The Flaming Sideburns (FIN), The Raveonettes (DK), Cocktail Slippers (NOR) and The Caesars (SWE) are just a few of the many, many acts confirmed for Little Steven's Underground Garage International Festival on August 14 at Randall's Island in NYC. It looks like it's gonna be an amazing festival - Iggy and the Stooges, The Strokes, Bo Diddley, The Dictators, tons more.

From the Arcturus website, an interview with new vocalist Øyvind Hægeland: https://www.adastraenter.com/media/int6.html

Isolation Years has announced that they will be entering the studio to begin recording their third album at the end of August. As for when it will be done and who will release it, that's still to be determined.

There's a special website for all the latest info on the Bruce Banner tour that kicks off next week. Head on over for the latest updated tourdates and some mp3s: https://www.karaterex.com/tour/

The latest playlist at Fat Planet has an mp3 from Swedish 'electro-camp' act Lo-Fi-Fnk: https://www.fatplanet.com.au/

Splendid reviews Ariel Kill Him: https://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1088764042250896

DigitalMetal.com interviews Finnish all-star classic death-metal band Chaosbreed: https://www.digitalmetal.com/interviews.asp?iID=3557

Denmark's Tiger Tunes has a much more complete website now with downloads and pictures and such: https://www.tigertunes.dk/

Dusted reviews the Arve Henriksen (Supersilent) solo album "Chiaroscuro": https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1553

Swedish day at Pitchfork with reviews of The Hives and The Concretes:

https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/h/hives/tyrannosaurus-hives.shtml
https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/concretes/concretes.shtml

Via DJ Martian comes word that Resonant will release a new album from Icelandic post-rock artist Stafraenn Hakon in September called "Ventill/Poki". Download the track "Kjammi": https://www.resonantlabel.com/kjammi07.mp3
Stafraenn will also be touring the UK around that same time with Dialect and here are the dates:

09/16 - The Arts Centre, Colchester
09/17 - The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
09/19 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
09/20 - Upon Tyne The Tyne, Newcastle
09/22 - tbc, Glasgow
09/23 - Exposed Art Gallery, Belfast
09/24 - tbc, Dublin
09/25 - Pine Lodge, Myrtleville Co Cork, Cork (free show)
09/28 - The Social, Nottingham w/Souvaris
09/29 - The Flapper & Firkin, Birmingham w/Souvaris
09/30 - Smallfish Records, London (in-store)
10/01 - The Freebutt, Brighton
10/02 - Rota Afternoon Sessions @ Notting Hill Arts Club, London (free show)

Also via DJ Martian comes this feature from The Beat Surrender on the reissue of Jaga Jazzist's first album "Magazine": https://www.thebeatsurrender.co.uk/news/news_detail.php?news=110

Last Plane to Jakarta, the weekly webzine written by John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats, 'reviews' "Revealed and Worshipped" from Swedish death-metal act Insision: https://www.lastplanetojakarta.com/2004/7/insision.html

The latest Aquarius Records new release list features reviews and samples from Switchblade, Dungen, Mum, Thergothon the "Team Yamaha" comp (feat. Aavikko & Pluxus) and tons more: https://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/newest.html

Download a preview mp3 of Norwegian one-man band Glittertind's new album "Evige Asatro": https://www.glittertind.net/files/index_files/right_files/music/Glittertind_Lindisfarne_KarldenStore.mp3
"Evige Asatro" is set for release on August 23 via Karmageddon Media imprint New Aeon Media.