Added a new mp3 from Planekonomi band Stella Rocket. Be sure to check it out. And bye-bye to Sophie Zelmani. It's been fun. I'll probably add a new live set of something next week.

The BBC will be broadcasting The Hives' live set from SXSW. Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/southbysouthwest/presenters/mark.shtml

Lots of new audio samples, lyrics and errata now online from Kuusumun Profeetta: https://www.moonfogprophet.com/tales.html

Sahara Hotnights will play at Nolia in Piteå, Sweden on May 13.

Full tracklist and production credits for the new Eskobar album: https://www.eskobar.nu/forums/index.php?showtopic=1792

Upcoming dates around Norway for Sissy Wish:

03/11 - Tango, Ålesund
03/12 - Meieriet, Sogndal
03/13 - Folken, Stavanger
03/18 - Driv, Tromsø
03/19 - Blue Garden, Trondheim
03/25 - Lundetangen Pub, Skien
03/26 - Carbiden Pub, Notodden
03/27 - John Dee, Oslo
04/07 - Martins Pub, Lillestrøm
04/09 - Sin City, Moss
04/21 - Verdensteatret, Sandefjord
04/28 - Charlies Pub, Kristiansand
04/29 - Bingen, Kristiansand
04/30 - Ole Bluesfestivalen, Bergen
05/01 - Studentkroa, Volda
05/14 - Pakkhuset, Farsund
05/19 - Kafe K, Porsgrunn
05/20 - Scenen, Horten

As said before, the UK better get ready because The Rasmus is about to be unleashed upon you. Here's the English e-card: https://www.hyperlaunch.com/rasmus/shadows.html

Sondre Lerche will once again grace North America with his presence in May:

05/08 - Horhoe Tavern Toronto, ON
05/09 - Cabaret, Montreal, QC
05/10 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
05/12 - Paradise Boston, MA
05/13 - TLA, Philadelphia, PA
05/16 - 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville, TN
05/18 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
05/19 - Park West, Chicago, IL
05/20 - Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN
05/22 - Fox Theatre, Denver, CO
05/26 - Crocodile Café, Seattle, WA
05/27 - Dante's, Portland, OR
05/29 - tba, San Francisco, CA
05/30 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
05/31 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA

Us folk in the US can now buy old releases from Rollercoaster 23, Kryptonite Garden, Scientific and Selfmindead on Sally Forth Records via cdbaby.com for $5 apiece.

Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (02) Marit Bergman Feat. Cecilia Nordlund "Adios Amigos"
02. (04) Promoe "These Walls Don't Lie"
03. (07) Teddybears Sthlm Feat. Mad Cobra "Cobrastyle"
04. (NY) Ima Robot "Alive"
05. (NY) Gomez "Catch Me Up"
06. (15) Spring In Paris "Can I Stay"
07. (14) Syd Matters "Black & White Eyes"
08. (NY) Infinite Mass "No.1 Swartskalle"
09. (05) Laakso "Aussie Girl"
10. (NY) Nikola Sarcevic "Lovetrap"
11. (01) Phoenix "Everything Is Everything"
12. (03) Tiger Lou "Oh Horatio"
13. (06) The Von Bondies "C'mon C'mon"
14. (08) Damien Rice "Volcano"
15. (09) Graham Coxon "Freakin' Out"
16. (11) Jens Lekman "Rocky Dennis In Heaven EP"
17. (NY) Kayne West "Through The Wire"
18. (NY) Ash "Clones"
19. (10) Swan Lee "I Don't Mind"
20. (13) Bring Me The Fucking Riot...Man "In Love With The Riot"

Leaving the chart:
12. The Legends "Call It Ours"
16. Josh Rouse "Come Back (Light Therapy)"
17. N.E.R.D. "She Wants To Move"
18. Atmosphere "Trying To Find A Balance"
19. Mattias Hellberg "Walking Restless"
20. Starsailor "Four To The Floor"

Power-pop trio Peter, Björn and John report that they've completed work on ten songs for their next album, due out in September. But since that's such a long way away, they'll be releasing a five song EP in April to whet your appetite.

Check out this mp3 with snippets from eight of the thirteen tracks on Promoe's new album "The Long Distance Runner": https://www.looptroop.nu/dl/mp3/snippets_mick.mp3

By way of JuJu Records comes this new mp3 from producers Flyphonic and Rosie Staf: https://www.jujurecords.com/mp3/rosie_staf-only_winter_stayed.mp3

JR Ewing is heading to Germany in April:

04/23 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
04/24 - tba, Berlin (GER)
04/25 - Goudvishall Festival, Arnheim (HOL)
04/26 - K19, Kassel (GER)
04/27 - Exil 2, Trier (GER)
04/28 - Zakk, Düsseldorf (GER)
04/29 - Tryptichon, Münster (GER) w/Ten Foot Pole
04/30 - AJZ, Chemnitz (GER)
05/01 - Gotec (Mayhem Festival), Karlsruhe (GER)

Häpna will be releasing two new CDs in April, one from Patrik Torsson called "Kolväteserenader" about life on board an oil tanker, and the new one from Sagor & Swing. As mentioned before, the label is holding a festival at Fylkingen in Stockholm on April 23-24 with David Grubbs, Marcus Schmickler, Mats Gustafsson, Tape, Andreas Tilliander, Hans Appelqvist and Sagor & Swing.