meshuggah has posted a bit of an update: https://www.meshuggah.net/news/
Seems like the band is probably not going to tour much for the new album "Catch 33" as they would rather wait until they have something new they can actually perform live. As mentioned before, the new stuff record is one 40+ minute track broken into multiple sections. That's not exactly the sort of stuff that translates well on stage.

Check out some demo tracks from Staffan Carlén, a singer/songwriter who says he's inspired by the likes of Coldplay, Rufus Wainwright and Radiohead: https://www.staffancarlen.tk/

Metal-Rules.com ran a special feature on Finnish speed and thrash metal last year and has just recently updated with part two: https://www.metal-rules.com/zine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=120&Itemid=54
Part one is here: https://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/Finnish-SpeedThrash-Special-Pt1a-Jan2004.htm

Groover Recordings has posted both the video and an mp3 of the new single "Sabotage" from Swedish power-pop act The Sunshine: https://www.grooverrecordings.com/current/sunshine.html

Firefox will be releasing a new EP on Combat Disc in early May. More info to come soon.

Disfear is back from their tour with Rotten Sound. Read all about it here: https://www.kulspruta.com/Disfear/WEB/tourReport.asp?prmCategoryId=11&prmSubCategoryId=47&prmCategoryToShow=47

Adrian Recordings has confirmed details about the new Björns Vänner album "Får ett eget liv" to be released on April 27. The first single will be for the song "Mörkröda tomater". Read more: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?page=new&messid=246 (in Swedish)

Netlabel Monotonik has posted a new EP from Swedish bleep-metal act Machinae Supremacy: https://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp144.html